2022 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!

Florenceem

sammy_kaye18  love your make - great painting.
I am still knitting chicks - just been asked for another 10.

nimbo

sammy_kaye18 said:

Have you ever found a thread and just think ‘I have found my tribe’? 

May I please join if you have room for another crafty amongst you? 

My husband brought me a craft table for Christmas and it’s set up in the living room and I’ve used it a handful of times (mainly as a homework station) and my crafts and things to do are mounting up. 

I have had a bag of clothes outside that I planned to donate and I’ve just sat and gone through them because I was gifted a sewing machine at Christmas too and I wanted to find pretty fabric in the bag! 

I have diamond painting, painting, knitting, crochet, letters, drawing, colouring, cross stitch etc. I also have a few bags and wooden bits upstairs to paint as well! Oh and 3 paper mache dinosaurs! 

I think I need to make a checklist and slowly work my way through them. 

Last project was a ‘gift bag’ for my mother in laws birthday. Hand painted by myself. 

I look forward to seeing everyone’s crafts and learning some new things. 

Going to set my cap at £100 but I already have a £35 hobbycraft voucher from Christmas to use so that will go soon no doubt! 

I love that you consider us a tribe. 

Sometimes we have to accept our craft spaces have to be adaptable. I’m trying to set a target of what to do and then get the stuff out for that only (I still haven’t finished unpacking from my move). 

Good luck to all and keep up the busy producing. Xx

sammy_kaye18

nimbo said:

_I love that you consider us a tribe. 

Sometimes we have to accept our craft spaces have to be adaptable. I’m trying to set a target of what to do and then get the stuff out for that only (I still haven’t finished unpacking from my move). 

Good luck to all and keep up the busy producing. Xx

Thanks Nimbo. 

I am currently sat looking at hobbycraft and procrastinating about things I think I want to spend my £35 on but realistically I have more than enough I could be getting on with! 

nimbo

So I am off today. Meant to be at a wedding but my partner had covid. So have had a sneaky day doing stuff. And also siting doing nothing which has felt very therapeutic  (he doesn’t live with me). 

I have taken a large box of stuff to the local scrap store. And came home with a big bag of stuff. Including picture frames and mount boards - I’m on a mission to get stuff on my walls. So these are very in keeping with my efforts. Nothing as yet to put in the frames. I realise not strictly destashing as I come home with more but it’s nice to get rid of the unwanted bits and feel they may be used. 

Also emptied a box and need to move some boxes into the house to carry on that mission. 

One more component for the quilt sewn too. I have a crafty day tomorrow. So more done then too I hope. 

So I’m up to 106 / 250. 

£32.77/ £250 spent so far. I don’t count my social sessions as money spent as it’s about not being in the house. 

I’ve not made masses of progress but I am plodding on. 

Hope you’ve all been safe in the weird snow / sunny day. 🤣🤣

nimbo

sammy_kaye18 said:

nimbo said:

_I love that you consider us a tribe. 

Sometimes we have to accept our craft spaces have to be adaptable. I’m trying to set a target of what to do and then get the stuff out for that only (I still haven’t finished unpacking from my move). 

Good luck to all and keep up the busy producing. Xx

Thanks Nimbo. 

I am currently sat looking at hobbycraft and procrastinating about things I think I want to spend my £35 on but realistically I have more than enough I could be getting on with! 

I try as hard as possible to not shop for as long as possible. I’ve even started sticking stuff in my amazing basket and not buying until I KNOW I will use it. 

I try so hard to not buy stuff I won’t use. I’m not always successful but I’m trying. 

sammy_kaye18

nimbo said:

I try as hard as possible to not shop for as long as possible. I’ve even started sticking stuff in my amazing basket and not buying until I KNOW I will use it. 

I try so hard to not buy stuff I won’t use. I’m not always successful but I’m trying. 

We sound very similar nimbo! 

I do have a basket full of things that I see and add to it. Sometimes things I’d just like to try.

I have been doing the same thing.
I’d love to learn to knit but I have no idea about needles and wool. So a phonecall to my grandmother may be in order. 

And to be honest I have so many other things I could be doing first before I buy more stuff! 

Florenceem

I bought yellow yarn for chick creme egg covers today but already using it.

nimbo

So I’m up to 111 / 250. 

I’ve emptied boxes. And ironed stuff to make with. I’ve got a pile of things to hang in the wall too. I will get stuff in the walls. Can’t wait. 

Done a little bit more sewing and have plans for more this week. Small things are achievable. 

Hope you’ve all been super busy and whipped over the weekend. 

£32.77/ £250 spent so far. I don’t count my social sessions as money spent as it’s about not being in the house. 

Florenceem

I have packaged 6 knitted creme egg covers ready to post tomorrow. I have someone wanting to collect 6 so need to keep knitting.

nimbo

So I’m up to 116 / 250. 

I’ve got a box in from the garage as well as some pictures to hang. Fella asleep
on the sofa so not banging in picture hooks right now. 

I’ve finished off three bits for the wall to be hung. 

I’ve made two hangers with pretty bows for the embroidery while the glue in the backing sets. I have a plan of what I’d going on the wall on the landing and fella is now awake so I can bang nails. 

I’ve also bought in the tub so I can sterilise bottles and bottle up my sloe gin. 

I’ve got a set of six prints. Have found three frames for them need to spray one black. I will find another three before I do so they can all match. (They’ll be different designs but the same size and same colour)… charity shops needed for this. 

sorry I post for just one or two. But I’m determined not to lose count. 

£32.77/ £250 spent so far. I don’t count my social sessions as money spent as it’s about not being in the house.