2023 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
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@plumduff55 that hat is lovely!
My last to report for the year (i suspect anyway) leaves me at 212/200. Finally finished the blouse. Not overly keen on it, but looks vaguely smart and will wear it tomorrow for a family meal. The buttons are on the back- good job too, as the fabric pulled when I cut the buttonholes 🤦♀️
Make £2024 in 2024- £352.54/£2024
61/200- bust my craft stash 2024! £10.80 spent
211/200- bust my craft stash 2023!10 -
@daisy_1571 thank you so much for taking the time to write out the instructions for the bell. I have been so busy working for my husband this week, I hadn't a chance to thank you earlier. I am so looking forward to creating bells after Christmas, I have lots of Christmas fabric and a bagful of smalls pieces of wadding to use up. They will be next years Christmas presents for the family, as I sew them something different most years LOL. Have a wonderful Christmas.7
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You're very welcome pink, please post photos when you do them 😀
Daisy xx2022: 3🏅 4⭐ 2023: 5🎖🏅🏅 🎖🏅6 ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion. Take hold of every moment - anon I'm a clutterbug butterfly 🦋 The difference between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something in your home, you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney6 -
All good wishes for Christmas to everyone.
I have a long list to post- eventually!! Have been sewing madly for the last 6 weeks as folk wanted things like yesterday!! Planning to step back from the sewing machine for a couple of... days!!Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything! --
Many thanks
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24 bags, 43 dog coats, 2 scrunchies, 10 mittens, 6 bootees, 8 glass cases, 2 A6 notebooks, 59 cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones, 1 knee blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420 total spend £5. Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:23 Doggy duvets,30 pyramids, 6 hottie covers, 4 knit hats,13 crochet angels,1 shopper, 87cards=164 £88.25 spent!!!8 -
MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🧑🏻🎄🎁🍗🎂🧁☃️ XXDebt free - Mortgage free - Work free ( in that order )10
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Hope everyone has had a lovely festive season I went to put my new top on and it's too tight- I must have put the buttons in the wrong place as it was fine size wise before I did buttonholes etc. I will move them and see if it is salvageable!Make £2024 in 2024- £352.54/£2024
61/200- bust my craft stash 2024! £10.80 spent
211/200- bust my craft stash 2023!7 -
Happy New Year everyone. I hope this threaf continues in 2024. I have enjoyed chatting eith fellow crafters this year and gaining new ideas.craft stash 2023 =161 items 2024 = £60.00 /£180. 00
54 made 2 mended
Decluttering challenge 26/150 🥇🥇🥇
GC 2022 = £3154.96 / £3,600
2023 = £3334. 84/£3200.
2024 =. £1076.90/£3200
Jan £147.95, Feb £180. 50 March £205.38, April £434.49 🤯
May £107. 57/£16011 -
I totally agree @Soontobeoap. I have enjoyed chatting on this thread. My big fail of the year was the crochet temperature blanket I started in January. I was very enthusiastic but after 4 months lost interest. I still have all the wool so may (just may) restart in May 😳.
At the moment I am knitting a wardrobe for Barbie for dgd who is 4 at the end of the month. I gave her a preschool Barbie for her Christmas but didn't have time to finish the clothes. I'm knitting a ball gown in 4 ply just now and it's killing me. I hate 4 ply 😡.
Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone and hope we're all as productive next year xx
Debt free - Mortgage free - Work free ( in that order )10 -
Finally, finally I have got around to writing the 'completed' list!!
In the last 2 months I have been sewing flat out as I realised that folk wanted items for Christmas so that I needed to 'cash in'! on that. Talk about a red hot sewing machine
I can't say my house looks any emptier- it should. One week I was given 8 human duvets: overflowing bin bags everywhere.....
I made a prototype of the pyramid pouch in October and since then I have made 88!! most of which are sold. I took a small amount out of each purchase towards the materials (all new) and then the rest has gone to the assistance charity Dogs for Good.
Most of my purchases were for the pouches- Christmas fabric & dog themed prints. Another £35 spent
Other purchases were metallic thread (what used to be Gold fingering) for the angels
I bought 100 x 8" zips from Amazon for £11 - bargain
Instead of the iron-on batting which is very expensive I randomly quilted each & every 6" square with batting left overs from the doggy duvets- so that was free. All the lining was also free made from whatever I had in the stash.
So here we go:
24 crochet angels
14 Christmas cards
4 Oxford style pillowcases (from thick vintage 100% cotton sheeting given to me)
15 kennel coats (12 from donated peach blanket!)
1 woven bone
1 lined bag
37 doggy duvets
88 pyramid pouches (for pooches)
total 184 (to add to signature!)
Income- sale of angels & pouches £114.50Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything! --
Many thanks
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24 bags, 43 dog coats, 2 scrunchies, 10 mittens, 6 bootees, 8 glass cases, 2 A6 notebooks, 59 cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones, 1 knee blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420 total spend £5. Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:23 Doggy duvets,30 pyramids, 6 hottie covers, 4 knit hats,13 crochet angels,1 shopper, 87cards=164 £88.25 spent!!!14 -
Very well done katyhound, red hot machine indeed!
Daisy xx2022: 3🏅 4⭐ 2023: 5🎖🏅🏅 🎖🏅6 ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion. Take hold of every moment - anon I'm a clutterbug butterfly 🦋 The difference between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something in your home, you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney8
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