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How I Save Money on Craft Supplies

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 - Craftyism Leave a comment
How I save Money Buying Craft Supplies

Crafting is great fun but it can be an expensive hobby. Today I’m sharing 10 tips on how to save money when buying craft materials and even how to get free craft supplies! 1. Get Paid to Buy Craft Supplies! Have you ever dreamed of getting paid to craft? Well I’ve found a way toRead more

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I've been living with these curtains that I made f I've been living with these curtains that I made for a while now and I love them! I used the fabric that I won from @divinesavages and upcycled a pair of cotton curtains I already had by dying them a matching green colour. I just cut the fabric into two panels and sewed them onto the ready-made curtains. I chose the fabric especially to go with the old chair I got from my grandma's. Recovering it with green velvet was my first lock down project! Now my space is looking so fancy and is giving me art deco vibes. I think I need to redo the rest of the room to match!
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A big thank you to @divinesavages for this lovely A big thank you to @divinesavages for this lovely linen fabric in their Gershwing 'Parakeet' print. Today is a sewing machine day trying to turn it into a pair of curtains. Wish me luck, I'll need it!
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Just caught up on my second of two workshops this Just caught up on my second of two workshops this weekend with @nomadstitches as part of the @stitchesevents festival. Sandra taught us how to do mosaic crochet, then intarsia crochet. I'm so glad I took the classes as they're both pretty tricky techniques at first, but I picked up so many helpful tips and tricks! I think I preferred the mosaic crochet, once you know how to read the chart, it's pretty simple but looks amazing. The technique of intarsia crochet will probably be more useful though, now I can crochet all the patterns in all the colours!
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Meowy Christmas everyone! I've not really done any Meowy Christmas everyone! I've not really done any Christmas crafting this year, but I made this image for #canvadesignchallenge so thought I'd share. Have a great Christmas!
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Finally made myself a Halloween quilt! I found a v Finally made myself a Halloween quilt! I found a video on YouTube on how to make a jelly roll race quilt and used that method to make the front, using all the fun Halloween fabrics I'd collected. The back I quilted with wadding in a spider Web pattern. Then to finish, I added a black border and a black pom pom trim. I love it, but Mr. Mew isn't so sure yet!
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The next Halloween project is this fancy crochet w The next Halloween project is this fancy crochet witch! It's a pattern by @crochet.by.nada that I got on @makerist_com I don't normally make amigarumi but this pattern was so easy to follow, she even has a metal skeleton inside so that she can stand up on her own! To use up what I had in my stash I altered the colours slightly and used cotton dc. I'm so pleased with her! 🖤
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Been doing some Halloween crafting! I turned two b Been doing some Halloween crafting! I turned two broken, needle felt Christmas mouse ornaments into trick or treaters. Dracula mouse is inspired by a similar one we have for sale at work. Ghost mouse turned out as cute as I imagined! All made using fabric scraps and glue gun skills 🔫
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Had a nice afternoon catching up with @londondrawi Had a nice afternoon catching up with @londondrawinggroup class taught by @ambigraph Learnt all about geometric design in art history, ranging from the Book of Kells to ancient mosques and temples. Then got to have a go making the flower of life pattern, eventually using it to make a repeating pattern of stars and hexagons. I think I'm going to invest in a better compass and have another go at this, it was so relaxing! Also I'd really recommend @londondrawinggroup classes, one of the best things I found during lockdown 😊
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When you're trying to tissue fit the #seamworknola When you're trying to tissue fit the #seamworknolan trousers, take the leg off and your cat uses it as a play tunnel...
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I just had to share this amazing fabric I got from I just had to share this amazing fabric I got from the @oxfamonlineshop It's a tapestry style upholstery fabric, but it's not actually as thick as I thought it might be. I'm glad it's thinner because I'm thinking of making a coat out of it. I've been looking at patterns and I want something like the #sapporocoat but I've heard it's a somewhat tricky pattern? I've never made a coat before, but this fabric needs to be one 😁 If anyone has any good pattern suggestions or ideas, please let me know!
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Been playing around with watercolours again! I rea Been playing around with watercolours again! I really like copying the William De Morgan tiles that I have a lot of photos of from various visits to museums and stately houses. Every little square is so perfectly filled with pattern. It's a great way to be creative when you're not really sure what to paint or stuck for inspiration. For this one I was trying out a gold metallic watercolour paint just to add some accents. You can't see it in the photo but in real life it's really shiny. I didn't even know you could get shiny watercolours! If you're interested in the art of the De Morgans, the @demorganfoundation have been doing some really interesting online talks that I can recommend!
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I've finished my pyjama bottoms! They're made from I've finished my pyjama bottoms! They're made from the lovely artistic cats fabric by @dearstellafab that I got from @clothandcandy. In the end I used a satin type bias binding for the piping and it turned out so much better than I expected. It was actually pretty easy to sew, so maybe I've gotten over my piping phobia! The pattern was from @makerist_com but to be honest I found it a little confusing. I also couldn't find the sizing information so had to sort of guess which size to cut. It all turned out well in the end though! I've been learning about the @palmerpletsch method of tissue fitting which helped me to make adjustments before I cut into my precious fabric! They're a bit creased because I've been wearing them, which is pretty rare with garments I've made. Hopefully the more I learn about fitting, the more things I'll actually want to wear when I've finished sewing them!
I think this is my next project. Pyjama bottoms ma I think this is my next project. Pyjama bottoms made in this amazing @dearstellafab fabric I got from @clothandcandy Look, it's got artistic painting cats on it! 😻 There's a piping detail as well so we'll see how that goes 😐
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I wonder if I'll get to add anything to my 2021 so I wonder if I'll get to add anything to my 2021 souvenir book?! 2020's was going quite well until March. Although there might not be any souvenirs of fun days out, I did enjoy my time at home! Maybe I'll have to find a way of commemorating the things I do indoors?
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Does anyone else leave their Christmas crafting ti Does anyone else leave their Christmas crafting till the last minute? I've just finished these Christmas tree mittens, they're a gift for my Mum so don't tell her! I found the pattern in an old copy of @crochetnowmag and the pattern is by Brenda K B Anderson. They were really quick to make and the pattern is pretty clever so I had fun making them! Not so much fun sewing on all those individual beads, but they do look like cute little baubles! I've still got a couple of presents I want to make so we'll see if they get done in time 😊
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