Comments on: 11 Ways To Save Money On Crafts and Creative DIY Projects

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:09:05 +0000

I found your post on the All Things Eco blog carnival and really loved it.

It would be great to have some of your articles over on http://www.ooffoo.com under the craft tag – there is such a big re-use community already talking to each other over there, and such a big overlap between re-use and frugal crafting, I’m sure they’d love posts like this one.

Maybe see you there?

By: RecycleCindy

RecycleCindy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:59:44 +0000

Love your post and these are such wonderful ideas and suggestions for everyone to use to save money crafting. I also find using recycled materials is another excellent way to be frugal and green in ones crafting projects. It saves money and helps our Earth when we recycle!

By: SVB

SVB — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:50:47 +0000

Thanks for the feedback and leads Sharon!

@Miss M and Slinky,

Good point on buying in bulk. You’ll have to see if it’s really worth it.

Also, I agree that getting too involved in a hobby can be an easy way to “waste” money and materials. It’s actually happened to me once. I had a sport I was so involved with, that at one point, I considered upping my participation in the sport by joining competitions. Well, competitive sports cost more money, and I learned this the hard way when I dropped $750+ for the requisite outfit and equipment. Bad move, as I realized I wasn’t cut out for the competitive arena and I ended up chickening out and totally wasting the money. I felt quite terrible after that, believe me!

By: Slinky

Slinky — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:24:25 +0000

Personally, I would never buy in bulk a supply you’ve never used before – you may find out you hate it. I’m still using up the last of my lion brand homespun. I also try to buy in quantities that are actually useful for something. I always buy two skeins of sock yarn, because I like knee highs. With an odd number, I’d probably end up with a lone ball floating around forever. And for non depleting supplies and tools – sewing machines, knitting needles, etc. – go for quality.

By: Miss M

Miss M — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:02:00 +0000

Wonderful ideas, I have a bad habit of picking up a new hobby and immediately dumping tons of money into supplies. Then the novelty wears off and the supplies sit around. I broke out an old bead collection to make some christmas gifts, there was so much money invested in that plastic crate.

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