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

mrsnicewriting

Long time lurker, but would like to jump in if I may. I too have enough stash to last several lifetimes, but over the last couple of years have made a serious dent in it.
Will aim for 600 makes, as last year I made just under 500 cards and only purchased adhesive. Will set budget at £120, but hope to be under that.

keepcalmandcraft

@Dizzycap love the cards especially the die-cut one.  What is the name of the die-cut?
@CraftyRach the blanket is gorgeous and so special.

Was hoping to do some crafting yesterday but just ended up tidying my craft space which seems to be ever-expanding and taking over the house!

I_love_pasties

Hi 

Apologies, a bit late to the party but please can I join the challenge..

Like all crafty people I have accumulated TOO MUCH and appear to have developed a very bad habit of not finishing off wip's - especially knitting projects it seems! 

OH has been patient, but even I am now getting fed up with half finished bags of knitting lying around the house and still seem to be buying yarn!

On a positive note, over the past couple of years, I have donated/finished/sold a huge proportion of the cross-stitch stash and have not bought any more - so that is under better control. But probably contains more projects than I will ever have time to complete 🤦‍♀️.

I don't want to focus on just busting one craft type down as I think it will then feel like a chore - not a pleasure/relaxation and need to balance it with energy/time/brain-capacity after work and family life. 

Ironically spring seems to be my most productive time - but maybe I should learn to take knitting to the beach??

So I think my challenge will be:
1) clear out the craft drawers and rationalise (donate or complete)
2) complete/finish 12 projects across the year
3) no spend limit (may want to do a course or two) but monitor spending and not buy more yarn!

Thank you and good luck to all!

mrsnicewriting

Lovely blankets ladies,  forgot to add, craftroom is in dire need of tidying,  as has become a dumping ground for most other unused things, so urgently needs sorting. 
First cards made  for January birthdays.

3/600

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Beautiful cards, mrsnicewriting 😍

emsi_b

Slowly getting through some oddments. I have finished 4 cards which were part made from a long time ago (hurray!) And quite a few more in that vein to do. I have a craft fair on Saturday, but just a short one so won't worry too much about making more. I mostly want to get rid of the Christmas stock so will print out a big sale sign to attract attention!

Now up to 4/200.

I have finished the cross stitch on a card and just need to do the backstitch (just). That's a Christmas card, so will be the start of next years stock. 

I have been too poorly recently to cross stitch of an evening, I've got the awful chesty cough that's doing the rounds. I am feeling a bit better today, so might get round to some backstitch this evening. I am hoping (optimistically) to get the 6 card kits I have made up for this christmas- they're only little, so I don't think it's too unreasonable a target 😆

Photo of the cards (must get better at taking photos of my makes)- the pink one has an origami heart on, which hasn't photographed well in it's wrapper.

RavenRover

Forgive me for I have fallen off the wagon already 😀  In my defence they were Hunkydory kits and they were out of the charity shop🤣!  £1 per kit and I managed to get 4 out of 3 of them and 2 out of another.

Would post pics but phone and tablet won't let me!!

CraftyRach

4/52 from stash only

new baby girl card 

Dizzycap

keepcalmandcraft said:

@Dizzycap love the cards especially the die-cut one.  What is the name of the die-cut?
@CraftyRach the blanket is gorgeous and so special.

Was hoping to do some crafting yesterday but just ended up tidying my craft space which seems to be ever-expanding and taking over the house!

gemini - 4 piece EDGE'ABLES by Crafter's Companion - 18cm x 5.6cm. With clear assembling instructions included

Soontobeoap

@CraftyRach that card is beautiful. I love it so much. You are a talented lady.