Pauper-proof craftage

In these credit-crunchy, belt-tightening times I've been quietly entertaining myself with a few little paper based projects. Amazing what you can do with a bit of parchment and a sense of humour...oh okay, and a book full of cool ideas that you're not quite clever enough to have for yourself (Minhee Cho, Randi Brookman Harris and Johnny Miller of "Paper + Craft" fame, I doff my imaginary hat to you, you little geniuses.).

Much as I love the knitting and sewing and whatnot, I'm a bit too poor at the moment and I've not yet embraced the whole Make Do and Mend "Why not turn this pair of highly flammable rayon curtains into a fab retro tote?!" mentality.

So my soft furnishings remain in tact thus far. And anyway, paper's free, innit? Well it is if you borrow a few sheets from work. Which I would NEVER do. Obviously. (much)

To date, we have mostly been enjoying the oh-so hilarious moustache straws. I made these for a friend's party, which I then spectacularly failed to attend because, well, that's how I roll...generally into bed at about 10pm with a copy of "Making" magazine (by rights, I really shouldn't be invited to hip parties anyway).

Cost to me? Roughly 99p for the straws.
(I managed to procure the paper gratis. I know...I can hardly believe it either...)

Return? Literally HOURS of amusement. Priceless.

Crafty? Moi? Yeah I am!

I love to craft. It all started with a spot of innocent knittage. A baby hat here. Um..well..another baby hat there. What can I tell you? My friends were spawning like there was no tomorrow. I, clearly, was not. Hence having the time to indulge in a spot of crafting. A couple of years later, and I am in proud possession of a world of yarn, needles, fabrics and threads. Not to mention umpteen books about the many, many other things I might want...nay need..to make and the numerous purpose-built tools I definitely cannot live without let alone craft without!

So anyway, here you'll basically find me showing off (yes, to the ether) about all the cool things I have been making. You know, instead of babies...you never know, perhaps I shall just knit myself one in a spare moment...