How To Keep Up the Crafting Habit

I think we can all relate to pretending bank accounts don’t exist. There has been a point in our lives were we just think that tree in shedding dollars instead of the leaves. But slap yourself in the face real quick… This is no joking matter, bank accounts are in fact real and more often than we like they dwindle faster than they grow. My dad isn’t Donald Trump and most likely yours isn’t either (unless this blog some how managed to reach Ivanka and Tiffany). We are all on some sort of budget, but we still need to do things for ourselves and if crafting is your treat and your outlet then we will make it work.

Here are some things to keep in mind when you are in penny-pinching mode:

• Never throw away left over scraps from previous projects

            - You will never know when those will come in handy.

• Download the apps of area craft stores on your phone

            - There will often be promo code or coupon to the valuable customers.

• Check out the website for coupon

- Stores often put coupons on the website to increase traffic to the site and this is how they reward you. Not complaining about it.

• Go to the sale section first

- When looking for new supplies, the sale or clearance section may have items that are what you need or close enough to it to work for you current project.

• Buy things you don’t need on sale

- I know what you are thinking, “That goes against everything we talked about.” Well if you know you have an upcoming project, look for things on sale before you actually start so you don’t miss the deals or they are sold out.

• Reuse and Recreate

            - See blog titled “Reduce, Reuse, Recreate”

You deserve to do what makes you happy. But you can still do what makes you happy without breaking the bank. Do what makes you happy on a budget!

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'Til Next Time

- The Wannabe Crafter