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

craftingmad

I have been working away today on orders but they are all logo designs so my physical craft stash does not go down so I cannot declare them sadly :(:(

I have however taken a quick break and made a birthday card for nobody in particular but to add to my selling basket It was made using the supplies which arrived yesterday so I'm happy I actually used them rather than admiring them which is what I usually do when I think something is lovely :D:D

So I am now up to 24/2020 - its creeping up slowly and steadily and I've managed to go 6 days without any craft spending. One more day and we have all managed a whole week :T:T:T:

kathrynha

craftingmad wrote: »

So I am now up to 24/2020 - its creeping up slowly and steadily and I've managed to go 6 days without any craft spending. One more day and we have all managed a whole week :T:T:T:

You are doing so well, and got your target to less than 2000 now.

craftingmad

I'm being very good. I've decided to return two more things I bought at the end of December to Create and Craft :D:D. I really don't know where this willpower is coming from? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually I do - I am limiting myself to making quick choices when it comes to crafting so am seeing that sometimes having less really does mean you can make more and I'm loving that I am being more productive at the same time. :j:j:j

loopychriss

Over the past couple of days I have knitted one trauma blanket and decorated it, and decorated another two from someone else. So another 3 to add to my total....lots of beads and buttons etc used up.

I had a visit to Hobbycraft today, had a good look round at all the sale bits and pieces, plus all the other lovely stuff....and walked out empty handed!! Everything I looked at and was tempted by, I remembered what I already had at home (and this challenge of course).

I think I may be training myself to use what I've already got first!!

Lovely card Kathryn's x

loopychriss

I keep forgetting to update my total....is there a way to edit a post once it's been posted?

11/100

rosie51

Wow, everyone so busy. I have had a very quiet couple of days and hardly done any crafting. So many WIP that i have't a clue what to finish first.

loopychriss

Rosie 51, I know exactly how you feel, I'm the same. When I think of all the unfinished things I have I just get overwhelmed and don't do any!

Best just to pick one thing and get it finished, then you'll feel like you've accomplished something.

kathrynha

Completed another craft. Moved from liquid soap to bars to reduce single use plastic, but bars go soggy just left on the side of the sink so made myself a soap dish

https://pin.it/x2vzlwdnct7pdn

2/52
If I keep on like this I'll need to up my target

loopychriss

Wow that's amazing Kathrynha! Looks great.

Massive fail on the no spending this morning. The Works had loads of embellishments reduced to half price, so I'm afraid I indulged in £5.25 worth to decorate my trauma blankets with.

I bought them specifically for this purpose so they will get used up over the next few weeks, plus bits already in my stash. Slapped wrist!!!!

kathrynha

LoopyChriss, I think buying for a purpose can be okay, especially when it's a bargain. It's buying stuff because it's nice but you don't know how or when you are going to use it that is bad. Also you've bought stuff that will enable you to use stuff that you already have.