Crafting on a Budget: Craft your stash

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Monday, August 30, 2024

Crafter's Square vinyl at Dollar Tree!

I was shopping at one of my area Dollar Trees the other day and saw a shelf full of Crafter's Square vinyl! So, I bought one of each color, which at that store was black, white, red, blue, yellow and green and in glitter vinyl there was silver, gold and rose gold. If you follow my facebook page you would have seen a live review I did using both the regular and glitter vinyl. Be sure to check out the Facebook page to see that review.

The book I put the vinyl on was handed off to my granddaughter. So far, with the exception of some picking attempts, the vinyl is holding up. Would I use this on a tumbler or mug that I wanted to last more than a few weeks? No. But if you are making a shadow box and placing vinyl on the glass, this would work. Or if you are wanting to put vinyl on birthday treat bags. 12" wide by 48" long is a lot of material for $1. Well worth it, I would say.

See, making beautiful things can be affordable!

Sunday, July 25, 2024

Giveaways On Facebook!

Every week I try to give something away on Facebook. Here are images of some of the items I have given out.

ICT potholders/2 sets

3D printer slipper for mouse ears

3D printed carriage for mouse ears

Workbooks for kids preschool to 5th grade

More 3D prints for mouse ears in child size

So be sure to go to our facebook page, like and share for your chance to win!

Monday, July 12, 2024

Finding Inspiration and Failing

Where do you find your inspiration for projects? Are you a Pinner? Do you scroll through Facebook for ideas? Do you like to thumb through magazines?

I belong to a couple of crafty groups on Facebook and I follow a few people on YouTube. I need lots of visual inspiration. I personally have a hard time pairing colors and just being creative on my own. I can have a vivid idea in my head, but when it comes time to make it a reality, I'm often disappointed. That's why I like to find budget friendly ways to create. That way, if I totally fail at the project, the loss is mostly my time. Example, I had found some child size red and blue ball caps at the Dollar Tree, that I thought would make cute July 4th hats for the grandkids. I printed out my DTF design and went to heat apply them to the hats. Unfortunately, I did a poor job measuring the area that could take a design and made my design too big. But I still tried that design on each hat. The design split and the hats were ruined. But instead of $20 or $30 down the toilet, I only lost $6 in material and my time.

Practicing on budget friendly finds is a great way to improve your skills and gain confidence in what you're doing. I like to walk thru the Dollar Tree and look for items to create with. They have a great crafting section that carries felt, canvases, paints, brushes, sometimes fabric square, yarn and so much more. Be sure to check there when you have a project in mind. You might be suprised at the selection of crafty items to keep you on a budget!

Wednesday, July 7, 2024

New Giveaway Winners and Life

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First let me congratulate the winners for this weeks giveaway! The two lucky winners will receive ICT potholders! All they had to do was comment and share the giveaway post! How easy is that! Be sure to visit Crafting On A Budget's facebook page often for your chance to win. Why not just follow and sign up for notification?

I have declared July as Craft Your Stash month and with that, I decided I would dig out some crafting equipment I have purchased in the past to utilize, instead of looking for new things to buy. One of those items is the Provocraft Your Story laminating and book binding machine. I bought it, but I have never "fired" it up. One reason was the binders that went with it were very expensive. And if I'm being honest, I was a little intimidated by it. I was hoping to get it out this weekend and make something with it. But life got in the way. It was a holiday weekend and getting ready to celebrate with family took up the time I was hoping to have for crafting. But it is still the next thing on my list to do. I suppose if I had an actual project in mind, I would feel more excitement and urgency. So today, I'll troll the internet and youtube to see if I can find some inspiration, and then I'll share that with you.

So, stayed tuned for some project on the Your Story and be sure to check the facebook page for the next giveaway!

Remember, Crafting on a budget means making beautiful things affordably!

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