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Well we finally made it to the end of 2020 and I’m glad to see it go! I started the Maker Stash-Down last year and I really feel like I need a do-over. My stash really didn’t go down, but increased and my maker mojo seemed to peter out about half way through the year. […] Read more…
Since it’s the first challenge of a new year, these are links to the last post of the year’s before. There’s a list in each for the challenges completed that year. 2018 Challenges 2019 Challenges When I saw that this month’s challenge had a theme of “organization”, I knew I had a box of mini […] Read more…
The beginning of a new year always seems like a chance to start anew. It seems to bring with it renewed hope for life. We like to make goals, plans, resolutions, etc. about how the year will go. Last year I hosted the Maker Finish Along here on the blog & in the Teadoddles Makers […] Read more…
Time for the next installation in my Organizing the Maker Stashes series. Today I’m talking about yarn and thread! This will include all types of yarn, embroidery thread, & sewing thread. I decided to put them all together since they are similar in nature. Plus I’m always calling yarn, thread, for some reason! : ) […] Read more…
The next part of my Organizing the Maker Stashes series is all about quilting & bulky fabrics. I’m storing & logging these fabrics a little differently than the apparel fabrics. I’ve also finished sorting all my fabric, so I can reveal my newly reorganized shelves! There are a few things I’d like to tweak still, […] Read more…
This past Monday I issued the challenge for June in my 2019 Maker Finish-Along. It’s a challenge to organize the maker stashes & I have many of those! I’d promised to do a blog post about how I organize my stashes. It didn’t take long for me to realize that this needed to be a […] Read more…
It’s time for the next challenge in the 2019 Maker Finish-Along! In May we worked on learning new maker skills. Learning new things is important to keeping the maker mojo flowing! As usual, we picked another UFO to focus on to help move them on out of our space. For June, we’re going to focus […] Read more…