Weekly Crafters Challenge - 01/01-06/01

[Princess_Christmas]

:happynewyear:
I am taking on the job of hosting the weekly crafters challenge, new challenges will be posted on Sundays, here is the first one for the new year

Part One : Spend 30 minutes organizing your crafting zone
Part Two : Spend 15 minutes working on your crafting list for the year
Part Three : Spend 15 minutes or more on a craft for yourself

For those of you looking for a simple craft to bring some winter wonderland into your home, here is a link for you

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/seasonal_craft_ideas/56351
:bigsnow:

 

[Princess_Christmas]

:heartsNY:
Here's my list for the week
Create extra paintings for resource box - 9 of 10 done
Mount paintings for resource box - 9 of 10 done
Create paintings for resource book - Done, just waiting for it all to dry now
Organize painting resource box - so far so good, 1 painting and book to add
Organize crafting supplies and table - Thanks Mom, and yes it will be kept cleaner, thank goodness the painting unit is done
Organize TOPS program stuff - Working on it, I have until Wednessday

 

[momof9]

[/] my new Christmas Notebook and household notebook... I finished both of the covers!
[] dd6 butterfly afghan (unfinished Christmas present... I wrapped it up unfinished)
[] make birthday cards for the year

 

[KimD]

Ok this will be an easy week since I have already started and restarted a scarf 12 times in the past two days. :thud: :thud: If I have to take it apart one more time I am throwing it out the window.

[]work on cleaning out and organizing craft closet (need to see what is in there and what I need to buy)
[]work on setting up 2008 notebook (need to get notes out of all sorts of notebooks and get them together)
[] continue to work on 2008 craft list (went thru a couple of books last night so list is getting longer)
[]work on scarf
[] work on moms cross stitch

 

[pattycakes]

Thanks, Princess!!!

[] Clear craft table
[] Work on DS's birth sampler

That's enough for now--the table is a mess! :haha:

 

[MrsSoup]

Okay, I have no set craft space. My space is wherever I can find room, usually the dining room table.

[ ] Organize and sort out my craft drawers. (I have a plastic two drawer tub)
[x] Make craft list (Done!)
[ ] Spend 15 minutes or more on a project for yourself. (That probably won't happen this week since it's the last week before my DH leaves for a year. But we'll see.)

I have a schedule, sort of, that i've been working on. However, not much is going to start until late next week.

 

[jackfrosty]

Thanks, Princess! Sweet wreath-I'd like to do one for Valentines-That reminds me-I have a bunch of red bead garland I just took off the tree-I could wrap that around a wreath form with some ribbon! Thanks for the inspiration!

[ ] Organize and sort out my craft area-This could take awhile I'm pretty spread out!
[] Make craft list (UFO's)
[ ] Spend 15 minutes or more on a project for yourself. cards for January and Feb. for myself and DMIL

 

[jmgconner]

Excellent assignments! Did you sneak into my home and get the idea for assignment #1? hehehe!

[/] Clear and organize sewing/photography desk - half a mark for getting halfway finished today!
[X] Sandwich DD's quilt and pin together

 

[Connie Angela]

I really hope I find some time and energy to work on this over the weekend!

[] Reallocate space in the guest room for craft supplies, collect said craft supplies from the storage room and put them away.
[] Finally decide if I really 'need' a rolling craft bag/tote and buy one.
[] Go through books and magazines and make list of crafts for 2008.
[] Get busy finishing Quilt that I made MIL for Christmas!
[] Look through Stampin Up Spring/Summer Catalog and find something to order.

That should keep me busy....

 

[Lana]

Totally need to clean craft room but have to get Christmas down first.

Crafting this week will be:

working on scarf for my sisters b'day on 1-29
She wanted one for Christmas so she thought she wasn't getting it so hopefully it will surprise her. We don't exchange b'day anymore.

trying to crochet a Christmas Tree Ornament
I haven't really used thread before and then I am reading the pattern! Usually my grandma could look at something and figure it out and then just show me. But I do not have her anymore so I will TRY!!!!

 

[KimD]

Quick update. This next scarf is going to be the death of me. I have started, torn apart, restarted probley 6 times now. It's going to take forever at this point. I just keep messing up.

[/]work on cleaning out and organizing craft closet (need to see what is in there and what I need to buy)
[/]work on setting up 2008 notebook (need to get notes out of all sorts of notebooks and get them together)
[/] continue to work on 2008 craft list (went thru a couple of books last night so list is getting longer)
[/]work on scarf
[] work on moms cross stitch

 

[jampss]

Part One : Spend 30 minutes organizing your crafting zone
Part Two : Spend 15 minutes working on your crafting list for the year
Part Three : Spend 15 minutes or more on a craft for yourself

Oh, thank you ... this sounds great and what a help to have someone write it all out for us!

[] Organize Notebook for ideas and materials to buy (did go to Michael's yesterday and bought some things!) My craft zone is a large table in the computer/junk/craft/sewing room. I'm thankful for that. Mostly have scrapbooking stuff on it.
[] I already have some ideas so I need to write them in the notebook and look on Lion Brand Yarn site for crochet ideas.
[] Hmmm ... you mean I can make something for "ME"? Really! A novel idea. I wanted to make a shrug for me since I made one for a friend for Christmas .... should I? How fun! :haha:

:jumpinghearts: :happynewyear: :jumpinghearts:

 

[momof9]

Part One : Spend 30 minutes organizing your crafting zone
[] doing this today

Part Two : Spend 15 minutes working on your crafting list for the year
[] not sure if i can get this together this week

Part Three : Spend 15 minutes or more on a craft for yourself
[] I think I will finish a pair of slippers that I have been working on


My To Do list:
[/] my new Christmas Notebook and household notebook... I stuck the Christmas notebook in my Rudy Day tote but I WILL get to the dividers of my household notebook THIS WEEK!!!
[] dd6 butterfly afghan (unfinished Christmas present... I wrapped it up unfinished)
[] make birthday cards for the year Scrapped... i will sent store bought this year LOL

Ramona, who is about to POP! 4 weeks until BABY!

 

[mom23angels]

This sounds like fun! So this week I wil...

1. spend 30 min. cleaning craft room[done!]desperatly needs it! we moved alot of stuff around to get ready for Christmas and most of it got stuck in there!

2. Spend 15 minutes working on craft list[done!] this will include a list of all notebooks I need to put together

3. Spen 15 minutes on a craft for yourself[spent thirty minutes] a knitted tank top that DH picked out for me :lovestruck:

 

[pattycakes]

[ :rnament: ] Clear craft table--1 hour
[] Work on DS's birth sampler--so far 3 1/2 hours

At least the table's clean again! I'll need to work on the rest of the room now!

 

[KimD]

I finally have the scarf 1/2 done without having to tear it apart again. I am so happy now as long as I can get it done without haveing to restart again.

This year I want to keep track of my total crafting hours. I want to see how many I do in a year.

[/]work on cleaning out and organizing craft closet (need to see what is in there and what I need to buy)
[/]work on setting up 2008 notebook (need to get notes out of all sorts of notebooks and get them together)
[/] continue to work on 2008 craft list (went thru a couple of books last night so list is getting longer)
[/]work on scarf 3.5 hours this week which brings total up to 5.5 for this.
[] work on moms cross stitch

Adding:
[]get fleece for Kenny's teachers baby gift
[] help Kenny make fleece blanket for his teacher

 

[Cathymac]

Way to stick with it, Kim!!

I don't craft as often as I'd like, but this year I'm really going to try to get some things done. Maybe if I stayed off the computer and actually worked at something....

I need to:
gather supplies for a project-mini banner (garland?) for my kitchen...
if that goes well...another one for the living room

I want to use scrapbook paper, stickers and ribbon to make these, and I know that I have a bunch of stuff in the laundry room, so I need to dig out and inventory my supplies, then make a list of what I need to purchase

I'll also work on a list of crafts i want to make for gifts this year-birthday and Christmas mostly.

Great Thread!!! Thanks Princess! Glad to see you! :heartbeat:

 

[girlsinmo]

:heartsNY:
Here's my list for the week
Create extra paintings for resource box - 8 of 10 done
Mount paintings for resource box - 8 of 10 done
Create paintings for resource book - 10 of 24 done
Organize painting resource box - so far so good, 2 paintings and book to add
Organize crafting supplies and table

This might be a sily question but what is a resource box?

:heartsNY:

 

[KimD]

Quick check in hoping to finish up the scarf tonight or tomorrow. Then on to the fleece blanket to get it done and over with.

[/]work on cleaning out and organizing craft closet (need to see what is in there and what I need to buy)
[/]work on setting up 2008 notebook (need to get notes out of all sorts of notebooks and get them together)
[/] continue to work on 2008 craft list (went thru a couple of books last night so list is getting longer) (Found ornament that I am doing for this year now to get the supplies)
[/]work on scarf 4.5 hours this week which brings total up to 6.5 for this.
[] work on moms cross stitch

Adding:
[X]get fleece for Kenny's teachers baby gift
[] help Kenny make fleece blanket for his teacher

 

[Christysue]

OK here we go:

Crafting zone - spent 4.5 hours cleaning and organizing craft closet this weekend [DONE]
Crafting list - made ufo list and then pruned it. will make a list for Jan. tonight
Crafting for me - spent a grand total of 3 hrs this week on crochet and cross stitch [DONE]

:happynewyear: