2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!

Soontobeoap

Oh my goodness @ crafty Rach. That's the best one yet. So clever. Must have taken ages.

daisy_1571

amazing!

Dxx

emsi_b

After a break focusing on the garden and allotment, I spent today admiring the rain and making some cards

Another 12 done, now up to 65/200

I need to make some more men's birthday cards as they're looking a tad light on the ground. I've not made a dent on the piles of odds and ends on my desk (boo) but there are some very noticeable gaps in my card stash. To the point where I need to buy more!!! Certain colours are completely out now, so I've got them on my list to replenish at the Crafting Live show I'm going to. This has encouraged me to be a bit more creative with colours, but there's a lot missing now. You can certainly tell my favourite colour is blue though, as there's loads of blue 😂

Soontobeoap

apologies if this is on here twice. I can't find it but was sure I had uploaded it earlier. 14 cards for crib group made from stash and 2 packs of cards that were being thrown out.  Also today 9 simple cards made for charity sale and 20 diamond art cards modge podged for craft group. Might have to do some house work tomorrow although have been invited to lunch at friends beach hut so it will have to be when it cools down a bit. 🤣

daisy_1571

Its on a totally free Xmas stbo,  very clever idea for your group,  well done 

Dxx

greentiger

@sammy_kaye18, you’ve had a lotto handle, and by the sounds of it, you still have more to tackle at home yet.   However you are showing a fantastic attitude and I’m sure you’ll be back on track before you know it.   Just remember to take time to breathe!

Wow!   Your box card is amazing, @CraftyRach.   I am too lazy/impatient to try to do this, so you have my complete admiration.

Congratulations on denting your stash, @emsi_b.   The only things I seem to run out of are envelopes, so I suppose I must be doing something right.

@soontobeoap, I love those cards cards.   So simple, but beautiful and unusual.   They’d make fab men’s cards.    You are quite the card making machine too.

As for me, you will all be relieved to hear that today the dratted crochet Christmas blanket is finally complete – just took 8 months.  

I have started on ‘Izzy’ dolls - one knitted.   The plan is to do the knitting for 5, then sew them up, stuff them and finish them off all at once, and repeat until the end of July’ 

I made the Get Well card, the birthday card and the usual extras.

 Still to Do

·       Christmas cards

·       make some cup cosies

·       make 10 Izzy dolls

BridgetTheCat

Wow @greentiger that blanket is so intricate - no wonder it took 8 months! Well done 👏 I’m not sure I’d have had the patience.

daisy_1571

Fab makes there greentiger

Soontobeoap

@greentiger the Christmas blanket is lovely. I agree with @BridgetTheCat surprised you finished it in 8 months. You must have had to stay focused on the pattern all of the time. Well done you.

CraftyRach

@greentiger fantastic job on the Christmas blanket! 😍