Use the good stuff craftalong

Oh ya, she gets it.

“Supplies may be filling your art space, expanding beyond your organizational system, or even overwhelming you to the point of stopping you from creating.”

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Thanks for posting that, it’s so true and we all can use the reminder.

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This applies to real life as well…waiting for the perfect moment to do something, make something, say something…NOW is the perfect moment!

I love you guys for embracing this and encouraging each other to use the good stuff…

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I’ve got a great reason to Use the Good Stuff… a new LC Challenge!

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Used lots of special little bits for this fabric covered spool.
Gold thread from my gran, vintage button, beads and bell. Hemp twine bought at a store in my little sister’s town last time I went to visit her.

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This is so beautiful! I love the good stuff and the execution is amazing. :heart_eyes:

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This is gorgeous

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I made a shawl from some of my good yarn!

(I was going to share it earlier, but I had a hard time getting a good photo of it.)

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Post-covid fatigue is really kicking my ass right now. Zero crafty motivation, or life motivation for that matter

So I decided to make one tiny thing today, but in the making of it, I used the good stuff. @Magpie sent me a stitched piece of scrappy paper awesomeness and I’ve been saving it, but today I used some of it in this bookmark.

I also had in stash sheets of very strange and random quote stickers from AliExpress, so I added a bit of dada-esque poetry.

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That looks lovely & like a satisfying make. I feel your fatigue, it’s still with me too. Hope the summer sun chases it away soon!

@loves2experiment send me that stitched ribbon in a paper swap. She spoiled me frikken rotten, omg. I’m still using the cool stuff she sent me.

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That is so cool!! And I love your dada-esque AliExpress poetry so very much :joy_cat:

Hope you feel better and more energetic soon!

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Sometimes you just have to take the small victories…hope you feel better soon!

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so sorry about the fatigue, etc.
your scrappy bookmark is wonderful! I like everything about it! thx for posting
and I sure hope you feel better soon
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I started knitting a lace pair of socks this past weekend, using yarn that I bought in April 2019. I have a very bad problem with being too precious with art supplies. This is a gorgeous shade of my favorite color teal.

Ravelry links:
yarn: Black Cat Fibers Nomad Sock, Sleep with the Fishes colorway
pattern: Fritillary sock, by VeryBusyMonkey

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Yay! for using the good stuff! It’s beautiful yarn and it’s going to make an awesome pair of socks.

The name of that colorway is great! Do they have a ‘Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli?’

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Wow, both the yarn and the pattern are gorgeous! What a fabulous project for the good stuff!!

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ha, maybe! They do have a bunch of fun names:

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They have my #1 fave colourway!

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Oh, the colors! :scream: :heart_eyes:

I do not need more yarn. I do not need more yarn. I do not… :crazy_face:

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