Laura Rumble - Crafter

I think we are twelve weeks in to the year now and that seems like a good time to do a little review of my goals for the year.  You can find the post here - my messy ramblings straight from my messy head!  The main part I'm interested in this time is: "So what AM I going to do? Make with what I have. Enter challenges. Find an outlet for my cards so they don't build up. File my layouts every five pages. Rediscover what I love and do that more. If something new really strikes me (and I use a set I already have randomly picked from the jar, wait two weeks and still want it, and make the space for it by one in one out) I can purchase it - but it does need to pass The Questions. Do I have anything SIMILAR already in my stash? Can I get CREATIVE with something I already own and make it work?  Do I really LOVE the product or do I love what other people are doing with it?  Do I NEED it" So points 1 and 2 get a big old tick; 3 and 4 do not; 5 is a work in progress and I'm...

Is it possible for an avid crafter* to go a year without buying craft supplies? *avid crafter - I craft most days, every day that I am well enough. Even if it is just 2 minutes. It is good for me and I feel happier if I've managed to colour or cut just one shape. I want to continue doing this.  I'm thinking and writing about this around Black Friday. (Actually, it's pre-Black Friday but it's been mentioned for at least two weeks already - the term Black Friday is very misleading, it's more like SalesForWeeks!) My inbox and social media feeds are chock full of offers. My favourite companies have monthly releases. (Aaaand I have multiple favourite companies!) I also do multiple crafts, so not only is there all of the scrapbooking collections but the card making supplies too. (Yes, I know there is a considerable over lap there but there is /always/ something new and tempting.) Yet my storage is full. In fact it is too full and I'm mid clear out. It...