I started papercrafting back in my early 30s. (now am 69) I have a LOT of stuff!!! Not only that, when I took up rubber stamping I was already doing crochet, plastic canvas, counted cross stitch etc so I ALREADY had a houseful of stuff so when I started buying stamps (OY) It got out of hand but like you said, I will do it some day. Well in the past couple of years I have found it easier to destash and I am liking not having so much. I used to have "I need it all" syndrome. If I bought a stamp pad, I NEEDED all the colors, if I bought a marker, I needed ALL the colors... I recently picked out over half of my embossing folders that I didnt use, about half of the punches that I didnt use. about half of the stamps that I got, used a couple times and then they sat on the shelf, and a bunch of other things and i got rid of all of that and losing that 500 pounds of stuff (LOL) made me feel so GOOD! I dont regret getting rid of any of it! In fact I really need to go through and get rid of more but that is a project for another day! I put this in here to encourage all the people who want to get rid of a lot of stuff, just do it! I am a visual person, If I dont see something, I dont have it so I just craft with the stuff I see in my craft room now and it is so freeing!
Craft purchasing and organizing your purchases I feel like is a hobby in itself 😜. I have so many fun things. I hope to keep myself entertained when I retire in about a year along with enjoying my grand babies! I like find way less expensive storage alternatives ☺️. Blessings from Kansas!
Probably my biggest over all regret is all the money I spent on cute stamp and die sets. Now that I've been making cards a little while, anything I buy has to be something I can expand on, be motivated to use over and over and in different ways. It has to be versatile. Great video!
Thanks for sharing, Lolly. I regret buying tons of printables for junk journaling. I find because of the inexpensive prices, I impulse buy way too many. Printable ephemera is fine, but I learned to late that I just don’t like most of them. But that’s just me. If you love yours, then I’m pleased for you.
You're so right Lolly. I recently had to move my craft space and found items I have never used. It's such a waste of money. So I'm more careful now and have made a rule that as soon as I buy something new I use it straight away!!
Thank you for so gently bringing this up. There are regrets.. I have stamps that were still in the packages, and other things. I have gone on a NO craft spend year this year. If I am not using it why am I still getting them? No more. Just shops my. craft room! N. Thank you again.
Wow - as a relatively new crafter, I’m soooooo grateful to all of you for sharing!!! It has all helped me tremendously already! This was an awesome and VERY USEFUL video! Thank you so much, Lolly!
I used to own a rubber stamp company and ran the business from my home. My house burned 11 years ago destroying the original artwork and computers, but I still have a lot of rubber stamps. Beause I lost all my personal property, I've replaced a lot of what I lost. I also now have a new craft hoard that rivals the pre-fire accumulation. (Sigh.)
I can totally understand your response! It must have been so difficult to lose everything like that! It makes me think of our parents or grandparents who lived through so much scarcity in the war years that they couldn’t dispose of anything, because they had such a deep appreciation for everything.
What a great video. My regret was a subscription and the many dies I have purchased and never used. I have given a lot of my stuff to a friend’s autistic niece who likes to make cards. That did help relieve the guilt of my unnecessary spending. This year my goal also is to not purchase craft supplies. Use what I have.
Sometimes when there's a challenge, such as the monthly paper clip challenge, I challene myself to flip through my stamps, and the first stamp that matches that theme, I'll create with it. It's interesting.
I decided to make a creative planner for this year. I made a page for each supply or media, including sewing and jewelry making, watercolor, pastels, etc. This is motivating me to create daily and use my supplies. 😀 So far it's working. I've joined a couple of art collabs and that helps, too😂.
This year I am challenging myself to use all stamps and dies that I have. If I dont like it or can't think of a project to use it on I will donate to our local school. My biggest regret was getting a Cricut. Just never was for me
It's best if we can find a local scrapbook store that teaches classes using the machines. For some people, the Cricut software is prohibitive, but the other brands' software is easier to understand. It's all about how your mind thinks and reasons.
Gorguss girls were hard to resist! I have a few of the stamps…(and other “tchotchke!”) I gotcha…the peer pressure is real! You know you’ll use them “eventually” b/c they’re so darn cute! I admire your ability to come clean. 😘 Happy crafting!
Hi Lolly! Great video! I agree with all you said! One of my regrets is buying too many planner stickers. I enjoyed buying them, but didn't think about how I would be able to use that many. I had FOMO. Fear of missing out. I will keep what I will logically use and maybe a little extra.😊 I am so thankful that I am able to not feel the need to buy what I like, but what I need and will use. For me, prayer helps immensely! Thank you for sharing--not easy, but so helpful.❤
@@susanweber6861 Thank you Susan.😊 I think we find out when we talk about these things that so many of us have the same challenges and I thought I was the only one.😳😊
I regret trying several types of die cutting machines. I was lucky to sell some I didn’t like. Ironically enough, I now only use manual die cutting machines. Also, I bought a Cricut and hated their design space and never used it. I sold that too!
I have the same issue with Cricut. They make great machines but can't get their software up to speed. I still prefer die cutting machines over digital cutting machines, too. They create a nice, crisp, clean edge.
I don't buy much because I have a very low fixed income, but one regret is the foiling machine that hubby bought for me when it first came out. He asked before getting it for me, and I thought I wanted it but I only played with it once or twice. Just not my thing. Other than that, I don't have any regrets.
This is all such useful information! As a newer crafter, I see things on CZcams that I think are needed, but now I’m realizing that they are not! Thanks for the heads up on all these toys.
I have been crafting for over 60years. In May, I had to clean up my craft room, since we were getting new windows and had to be able to get to the window😳. As a result I gave away over 50 large boxes of craft supplies to fellow crafters and had a free garage sale. It was so uplifting to give away supplies to folks who are enthusiastic about crafting. I don’t regret it at all, plus we got our windows and I can walk in my craft room. I have located supplies in there that I had forgotten all about.😊 The only craft supply I got rid of (years ago), that I wish that I had now was my big kick die cut machine. I would love to have it to embossed my small watercolor creations for card making. Not too bad, for all the stuff that I have let go of. I also do fine art stuff, so my supplies are abundant. I regret getting an Easy Press, as I haven’t used it much. However, I purchased Derwent watercolor pencils over 20 years ago and I finally used them last year, glad I didn’t get rid of them. I regret buying adorable fabric that I never used…but I gave it to a gal that does charity quilts, so it is getting used. I believe that when I worked full time, I craft shopped as a way to cope with my stressful job…dreaming of the day when I would have more time to create. Now that I am retired (less income), more time, I still think about buying supplies, but I try to keep the “Want Monster” in check. Thank you for this video.
Years ago I made a lot of scrapbooks (when kids were younger), purchased so many paper packs and sheets, will never use them! Along with the beautiful albums I'll never fill! Yet it's hard to get rid of it all!
Best Advice …. I’m actually a beader of 35 yrs…. I have thousands of beads and new beads keep coming out…. I’m now into paper crafting…. I Love Stickers. Oh dear! I love all paper pads…. Pens? Did someone say pens? I have so many pens, markers, glitter markers, ephemera… love all kinds… Tim Holtz… and anything pretty and new😳 I’ve bought giant paperclips, from Hobby Lobby…. But now I’ve found you Lilly! So maybe I’ll use them. I did just destash a 16 lb box to a friend for free….she Loved it. She’s in business so she will use all of it. Wow! That’s alot. Sorry. ❤
]'m a hoarder. I bought dylusions paint, two sets bcuz I can't stand the thought of running out. I stocked up on them, tcw butter paste, paints in general, markers, tons of stuff like that. They dried up. You cannot stock up on stuff and not use it. Wasted lots of $....hundreds....and I have to toss it all out. My one day never came. I have lost interest in most of it. Still usable I wind up donating to goodwill bcuz I dont know anyone who wants it. I've got the gorguss girls, too. Not all of them but a few. Never used. Julie Nutting....not all but most. Used very few. I love love LOVE dyan reaveley dylusions...but I don't create like she does. I keep telling myself I will but I don't. I love it. I love her stuff. It's just not me though. I've limited my buying on that bcuz I do know what I'm more likely to use. 😢 so much....too much. You want to support these creators but you just can't every one. I begged n begged to get a die cut machine. Never used it. Now I want to, I can't find the handle! It's crazy. I'm crazy....its an addiction and some days I just hate it all. 😮 lol I am finally at a place I ask will I really use it? And I can be honest with myself. No more hoarding. 🎉
I like Dylusions journals! I also am very happy with my die cutting machines, but for instance I have two mini ones, and I only need ONE. We used to have a creative reuse center in town -- it's a thrift store that sells only artistic, crafty supplies. I donated a lot of things to them, including brand new items as well as machines.
I have a friend that just started teaching. and I gave her my unused crafting materials so she didn’t have to purchase them with her moneys. I told her to share with all the other teachers if she didn’t think she would use what I gave her. I am still blessed with more. I one purchase I wish I had not made is Chalk Paste and inks.
I regret a set of markers. They’re not huge, but they don’t blend well, the colors don’t look right for what they’re supposed to be and I’ve hated them since I got them, plus a few dried up in no time. I’ve bought way too many dies that I’ll probably never use because I’m a die junky. I stopped watching craft shows on HSN and a couple of CZcamsrs because I found myself buying too much and crafting less than I did before I bought all the stuff.
I think one of the traps is seeing ONE CARD being made, and it's such a pretty card. We order all the stuff to make that one card, and by the time we get the items shipped to us, we've lost interest in making that card. Two years later, we don't even remember why we bought the stamps.
I hardly comment but like most crafters, I fell into impulse buying my crafting supplies several times and regret later. It is a good thing that I do not buy expensive ones. If I do not use some of them, I will pass them on. One man's junk is another man's treasure. I do keep some of them for my enjoyment too. If I know my crafting pals well, I will ask if they have spare ones of a certain item that I need and vice versa. In this way, we don't have to order online as it comes in bulk at times and is just too much to use it all.
Sorry for three comments, it won’t let me edit the other ones. I am easily influenced and go gung-ho on things. So I need to be careful. LOL. But I like your advice. Be easy on yourself. And our tastes and talents change and the things we want to get into change. That is art and being a crafter.
I have a massive regret for too many tim holtz embellishments and supplies. From when his first grunge things came out till just a couple years ago, I kept buying. Now I have a "store full." I do stay up with his techniques, but really have calmed down when it comes to that feeling of having to have it all. My personal styles of papercrafting have changed.
Oh my. I had that whole book of Gorjuss Girl stamps - all 60, plus some of the larger ones as well. I used to have a collaboration with a few others and did actually use them for that. Then, they sat and were just taking up precious space in my small craft room. I sold the whole lot last year. It was hard at first to let go, but I don't regret it. Also, I never really got into the Julie Nutting trend either. I tend to go ALL IN when I see something that I think I may enjoy, which is really not a great way to be. Most recently, I bought a hot foil machine, and also a wax seal set. I think I will enjoy the hot foiling, but I'm not 100% convinced on the wax seal. I did only buy a small amount of wax and one or two seals. That may be all I ever get. But, here I go again. lol Also, yes, the Kits. Sigh. I do like Spellbinders for exactly the reason you said - I can cancel after seeing ahead of time what it will be, or change to a different one, etc. Grab bags I learned about also - not Michael's, but bead grab bags mostly. I would rather pay to get what I need or want than a bag of stuff I may never use. Thanks for the video. :)
Many great points! Thank you. One thing I could have mentioned is that some things are for a season only. We do change. I think it's completely fine to go "all in" and use some set of craft supplies but then grow weary of it later, and then let it go later.
Very useful, thank you!! When I detect anything in my stash which I will never use up, I make a bunch of crafts like flip cards or tin cans with paper lid and donate it to the local animal shelters fleamarkets. It is funny!!! Hugs, Angel 🥰
I don't use my Minc machine. I also have those small Sanotoro girls- I will make some cards for my gdaughter before she gets too old ! I wish I had not fell into the " I have to have all the colors" I have to have all the sprays, all the kits.... but my craft room is my happy place and I don't buy stuff anymore.
I have hoarded, collected and gathered many items for projects. Every time I try to destash I end up remembering why I liked/ loved it OR I send it to Arc and then regret when I craft again. Junk journals have become the fix all. Haha.... PS - totally forgot my tiny collection of gorjuss stamps..thanks! Still love them!!
I love coloring the gorgeous girls but then what? LOL we all had full set syndrome at some point! I’m currently purging because I got into junk journaling and wow I collected so much junk! I’m onto making cards! I definitely use more stuff when I can get to my stuff 😉! I had over 50 punches- they’re donated! Thanks for the video- we can all relate!
I will not ever buy a foiling machine. I do not have room. Also, no craft subscriptions. And no to grab bags. I wait to spend my money on something I really want. I do love my Cinch machine. I love making journals or notebooks. I also love my alcohol markers. I bought less expensive ones from AC Moore. My regret is a couple WeR Memory keeper boards. Have never used one for an explosion box at all.
Take all the art supplies out of the pencil case at the end and fill it with some sort of art supplies that you love. I can tell you love it, but just not what is inside. My regret is too many wooden rubber stamps that I have only used for one project each. I am much more selective now but it took me buying too many to get that way.
Thank you for the idea! I will rethink this. I have a lot of wooden stamps, but every few years I destash it a bit. I have a beautiful wooden cabinet my husband made for me, and it's perfect.
My regret purchases is Cricut products. Have cricut expressions with so many cartridges most never open. Have cricut joy used once. Was not impressed. I’m more of manual die cutting. TFS your regrets.
I got the Joy, because I had a specific project in mind that would take a long, long word of vinyl. However, it ended up not actually making tall enough letters, so I had to use the full-sized machine and just using an entire roll of vinyl.
You are so right. I have all of the dolls and more. I have 30 plus prima dolls, COPIC markers over 100 of them. How about the House Mouse collection . It hard to let them go😢
Haha! Being so new to crafting, I “thought” I knew what I’d be using, but even though the dollar store items I bought were “individually” inexpensive to purchase, I bought way too many and they are now just taking up valuable space, making it harder to focus on the few items I might want to use. 😂😂 Also, I bought a few digital kits that I still super love, but my model of printer goes through ink really fast and at $80 for a new cartridge, they turned out to be more costly than buying 12 x 12 printed paper pads.
I love gorgeous girls too but I never use them. I also have tons of color pen and pencil. I love to buy things but never use them. BTW after watching Dexie 's adventure, I think it will be fun to do a gorgeous girl adventure too
This hit close to home 😂I regret buying the CC Spectrum Noir markers. And I also regret buying the Gemini Pro. I bought is like 2 years ago and have never used it.
I regret buying tsukinekos gluepad. I have never used it . I thought they would be great for stamping sentiment and foiling them but somehow I never dare. 😊-
I bought that pad as well, because the salesperson told me that I could dip ephemera into it and glue it to my page. That's not how it works. It is supposedly for adding glitter to a piece. I got rid of it.
Oh why...I love gorjuss girl. I only have the minis and some large. Love my Julie nutting doll stamps. We just need to use them more. Just me. I regret buying my scan and cut. I agree we all have different likes and loves. Whatever makes you happy (like Gina would say). Tfs...great idea. ❤
Alcohol inks- gave them all away to someone on FB (never used); Spectrum Noir markers - gave to a friend; coloring books - gave to a friend - don’t like to color, who knew? I do like to watercolor.
I waited forever to get a cinch - bought a zutter bind it all that I used once or twice - bought a mini cinch on sale and LOVE IT. Need to get rid of the bind it all.
I’m so confused. Been looking for maker forte or hedgehog hollow and can’t find anyone anymore. Is Alex doing her thing under another name? I’m so glad I found you though. Thanks for the inspiration!
When you use these products, you don’t give yourself a chance to create. All the creativity had been done by the original artist. I don’t but any cricut stuff or Tim Holt stuff. It’s appealing, but not my vibe.
I do use some similar products, but it's the amount of the purchases that prohibits the full use of them. I can create with a new stamp set or die set every other month, but not every week.
Haha! I WANT to be creative - it’s just more difficult for some of us than others and perhaps that’s the reason we “think” we need so many products. You’re so blessed to be able to create without all the props! I really want someone to teach us how to get creative without all the super cute stuff, but the cute stuff is always demoed, so it makes some of us (me) think that’s how to be creative. I’m so grateful for this video, because it’s making me realize that all the toys might NOT be essential to crafting and I’m glad I’m finding it out now, before I make a lot of unnecessary purchases!
I forgot! I also have a Gorjuss coin purse and a Gorguss mini notebook holder.
Best advice Lolly when you said, " Whatever you do be at peace with it.". Great benchmark for dedtash..de-clutter. Good video
Thank you so much!
I started papercrafting back in my early 30s. (now am 69) I have a LOT of stuff!!! Not only that, when I took up rubber stamping I was already doing crochet, plastic canvas, counted cross stitch etc so I ALREADY had a houseful of stuff so when I started buying stamps (OY) It got out of hand but like you said, I will do it some day. Well in the past couple of years I have found it easier to destash and I am liking not having so much. I used to have "I need it all" syndrome. If I bought a stamp pad, I NEEDED all the colors, if I bought a marker, I needed ALL the colors... I recently picked out over half of my embossing folders that I didnt use, about half of the punches that I didnt use. about half of the stamps that I got, used a couple times and then they sat on the shelf, and a bunch of other things and i got rid of all of that and losing that 500 pounds of stuff (LOL) made me feel so GOOD! I dont regret getting rid of any of it! In fact I really need to go through and get rid of more but that is a project for another day! I put this in here to encourage all the people who want to get rid of a lot of stuff, just do it! I am a visual person, If I dont see something, I dont have it so I just craft with the stuff I see in my craft room now and it is so freeing!
Right! Out of sight, out of mind. Well done!
Craft purchasing and organizing your purchases I feel like is a hobby in itself 😜. I have so many fun things. I hope to keep myself entertained when I retire in about a year along with enjoying my grand babies! I like find way less expensive storage alternatives ☺️. Blessings from Kansas!
Sounds great! Thanks for watching :)
Probably my biggest over all regret is all the money I spent on cute stamp and die sets. Now that I've been making cards a little while, anything I buy has to be something I can expand on, be motivated to use over and over and in different ways. It has to be versatile. Great video!
Thank you. Versatility is a great goal!
Thanks for sharing, Lolly. I regret buying tons of printables for junk journaling. I find because of the inexpensive prices, I impulse buy way too many. Printable ephemera is fine, but I learned to late that I just don’t like most of them. But that’s just me. If you love yours, then I’m pleased for you.
I can see how that could be problematic. I have a lot of printables (free and purchased), and I'm finding that I don't even know what I have any more!
You're so right Lolly. I recently had to move my craft space and found items I have never used. It's such a waste of money. So I'm more careful now and have made a rule that as soon as I buy something new I use it straight away!!
Well done!
Thank you for so gently bringing this up. There are regrets.. I have stamps that were still in the packages, and other things. I have gone on a NO craft spend year this year. If I am not using it why am I still getting them? No more. Just shops my. craft room! N. Thank you again.
Great goal for the year!
Wow - as a relatively new crafter, I’m soooooo grateful to all of you for sharing!!! It has all helped me tremendously already! This was an awesome and VERY USEFUL video! Thank you so much, Lolly!
Wonderful!
I used to own a rubber stamp company and ran the business from my home. My house burned 11 years ago destroying the original artwork and computers, but I still have a lot of rubber stamps. Beause I lost all my personal property, I've replaced a lot of what I lost. I also now have a new craft hoard that rivals the pre-fire accumulation. (Sigh.)
I can totally understand your response! It must have been so difficult to lose everything like that! It makes me think of our parents or grandparents who lived through so much scarcity in the war years that they couldn’t dispose of anything, because they had such a deep appreciation for everything.
oh, dear! How tragic to lose the originals! I guess that's why we're told to back up "to the cloud" now.
What a great video. My regret was a subscription and the many dies I have purchased and never used. I have given a lot of my stuff to a friend’s autistic niece who likes to make cards. That did help relieve the guilt of my unnecessary spending. This year my goal also is to not purchase craft supplies. Use what I have.
Sometimes when there's a challenge, such as the monthly paper clip challenge, I challene myself to flip through my stamps, and the first stamp that matches that theme, I'll create with it. It's interesting.
I decided to make a creative planner for this year. I made a page for each supply or media, including sewing and jewelry making, watercolor, pastels, etc. This is motivating me to create daily and use my supplies. 😀 So far it's working. I've joined a couple of art collabs and that helps, too😂.
Sounds organized and inspiring! Heading over to look at your idea. :)
@LollyPalooza Thanks! I have those blender sticks, too. I bought them many years ago, but can't remember why😸
This year I am challenging myself to use all stamps and dies that I have. If I dont like it or can't think of a project to use it on I will donate to our local school. My biggest regret was getting a Cricut. Just never was for me
It's best if we can find a local scrapbook store that teaches classes using the machines. For some people, the Cricut software is prohibitive, but the other brands' software is easier to understand. It's all about how your mind thinks and reasons.
I bought a lot of stuff when I began crafting, before I knew which direction I was going with it. I know know what items I pick up every time and use.
That's great. It's great to know your mind and your interests.
Alcohol markers are definitely on the top of my list! But I was able to bless a teen girl who loves drawing and coloring so it wasn’t a total waste.
Nice! I had doubles of several Copics and gave them to my daughter who is in art school.
Gorguss girls were hard to resist! I have a few of the stamps…(and other “tchotchke!”) I gotcha…the peer pressure is real! You know you’ll use them “eventually” b/c they’re so darn cute! I admire your ability to come clean. 😘 Happy crafting!
Yes! Thank you!
Hi Lolly! Great video! I agree with all you said! One of my regrets is buying too many planner stickers. I enjoyed buying them, but didn't think about how I would be able to use that many. I had FOMO. Fear of missing out. I will keep what I will logically use and maybe a little extra.😊 I am so thankful that I am able to not feel the need to buy what I like, but what I need and will use. For me, prayer helps immensely! Thank you for sharing--not easy, but so helpful.❤
I did that too! I have major FOMO. Bought two two hardcover books with stickers which are beautiful but I’ve used very few
@@susanweber6861 Thank you Susan.😊 I think we find out when we talk about these things that so many of us have the same challenges and I thought I was the only one.😳😊
Yup! That's an addiction for sure, especially since they are easy to store.
@susanweber6861 sometimes things are "too pretty to use."
I kind of do the same thing. If I see a new project and it’s cute…. I run right out and get… thinking I’ll miss out. 😕
I regret trying several types of die cutting machines. I was lucky to sell some I didn’t like. Ironically enough, I now only use manual die cutting machines. Also, I bought a Cricut and hated their design space and never used it. I sold that too!
I have the same issue with Cricut. They make great machines but can't get their software up to speed. I still prefer die cutting machines over digital cutting machines, too. They create a nice, crisp, clean edge.
I don't buy much because I have a very low fixed income, but one regret is the foiling machine that hubby bought for me when it first came out. He asked before getting it for me, and I thought I wanted it but I only played with it once or twice. Just not my thing. Other than that, I don't have any regrets.
It makes such beautiful cards, too!
This is all such useful information! As a newer crafter, I see things on CZcams that I think are needed, but now I’m realizing that they are not! Thanks for the heads up on all these toys.
I have been crafting for over 60years. In May, I had to clean up my craft room, since we were getting new windows and had to be able to get to the window😳. As a result I gave away over 50 large boxes of craft supplies to fellow crafters and had a free garage sale. It was so uplifting to give away supplies to folks who are enthusiastic about crafting. I don’t regret it at all, plus we got our windows and I can walk in my craft room. I have located supplies in there that I had forgotten all about.😊
The only craft supply I got rid of (years ago), that I wish that I had now was my big kick die cut machine. I would love to have it to embossed my small watercolor creations for card making. Not too bad, for all the stuff that I have let go of. I also do fine art stuff, so my supplies are abundant.
I regret getting an Easy Press, as I haven’t used it much. However, I purchased Derwent watercolor pencils over 20 years ago and I finally used them last year, glad I didn’t get rid of them. I regret buying adorable fabric that I never used…but I gave it to a gal that does charity quilts, so it is getting used. I believe that when I worked full time, I craft shopped as a way to cope with my stressful job…dreaming of the day when I would have more time to create. Now that I am retired (less income), more time, I still think about buying supplies, but I try to keep the “Want Monster” in check.
Thank you for this video.
Was the Big Kick a precursor to the Big Shot die cutter? I use mine a lot. :) I enjoy watercolorpencils, too :)
I think it came just before or just after the big shot, not sure.
Wow! That was a truly awesome and inspiring post!!! Thank you so much for such great insight! ❤️
Years ago I made a lot of scrapbooks (when kids were younger), purchased so many paper packs and sheets, will never use them! Along with the beautiful albums I'll never fill! Yet it's hard to get rid of it all!
I'm not a scrapbooker, but I do like "memory keeping," though I can't justify the amount of STUFF I have.
Best Advice …. I’m actually a beader of 35 yrs…. I have thousands of beads and new beads keep coming out…. I’m now into paper crafting…. I Love Stickers. Oh dear! I love all paper pads…. Pens? Did someone say pens? I have so many pens, markers, glitter markers, ephemera… love all kinds… Tim Holtz… and anything pretty and new😳
I’ve bought giant paperclips, from Hobby Lobby…. But now I’ve found you Lilly! So maybe I’ll use them. I did just destash a 16 lb box to a friend for free….she Loved it. She’s in business so she will use all of it. Wow! That’s alot. Sorry. ❤
Wonderful gift for your friend!
]'m a hoarder. I bought dylusions paint, two sets bcuz I can't stand the thought of running out. I stocked up on them, tcw butter paste, paints in general, markers, tons of stuff like that. They dried up. You cannot stock up on stuff and not use it. Wasted lots of $....hundreds....and I have to toss it all out. My one day never came. I have lost interest in most of it. Still usable I wind up donating to goodwill bcuz I dont know anyone who wants it. I've got the gorguss girls, too. Not all of them but a few. Never used. Julie Nutting....not all but most. Used very few. I love love LOVE dyan reaveley dylusions...but I don't create like she does. I keep telling myself I will but I don't. I love it. I love her stuff. It's just not me though. I've limited my buying on that bcuz I do know what I'm more likely to use. 😢 so much....too much. You want to support these creators but you just can't every one. I begged n begged to get a die cut machine. Never used it. Now I want to, I can't find the handle! It's crazy. I'm crazy....its an addiction and some days I just hate it all. 😮 lol I am finally at a place I ask will I really use it? And I can be honest with myself. No more hoarding. 🎉
I have all those paints too! And those little bottles of sparkles, etc. Never pull them out
I like Dylusions journals! I also am very happy with my die cutting machines, but for instance I have two mini ones, and I only need ONE. We used to have a creative reuse center in town -- it's a thrift store that sells only artistic, crafty supplies. I donated a lot of things to them, including brand new items as well as machines.
I have a friend that just started teaching. and I gave her my unused crafting materials so she didn’t have to purchase them with her moneys. I told her to share with all the other teachers if she didn’t think she would use what I gave her. I am still blessed with more. I one purchase I wish I had not made is Chalk
Paste and inks.
That is awesome!
I never thought I would own a Gorjus girl stamp, thank you some crafty friends and destashes I have some,cute collection
Glad you were able to find them!
I regret a set of markers. They’re not huge, but they don’t blend well, the colors don’t look right for what they’re supposed to be and I’ve hated them since I got them, plus a few dried up in no time. I’ve bought way too many dies that I’ll probably never use because I’m a die junky. I stopped watching craft shows on HSN and a couple of CZcamsrs because I found myself buying too much and crafting less than I did before I bought all the stuff.
I think one of the traps is seeing ONE CARD being made, and it's such a pretty card. We order all the stuff to make that one card, and by the time we get the items shipped to us, we've lost interest in making that card. Two years later, we don't even remember why we bought the stamps.
I hardly comment but like most crafters, I fell into impulse buying my crafting supplies several times and regret later. It is a good thing that I do not buy expensive ones. If I do not use some of them, I will pass them on. One man's junk is another man's treasure. I do keep some of them for my enjoyment too. If I know my crafting pals well, I will ask if they have spare ones of a certain item that I need and vice versa. In this way, we don't have to order online as it comes in bulk at times and is just too much to use it all.
It's great to have crafty friends like that!
Sorry for three comments, it won’t let me edit the other ones. I am easily influenced and go gung-ho on things. So I need to be careful. LOL. But I like your advice. Be easy on yourself. And our tastes and talents change and the things we want to get into change. That is art and being a crafter.
All good
I have a massive regret for too many tim holtz embellishments and supplies. From when his first grunge things came out till just a couple years ago, I kept buying. Now I have a "store full." I do stay up with his techniques, but really have calmed down when it comes to that feeling of having to have it all. My personal styles of papercrafting have changed.
that's true. We do change. Our insterests change
Oh my. I had that whole book of Gorjuss Girl stamps - all 60, plus some of the larger ones as well. I used to have a collaboration with a few others and did actually use them for that. Then, they sat and were just taking up precious space in my small craft room. I sold the whole lot last year. It was hard at first to let go, but I don't regret it. Also, I never really got into the Julie Nutting trend either.
I tend to go ALL IN when I see something that I think I may enjoy, which is really not a great way to be. Most recently, I bought a hot foil machine, and also a wax seal set. I think I will enjoy the hot foiling, but I'm not 100% convinced on the wax seal. I did only buy a small amount of wax and one or two seals. That may be all I ever get. But, here I go again. lol Also, yes, the Kits. Sigh. I do like Spellbinders for exactly the reason you said - I can cancel after seeing ahead of time what it will be, or change to a different one, etc. Grab bags I learned about also - not Michael's, but bead grab bags mostly. I would rather pay to get what I need or want than a bag of stuff I may never use.
Thanks for the video. :)
Many great points! Thank you. One thing I could have mentioned is that some things are for a season only. We do change. I think it's completely fine to go "all in" and use some set of craft supplies but then grow weary of it later, and then let it go later.
Very useful, thank you!! When I detect anything in my stash which I will never use up, I make a bunch of crafts like flip cards or tin cans with paper lid and donate it to the local animal shelters fleamarkets. It is funny!!! Hugs, Angel 🥰
That's a great idea!
I agree with the Gorjus Girls stamps. I think my mini stamps are still new. LOL!!!
It's so easy to get too many, rather than slowly collect them as we are USING them! :)
I don't use my Minc machine. I also have those small Sanotoro girls- I will make some cards for my gdaughter before she gets too old ! I wish I had not fell into the " I have to have all the colors" I have to have all the sprays, all the kits.... but my craft room is my happy place and I don't buy stuff anymore.
My craft place is still happy, but I find that when a new type of crafting tool comes out, I have to ask myself WHERE I'll put it!
I have hoarded, collected and gathered many items for projects. Every time I try to destash I end up remembering why I liked/ loved it OR I send it to Arc and then regret when I craft again. Junk journals have become the fix all. Haha....
PS - totally forgot my tiny collection of gorjuss stamps..thanks! Still love them!!
Thanks for sharing!
So true!!!! But it’s so hard to part from pretty things lol
Exactly. I bought a stamp simply because the little critter on it is so CUTE! But I haven't used him.
I have never seen these - happily!
:) Thanks for watching :)
I love coloring the gorgeous girls but then what? LOL we all had full set syndrome at some point! I’m currently purging because I got into junk journaling and wow I collected so much junk! I’m onto making cards! I definitely use more stuff when I can get to my stuff 😉! I had over 50 punches- they’re donated! Thanks for the video- we can all relate!
Junk journaling is a great category to discuss. It's super easy to collect!
I will not ever buy a foiling machine. I do not have room. Also, no craft subscriptions. And no to grab bags. I wait to spend my money on something I really want. I do love my Cinch machine. I love making journals or notebooks. I also love my alcohol markers. I bought less expensive ones from AC Moore. My regret is a couple WeR Memory keeper boards. Have never used one for an explosion box at all.
I used my explosion board one, and it's such a cute project, but it's also a lot of work!
Take all the art supplies out of the pencil case at the end and fill it with some sort of art supplies that you love. I can tell you love it, but just not what is inside.
My regret is too many wooden rubber stamps that I have only used for one project each. I am much more selective now but it took me buying too many to get that way.
Thank you for the idea! I will rethink this.
I have a lot of wooden stamps, but every few years I destash it a bit. I have a beautiful wooden cabinet my husband made for me, and it's perfect.
My regret purchases is Cricut products. Have cricut expressions with so many cartridges most never open. Have cricut joy used once. Was not impressed. I’m more of manual die cutting. TFS your regrets.
I got the Joy, because I had a specific project in mind that would take a long, long word of vinyl. However, it ended up not actually making tall enough letters, so I had to use the full-sized machine and just using an entire roll of vinyl.
Thank you so much for that valuable information! Saves me and others from the same!
If I haven’t used it in well over a year, I donate it. I’ve never yet donated a craft supply and later needed said supply.
That's a success story, then
BTW- I absolutely love my alcohol markers! Definitely something I do not regret!
Nice! Me, neither. I enjoy them, but I completely understand why some people don't.
You are so right. I have all of the dolls and more. I have 30 plus prima dolls, COPIC markers over 100 of them. How about the House Mouse collection . It hard to let them go😢
Oh, yes, so many collections out there. You named some popular ones!
Haha! Being so new to crafting, I “thought” I knew what I’d be using, but even though the dollar store items I bought were “individually” inexpensive to purchase, I bought way too many and they are now just taking up valuable space, making it harder to focus on the few items I might want to use. 😂😂 Also, I bought a few digital kits that I still super love, but my model of printer goes through ink really fast and at $80 for a new cartridge, they turned out to be more costly than buying 12 x 12 printed paper pads.
By the way Lolly , I love your little girl stamps💖💖
thank you!
I love gorgeous girls too but I never use them. I also have tons of color pen and pencil. I love to buy things but never use them. BTW after watching Dexie 's adventure, I think it will be fun to do a gorgeous girl adventure too
Great idea!!
Oh my list is long.. lol everything you mentioned I have. But I do hoard my craft stuff and can’t seem to use or part with it. lol my bad.😅😂❤TFS ❤
hee hee. I totally understand!
This hit close to home 😂I regret buying the CC Spectrum Noir markers. And I also regret buying the Gemini Pro. I bought is like 2 years ago and have never used it.
Ouch! I feel bad when someone buys a craft machine and leaves it in the box. Were you hesitant to try to use it, or you just never found the need?
@@LollyPalooza I did take out of the box but just haven’t the need to use it.
I regret buying tsukinekos gluepad. I have never used it . I thought they would be great for stamping sentiment and foiling them but somehow I never dare. 😊-
I bought that pad as well, because the salesperson told me that I could dip ephemera into it and glue it to my page. That's not how it works. It is supposedly for adding glitter to a piece. I got rid of it.
Oh why...I love gorjuss girl. I only have the minis and some large. Love my Julie nutting doll stamps. We just need to use them more. Just me. I regret buying my scan and cut. I agree we all have different likes and loves. Whatever makes you happy (like Gina would say). Tfs...great idea. ❤
I use my Cameo a LOT, but I'd love to have a Scan N Cut. :)
I also regret my scan n cut - I gave it to a friend’s daughter who is a teacher.
@@LollyPaloozaI would so have given you mine! I wish I’d known
Alcohol inks- gave them all away to someone on FB (never used); Spectrum Noir markers - gave to a friend; coloring books - gave to a friend - don’t like to color, who knew? I do like to watercolor.
I waited forever to get a cinch - bought a zutter bind it all that I used once or twice - bought a mini cinch on sale and LOVE IT. Need to get rid of the bind it all.
I’m so confused. Been looking for maker forte or hedgehog hollow and can’t find anyone anymore. Is Alex doing her thing under another name? I’m so glad I found you though. Thanks for the inspiration!
She seems to be still there. I just did a Google search: czcams.com/users/HedgehogHollowvideos
Would you sell your zippered Gorjuss pencil bag? Oh how I would love it? Or do you know where I can get it? Please!? Hugs, Gigi
email me at lolly@lollypalooza.net
This sounds like the start of craft hoarders anonymous
I have other videos in this series: tinyurl.com/5czhzjdd
Just it's not just me w buyer regret.
We are in a special club for hoarders :)
I still love the girls and I still use them for cards.
awesome!
When you use these products, you don’t give yourself a chance to create. All the creativity had been done by the original artist. I don’t but any cricut stuff or Tim Holt stuff. It’s appealing, but not my vibe.
I do use some similar products, but it's the amount of the purchases that prohibits the full use of them. I can create with a new stamp set or die set every other month, but not every week.
Haha! I WANT to be creative - it’s just more difficult for some of us than others and perhaps that’s the reason we “think” we need so many products. You’re so blessed to be able to create without all the props! I really want someone to teach us how to get creative without all the super cute stuff, but the cute stuff is always demoed, so it makes some of us (me) think that’s how to be creative. I’m so grateful for this video, because it’s making me realize that all the toys might NOT be essential to crafting and I’m glad I’m finding it out now, before I make a lot of unnecessary purchases!