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2021 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!

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  • vulpix
    vulpix Posts: 2,875 Forumite
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     Baby jumpers half sewn up. Baby hat knitted with the remains of jumper wool. Spent hours today giving a chest of wicker drawers several coats of paint, washing the calico liners and repairing one of the baskets. will sell it. Found it in the loft when I was tidying up there, I was given it and never used it.
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  • craftingmad
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    You lot are amazing :) 
    I've not managed to make anything in ages BUT..............
    I have now gone 37 days without buying any craft supplies  :):):)
    Now I just need to focus on making things with the huge stash I already have.
    I'll go through and update everyone's totals later - promise .
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • emsi_b
    emsi_b Posts: 456 Forumite
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    33/75- I've managed two more things. Finished off another baby bib, and made a pair of big baggy PJ bottoms for my son- he has a fractured foot 🤦‍♀️ he needed something bigger to go over his temporary cast, but not necessary now with his boot. The PJ pattern I used is absolutely enormous, and I'm not a massive fan of it but it was useful at the time.
    I've been working on a pants pattern for my son, just need to put the leg bands on and see what the fit is like. I've used lots of scraps up- if the fit is good, I can use some better material.
    Make £2025 in 2025- £751.88/£2025
    Make £2024 in 2024- £852.21/£2024

    97/200- bust my craft stash 2025!
    166/200- bust my craft stash 2024! £106.80 spent
    211/200- bust my craft stash 2023!
  • vulpix
    vulpix Posts: 2,875 Forumite
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    Well done crafting mad.Keep yourself off online shopping by being too busy crafting now. Being older makes me think if I will be able to complete all my makes before I croak! It concentrates the mind! I only have 2 banana boxes of supplies now using that thought to keep me on track.
     7 baby hats completed.
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  • Everyone has done so well! Nothing new to declare makes wise from us but...

    I've been a little quiet as I'm so busy as we have also sold our house! This includes a business and business premises for us so its lots of packing etc after hours (our business is open to the public 7 days a week)-our move isn't looking like its going to happen until beginning of August but we have just started packing up the craft room now-except for a few small things as stress relievers-as we have so little time with work and now will have a busy trading month of July to deal with too!! Little bit stressed!! haha!

     To top it off we are moving from west coast to east coast so for the last 6 weekends I have driven over 6 hours each way to look at properties which have either sold on the way there-nightmare-or we didn't like in person. We have finally found one we like buuut its a full a renovation project which means life out of boxes for a long time yet! I just want to have it all over with and unpack! 

    Hope everyone is doing well
  • vulpix
    vulpix Posts: 2,875 Forumite
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    CCCC well done,what an epic move on the cards. We have also sold and I have begun to pack. We are down sizing so I need to/ have already got rid of a lot of stuff.
     I am still knitting although I won't count it until it is sewn up.
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  • vulpix
    vulpix Posts: 2,875 Forumite
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     Baby blanket complete,3 more on the go.
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  • vulpix
    vulpix Posts: 2,875 Forumite
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     Blanket finished
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  • Wraithlady
    Wraithlady Posts: 903 Forumite
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    Fell off the wagon - had to buy another ball of wool to finish the bolero I'm knitting and somehow managed to acquire another 3 balls on top.
    On the upside, I've finished one of the half-finished tops - that's one off the UFO list!
    2024 Fashion on the Ration - 10/66 coupons used
    Crafting 2024 - 1/9 items finished
  • vulpix
    vulpix Posts: 2,875 Forumite
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    Wraithlady result to get a UFO done.
     Another blanket finished.
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