No-Spend April

With all my declarations of wanting to make things, what I've actually been doing is buying things. Books like Crocheting in Plain English by Maggie Righetti, The Crafter's Companion, Amy Butler's In Stitches, The New Gocco Guide, and far too many others to mention. I've also subscribed to magazines like Craft, ReadyMade, and my beloved, most beautiful Country Living UK.

I also bought yarn, needles, yards of fabric, fat quarters, japanese craft books, rubber stamps, ink, brayers, a gocco kit, blank card stock, embroidery floss, plain dishtowels to embroider, and I'm afraid the list goes on a bit more...

I hereby vow that April shall be "No-Spend Month" in the Knot Sew Crafty household. I'll lay out the rules tomorrow, but basically I'm not going to buy anything that is not vital for daily living.

If I should find this challenge to be too depressing, I will console myself with the beginning of baseball season...