New Year - New Stash Diet!

**Helen M** · 08-01-2007, 07:54 PM

ah bless!

**julieM** · 08-01-2007, 08:10 PM

Have been attacking my craftroom all afternoon and I now realise again how much stuff I have.Made me even more determined not to spend any more on stash.Over at Sarahscards tomorrow(taking a friend who's desperate to go) so will have to be strong.Got some pp to pick up for my classes but other than that will resist.Will just enjoy watching someone else buying instead.
julie x

**Helen M** · 08-01-2007, 08:31 PM

i've got a crop this saturday and i'm soooooo not spending! especially as qvc craft days coming up!

**donna russell** · 08-01-2007, 08:35 PM

well, as i have been spending less time on the pc looking & buying stash, i've had a massive tidy up in my craft room. it all looks really good now and things are pretty much organised. still got to sort out my rubber stamps. thought of one of the best craft organiser thingys, but need to save up for it over the next few months.
i haven't been tempted by anything for about 4 days now...which is pretty good for me.
i'm optomistic for a good no stash buying week lol!

thansk, donna

**cw18** · 08-01-2007, 08:37 PM

Oooooeeeeerrrrrrrr...... we're almost up to a new thread, and it's only the 8th

DD handed me £15 yesterday to keep me going until PayDay on Thursday (will be taken off the loan she's had from us for the car I'm currently driving!), so I popped into Paperchase on the way to work this morning -- in the name of research and for inspiration you understand!!!

A couple of bits caught my eye, and I stood there with them in my hand figuring out how to work them into LOs with pics I knew I have on my PC (a first for me -- would normally buy first, figure out later)......... and then I put them back and walked out empty handed

So stash spend today is a big fat ZERO. And today was officially my first day on the diet, so that's a good start for me

**allyf** · 08-01-2007, 08:46 PM

I am joining the stash diet too, if thats ok girls.

I had a tidy of the craft hovel at the weekend and I have way too much stuff. So my pledge is:

I can only buy card/paper if I absolutely have to, and cannot use something else that I do have in my stash. In which case I will just buy what I need and not a sheet or too extra to stroke.

I will not buy any more embellies, alphabets, rub ons, ribbons and fibres or little book thingies until there is a significant dent in the exiting stash.

I can buy carrier sheets and blades etc for my craftrobo.

I can have the money to go to my 2 crops a month as there is no shop there to tempt me further

Anything I do absolutely have to buy must be paid for from my paypal account which must have the money in it to pay with rather than come off my credit card.

:-)

**bumpybecky** · 08-01-2007, 08:54 PM

500 posts already

it's either lots of people joining or lots of confessing

**lisawilson** · 08-01-2007, 08:57 PM

Hi everyone can I join in to

How is everyone doing so far?

I am in the process of sorting my craft room and have founds things I didnt even know I had so I am going to sort all my embellies out ( as have found duplicates of things ) so my rules are:-

1. No stash buying until end of April/beg of May ( going to NY so planning on having a parcel delivered to my hotel ) and have to save up pennies for shopping. That means nothing, nana, zip, not even glue ( have hundreds form Costco ) or cardstock

I went stash shopping a few weekends ago and my visa got hammered so think I have enough to keep me going.

After April I would like to stick to about £25 per month

**Bluemoonjules** · 08-01-2007, 08:58 PM

We'll be starting a new thread any minute, so I'll get this in now and nobody will notice tomorrow. OK, so I have spent another £5 in stash - some Stickles and a chalk ink pad, but the kit I bought at the weekend actually cost me less than £8 of my monthly allowance because of a refund, so, I am in credit!!! Work that logic out if you can......