I cannot believe I am already one month into my Thrifty Crafting Pledge! Only 11 left to go. I have actually felt quite good about not being able to buy anything new for my stash overall, yes I’ve been tempted by a few things (if anyone were to gift me nesting star dies I’d be a very happy me), but I’ve really enjoyed turning out my collection and playing.

When I began, I decided to give a monthly summary of what I have made, anything I have bought and how I have been doing. This is my first one.

This month I have bought:
– two magazines I already subscribed to (I had agreed I am allowed these but not to buy any new ones)
– a Tim Holtz paper distressing tool
– 10 sheets of acetate
– I also won an A4 paper pad from the Crafters Companion Destinations range and 2 matching stamp sets; these have been hidden by hubby for when my Thrifty Crafting Pledge is over

During August I have made:
– paper organisers from 2 old cereal boxes, (upcycling my cereal box)
– storage jars from old tin cans (upcycling tin cans)
– 8 serene summer cards (Serene summer cards; Tutorial for a lovely summery card)
– 10 Christmas cards using Tonic Studios papers (retro Christmas card; lots of Tonic Studios cards; Simple, striking Christmas card )
– 15 Christmas cards using the Hunkydory Christmas Craftinator I bought back in June or July
– a birthday card for my brother using the Docrafts Roald Dahl collection
– loads of rosettes for scrapbooks and cards (repurposing books as rosettes)
– 6 scrapbook pages for my 8×8 scrapbook, using Papermania Back to Basics in Monochrome as a base (Scrapping happy)
– 5 cards using the free papers from this month’s issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft (pretty purples)
– 1  Christmas card using Lawn Fawn’s Winter Owl stamp set
– 1 shabby chic wedding card using the Lili of the Valley Romance stamp collection

I haven’t done any of my cross stitch or knitting this month as I have somehow hurt my thumb and can’t grip for long.

Next month I hope to continue my upcycling. I have been really pleased with the results of my projects to date and want to experiment more. I need to make some more Christmas cards, and essentially an anniversary card for hubby, and I’d like to make a start on making my Christmas decorations.