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2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
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Thank youSoontobeoap 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 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 60 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 30th October
Produce tracker: £426 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!!!
2025 3dduvets2 -
A birthday card for my lovely mum 😊
Project 26/52 ✅7 -
Wow @CraftyRach beautifulcraft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £25.96 spent, 132 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/£250.
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 101/ 52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅4 -
Another FABULOUS gorgeous cardiganCraftyRach said:Another little cardigan for my grandbaby (due in August) 💙
Project 25/52 ✅
~ NSD 2025 - NSD November 0/15 (11 x💯)# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - On Rest - 2 x £25 Vouchers Redeemed, 29 FREE Books of RM Stamps & 2 x Presentation Pack.~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1698.68 / £2025 (4) 💯💯💯# No.12 Save £2 a Day 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 £20,075.12 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing3 -
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
134/200- 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 everyone 7
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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 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 60 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 30th October
Produce tracker: £426 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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