If you’re looking for another inspiration to bust some stash before the end of the year, consider making something for the Green Holiday “Greens” Challenge!
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I’ve been playing a ‘busting game, sort of my own (lame, adulty) advent calendar. Haha. I’m mending a thing-a-day for December and so far i’m 5/5! Less mending pile space means more yarn space, right? Haha j/k.
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I didn’t make a lot of xmas gifts this year, but I did make some and mostly I’m waiting to post, because they include gifts for people who might be on LC. Even though the goal wasn’t stash busting when I decided to make these things, they ended up being all or mostly stash!
Even the calendar printables are stash from the files I bought last year that also came with 2023!
Book for my bestie to put her collection of dog photos into.
Gift boxes, envelopes, tag made from all stash.
I hope to wrap up one more gift made from stash today.
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All of your packaging and tags are gifts themselves! Love the calendars!
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Awww, thank you! I try not to wonder which things get immediately tossed and which get saved or displayed for a little while.
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@TheMistressT wonderful fun boxes, so cheery. I do love a good box.
I finished my scrappy quilt and mailed it off this morning. It was all from stash. It did reduce the scraps a bit, but not by as much as I had hoped. Or do they breed at night?
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@marionberries That quilt is the cat’s pajamas!
I did another couple projects that relied on stash. The first, 100% stash!
This one is mostly stash. I did buy the files for the tarot and printed them at the office store. But the rest was stash.
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The wee house! Swoon
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Questions:
Aged glitter glue and glitter paint that has completely separated- junk?
How long does Puffy paint last in the container?
Do the dried trays of water color paints “expire” or because they’re dry do they last forever?
Any thoughts are appreciated!
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Not sure about the first two but dried watercolor paint lasts forever. I actually squeeze some of my wet tube watercolors onto my palette and let them dry completely before using.
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I just added more fresh glue to my glitter glue and was able to use it.
Dried up acrylic paint is probably toast. I have tried adding water and shaking it up with not so good results.
Like Jenn said…watercolors last forever. Just add water.
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The green challenge got me inspired to use a piece of broken Christmas tree to make a wreath.
Husband: “where did that come from?”
Me: “it broke off the Christmas tree a few years ago”
H: “and you kept it in your room for years?”
M: “here is a wreath!!”
H: “cool”
I described my construction process in its own post and aside from the bead garland, which I got from the op shop, it was all from stash (or in the case of the coathanger, the house).
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Your wreath is so good!
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Thanks! As tedious as all that wrapping was, I really love the twine look and am so glad I didn’t cover it anymore than I did.
I am also quite impressed that 3 of the 4 pairs of unused plane socks we got when travelling in August are already gone from my stash! Were they even stash?!?!
We’ll never know. 
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This wreath is made with stash and “trash”! Wreath form, ribbon, wire, glue, and dies were all stuff on hand and the pine cones and sprigs are cut from beverage cans.
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This is so lovely in so many ways! Love that perfect colored ribbon…gives the whole wreath a “frosty” appearance.
Are the edges of the cut outs sharp? I have made a few things out of cans and have been cut a few times.
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This was all stash:
Fulled wool cardigan
Super old moth proof weaving yarn (so probably toxic, heh…)
Fiberfill, either thrifted or from sacrificed thrift shop stuffies
Lavender
One of my worn holey socks
Some sewing thread
I don’t mind the potentially toxic yarn since it’s a small amount and it’s not anything that will be washed and get into the environment. It’ll just protect my yarn stash and make me happy when I see it 
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Logging into LC for the first time since… February? It has been so long - I have so much to catch up on! I’m so glad to see the DeStash Thread going strong and I’m hoping I’ll have something to add before too long.
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Hey, hey!! Welcome back! We have missed you!
I hope coming back means tiny dresses!