Updates: May 2010

I made my goal for April.  I did not buy any crafting supplies.  I have to say it was hard.  Joanne's ended up having this sale on dress forms.  I've been wanting one for quite some time and just haven't been able to afford it.  Then Joanne's put the exact one I wanted for less than half the price.  I almost broke and bought the thing, but I managed to hold out.  Unfortunately, once April was over so was the sale. Hopefully there will be another sale again soon.  If not, I'm just going to have to keep saving my pennies.

My being in the hospital didn't help me much either.  I was too far from home to send someone to get a project for me from home.  I ended up spending a lot of time colouring in a colouring book I had brought for my trip to Stanford.  It did make me think a bit though.  Since I spend so much time in the hospital, I should include a crafting project in my emergency hospital bag.  That way, I'll always have something to work on, and won't need to send someone out to get me something.

I did enjoy all the creative ideas I got while trying to achieve my goal for the month.  It made me look at old things around the house and think of new ways to use them.  I had more ideas than I could achieve in a month.  So I plan on doing this again next April.  Hopefully, I won't spend half of it in the hospital again.

Even though April is over, I still haven't bought more supplies.  I'm currently broke (a trip to the hospital will do that to a person) and I still have tons of supplies at home to wade through.  I guess I'm too much of a pack rat. 

I am trying to work down my yarn stash.  A couple of years ago all my friends were having babies and I bought a ton of baby yarn to make shower gifts for all of them.  While I did complete each project, I had tons of yarn left over.  I have been making little toys for my niece ever since and the stash still doesn't seem to go down.  I'm thinking of making a couple of blankets to sell at the church Christmas sale.  It'll help me bring down my stash and allow me to make some cash.

Some of my homemade items can be found in my Etsy store.  It is still a work in progress, but I am hoping it will help bring in a little income to support my crafting habit.  Else my kitties will have to go hunting for their own food so Mommy can keep playing with all the yarn :)

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