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2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
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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.
2022 Grocery Challenge £20.45 / £26008 -
@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!Stash busting challenge 2025: 20/100 £0/£100 Fashion on the ration 2025: 23/665 -
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!
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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


2022 Grocery Challenge £20.45 / £26009 -
Beautiful cards, mrsnicewriting 😍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 -
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.
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!8 -
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!!2023 Frugal Living Challenge
SPC 16 027 £939.27
SPC 17 0278 -
4/52 from stash only
new baby girl card7 -
gemini - 4 piece EDGE'ABLES by Crafter's Companion - 18cm x 5.6cm. With clear assembling instructions includedkeepcalmandcraft 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!
# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)4 -
@CraftyRach that card is beautiful. I love it so much. You are a talented lady.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 £34.96/ £30.00
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅4
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