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2024 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
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@Soontobeoap Beautiful work - nice to hear hubby is recovering xxDebt free - Mortgage free - Work free ( in that order
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Beautiful work Soontobeoap 😻Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £677.00
Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep £80 Oct £90 Nov £100 Dec £108 Grand Total £677.005 -
Great makes @Soontobeoap, so glad hubby is improving2025 craft items finished 11/12
2024 craft items finished 18/12 books read 48/12 craft spend
2023 craft items finished 6 big, 8 quick craft spend £89.226 -
love the elf... very cuteBeing polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
2025 3dduvets6 -
Hi. Everyone,
I hope you are all well. It’s about a month since I’ve popped in! I just could not get going to do anything.
I’ve not read any of the posts yet, but I will read them all.
We just came back from our holiday, a Norwegian cruise, on Wednesday. Weather not great and my arthritis was really bad (knees) before we left. Managed to get a doc appointment (phone) on Friday before we left and he prescribed very strong painkillers. Tried the first dose – felt sick, woozy and fell asleep for 4 hours. Didn’t feel a thing, lol, but it was time yo take the next lot, lol. After that I halved the dose, still had same symptoms, but not so drowsy but only a couple of hours of some pain relief. I decided to stick with that for the duration of hols but really couldn’t walk about anywhere for long. I had lots of books and crochet with me, but I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Got back and upped the dose gradually again and I seem to have sorted it out at last, thank goodness. Ach well it was a change of scenery and I did get out on 4 excursions. So that’s the end of my ‘pity party’ and I’m good to go again. And then the football – which I love – started 😠 Oh well, that’s life.
So, May’s Plans were
· Christmas Eve Wishes blanket - Finishing, Faces & Border (all those ends, ugh!) ✓
· Crochet shrug for younger granddaughter – almost finished
· 10 Christmas cards – nope!
· Birthday cards for friend’s 16yo granddaughter and for my son-in-law ✓
· Cat tapestry – nope!
I’m back on the crafting horse again, just, so here are my June plans We’re halfway through the month already, so it’ll be a challenge.
· finish the crochet shrug for younger granddaughter
· Christmas cards
· cat tapestry
· Bibliocat quilt panel – think it’ll be shrinking to cushion cover size, instead of wall hanging, lol
· crochet scrapghan
Sewing 88/COLOR]Woollies 19Card s 91Reading 37/4010 -
Lovely bundle of makes there green tiger22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff 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 you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'6
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I love the blanket @greentiger
I have done another tree decoration, it still needs to be made up. There is a similar one with a dove that I have started. At some point I will do another angel, but there was a lot of counting, these are easier and more relaxing.
2025 craft items finished 11/12
2024 craft items finished 18/12 books read 48/12 craft spend
2023 craft items finished 6 big, 8 quick craft spend £89.2212 -
Very effective xx22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff 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 you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'5
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. My first try at mosaic. We pay £2.00 a week for craft club. £1.50 goes on tea or coffeeand 50p towards crafting materials. This cost around £10.00 per person but it would have been so much more expensive to do on our own. Next time I would put the pieces much closer together and maybe use, a different colour grout. Lots more, experimenting needed but very happy with it for a first try.
craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £35.96 spent, 144 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £3249.18 /£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £260.95 August £690.76 Sept £227.37 October £198. 75. November £302.68/£250 December £227.69/ £200
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅10 -
@Soontobeoap beautiful colours - well done xxDebt free - Mortgage free - Work free ( in that order )5
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