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2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
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@CraftyRach your cards are amazing. That must have taken many hours
I spent 2 hours crafting with my sister's crafting cut outs again today. I became a bit over whelmed by it all to be honest. I am so keen to use it all up and not waste any. I have been working on cards for a couple of weeks now. They are only quick and simple ones but I don't seem to be making a dent in the supplies. Any way after my 2 hour stint I had put together 6 cards and had my mojo back so I am glad that I stuck at it. 😊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 = £3974.24
2026 Jan £11.46/ £30.00
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅4 -
Baby cardigan with ducks.Almost all done from stash. I had to purchase a remnant of yarn for the beaks, from local re-use shop, cost 30p 😊
project 18/52 ✅ mostly from stash
craft spend to date £0.309 -
So cute ☺️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 £677.003 -
WOW! That's fabulously cuteCraftyRach said:Baby cardigan with ducks.Almost all done from stash. I had to purchase a remnant of yarn for the beaks, from local re-use shop, cost 30p 😊
project 18/52 ✅ mostly from stash
craft spend to date £0.30
- Available in adult size at all? 
~ NSD 2026 - NSD January 0/20 (1)# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and PP 2026 - Rest# No.36 Make £2026 in 2026 £0 / £2026 (1)# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £0 / £730 (1)# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £0 / £667.95 (1)# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £0 / £1378 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £0 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £0/£230 (1)6 -
Haha 😜WOW! That's fabulously cute
- Available in adult size at all? 
Thank you for your lovely comment!
Thank you! 😊Mrs_Salad_Dodger said:So cute ☺️
Thank you for your lovely comment! These cards are a labour of love and are given to the special people in my life 🩷Soontobeoap said:
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I created this fidget mit for my friends mum who has dementia 😢. I hope she likes it!
project 19/52 ✅ made completely from bits n bobs from my stash 😊8 -
That is so pretty. My Mum passed away 7 years ago. I didn't know about these then but she would have loved one I think. Her fingers were always fidgeting once she got dementia. I bought her a furry toy donkey that she loved to stroke but this would have been so much better. What a lovely design. I love it.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 = £3974.24
2026 Jan £11.46/ £30.00
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅5 -
So cute @CraftyRach3
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CraftyRach said:I created this fidget mit for my friends mum who has dementia 😢. I hope she likes it!
project 19/52 ✅ made completely from bits n bobs from my stash 😊They are absolutely ingeniously fabulous!
I'm sure they'll be well appreciated xxx You've got some fab skills CraftyRach 
and naturally, I love the fact that you made them from bits and bobs from your art stash
Sadly, my art stash hasn't gone down much this year other than upcycling some Chrissy cards and mending some Chrissy decorations.~ NSD 2026 - NSD January 0/20 (1)# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and PP 2026 - Rest# No.36 Make £2026 in 2026 £0 / £2026 (1)# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £0 / £730 (1)# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £0 / £667.95 (1)# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £0 / £1378 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £0 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £0/£230 (1)7 -
Just checked my totals and have to confess to another £5.98 to add to my total for books bought in the range to make into recipe books for my DC for Christmas. I have had a bit of a lul on Christmas
Cards but hoping to start on these the minute I finish them. I also have a couple of other ideas for Christmas presents that I have been meaning toake for several years but will keep them for another day..
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 = £3974.24
2026 Jan £11.46/ £30.00
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅7
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