Stash Busting 2016 - I WILL use my mountains of craftstash before buying more!

mrs-moneypenny · 28 November 2016 at 12:17PM

Morning all
Some great stash busting going on.

I've made 3 hair bands, a super nanny cape and 7 ties over the weeekend. The hairbands are for me and the cape and ties are props for the school play.

Total items made so far this year in stash busting challenge 189

greentiger · 28 November 2016 at 10:11PM

Stashbusting continues - woop woop!

A quilt for Christmas

ChristmasTree Lane by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

And I started on my Christmas cards! Guess what - it's more Hunkydory!

Christmas cards 1 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

nimbo · 29 November 2016 at 12:07AM

I love all of the cards. And that calendar is epic. My sewing machine is still out of action. I will make a real decision after Christmas about new or fixing.

The future is bright - the quilts sound amazing. I've made one which was very small and technically maybe not a quilt. But I like it. Haha. That will hopefully make a dent on the fabric stash.

I Have finished one roll of decorated tape tonight started to wrap prezzies for my fellas advent calendar. It's a small win but still progress.

430 / 500

I'm loving seeing the pictures and keep thinking I need to figure out the photo bucket log on I used to use.

greentiger · 13 December 2016 at 1:35AM

More Christmas cards

Christmas 2 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

Christmas 4 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

Christmas 5 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

nimbo · 13 December 2016 at 7:45PM

I love the cards.

I have finished another roll of tape. Small win.

I have also fired two pendants. I might have exploded the ceramic plate that they were on as I heated the pmc with the blow torch. I'm counting the plast as something for rid of.

I didn't really think that bit through. I was part way through pendant number three. So I still have four to finish.

I will need to find some chains. One of them can go on my charm bracelet. And then they can be Christmas gifts.

I may have to come up with some inventive packaging as I can't find boxes for them. And that would use up some more craft materials.

Slow progress but pleased with it.

I hope you're all doing ok and you're enjoying Christmas prep.

433 / 500.

greentiger · 17 December 2016 at 10:24PM

That sounds dangerous, nimbo! But I bet they are lovely.

nimbo · 18 December 2016 at 9:21AM

They're looking ok. I honestly didn't think the plate wouldn't be fully heat proof.

Apart from these I'm mostly sorted for Christmas.

Yesterday I scrubbed down a breeze block and stood it in front of a radiator to dry. It spread a load of water across the newly mopped floor - but it will hopefully be dry enough to use later today.

I have nothing else finished yet. I'm kind of hoping to get ceacking on some bits later today - although realistically that may not happen as I still have stuff to get done.

I hope you are all doing well and are enjoying Some of the Christmas prep.

nimbo · 18 December 2016 at 9:46PM

I have just wrapped up a load of hampers.

Used up 21 craft things. Woo hoo. Could have used more but just wanted to get finished.

454 / 500.

Just need to fire my pendants now.