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Videoblog #4: 7 craft supplies I am no longer allowed to buyCraftyPod Video Blog #4: 7 things I am no longer allowed to buy from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. The title of this one says it all. For the record, it took 90 minutes and four trips to the garage to shoot this video. And I’m still finding stray yarn balls on the floor. The look of increasing horror on K’s face during the plastic-canvas-shapes bit was incredibly funny. Wish you could have seen that!
 
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…Imagine a world where you ran out! Aaaaaaaack! :-)
I have a new plastic bin that is labeled “Glue” and all my glues go in there. So far, so good. When I find a stray glue in some random place, I pop it in there.
i have many glues…but not all the same kind. i loved this video!
also, i brought home about 30 balls of yarn from TNNA, roughly. So, I am not one to talk.
Oh, but you totally need those! :-)
totally! for swatching!
love that my stash is ALL single balls. or, if i have the same yarn, single balls in multitudes of colors. oh well. :)
I found it helped to switch out of HD.
Ooooh, helpful! Thanks!
This video is pretty funny! :) I know exactly what you mean when you just keep buying the same things over and over – because you think you need it- but you already have a ton of it! This video encourages me to really take a good look at what I already have stashed away before I even think about getting something else crafty.
Either actually do something with the excess or donate it to someone/an organization- schools or craft groups- so they can put it to use. Otherwise it's taking up valuable space in our homes/workshops that could be used for good, not evil. :)
Thanks for sharing this Diane!
-Sierra
beautifulanodyne
Thank you, Sierra – so glad you liked it! You make a great point about releasing excess stuff to people who can really use it.
this is hilarious!!! I have found myself but the same fabric over and over. I really must like it. but i have not used it in a quilt yet!
this is hilarious!!! I have found myself but the same fabric over and over. I really must like it. but i have not used it in a quilt yet!
Been there, done that, got the proof all over my house….. Sigh…..
Let me know how this works out for you. So far I have not been able to really stop myself from buying yarn when it is…….
Wait for it……….
You know what’s coming……….
ON SALE!!!!!!!
Been there, done that, got the proof all over my house….. Sigh…..
Let me know how this works out for you. So far I have not been able to really stop myself from buying yarn when it is…….
Wait for it……….
You know what’s coming……….
ON SALE!!!!!!!
I found a great idea for using silk ties. Easter Eggs!!!. Blow the inners out of an egg and rinse and let dry. Boil your water and take a silk tie and wrap the egg into it securing very carefully with rubber bands. Boil for 20 minutes. The pattern of the tie will be transferred to the egg. Let dry and put a sealer on it.(Mod Podge works great). The tie can be used for 10 eggs before it starts to fade. I can't take credit for this procedure but I also cannot remember whose blog it was on either. All I know is that it works and I can still buy ties.
Oh, yes – I think I remember seeing that on the Martha Stewart blog, and then a few other people covered it as well. I've been wanting to try this forever!
Arrrrrrgh! “On Sale” is like kryptonite to me!
HAHAHA! That's awesome. I do that with jewelry components. I'm always convinced I'm out of jump rings, so I always buy more. I have bags and bags of them now. But do you think I could remember this at the craft store? :-)
I'm so happy to see that I'm not alone. Rotary Auction is a week from tomorrow….I have got to stay away!
This is absolutely hilarious Diane. But, unfortunately, I could top your stash 10 times over and then some. This is the House of Craft, Garage of Craft AND Storage Area of Craft. I'm trying to weed it out – some lucky etsy buyer might see a moving pull up at their house one day, LOL! Ya gotta love it!
New reader here! I won't let my hubby see your latest video blog or he'd have me doing the same thing. For example, I used to sew dance/gymnastics costumes. You didn't mention spandex or sequins. If you want any, I have enough to outfit several dance schools! And I won't even get started on silk & dried flowers. Or felting yarn. How many felted bags did I really expect to make in my lifetime?!?
Anyway, I am bookmarking you now. Thanks for making me smile and even laugh out loud.
Thanks for stopping by, Gaile! I don't think there's anything wrong in the world with hoarding silk and dried flowers, for the record. :-)
Just found your blog…this is really funny I am taking a break from cleaning…
I saw a cute idea for ties…use as “bunting” I think it was a fathers day project…didn't save cause I didn't have any ties! lol
The plastic canvas and fabric as well as the glue would be a great gift to local children's hospital/ward or preschool….if you can spare it…lol!
Thanks for the laugh…back down to my dungeon to find my list of “not allowed to buy” lmao!
Thanks for stopping by, Erink! Hope the cleaning went well – and that your “not allowed” list didn't get too long!
So recognizable! Thanks for sharing! Makes my day much better to know I am not the only one!
Greetings from Stempelientje.
“orphaned granny squares” I seriously laughed out loud with that one!
I really loved the Plastic Canvas & yarn part of this video. I do Plastic Canvas and I have a shop on etsy that I try to sell the items I make. I am running out of room for all the things I have made. I also have tons of yarn and different little beads and other supplies I use for the things I make. When you have time check out http://www.NannysTreasures.etsy.com Great Video!
Debbie Fontanetta
Your work is so cute, Debbie – thanks for sharing! Always nice to meet another plastic canvas enthusiast!
Diane,
I found if you box up your supplies, label them, put them in a very high place in your garage you are, by creative law BR-549, free to purchase any item you please. That is what I told my husband. So have at girl!!!
Terri O
Hallelujia! I love a legal loophole. :-)
I know how the stash can get away from you. One thing that helps me when I do go by a thrift or craft store is to have an actual goal or list of specific supplies to get and then stick to the list (I also use my husband to stay focused in stores as I am often easily distracted by the all the pretty things and sale things around). I also found that storage of craft supplies has to be visible and things have to be grouped by type of supply in clearsided containers or else I too buy yet another tube of tacky glue (or in my case fabrictac glue) and duplicate purchases. In fact a cool book I got from the library organizing solutions for people with Attention Defiecit Disorder by Susan C. Pinsky(not to say that this is your issue or anything though it is mine) talks about how best to purge things not needed and store them so you don't feel overwhelmed by your supplies. I would love to say her book has solved all my problems, but she does have some interesting solutions that I have tried and that do work. My real problem craftwise is that I love to read craft books and get excited by new crafts or techniques and wanting to run out and try them, which of course means I end up with supplies for things I mean to do some day, but haven't found time for yet. However, in the past year in an effort to rein in my craft supply spending, I have been working only buying supplies for projects that I am currently doing. So while I love art papers and rubber stamps, I haven't bought any new stuff as I'm not currently doing a lot of paper crafts, even though there were some cool papers on sale at Michaels the other day. I am still doing crochet and quilting and doll making so I have bought a few things for these specific projects (more yarn and some fray check being the most recent purchases). I loved seeing someone else's excess and you gave me a good laugh today.
Hilarious! Now…..if you ever want to issue a craft challenge, you can package up some of that stash, sell it for $5, and then offer a prize to the most original entry! Just a thought…..(and you’d recoup some cash – and reclaim some space– for MORE Stuff!)
I like the way you think, Jenny! Especially the part about acquiring more stash in the end. :-)
xD thats a lot of stuff!! I have the same problem with fabric tac, but not that many bottles xD. I also have a lot of white glue hiding around my house, every time I asked my mom where it is since I was little she would buy a new bottle. We have a 1L bottle somewhere..
xD thats a lot of stuff!! I have the same problem with fabric tac, but not that many bottles xD. I also have a lot of white glue hiding around my house, every time I asked my mom where it is since I was little she would buy a new bottle. We have a 1L bottle somewhere..
Love your video. I work with before and after school care as well as summer care for school agers. I personally buy all kinds of craft items to use with them, more beads than other things. Anyway, I also have enormous amounts of whatever catches my eye since I tell myself that I might need more to have enough for 20 to 40 projects and of course for me to make several samples. I am not just talking pony beads here. We have all kinds and shapes of those of course, but also seed beads, wood beads, E beads, glass beads, stone beads, semi precious beads and so much more. I have piles of plastic canvas, boxes of yarn, tubs of string, fishing line, oodles of wire, and who knows what else. Yet I still seem to feel I might run out of something someone will need. If someone asks if I could use a box full of glass jars or cotton balls I say sure without thinking what I will use it for or where I might be able to store it. The kids have made fairly nice jewelry in the past and sold it to the daycare parents to help pay for arts and crafts supplies that they wanted. We don’t just do the most simple crafts that many adults think are great for kids because once they have tried something out I introduce something more complex and discuss design elements and materials with them. I love passing on skills and passion for creating. If you have lots of “stuff” you want to pass on so you can buy more think about looking for someone like myself in your neighborhood. He or she might be a scout leader , teacher, day care teacher or work at a children’s hospital and might be just the person to find excellent use for most anything.