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Silver prices have retreated a bit from the record $49.50 high of a month ago, settling down to the mid 30s range - $38.50 today.  I have decided to open my Etsy supplies shop Cath's De… Read More

Spot Silver - 1 Year Update Chart  I follow the stock market, watching it every week day on TV, and checking my IRA portfolio.  I own a little gold for hedging security… Read More

My sewing machine has gone on eBay today so I needed to take a final sweep of my sewing room and decide if I want to sell anything else. You may get some freebie scraps or threads or wh… Read More

View more here.Will be updating throughout tonight and tomorrow. Now to go watch The Amazing Race and relax. I have been dealing with a sinus infection all weekend. Still don't feel well… Read More

  I've started to add some inventory to both my Destash Supply shop and the Art Jewelry shop.     Items in the shop include Handspun, recycled fiber yarns, antique dol… Read More

    I spent the past weekend in New York City and had the opportunity to shop for beads. Before I ventured out, I researched different shops, read reviews, and planned my rout… Read More

Summer is here and how did that happen? Days are just flying by and it seems that sometimes I forget to come up for air. But there are walks and good times with friends and a new gathering p… Read More

New/Unused! Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set - Mini Cirque Alphabet *** Each Destash item comes with a free gift!!!*** Retails between 29.9… Read More

For those of you who have been following my blog you'll know I've had surgery on both of my legs.  Being quite poorly afterwards I haven't been blogging or sewing so there's been a brea… Read More

Look what the postie brought me (and my daughter).  This huuuuge parcel turned up on the doorstep, yipeee!And look what was inside....Cut-outs, trims, beads, scrapbooking paper, rub-ons… Read More

I’m thinking of doing some craft fairs just before Christmas. Just one or two, selling purses and bags and maybe some of the other stuff like resin jewellery I’ve been meaning to… Read More

Lately I've unintentionally developed a make-up uniform. I wear the same few looks every day. It makes getting ready in the morning really easy and I'm hoping it'll mean that I actually use… Read More

My craft room is overflowing and it’s time to destash with a fabric giveaway and find a new home for some of my unused fabric! Yes, I have a terrible habit of purchasing… Read More

A little while ago- OK two years ago- Chelsie Rosner on Instagram prompted a hashtag for destashing fabrics just within Canada – #thegreatcanadianfabricdestash This was in response to… Read More

For the destash, some of you might want to add ID numbers, or measurements to your fabric pictures. If that’s something you want to do, but you don’t know how, then you need to g… Read More

Apparently, I’m driven to eliminate languishing WIPs and destash my hoard of yarn. Why, I don’t know but it appears to be happening and I’m being quite cut throat, where be… Read More

While we were Home in Jacksonville for a good part of the summer, I brought some really basic jewelry supplies home with me, REALLY basic. I brought my tools and some brass wire and chain… Read More

Wow, I’ve been away for some time. Well, “away” is the wrong word. Preoccupied is more appropriate. I’ve had my plate pretty full during these past few months. Betw… Read More

Another popular way to destash is to consign your items to a seller. Today we’ll talk about what consigning is, the advantages of it, how it works, and what happens after the sale. Wha… Read More

*Day 2 of the 3 Days of Giveaways will be posted at 2pm. Perscrappity: A random household exclamation that originally meant Crap! but has evolved into usages where Eureka! or Hot Damn!… Read More

I’m trying to get more adventurous with my knitting, well maybe that is not the word I’m looking for, although I need to be adventurous also. More fearless, I think. I hold mysel… Read More

This post contains affiliate links. If you click on affiliate links and make a purchase, I receive a commission for referring you to the merchant. Thank you for shopping my links. Ruffled M… Read More

Regular readers will know that I've been downsizing my collection for a few years now. The destash is an ongoing process but I've finally gotten to a place where it's so much more manageable… Read More

Country Heartworks 3Country Heartworks 3 Decorative Painting Booklet, by Reed and Jean Baxter. Good condition. 66 pages. Soft cover. Copyright 1997. This beautiful decorative painting b… Read More

We are now on enhanced community quarantine which means that people are not allowed to go out of their house and work. This is to flatten the curve when it comes to the Covid 19 virus. … Read More

McCall's 4411 Skirts and Belt PatternMcCall's Skirts and Belt Pattern, sizes 8, 10, and 12. This pretty pattern makes a basic skirt in four variations, and belt. Skirt can be sewn in two len… Read More

Green Basketweave Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Green Basketweave quilt fabric, by Fabric Traditions. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold wat… Read More

Pearl Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Pearl, by Alison Glass, for Andover quilt fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry l… Read More

Island Batik Quilt Fabric Fat Quarter BundleThis collection of Island Batik quilt fabric fat quarters contains five different fabrics. This is a nice variety if you are collecting fabrics, o… Read More

 Green Stars Quilt FabricA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Green Stars quilt fabric, by Sarah Summers, for Quilting Treasures. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machin… Read More

Fairy Frost Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Fairy Frost quilt fabric, by Michael Miller Fabrics. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tum… Read More

Black and White Checkerboard Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Black and White Checkerboard quilt fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold wat… Read More

White on White Checkerboard Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, White on White Checkerboard Quilt Fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water… Read More

                                                Tole World Magazi… Read More

Full into fall, halfway through October already! We’ve had gorgeous weather, and I’m hoping for it to continue a lot longer. It’s supposed to get cold tonight, but still wa… Read More

                                Autumn Accents and Winter Warmth Decorative Painting BookAutumn Accents a… Read More

Simplicity 9691 Book and Photo Album Covers PatternSimplicity 9691 Book and Photo Album Covers Pattern.Adorn your home with fun to sew book and photo album covers in a variety of styles.Pict… Read More

                                           Dark Red Tone on Tone Vine Flower Fat… Read More

                                               McCall's M5071 Pleated… Read More

Sweet Hearts 2-1/2" Strip PackSweet Hearts Quilt Fabric, 2-1/2" strip pack, precuts, by Island Batik, 100 percent cotton. Jelly Roll RainbowThis package of gorgeous Island Batik fabric conta… Read More

Old Fashioned Flower Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Old Fashioned Flower Quilt fabric. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove p… Read More

Christmas Tree Quilt FabricA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Christmas Tree Quilt Fabric. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.The… Read More

Blue Pebbles Quilt FabricA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Blue Pebbles Quilt fabric. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.The des… Read More

Blue Green Purple Speckle Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Blue Green Purple quilt fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry… Read More

Red Dream Field Fat Quarter CutA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Red Dream Field quilt fabric, by Fabri-Quilt. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tu… Read More

I'm in a bit of a lull at the moment, no road trips recently although we have some planned. I'm keeping busy doing routine jobs around the house and slowly beginning to destash unwanted item… Read More

Well! I thought that last task would be easier than it turned out to be. My goal was simply to clean out one file drawer. I’m about halfway through it. I have gladly thrown away a lot… Read More

There’s only 3 months left until the end of the year. I want to get a lot more organizing done before 2022 starts — how about you? (I think I say that every year, tho.) Honestly… Read More

 I'm sorry that this post is a little late but we have been busy moving things around so the gas men can install a new boiler which involves rerouting pipes etc and trying to destash as… Read More

Beige Marbled Quilt FabricA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Beige Marbled quilt fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.This is a… Read More

 The house is now warm which means that the radiators are strewn with yarn and knitting, the heating works a little differently to before so it will take a while to find the proper temp… Read More

Beige Plaid Fat QuarterA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Beige Plaid quilt fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.This is a vinta… Read More

 HiI've been busy over the last couple of weeks so not a lot of crafting. I managed to knit another black and white hat and gave some attention to the big red thing.Vehicle update, car… Read More

 HiJust a quick craft update before the New Year arrives, the craft destash finally amounted to 7 carrier bags full which will be donated to a playgroup/afterschool club.I finished the… Read More

 As some of you may know, I am trying to seriously destash the house and hopefully cut the contents by at least a third.  The pile of boxes for the charity shop is getting large ag… Read More

Before we get into how this particular card — the Light of the World card — is made, let me quickly explain what an “easel card” is, because that might be a new idea… Read More

It’s time for our next You Inspired party! Last week was awesome and THANK YOU so much for sharing your projects and making the first ever party here a smashing success!  I was a… Read More

Beige Trees Tone on Tone Quilt FabricA beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Beige Trees Tone on Tone quilt fabric, by Benartex. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash co… Read More

Autumn Harvest Flannel Rag Quilt Kit | Shabby Fabrics As the crisp air and vibrant colors of autumn envelop us, there’s no better time to cozy up with a stunning quilt that captures… Read More