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April 2016 Moms
momofmanyinthemitten
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Crafty moms check in 11/24
momofmanyinthemitten
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1. What have you been working on this past week?
2. What do you hope to get done this week?
3. Do you have a favorite gift you received or gave that was homemade?
2. What do you hope to get done this week?
3. Do you have a favorite gift you received or gave that was homemade?
Re: Crafty moms check in 11/24
2. What do you hope to get done this week? My goal is to get at least two more rectangles done on the blanket, one of which is probably a redo since I'm not really liking how I knit in the second color so I'm ripping it out.
3. Do you have a favorite gift you received or gave that was homemade? My mom gave me the baby blanket that she crocheted for me for DD1. Both handmade and a very sentimental hand me down.
2. What do you hope to get done this week? Ear warmer for me and the right size hat for LO. Maybe start a cocoon to go with it if I find a pattern I like that's crochet. So mich faster than knitting.
3. Do you have a favorite gift you received or gave that was homemade?
I knit my nephew an elephant a few years ago that still sits out in their play room, which is fun. Probably the coolest I "received" is that my dad built my crib and now DD uses it when we visit (old picture)
2. Hoping to finish and hang the picture frame and maybe finish the tulle garland, but that entails a trip to JoAnn Fabrics, which isn't sounding so enticing the week of Thanksgiving.
3. The most appreciated was a cookie mix that our neighbor brought us last year. All of us had the flu and it's the only reason Santa got any cookies.
2. I find out the sex tomorrow and will likely go nuts buying fabric and yarn on cyber Monday, so I'll get back to you
3. My dad made my bedframe, which is put away in storage for the time being, but it's gorgeous and the wood came from the family farm. Best ever.
For Christmas gifts, I'm debating getting a wood burning tool to make some things (I've seen cutting boards, wooden utensils, wooden ornaments etc). Does anyone have experience with that? Likes, dislikes, recommendations? It looks fairly easy but I also don't want to over commit and get in over my head.
I just started scrapbooking this week. I've never done this before. It's a learning experience as I'm just starting to be crafty and just starting to be a mom. I want to craft more, but I can only afford super cheap crafting supplies and guides. Any suggestions?
Hobby Lobby always has a 40% off one regular priced item online. I think JoAnns and Michaels usually have a 30% off, but I don't shop there as much.
Needle crafts can be very reasonably priced if you shop sales for yarn. I don't scrapbook, but it seems to also be one that you can make great books for cheap or shell out big bucks. Maybe also look into digital scrap booking for a more "two time" cost option (software and printing).
Request the bigger supplies (hook/needle sets, scrapbook album covers etc) for Christmas. They make great gifts and then you have the one time expenses taken care of and only have to purchase the supplies for your specific projects.
Remember that your supply cost is also money put toward a hobby. If you spend 2 hours scrap booking instead of going out to a movie then anything less than $10 you spend on supplies is money "saved".