2024 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!

daisy_1571

Love the mosiac 

Dxx

suzeesu2000

Just started knitting some big square to make some blankets for local RSPCA, using all my little bits of leftover yarns and some odds.

Tiggermad

Lovely mosaic Soontobeoap 

Soontobeoap

Today I spent more crafting money but it is coming from childrens craft group fund. (which is overspent at tbe moment!) I bought 15 really lovely new photo frames at a car boot sale for £7.50.spent the afternoon on the beach looking for shells. We can make beautiful photo frames using products from the isle of wight. I already have the glue from the mosaic so an afternoons crafting for 50p each. Also I had some exercise and had a fantastic day out in the fresh air. From the same budget I have also bought 20 x 10x10 canvases ( £37.98) and 2000 buttons (£11.97) to add to my stash and the ones in the club box to do button art with the children. This session is costing a lot but as the other 2 are nearly all from my stash, I am hoping that it will even out. These are August craft sessions so I will let you know how they go. I will reclaim the money when the groups have been paid for. I had fun sorting my buttons into different colours yesterday. We are also getting all geared up for open day at community club in August. I have managed to get 5 more cards embroidered and have made up my used birthday cards to make a few cheaper ones. Counting that as 6. I am also busy making a crocheted bag that just needs sewing up. Once again I have loads of half finished projects but they do get finished quicker than they used to. I only need to make some lovely bags out of my left over curtain fabric and my craft cabin will be nearly empty. 

My garden has taken a back seat whilst I am crafting but hopefully I will get around to that soon. Its a hard life being retired! 🤣I dont know how I ever had time to work! 

greentiger

Hello again.

Still not back at my best, but I’m getting there and getting a little crafting done.

@old_­fogey, beautiful Christmas decoration

@Soontobeoap, I do like your mosaic.   I really like those colours.   What lucky children to have your craft club, especially at such a cheap price.  The classes sound a lot of fun. You’ve been really busy with your own crafting too, by the sounds of it.   I’m looking forward to seeing your makes.

@suzeesu2000, I crochet blankets from oddments as small as about 10 inches.   I’ve almost finished another.   I have to confess to spending £6.50 on Eb** for some oddments because my small ball (< 20g) stash was very low.   I then came across an offer on AliExpress and succumbed to spending a whopping 96p (with free p&p!) on a pack of 12 x 25g balls of DK yarn in assorted colours.   They’ll come sometime next week and I’ll find out next week whether or not I’ve wasted a whole 96p; I hope my bank a/c can stand it lol!  

 Happy (holiday) crafting.

suzeesu2000

First blanket for animals finished, second one started. Hope to get four made by early July. Using up oddments of yarn. 

old_fogey

Love the mosaic @Soontobeoap, beautiful colours. 

I have made another Christmas decoration (needs mounting) and a birthday card..

Soontobeoap

Thanks for all of the lovely comments about mosaic. Finishing them all off at craft group on Monday. Such a good idea to do something like this in a group. 12 of us haveade a pot stand so far which has worked out at about £8.00 each and there are still enough tiles for another 2. It would have cost so much more to have bought the supplies on our own.

Love that card @old_fogey. So individual. I have started christmas too. Just started decorating baskets for hampers. 

Pink12345

Hi @plumduff55, just found the pattern with the details of how many squares you need for the denim quilt, while decluttering my craft room yet again.

You need 4 x 12", 4 x 10", 14 x 8", 29 x 6", 78 x 4", 159 X 2".  The sashing is 1" in width.

plumduff55

Hi, lovely card and cross stitch @old_fogey.
Thanks for the info @Pink12345 - I shall take a screen shot and hopefully make it later in the year. 

I've finished the second school cardi for dgd starting school in August. It's in dark grey but lifted a little by the small flowers requested by dgd.