Congrats to the Wheel of Names winners! :)
No books, stationary, yarn, fabric or notions.
This actually has been part of my purging stuff/declutter/downsizing project. I put a moratorium on all of these things years ago, with very rare exceptions, toward my goal of using up the craft and stationery stuff I had and downsizing my book collection (as well as saving money, of course, but that was actually secondary). Results so far: I went from a whole printer paper-sized box of stationery stuff to two small boxes (combined, less than a shoebox) and a little section on a shelf for the paper pads (if you added those to the two little boxes, it would still be less than a shoebox, or perhaps exactly a smaller shoebox). Craft stuff was just, a mad amount of all sorts of who-knows-what so it's harder to measure, but yarn, for example, was probably two trunks' worth and now it's less than one trunk. I went from overflowing, no place to put it, to just recently doing an organization of the area where I have drawers that I keep craft stuff in, and I condensed things down and now it all fits. So I have used up a lot!
On the savings front, I am up to 59 EDS tokens! There were some listings for sale at good prices, so I sold some Splinterlands cards and bought up as many as I could. :) Hooray!
I forgot to put digital patterns in that list! One independent company does a Feature Friday where a pattern that is usually $12 is available for $5 for 24 hours. It seems so innocent, but I already have an array of every sort of top/trousers/skirts/dresses/coats, only two of which I've got round to printing and cutting out some fabric (still nothing actually made up).
I agree with you about having so many books, stationary, craft materials etc. I tend to buy yarn and fabric in the sales, I rarely buy anything full price at other times of the year, but I'm not keeping up with all the stuff I already have! I want to go through my books and sort out which ones I want to keep and which ones can go.
It sounds like you are making fabulous progress with using the things you already have and eliminating the stuff you no longer need.
Wow, you're getting it together with those EDS tokens! It's true, there are often some available for a very good price.
Thank you for joining in 😍
Yeah that's what I was doing, like, "ooh I like this one, and it's a good price" and stocking up, without any particular project in mind, usually. So I've been using what I had. I made a ton of cat mats - some for my cats, some for friends' cats, some for shelter cats - as a way to use up some yarn, especially since it's such a good way to use up leftovers and acrylics (because you want them to be easy care and machine washable).
That's a good idea. I need to get braver at bringing together bits and pieces of leftovers to create something. It's a winter project, I can feel it 😁
A good sit down on a chilly day with a warm drink and a pair of needles and yarn project!
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