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

plumduff55

Hi, new grandson arrived yesterday (2 days early) and already on his way home - all cosy in my knitting 😃 By all accounts he has big feet like his dad 🤣🤣🤣

nimbo

223 / 250 projects 

I’ve sewn another medallion for my quilt. 

I’ve started spraying three more frames. 

I’ve managed to start a small felted picture and will finish this later. It’s more of a practice for techniques. I’ve a couple of kits to start on. 😁😁

I’ve still not finished the print tray. And have a lot of sorting to do in the spare room. I need to get a move on as I have people coming over next weekend. 

I’ve started some bunting - and again need to get this sorted out before Friday. 

I have another sashiko panel to sew up and have started to spray a frame to hang this in. This will be the next thing I start as The frame will be ready this week - it’ll be nice to get more up and I won’t want the glass to get broken 

£113.92 / £250 spent so far. 

I visited the scrap store for felting supplies. Had a really good visit. 

nimbo

I’ve actually got the print tray done!!!!!! 

It took ages wore through many many latex gloves as I’m pretty sure the way is oil based also my hand hurts. 

Iv had that for years and never got round to it before now. I had a moment where I was in two minds as my ex’s brother bought it for me for Christmas. (I’m slowly ridding myself of anything he touched) But I looks lovely. 

I’ve then hung it too. 😁😁🥰😁

I can’t find my whitby lucky duck that is to go in it - but as soon as I do it’ll be in. 

225 / 250. 

£113.92 / £250. 

edwink

Aww plumduff55, how exciting having a new baby in the family.  He definitely looks super cute in that beautiful outfit you knitted for him, bless him. Such a beautiful thoughtful gift the basket and contents were, well done.

Edwink x

craftingmad

DuranGirl said:

I know I'm *very* late to the party, especially as the last time I joined in was in 2016!  I have been crafting, just not counting and I'm trying to get back on track with all things MSE, so can I please have  target of 200 items between now and the end of the year? It will be a combination of homemade gifts, cards and makes for charity and maybe the odd piece for sale.  Thanks! 

Never too late to join DuranGirl especially as they were my group of choice through my youth x 

Welcome aboard.

craftingmad

plumduff55 said:

Hi, new grandson arrived yesterday (2 days early) and already on his way home - all cosy in my knitting 😃 By all accounts he has big feet like his dad 🤣🤣🤣

Congratulations - he is adorable x 

craftingmad

Well I don't think any progress I've made will be anywhere near as close as exciting as pluffduff's beautiful grandson so feel free to skip this post if you like  

I am now up to 783/2022 makes having made lots of bees in bags and other things for orders from my Etsy shop this week. 
I have also made some plantable jubilee hearts to give out at the jubilee celebrations taking place next weekend in my village. 
All made using my stash. 

I am also very proud of myself as I have spent no more money on craft stash either despite taking a trip into town yesterday and eyeing up The Works, Wilko's, Poundland and my local craft store (craftmania) latest offerings. I'm saying I wasn't tempted but I managed to resist and so no new stash has been added. 

Hope you all have a wonderful, crafty week x    

nimbo

plumduff55 said:

Hi, new grandson arrived yesterday (2 days early) and already on his way home - all cosy in my knitting 😃 By all accounts he has big feet like his dad 🤣🤣🤣

He is a cutie. And the feet do seem enormous. 

I got sneaky baby cuddles yesterday with my great newphew. His mum trusted me to look after him for 20 minutes while she popped to the shop. 🥰

plumduff55

Hi, thanks everyone for your best wishes. I am going to visit my son and his family tomorrow - can't wait to have a cuddle with baby Cameron. It's a long journey, one bus and two trains each way. It was long before but will be worse now with all the train cuts. During Covid I discovered audiobooks and listening to these helps pass the time.

On to crafting I'm afraid I've lost my mojo a bit 🥴. I finished more baby knitting last night and also knitted a cardigan for baby's big sister and now I just can't decide what I want to do. There is the waistcoat but not in the mood to tackle that. I will look through my wool stash today and see if anything tempts me!

Sewing wise I have a few alterations to do for myself and my mum so will get busy with that today.

Craftingmad ❤️your Jubilee hearts

Happy crafting everyone

DuranGirl

Going off to the Recovery Shoebox Project today (Google them, they are fab!):

17 hand decorated postcards
9 knitted ducklings
6 knitted rabbits

32 in total, all made from my stash!