No Craft Spending in 2020 - I will bust my stash this year!!!

vulpix

The blanket is knitting,moss stitch.
Your right about scraps.I threw some pieces away that I would have kept in the past.I am going to give my friend the larger pieces with the quilt and cushion tonight.
I have left 3 kings on the sittingroom floor in the hope of spurring me on.Nope.It needs the fabric ironing onto bondaweb and I can't be bothered.
I looked at my stash for material for the seat cushion for the chair in the kitchen,it is more yellow than I remembered so will leave that for now as it would'nt look right with the whiter colours in there.
I watched an hour of telly last night with no making on the go.Telly is just too boring on it's own.
I haven't seen my daughter yet to ask about twiddle mats.
5/12
Vx

ziggy2407

ziggy2407 said:

Well, I'm a rubbish member - I joined and then never updated but I'm here and reading along.  Time for an update
No craft items bought
Few bits listed for sale on FB 
All 12 drawers of craft stuff has been sorted meaning:
some odd bits binned (very few)
Bag of craft bits listed on Freegle
Craft Magazine to friend
Craft Papers to friend
Box of buttons & ribbons to friend
12 x 12 Paper Pad - sold on Eb*y
Few crafty bits sold via FB
and my biggest achievement …. 32 cards made Saturday and Sunday evening (so lots of card blanks, paper and a book of decoupage made up into toppers and used, cellophane wrappers etc).


Keep up the great work everyone, you're all so inspiring and very crafty.  Hope you'll have me back with more updates.

Night

Back with another little update

24 cards made
childrens paints, palettes etc - Freegled
7 craft items sold via FB

Keep up the great work everyone!

craftingmad

magical said:

I can finally contribute to this thread again. I managed to get in my craftroom and clear a desk. I did accidentally put everything on the other desk but we'll forget about that bit 😂 I desperately wanted to start sewing again so i found a kit for a fabric basket. It was quiteeasy and now i have my sewing addiction back. Oops. Think I'm at 5/35. Sorry no idea how to change the colour of the numbers and i hate this new look forum 😂

Well done on getting back into your craft room magical and your makes I never have a clear desk so cannot comment at all

craftingmad

clodagh_trubble said:

Glad everyone is doing OK, managed to finish my dress, and starting some PJ bottoms tomorrow.  Am still working on my redwork heart and two quilts. I can't stick with one thing at a time, like to bit and bob here and there. Have also stamped some images for colouring but not got any further with them.  Do miss crocheting as used to love that, I'm another one who couldn't hold the hook correctly and looked more like I am knitting.  Didn't seem to make any difference to the finished item though:) . At least am making some inroads in my stash, not that it's noticeable yet.  Have used three reels of thread, also not obvious from the amount still in my box!!

Now on 20/52 

Well done clodagh. I too cannot ust do one thing at a time and like to have several projects on the go
Keep stash busting and you willnotice it one day (in my case it will be around 3020 I think  

craftingmad

loopychriss said:

craftingmad said:

Ilove it loopychriss - Ihave lots of felt and fabric scraps lying around along with buttons, beads etc so think I may well try and make one too. It wont be anywhere near as good as yours but at least I wil have tried  

Yes, do give it a try craftingmad, they are very easy to do. I just cast on between 40 and 50 stitches, and knit until it's roughly the shape I want, folded in half.  If sewing, about the size of a standard tablemat.

Finished another one yesterday, and took them all to our meeting today.  There wasn't any more knitted ones to decorate, so I'm back to knitting them myself now for a couple of weeks.

At the meeting today the organiser had brought along loads of wool, ribbons, buttons and beads for us to have a rummage through and take what we wanted: I ended up bringing home a load more wool and buttons!  You can never have too many buttons!!  

Will post progress as it's made.

59/100

Will definitely have to be the sewing one as I cannot knit for toffee 
Will most certainly give one a go when I get round to it!

craftingmad

magical said:

i finished a felt gingerbread man hanging. I was thinking of putting it on a card for someone to keep rather than an ordinary Christmas card. Yes I'm either really early or really late for Christmas. Oops x 6/35 

Love the idea of the keepsake Christmas magical  

craftingmad

ziggy2407 said:

Well, I'm a rubbish member - I joined and then never updated but I'm here and reading along.  Time for an update
No craft items bought
Few bits listed for sale on FB 
All 12 drawers of craft stuff has been sorted meaning:
some odd bits binned (very few)
Bag of craft bits listed on Freegle
Craft Magazine to friend
Craft Papers to friend
Box of buttons & ribbons to friend
12 x 12 Paper Pad - sold on Eb*y
Few crafty bits sold via FB
and my biggest achievement …. 32 cards made Saturday and Sunday evening (so lots of card blanks, paper and a book of decoupage made up into toppers and used, cellophane wrappers etc).


Keep up the great work everyone, you're all so inspiring and very crafty.  Hope you'll have me back with more updates.

That is amazing Ziggy - well done. Its always a pleasure to have you along on our crafty ride  
Do you want to come round and sort out my craft stash for me

craftingmad

emsi_b said:

Vulpix your quilt is beautiful! I will post a photo of the sensory mini quilt I have been working on when it is done. I just need to do the hand tying and then it is done! I haven't been up for much crafting recently, but I do have 1 more make to declare, taking me to 5/52. I made an anniversary card, using a little scrap of leather I found as it's our 3rd anniversary. Hubby was poorly, so it wasn't a very exciting celebration, but we are going away this weekend, so we will celebrate then instead. 
Hopefully back on with crafting now- I've been sewing name labels in my son's bigger nursery clothes this evening and quite enjoyed that. I do want to finish his dungarees whilst he has a chance of fitting in them, so after I've finished the quilt, it's on with the dungarees some more. I was finding it very challenging, but I think I'll just need to give it a go and see how they end up rather than worrying about it too much!

Your anniversary card sounds gorgeous emsi_b. Hope your hubby is feeling better now and you are enjoying your weekend away  
I hate sewing in name labels so will send all of my kids clothes which need doing to you next time  
I bet the dungerees will be amazing. Cannot wait to hear all about them  

craftingmad

vulpix said:

Well,the best laid plans and all that. Made a cushion for my friend with scraps left from her quilt. 

Gorgeous makes as always vulpix  x

craftingmad

magical said:

Wow, love seeing all your beautiful makes. I decided to to some sewing on my machine. Haven't sewn in about a year. I made a fabric basket that mum got me as a kit, then made a purse, then i sewed another gingerbread man. Think thats 9/35

That's amazing magical - I'm terrified of my sewing machine so must put it on my list to learn to master.