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Lots o’ links: 28 Stashbusting Projects

1 May 2010 10,600 views 11 Comments

by heather

Whew! We made it to the end of the month, and hopefully used up some of our stashes during the past 30 days! Did you keep up with your agreement to avoid buying new supplies in April? I am so proud of all of you and your efforts! You've been busting up a storm, and I have gathered a lot of good project ideas from you all! If you want to know how I did in my pursuit of stashbusting, check this. As for your awesome projects, look what I found:

Fabric:

Stash Fabric Flower Collage by Hey Now, Whoa Now
Pocket Tool Belt by Absinthe and Orange
Jammie Shorts by Dogwood and Poppy (inspired by Dana)

I love this! Angela Flicker took a photo and transformed it into an amazing piece of textile art: A Picture That Tells a Thousand Stories posted at The Artists' House. She said, "I'm so pleased with how this project turned out. Thanks for the motivation!"

Tshirty Goodness:

T-shirts to Toy Hammock at A Crafter's Crafter (inspired by this brilliant reusable grape bag)

How fun is this T-shirt Ruffle Skirt? And t-shirts = comfortable! Project at sneezerville

annalea hart presents we heart robots, a sweet t-shirt makeover posted at our hartbeat.

Household Objects:

Decoupage Light Bulb Birds at Crafts by Amanda
Crafts by Amanda also has a great tutorial on How to Make a Duct Tape Wallet

And, more links:

From our Stashbusting Challenge BlogCarnival:

The Art of Doing Stuff - Karen presents Contemporary Cat Food Dish | The Art of Doing Stuff posted at The Art of Doing Stuff, saying, "I have a Dollar Store bowl obsession. Needed to put it to better use than filling them with Cheesies every night."
Kathryn presents Mini Easter Basket posted at CRAFTS AND CREATIONS WITH KMOM14, saying, "From my stash I used a 2 liter bottle, ribbon and a clear decorative stone."
Kathryn presents Plastic Bottle Top Flower posted at CRAFTS AND CREATIONS WITH KMOM14, saying, "From my stash I used an empty 2 liter bottle, the cap off a shampoo bottle and some pink spray paint in "Ballet Slipper" which was too pale for another project that got shelved - I had really want more of a "Porky Pig Pink" but have not found that yet and not even sure they make it."
Shelley presents More Spring Cleaning... posted at Random Stuff by SAM, saying, "Jewelry pieces I have made for the April Stash Bust event."
Shelley presents Spring Destash part 2 posted at Random Stuff by SAM, saying, "Things made with my 'stash' during the April challenge"
Angela Flicker presents Repurpose Your Scrap Wood Into Great Games posted at The Artists' House.
Quirky Momma presents Have Old Sunscreen or Lotion? Make Fingerpaint! posted at quirkymomma.com, saying, "I have a ton of leftover sunscreen and lotions left over from last summer! Time to clean out our cabinet and make fingerpaint!"
Sara presents April Stash Challenge: Hawaiian Luau anyone? posted at Snail Mail Pals and Swaps.

Brass Paperclip presents How To: Recycled Rubber Band Note Cards posted at The Brass Paperclip Project, saying, "Here is a tutorial for my rubber band cards - hope you like!"
Cathy presents Egg Box Dragon posted at NurtureStore.
Cathy presents Lollypop stick puppets posted at NurtureStore.

Mod Podge

Kim Baise presents When Life Gives You Lemons posted at Jikits.
Condo Blues presents Telephone Book Wreath posted at Condo Blues, saying, "I turned a bunch of broken and should be trash items into a very different door wreath."

Sewing

Candace presents April Stash Bust - Diamond Scrap Pillow posted at Sparkle Power!.
Angela Flicker presents Turning an Old Skirt Into a Reversible Bag - April Stash Bust Continues at The Artists' House.
Angela Flicker presents Grandma's Napkins; A Granny Inspired Green Project posted at The Artists' House.
Angela Flicker presents I'm Busting My Stash Up This Month and Going Green posted at The Artists' House.
annalea hart presents how to make pretty spring pillowcases posted at our hartbeat.
annalea hart presents dress math posted at our hartbeat.

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11 Comments »

Kathryn said:

I love all of the neat, creative things that people came up with! A big thanks the Heather for hosting this and to everyone who participated. They have all given me inspirations for future projects.

# 1 May 2010 at 10:02 am

Amy said:

Thanks Heather! This was a great inspiration and a much needed break from consumption. I had a great time challenging myself to get new use out of things I already have (and I know my credit card enjoyed it’s break, too)! You’re a great host and have encouraged me to continue busting some stash throughout the year. Thanks again.

# 1 May 2010 at 11:13 am

Amanda said:

Thank you so much Heather! This is a fabulous round up and I look forward to visiting all the links after dinner tonight. Thanks for including my light bulb birds!

# 1 May 2010 at 3:06 pm

Amy Hadley said:

This has been such a fun challenge & round-up to look forward to all month. My delicious account has lots of new content.:) Thanks, Heather!

# 1 May 2010 at 6:34 pm

Laura @ PARING DOWN said:

You have some amazingly creative readers and bloggers out there. A.MA.ZING.

Love the projects!
:) Laura

# 1 May 2010 at 7:35 pm

Angela said:

Wow Heather! This was such a great idea. I really feel like I’ve formed a new habit. I’m starting a quilt now and instead of buying new I changed the idea in my head to make it work with the materials I had.

Thanks so much for sharing all these projects. I have many days of crafting ahead of me :)

# 2 May 2010 at 6:33 am

Shelley said:

This was a fun challenge! Thanks for hosting it & giving us a change to use our imaginations to make things from the stuff that we have lying around.

# 3 May 2010 at 6:53 am

AVA said:

I can’t get the t-shirt ruffle skirt link to work — it just brings me to a jpg of the image. Help?

# 3 May 2010 at 7:58 am

heather (author) said:

@Ava, Thanks for catching that! I fixed it! Here’s the URL: http://sneezerville.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/things-for-me/

# 3 May 2010 at 8:44 am

Condo Blues said:

Thank you so much for including me in your roundup! Now I’m off to make that fabulous skirt out of T-shirts!

# 3 May 2010 at 9:00 am

Karen - The Art of Doing Stuff said:

I’m soooo glad to see I’m not the only Dollar Store obsessed person out there. Not even close apparently! lol. Thanks for including my contemporary cat dishes! This is the most fun I’ve had at a carnival in a long time. Which way to the corn dogs by the way?

# 5 May 2010 at 7:50 pm