August budget £25
Spent £0
Earnt £30
Carried over £80
Another month with a zero spend!
I earnt £30 finishing the following items
Map of Kent £18
3 New Home cards £6
Sunglass case £6
I have started a kit of a postbox but not much to show yet.
Off on holiday soon so have started a kit of a chicken to take with me for the plane and evenings.
July budget £25.00
Spent £0
Earnt £0
Carried over £25.00
I managed the first month of stitch from stash B with a zero spend!
I have been working on my Map of Kent a little bit but have been knitting more.
I am going to knit a baby shawl for my grand daughter expected in December but have decided to resurrect my knitting machine after fifteen years in three different lofts. I just need to get a new sponge bar tomorrow. Lucky I still have the instruction manual because although I used it constantly for fourteen years I can't really remember what to do! So watch this space for photos next month.
Here is my progress on my Map of Kent.
Carried over from May £156.63
June budget £25.00
Spent £1.00
Remaining budget £180.63
Really pleased with myself for stitching from stash for the last six months. I have this money in a seperate savings account and will leave it there until November when it will be used to pay for a mini-break.
We are driving to York on a Thursday and have booked a b and b for the night for £49. The next day we are going to Harrogate for the knitting and stitching show. Tickets to be bought from this money too. Then on to Newcastle for two nights staying with relatives. A tank of petrol each way will use the rest of this money and spending money at the show will be my stitch from stash money for the next five months and October birthday money!
What did I spend a whole pound on this month? A three month trial subscription to Cross Stitcher magazine.
Didn't earn anything as been mainly knitting due to a baby boom! Oh and the Clangers! I am about half way through my Map of Kent but hoping to finish it in time for my first check in for stitch from stash B in July.
Carried over from April £117.62
May budget £25.00
Spent £1.99
Earnt £16.00
Remaining budget £156.63
An excellent month for me!
I spent £1.99 on a small organiser box as I knocked my old one off the arm of the sofa and a corner snapped off leaving a really sharp edge. Got the replacement in our local discount store (Tricky Trevs!) I saw them a couple of weeks ago but didn't need one at the time.
I finished the Dimensions kit Parisian Bicycle on Saturday night. I started this on 13th April so really pleased how quickly I finished it. There was a lot of back stitch and a fair few french knots but love how it turned out. This earnt me £16.00
I started the Map of Kent last night. This won't qualify for earnings as I only bought it in March. I can see it stitching up very quickly though.
It's Bank Holiday Monday today and I've just taken hubby to Ebbsfleet as he's off to Brussels on business for a few days. Plenty of stitching time for me!
Carried over from March £69.51
April budget £25.00
Spent £6.89
Earnt £30.00
Remaining budget £117.62
Another good month for me!
I spent £1.90 on two skeins of DMC to finish Starry Night and £4.99 on Cross Stitch Crazy for the Satsuma Street designs of London, Paris and New York.
I earnt £30.00 on the following
£2.00 for a New Baby card
£4.00 for Always time for tea
£8.00 for Christmas Penguins
£16.00 for Starry Night
I have now started a Dimensions kit called Parisian Bicycle from my stash. This is to go in my bedroom when I decorate it next year.
Carried over from February £52.50
March budget £25.00
Spent £7.99
Remaining Budget £69.51
I am posting this at the eleventh hour as only arrived hour from Gran Canaria at 11.30 last night!
What I bought this month; a job lot of fabric from ebay for £6.00 and a Map of Kent kit also from ebay for £1.99
I have finished page 3 of 4 of Starry Night and am hoping to complete it in time for Aprils check in. Need to buy two skeins of DMC for that though.
I took a couple of small things on holiday with me for stitching on the plane and in the evenings. Hoping they will be finishes for next month too so I can boost my earnings!
I made up the bell pull and my daughter loved it.
Looking forward to going through my stash soon and choosing my next project.
Carried over from January £40
February budget £25
Spent £12.50
Remaining budget £52.50
I didn't earn anything this month as the wedding sampler (see previous blog) was bought and started straight away.
I have completed page 2 of Starry Night but will wait until it's finished to count it.
Now what I bought!
Wedding Sampler £8.00 but was paid £26 to stitch it :-)
Two pieces of 27count Linda £3.50 for a Christmas penguin I'm planning to stitch on holiday next month.
Naughty But Nice Cross Stitch book £1.00 from charity shop.
