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9 years ago still cool in 2024 ❤
Tell me those were white CORN tortillas!
Heyllo How did it hold up
I don't have these anymore since I moved a few times. They did not do well in extreme heat or cold (snow). I now recommend using a clear construction adhesive instead. I have a couple old bowling balls I wanna try this with for outdoors. For indoors, these would hold up for YEARS!!
@@SmartFunDIY thank you for your reply...I saw a lady place her deceased dad's bowling balls through out her garden
Thank you!
What kind of paint are you using on the balls
Basic acrylic paint. Spray paint would dissolve the foam.
Georgeous, going to make one❤❤❤❤
I just have one question. Why is there a Michaels Ad before this video!?!?
I have no control over the ads -- but that is funny!
I wish Pinterest would allow us to see who we follow on our feed. Otherwise the follow feature is pointless.
Yeah it was nice when we had that
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Im a wool fabric and wool roving hoarder. That sounds funny just writing it. One very helpful thing for me right now is an" I don't know pile.". That will soon get whittled away but I find it very necessary in my process.
It sounds like you're already taking action - that's awesome!
Great tips! I’m a full time crafter and painter. I just had a baby and moved to a smaller home. Our old home had a garage and painters loft with plenty of storage. Our new house has no storage. I’m trying to downsize my craft supplies without totally liquidating everything. I feel like life with an infant has changed so much and I literally have no room for creativity. Thank you for your video. It gave great practical tips. I would love any more advice.
Congrats on your baby and new home! I'm glad you found this helpful, I have more videos on my channel and my blog at smartfundiy.com
This makes so much sense. Wish i had of known this years ago. Thank you.
I'm glad to hear this! Now you know - how have you changed your pattern since then?
@@SmartFunDIY many years ago i realised the marketing aspect of it. Now i just need to part with all of the stash.
Great video, Jennifer! I hit a wall of indecision about what I ‘needed’ to keep. Although I have lots of great supplies (including pretty fabrics), I don’t feel inspired to make anything. I’ve been trying to find better ways to store everything instead of making anything. I’m overwhelmed with started and ‘maybe someday’ projects. Some quilt projects were started by my Grandma. She passed in the early 50s. I love the idea of honoring her by finishing only those things that can be useful as well as pretty. I’m putting ‘kits’ together including everything needed to finish them. I’m 77. My ‘soon’ is what I can realistically finish by the end of 2024 - 10 months. A couple of local thrift stores support causes that will benefit from things I don’t REALLY need. Yes, it is hard to do and I’m procrastinating a lot. I’m still doing it - baby steps are still moving forward. Thank you so much for helping me make some tough decisions.
How do you get ur pattern down load your pattern into the cricket machine are the special numbers
They changed the naming of the pattern - I do have a link to it in the blog post linked there.
How did you get your stuff to good homes/place? Resist the sales? OMG how?
I stopped going to the craft store so much. I tried a few different things. I should make a new video about that! LOL I had a trick of pretending I bought it ... Good homes, also could be another video. I am gonna make that. But in the meantime, here is a blog post I did about that: www.smartfundiy.com/17-places-to-sell-your-craft-stash/
Aww thanks you
07:42 (!!) is where she actually starts to explain what we came here for
There's an intention with everything ;) And for the people who don't need to know why etc, cool!
But beads lol
hahaha so many fun things!
Heart attack on a platter, but I absolutely love it!! Thanks!
Legit. And so yummy!
❤❤❤great video much help
So glad!
Love this!!!!!! Purrrrrfect! You should sell these!
Aww thanks - they are so easy to make :)
OMG, I have the Martha Stewart glitter set, too! I really like your concept and I intend to follow it. One of my hobbies involves Rubber Stamping which is an exception to the your rule. I can definitely use your concept for paper, markers, embellishments, etc, but my collection of stamps are critical for design. What I need to discern is the amount of consumables that I could never use in my lifetime.
Stamps are tools - so makes sense to keep them. And, I bet you probably have some designs that are the same or similar than could be edited down, yeah?
Great, great video! Hard truths need be told. All beginns from within.... Regards from Greece!
Thanks so much!
Omgoodness, you sound so scary? It seems like you have still not learned your lesson?
In what way?
I'm really glad I found this video. It's exactly what I needed. I am a craft hoarder & I'm at the point in my life (I'm 61) where I'm seriuosly thinking of getting rid of almost all of my craft supplies. I would like to reclaim the spare bedroom that was made into my craft room about 10 years ago when my son moved out.
I'm glad you're here! Have you taken any steps since then?
Yes, I have! I threw stuff out, donated stuff & I am currently making a ginormous scrap afghan using leftovers & scraps of yarn. I work at a school, so this summer, I want to go through all of my fabric, keep some & donate the rest. I think I saved the hardest for last…
This video is the best advice I’ve heard about craft supplies.
Thank you so much!
Purrfect!! Thank you for this 😻
Do the BBs go through the foam core? I want to make this for my camp and I'm curious how tough the foam core is. Thanks for the video. Great project!
They didn't go through for us. You could back it with a thin piece of plywood to be extra safe.
HI there, Would this work for carousel covers (if that's such a thing!!). I'm looking to create 9 carousels in a static grid and I'm a total novice!
Definitely!! You'd just use these panels as the FIRST image in each of your carousels
You totally could!
i thought this was going to be a video that showed how to colour the kind of paper mache that is made from paper and water. even though that is not what it was, thank you for sharing! i love your channel :))
They are awesome. I have my base coat of paint on so now for the gems. I just love your sense of humor. Great video. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful day. Hugs from Ontario , Canada 😘🇨🇦🍁
Oh! Thank you Sheryll!! Please forgive my delay in responding 😊
Hmmmm. Just use an old DRAWER that you can find in the garbage. That’s what I just realized
Totally could do that too!
I love that you made it so simple to follow
What a beautiful pearl wreath ❤
How long did this you to make?
Maybe an hour or two?
Thanks for sharing this, Jennifer!!
Sweet - thank you for taking the time to make this and educate us.
For the initial design, was it a regular 1080x1018 px? My main concern is about the resolution when you blow it and cut it for the Instagram grid. Did you lose any resolution? PD: There is an option for grid layout in the premium version, still trying to figure out which route is best. Thanks for the video!
Great question! Yes, it was 1080 x 1080 pixels. You can 10X that if you want so you keep really great resolution. It seems to look pretty good on insta.
Feed follower prentrest what does it does
It does not exist any more ...
It was too fast and couldn’t see how you fold it do u have somewhere else I can slow this down
Go to the blog post and you can see it step by step :)
Here's another vid I made that's updated: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaijq5SPht3cp8o.html
This is amazing! Loving it.
Thanks so much:)
I had to move out of my apartment & rent a room from my sister because I put myself into so much debt buying all the stuff. I donated more than half & put the rest into storage thinking my situation would only be for a few months. 6 months & still here. I had brought with me a few crafty things that I thought was enough to make projects but was always needing something. So off to storage I went in search of the things I needed. Became very overwhelmed with what I still had wanting to get rid of it all. Currently preparing for a craft fair & my room is cluttered with stuff & I feel I need to buy what I probably have in storage because I don’t want to deal with it - moving all the boxes trying to find things. And yes, I want the new releases, do i create with what I buy from them ? No! It just gets piled up. I’ll use the tip of buying things when I need it. But I do feel badly that the small companies go out of business & I can’t get it. Is it my responsibility if that happens? No! But regret of not getting it when I could’ve happens. I’m a card maker so there so many things I’ve hoarded over the years. I have donated a ton and need to donate more and stop buying all the things. Things that I’ve said I need when I retire & have time then to use. At this rate I’ll never retire because I’ve got to pay for said things. A crafters life is so complicated!
Okay I’m in Australia, so the amount of $ you might use to buy something is probably triple $$$ that once we get it here. This means that I really think about what I need. Now I don’t make cards or scrapbooks, but stuff loosing its usefulness I definitely understand especially when our summers can get to 45C, weather and biological stuff bugs/ mould impacts threads/fibres/yarn/canvas too. I Konmaried my craft space back in 2016; no I didn’t get rid of everything but that process helped me consider exactly what I loved wanted to continue doing and I moved on (with thanks) all my acrylic yarn to charity knitters, fabric pieces that were too small/dirty/faded/damaged, the damaged mannequin went in the bin, and 3 metres of craft magazines and books went to the library/opportunity stops for someone else to find joy. I even moved on 'frustration' the name I gave to my overlocker (serger). And when I moved interstate last year I sent two non worn out sewing machines to the scrapyard - I’ll be replacing these domestic machines that were overworked making masks with industrial ones once I find ones at the right price point. So, I still have a lot of stuff, but I’m definitely much more choosy about what comes into the house. I’ve got a project list and if the item isn’t for one of those on-going projects it doesn’t get bought. I do put things into online store carts, but at that point I’ll leave the site keeping the tab open do something else for a few hours to a day and give myself time to think if: 1. I really will use it, 2. It is worth the $$$ (yes even on sale), 3. It can be used in one or more projects (multiple projects is better) and finally, 4. It will last. Many times, not one thing remains in the carts after the consideration time. It’s definitely better on my wallet doing it this way. And if after the consideration time the sale item is gone, my thought then is there’ll be something better along shortly. I still have according to most people a craft STABLE - STash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy but what remains brings me Peace, Joy and Hope that I’ll finish my projects, plus I’ve got a teenager who is into art/craft now too. They’ve been told that they can use anything I’ve bought just show me want they want it for because I might have something better/more appropriate for their needs because there’s stuff around that they haven’t seen before (usually it’s a tool that’s more suitable) and once I’m out of the picture to who to contact, to take whatever they don’t want off their hands!
I never heard of craft STABLE and that makes so much sense!! Thank you for sharing such a thoughtful and indepth comment!!
Great video! I am way better than I used to be. I stopped watching when all the new products come out and feeling like I needed everything. I haven’t bought anything really in the last few years. I gifted my friend who works with seniors a huge amount of my craft things. I still have a lot to go through, but it’s a process. A lot got looked through when we’ve moved, but still could be down sized. Work in process.
It's so designed that way to get us to buy!! Glad to hear you're finding a way that works for you.
@@SmartFunDIY I can now just go into Michaels(where I used to work) and just browse. It satisfies my needs to see new stuff, but don’t need to buy. I used to have to buy every new Tim Holtz supply he came out with. 🤦🏻♀️😁
Can you do it with hot wheels?
Totally! They just cost a little more.
Stunning! Gorgeous 😍😍😍
I don’t understand how you ended up with two pieces to glue together
I cut them at the same time - 2 layers of fabric
@@SmartFunDIY thanks for the response! I heard you say you need 1 yard of fabric so I just folded the one yard in half and cut 🤦♀️ didn’t have time to get more fabric so I just made shoulder straps for it haha thanks for the tutorial, my son loved it!!
@@marandamlloyd that works! I'd love to see pics!!
@@SmartFunDIY I can’t cut or draw a straight line to save my life but he loved it 🤣 drive.google.com/file/d/1QDfWBiHkLWeaJ9XfwhVCqpvGCFaev_ic
@@marandamlloyd I just requested access :) I'm so glad you were able to make it!!
Omg thank you so much for this video ! Now i can be sewing 1 and have the circuit maker cut another one … this makes my life so much easier ❤
You are so welcome!
What is that particular stencil’s name?
Oh man, I have no idea but I believe they're from Stencil1?
E 6000 would hold the glass rocks in place year round . They make a clear e 6000 glue. Looks grat thankyou for the video.
Thanks! It could but construction adhesive is cheaper :)