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2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
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Soontobeoap said:@KajiKita perfect you have cracked it. Very neat indeed.
I have much more to learn but it feels like I am on the right track now at least.
KKAs at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,816 Interest saved £5,28 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 41 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 9th August
Produce tracker: £272 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
That sample looks really good.
I think the 3 stitches to practise are single, double & treble crochet, that should cover most pattern requirements and I wouldn't wait too long to get a small project started- an incentive!Being 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!!!
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A birthday card for my lovely mum 😊Project 26/52 ✅6
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Wow @CraftyRach beautifulcraft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £25.96 spent, 128 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £2254.03/£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £260.95/ £250 August £394. 70 /£650
Decluttering campaign. 2024= 80 // 52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐4 -
CraftyRach said:Another little cardigan for my grandbaby (due in August) 💙Project 25/52 ✅~ NSD 2025 - NSD August 11/20 (7 x💯)# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 20 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Packs.~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £138.50 / £2025 (4) 💯💯💯# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 2025: £730/ £730 💯# No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯# No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £16,543.30 / £12,000 💯 - Continuing3
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Now up to 58/200 from another 5 cards. I have a few craft fairs at the end of the year and want plenty of fresh stock for them.Make £2025 in 2025- £751.88/£2025
Make £2024 in 2024- £852.21/£2024
97/200- bust my craft stash 2025!
166/200- bust my craft stash 2024! £106.80 spent
211/200- bust my craft stash 2023!4 -
Sorted out some of my excess stash (some many years old!) will go to local school and local charity shop that has craft area. Fed up being an adult - op thurs - so much to sort out but just to pull on big girl pants lol. Thanks everyone7
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Working my way through the pieces to make my rose pot
only another 10 leaves and 5 roses to make lol. I have a sunflower version that I have made- they do come together really well
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As at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,816 Interest saved £5,28 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 41 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 9th August
Produce tracker: £272 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4
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