I don’t have a huge stash, but I’ve decided I’m not buying craft supplies for a while because I have other financial priorities. I’m sure I have enough stash not to get bored! I do allow myself to get small necessities such as sewing thread, a zipper etc.
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Tonight, I did the last couple stitches for this one:
It was from a kit and the project stalled when I ran out of two colours. I found those in my stash and finished this in half an hour. A few months ago I picked up two solid wood frames at the thrift shop. Hope to get this and another couple of things framed so the frames are destashed too
I started an rectangular granny afghan today just to have a simple thing to work on. It’s pink - white - beige, all stash. 3 balls of pink came from a friend with big plans but who can’t actually knit or crochet, white is left over from a swap project, beige was inherited.
I reached out to a weaving friend today who has sold a lot of equipment and she gave me so many great tips and we talked through all parts of the process so I’m feeling very prepared now!
I did buy the card blanks, but all the other materials for these cards are from stash. I struggled a bit to find paper I liked for the jars, but I am glad I stuck it out. I’m not freaked out about the card/envelope sets, because I use those quite a bit.
Ok I’m sitting here in front of my craft closet and everything I pull out I immediately find a reason to keep even though I haven’t touched most of it for years. Send help (or offer wise words).
I am trying to think of craft supplies in a new way. Yes. I can think of something I could make with that, but WILL I? Am I going to make it? The honest answer is most likely not, so pass on it. Its keeping me from seeing the stuff I would work on if I saw it.
I was talking to my husband and I asked him if it bothered him that I was getting rid of basically new supplies (I realized it was a fear of mine, what he thought about it) and he said not at all. He totally understood why I needed to destash and said “think of it this way, someone else is going to be so excited to get your supplies!” Something about framing it as bringing someone else joy really helped me.
I feel like letting stuff go will also open up the energy to do the things you are actually interested and excited about doing. When there are too many things then the decision fatigue is exhausting. Once the less loved things go off to seek their fortune the chance of creating often increases.
Ohmyword. I am impossible. I have spent the last 24+ hours trying to gather yarns from my stash to make a purse something or other with a particular supply as s focal point and can NOT make the stash want to play. I cannot settle on something to try, I don’t like the color options i have on-hand for it and now I’ve entered the “would I even use such a thing anyway??” phase of my overthinking. Right on schedule.
For the love of all that’s yarny I need to get outta my own way here.
Would it help to find a ball of yarn that inspires you (or you hate the least) and see what you can make with it rather than starting with the finished product in mind?
That looks like a lot to me! It’s cool that your recognized one stumbling block was worrying over what your husband thought and even cooler that you tackled that worry head on. So glad your worry was all for naught and that he gave you a new way to frame that donation! Win-win-win!
This is what I do: make it, get it out of your head, and then put it in a box to “sell” in Shop the Swap (STS). LOL! True story. I am getting ready to make a wristlet that I HAVE to make, but I have no need for it and plan to offer it up for trade.
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