Following on from yesterdays post, and a bottle of wine, I’m ready to face it!
I figured if I confessed, I’d have to deal with some of these unfinished, unused items that play on my mind as well as fill up my studio…. So here goes, I’m laying it bare for you all to see, showing the stashed and squirreled away corners of my studio, here is a good selection of my shameful stash.
All the patterns I’ve ever cut for anything.Useful recycling for craft projects and Greenway craft sessions.Leftover wheat from a wheatbag I once made.Stock……A childrens activity, the travelling suitcase, the first version was damaged and I keep intending to make a sturdier version.Stock……Leftover Old Stock, Mustache mirrorsOld Stock- Dragonfly BroochesLeftover Books and Maps from various paper flowers.Sock MonkiesEmbroidery Thread, left over from various projectsMore useful recyclingMy last Honey Pot Glove PuppetStockAn attempt at a crochet bangle useing a slice of pop bottle. (it’s too chunky!)Old filing cabinet halfway through being restored (ready for patterens and session plans!)One of many part used or unused notebooksBUTTONS…..Piles of photos, flyers postcards, waiting to be skilfully crafted into beautiful keepsake scrapbooks of various holidays/eventsAn apron made from old jeans, for my job, unfinished!Some cards made during a printing moment.Old stock, left over weather MagnetsOld stock, left over mini felt bunting.Jewellery from the discount bin at Primark for bouquets.Washi Tape and Origami paper… intended for scrap booking…Things that I just wanted or I was given…. still unused!Left over vintage hankies, from some hand embroidered ones I made for a weddingParts from various mobiles, not put together.More cards from another printing sessionAll the kits that come on Mollie MakesMini bunting cut ready to be made.Small rubber cases.Left over Amy Butler wall paper, I got in the sales for a bargin price!Old filing cabinet, that I stripped, but haven’t yet finished restoring.Let’s not talk about the WOOL!!! (there are approximately 4 half finished projects in that pile somewhere including another Cat!)WOOL!!!Matchbox mouse kits, in parts, just need labelling, and boxing ready to sellOne of many old postcard/ calendar that I have saved because quite frankly they are interesting or beautiful!Unfinished paper mache piggy banksupplies and worksheets from various craft sessions!That bag is full of SMA formula tins I saved from my daughter, and used for glove puppets.Various things I brought for bouquets, used a couple of and have saved the rest!Lights brought on e-bay for the BFG lamp, only used 1!Felt Cupcakes, cut out ready to make!Boxes for the felt cupcakes!Beautiful vintage jewellry boxes.Old business card boxes!Perfume boxes, that have a magnetic catch to close them, too lovely to throw away.PegsTins from veggie pate, too useful to throw away!Old stock, a kite mobile.Old Stock, button/snowflake ringsA sock monkey ready to make up!Hand embroidered cushion I was making for a friend for Christmas, still unfinished.Pouches I found in the sale for Paper confettiWooden bangles, I found in the sale, to crochet around like some I’ve seen on Pinterest.
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