2022 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!! 27 December 2021 at 10:32AM in Crafting 656 replies 30.7K views

plumduff55

❤️ the collage 🤩
Is it possible to keep the thread and change the title to reflect the New Year. I think this will attract more followers. 

I'm going to work out my colours and make a colour chart for the temperature blanket today. I was given a small wicker hamper at Xmas. It looked great untill I took the food out and the basket was obviously well used . I would like to revamp it to store the wool etc for the blanket. I was thinking of spray painting it. Does anyone have any experience of what's best to use.

Happy crafting xx

Tiggermad

I think plumduff's suggestion of an updated title is a good one. I think craftingmad would be able to do it as author?

Lovely to see the collage of pics.

As always, I start each year determined to craft more  so I'll see how i get on this year. I'm currently making a mini album with handmade envelopes as a seed holder/organiser for a friend whose birthday is in March and she's a keen gardener. Plus a post it notebook in matching paper. I've also two hard note books to decorate for a friend's birthday but that's not until November!

Plus I have a Lilliput Lane cross stitch I've been making for my mum, as she collects the china but that's been going for 5-6 years due to complexity so maybe this year might be the year. Her birthday is also in November so have time .....

And a hanging wooden heart decoration that needs repainting to match a friend's kitchen (would be a present for her October birthday). Mmmmm, I'm sure I have other UFOs around as well. 

Happy crafting everyone and looking forward to seeing all your makes this year 

Wraithlady

Personally, I'd prefer a complete new thread - I find a huge number of pages offputting, when, e.g. I'm looking for how many I said I'd do and it's page 68 - or is it 79? type of thing and it may be confusing for anyone wanting to join in this year.

vulpix

 Love the picture collage.

 No experience of spray painting wicker,sorry. I have spray painted other things though (metal and leather) and just used spray from my discount store and they have been fine. 

 I have researched a temperature blanket and am hooked on the idea. definitely on my to do list. When I have used my stash up obviously. Hahahaha.

 I  have done no crafting for about a week. perhaps it's because I am making myself do UFO's.

 Vx

craftingmad

Wow well done everyone - you all made fantastic progress. 

So sorry I went missing M.I.A - slight family emergency but all is good again now.

Well I didn't manage to meet my target but I am proud of myself as I managed to make 1749/2022 items which I believe is the most I have ever managed to make in one year. 

More importantly I really did tame my craft spending and have not bought anything for personal crafting use for what feels likes ages  

I still cannot see any movement of my stash being reduced though so I'm starting again for 2023.

Here's the thread if anyone would like to join me? 

2023 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!! — MoneySavingExpert Forum

Look forward to seeing all there and busting our stash together x 

emsi_b

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine said:

emsi_b said:

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine said:

@emsi_b you've peaked my curiosity-what are popcorn pouches? Sorry to hear of your bad fair experiences too-I've been there! No fun! 

The microwave popcorn pouches are a lined pouch with a foldover flap- very straight forward to make, and then pop a quarter cup of corn kernels in, 2-4mins in the microwave (until they're mostly popped, 2 secs between pops). I put sweets, corn kernels and hot chocolate sachets (and instructions!) in the pouches I didn't take any photos, but have a spare to make for my son, so will take a photo of that when it's done.

wow this sounds really interesting! Love to see a photo of your last pouch when you are done!

Here is the pouch! Adding it in here and in rhe new one, JIC