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

Wraithlady

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine said:

Does anyone know anything about the UKCA/CE testing that needs to be done before you can sell toys/toy like things? 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/toys-safety-regulations-2011/toys-safety-regulations-2011-great-britain - but that seems to apply to toy manufacturers rather than small-scale crafters

This may be more useful as a starting point: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/help-centre/further-info/cp-toy-safety-declaration.html 

AlwaysAllie

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine said:

Does anyone know anything about the UKCA/CE testing that needs to be done before you can sell toys/toy like things? 

We were thinking of getting round to selling some cuddly crochet items previously made but then saw you needed to do testing. 

Can't find too much online that's not behind a pay wall 🙄

If you are on Social Media there is apparently a very good/active FB group that are great with advice re testing.  Sorry I can’t link it.  

AA

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine

Thank you very much @Soontobeoap, @Wraithlady and @AlwaysAllie

That is all very helpful!! 

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

I thought I would post a picture of my latest make - now only 86 balls of yarn to get through 😂

daisy_1571

Such a lovely pattern,  very clever knitter Mrs sd

Dxxx

greentiger

Well, it’s November later this week and I’ve fallen back into my bad old ways and just getting round to posting my September makes and in the meanwhile you have all been busy beavers.

@emsi_b, I love the wee dress – I want one too!

@Katiehound, your “24 crochet angels, 73 cards , 6 spectacle cases, one veggie bag and a few more inches of the crochet knee blanket,” had me singing along to the tune of the 12 days of Christmas!   Thanks for that; I’ve been smiling to myself ever since.  You’ve been busy again, I see, with bags and lavender bags.

@soontobeoap, you are persevering so well with rescuing those clothes, you deserve a good result!   I’d have given up at the first setback!   Good luck with getting a refund for the useless dye.   Those elves are adorable; I love that they seem to have their own we personalities.   I hate sewing up, too, btw, so can I send mine to you, lol?   You always have great ideas for your craft club  and you’ve done it again with the angels and gnomes.

@sammy_kaye18, I have just read about your FIL.   My hear goes out to your family.   From what you say, crafting is what is going to be your safe space for a while, so enjoy it to the full.

@old_fogey, congrats on decluttering some craft stuff.   I wish I were at that stage.   You made a great job revamping that wee chest.

@AlwaysAllie, those decorations and bags are beautiful.

@Auti, your cardi is beautiful.   I like top down work because it means I don’t have any sewing up!

@Dizzycap, great job on decluttering, no spending and helping out charities.

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger, that set looks really cosy,   Well done.

  

September Plans

☒pant liners – leftover PUL from making cat carrier cover last year, bought winceyette lining

☐ birthday bag for DGS2

☒ birthday card for DGS2

☒ 5 Christmas cards

☒ start Christmas Eve Wishes blanket #3

October Plans

☐pant liners – larger size and thicker pads, last of the same fabric

☐ birthday bag for DGS2 – lego R2D2 fabric, to hold lego R2D2kit

☐ birthday card for daughter

☐ birthday bag for daughter - leftover lego R2D2 fabric (she’s a Star Wars fan)

☐ finish Christmas Eve Wishes blanket #3

☐ Hallowe’en cards

☐ 5 Christmas cards

☐ replace bent metal hook fastener on trousers, with button and buttonhole

 

I hope to see you all soon in early November!

AlwaysAllie

a few more wooden bits - mostly from salvaged wood.  

sammy_kaye18

@greentiger @AlwaysAllie
Your makes look beautiful. I love the wooden little signs too. 

Well I have been AWOL for a while. 
Husband and son went to Spain and the minute they left my FIL took a turn and the morning they were due to fly home he sadly passed. Everything that they wanted to say was said before they left so they were at peace and he kept telling them to go on their trip so they did what he wished. He is due to be cremated this Monday so the last two weeks have been a bit of a blur with phone calls, reassurance and checking in on MIL and SIL whilst husband is focusing on work to keep his mind busy. So needless to say this Christmas is going to be a bit different. MIL is adamant she's not celebrating but we will see what happens nearer the time. 

So I am going to throw myself into some crafting. I have asked MIL for some of my FIL shirts when she eventually gets to going through his things and I will make them all a cushion cover with his tshirts for them each. 

But setting some goals for November so I need to focus on......

• A birthday card for my mother for the end of November. 
• A birthday gift for my mother! 
• Find and plan a cross stitch bookmark as a Christmas present 
• Research how to make soup cossies and start making some! 
• Mend sons work trousers. 
• Make a start on christmas cards. - 4 cross stitched to finish, 2 to make
• Finish my daughters knotted edge quilt 
• Try and find some gifts on vinted/preloved etc

TizerCat

Am joining if that is ok? More on the no spend side than making as I'm currently sorting most of my stash for eBay. Once done I will start sewing again 

daisy_1571

Hello tigercat 👋 

Daisy xx