What I am doing with all my glitter from years ago, I have added it to clear texture paste and gel and have been using it with my stencils and making my own glitter gel for my mixed media.
Like yourself and many other crafters, I have a number of things in my stash that I am not using right now. However, I like to look at them as "Art that has not yet manifested". I rarely have the "oh why did I buy this" regret - I look at these things (my glitter collection for instance) and tell the glitter " it's not time for you yet, but I am getting there". Just surrounding myself with these things brings joy.
If it doesn't bring me joy and I'm unhappy then I can't make others happy. I feel I bless people in others way. we each have a role in the creative community.
I questioned why I had so many products for card making when I only had so many friends and families to send cards to. However recently I got involved with a Facebook group whose members sends cards to ill or lonely seniors. Now I am really enjoying making cute cards and mailing them out. It brings me joy to make them knowing they will bring a smile to someone.
I’m the same way...I literally have a handful of people to send cards to,really maybe 3/4 people. However I justify it by saying it’s cheaper than therapy. When I die my kids can throw the cards away for all I care...I enjoyed making them and will continue to do so
I know some people suggested that but not only do I not have time to organize it but I would also be weary of people fighting over stuff or not sending their swap. don't want any backlash lol
@@KerenTamir I suppose all you've said IS true...and there IS "bad actors" in ALL aspects of our lives these days. But still, 'twould be fun to find some "new" treasure!! ((PS: thx for your video!))
Very honest video- straight from the heart. I love and appreciate your honesty. I had to use all my strength to NOT buy the Minc and all the accessories and I'm so glad I held off. Ditto the Cinch. I have spent two years talking myself out of a Cinch. I put my hundreds of tubes of glitter (yes, I have twice as much as you) in clear salt and pepper shakers I buy at thrift stores and they look so gorgeous sitting on mirrored trays. I have at least five trays filled with salt and pepper shakers and still never use the glitter. Sigh, it's a disease all us crafters have. I do however find satisfaction in donating lots of my unused items to the library for their children's room and after school programs and they are very grateful for them. Makes me feel better about having so much stash. Hugs!
yes I didn't buy the cinch either even though it was tempting. it would be cool for art journaling. love the idea with the glitter and yes I do donate things as well to the same places
They love anything I can give them. I try not to include buttons or anything sharp or dangerous. I always caution the librarian when I donate. Mostly it’s paper and ribbons and embellishments. It’s a win win for everyone!
Karen, I enjoyed this because you explained why you wished you didn't buy them. I appreciate your journey from scrapbooking to cards and now mixed media. I am very much a mixed media artist, but I still make cards because they can make such a difference to a person who receives them. I no longer buy things that support card making, but do continue to make them for others. I find myself looking at things and thinking what if, or how could I use it. In those cases, I allow myself 3 of a new product. No more I then need to use it in 5 projects before I allow myself to add more of that line. Most of the time I find that I don't need, it because there is something similar or the technique just doesn't float my boat as I had hoped.
I love videos like this it’s so interesting to see how different crafters craft. I see things that I think are amazing and I try them out but they just don’t work for me. And then I see videos like this where people don’t use things and sometimes I buy them just to try and I love them.
As I watched your video, I looked around my craft room and looked at all the things I am still keeping but not using. I think we all evolve and change as we experience more art. I have many things that I used to use but don't any more. I am trying to use up supplies and then not replace them unless I am sure I can use them. I share your frustration. If only we could go back in time. lol
Thank you for sharing this. I have quite a few products myself that I really wish I hadn’t bought because I rarely use them. After watching this, I feel inspired to clean some of them out. Thank you again for sharing.
I just saw Tiffany’s video before yours and I saw some of the same products that I have that I can relate to. I just created a video about things that I won’t buy in the next 5 years because I want to challenge myself to use them up. It is an investment, and I agree on how we purchase when we see someone else using it and want to try something new and never use it. Great video! Jen
I’m currently halving what I have. Scrapbook pages? Keep what I like only or halve what I don’t. Fabric paint? But some paint bottles from dollar tree and pour some of the less favourite colors into them, donate the main bottles. Whatever I have go by half of what I’m unsure of to have less to stress over.
You guys are so blessed. I live in a small town in South Africa and apart from the fact that we don't get these products here, our salaries are just not enough to be able to afford them. I would love to try most of these! 😂 So I try hacks and save up to once a year get something nice. We don't have shops like Michaels, JoAnnes etc.
@@amkarei a hop is a fun thing where a few people gather together and create a video and then you can "hop" between the videos to watch all the inspirations. you basically watch all the videos and there's usually prizes
@@KerenTamir HUH? ...You make a video TOGETHER, but then you watch "them (?)"; and you award prizes? To each other? To OTHERS who happen to see your video? Who can view these videos? Can you "link"me to one? I don't think I yet get the drift. ((Thank you for your patience)).
@@amkarei here is the link to the last hop I did with a few of my artists friends. There's a few coming up in March again: ua-cam.com/video/q4GaNI4HFhw/v-deo.html
Keren, thanks for another informative video. Of course you are not the only artist who has bought supplies that are rarely used. Can you see how many of us have our hands up? I’ve been trying to use some of my unloved supplies in projects and I have an idea for my future. I’m going to put the name of each product on a slip of paper and put it in a jar. Whenever I start a project, I’ll pull a slip and, somehow I MUST use that product on the current project. Dimensional letter stickers make awesome texture in an art journal. I’ve stamped images in black on an unused background and die cut or fussy cut - great focal images. Why not add foil to the art journal page? Of course it will take us centuries to use our supplies but at least we are using them so our guilt level should go down. 😊
I have just tons of 12 x 12 printed paper because for a while I was really in to making mini albums. Now I have so much paper. I started using them for making my own custom sized envelopes. I fold the printed side of the paper to the inside and try to pair them to cards with similar colors or themes.
Please, if you have supplies that you know you will never use, it's easy to donate them. There are so many people who don't have access or can't afford them. Share the joy. I bought so much that I never used. I've learned my lesson (I hope).
OMG thanks for the shout out Keren. Wish I had more money to buy some of your stuff. The shipping alone would be prohibitive! thanks as always for sharing.
yes I understand and I appreciate all your support and comments. the good thing about my stamps is that they're foam so they weigh next to nothing so it is affordable for many
I’m new to ur channel, so I don’t know what ur fave crafting projects are. But with the Christmas ornaments being on sale, u could get some clear ones and do the polycrylic glitter ornament and gift them next year! They are so pretty, and not messy at all! It’d be a great way to use it up and get it out. 2 dozen clear ornaments are $2 at micheals right now!
Last year I did a major purge. I think it included over 500 stamps. Tons of paper, etc. I’m lucky in that there is a place where I can donate these items that allows teachers to collects items for the art classes. I had to throw out things like sticklers, acrylic paints and other things that went bad. So what I learned from my purge was that if I really want something, I pause and really think about whether I really need it. One other thing I don’t buy are things like paints or gels that may dry up if they go unused. So find an art school and donate!
Lol...I died laughing when you said "What was I thinking?" ... I bought the same products....lol... and like you there are only a few of each I actually use.
Thanks so much for all your Creativation videos. I found you last year thro your show videos and stayed. You certainly made the most watchable videos this year too. I’m looking in my cupboard and thinking I can’t buy any of the new products you showed because I’ve got so much I’ve still not used. I do think there’s a temptation to buy whole sets when actually I only use 3 out of 40 colours. I’ve unsubscribed from all the store newsletters and luckily all the craft stores are quite a journey so I’m going to try to use what I have and de-stash things I don’t like. I think buying craft items can be a bit of an addiction! I’m going to take stuff I decide to get rid of to our local scrap store which allows schools & care homes & kids clubs to come & choose art materials. I volunteer at a local care home so maybe I’ll see some of the old folk having fun with them. I think I’d sell the machines & whole unused kits like the foil stuff though. At least then you could justify buying the new stuff. Great to hear you getting ideas as you reviewed the products. Sometimes we just have too much and then don’t even think of the stuff in the cupboard & just keep re-using what’s out. Don’t feel bad about yourself. It’s a journey and you’ve learned something- that’s wonderful!!
yes I've donated to the same places you have! you're so right and this year after creativation there's only a handful of products I like and I won't be buying all the colors of each except Dina's sprays becasue I know I will use a lot. I've destash a lot over the years and I think this year will be a renewed one for a lot of people
This is so true also for me! After an initial spurt of buying almost everything I did stop myself and only bought certain things. However, I still have a lot of things I do not use and every now and again find myself putting things on my wish list. With me it is patterned paper, some dies, stamps and also embossing powders. I cut a lot on my Shilouette because I personalise cards and other makes. I also tend to make my own backgrounds with the colour preference of the recipient. So making a list and collecting the amount of ways to use items is a really good way to stop yourself from buying on the spur of the moment! Great idea!
I completely understand. When I got started I bought so many things I now don't use but I thought I needed to have. Now I am super picky about what I buy, mostly due to financial issues. I agree with others here that you could do destash videos as I know others would buy them.
EXCELLENT video!!! I agree with you on most of the 10 categories which you summarized wonderfully! I mostly stopped creating cards but since I NEED to CREATE and have been enjoying art journaling the last couple of years so much that now I look at my accumulated stamps, dies, inks, stencils, and supplies with fresh eyes and am finally using my stash instead of just collecting it. One of my top ten regrets is colored card stock and I wish I had known that various online companies have similar resources and just use different color names. RE: Colored Archival Ink - I use it all the time when creating my art journal backgrounds... TFS and have a great day!!! :-)
Companies would do well to bring out sample sizes to find out what we personally gravitate toward , then buy more what we use. I went through my craft room and donated to our local community centre and local school! Plus know many who home educate their children who always grateful for crafty stuff.
I use my extra glitter in meditation jars - You can take old jelly jars or other jars, fill them with half and half water and clear elmers glue or glycerine, and add lots of glitter - I find this helps use up a lot of glitter and you have something pretty and relaxing!
Oh I hear you on the glitter stash! I need to find a purpose for mine. One thing I do is to keep an evolving list of art journalling ideas on my phone. Plus I went through and made an inventory of what I already have with notes about how they can be used. Maybe that would work for people who want to start using up some of their lesser used products. Another idea would be to have a specific journal for a particular product or a colour, I'm currently doing a monochrome journal and it's encouraging me to to go through my stash and pull out all the materials in black and white, including the ones I don't often use. If you really don't use something and you can bear to get rid of it, you can either donate it (schools, youth groups and community projects are usually ecstatic to get art and craft materials) or you can sell it on Ebay. I recently got a load of embossing powders and a heat gun for a bargain price on there. That can also be a good way of testing out if you really want to get into something.
I feel your pain! I also have everything you show and agree 100% , why did I buy so much? Never used the minc machine either! And the cricuit....I have 3 cricuit machines and countless cartridges! It is a sickness, I tell you!
I've never gotten into the foiling trend. To me it makes cards look like you bought them in a store rather than looking handmade. I always get inspired by watching videos with ink blending and mixed media techniques and I did buy a few Distress inks but I hardly ever do it as it's messy. I'm really thinking carefully about each item I buy now. If I get a stamp set do I really need to spend $50 on the matching dies? I can do a lot of fussy cutting for $50! Thanks for your honesty.
I’m doing the same thing. I’m buying the things I see other people on UA-cam buy. I have no idea how to use them. I have NO CREATIVE IMAGINATION! Thank you for your video. I’m going to do some returning to Tuesday Morning tomorrow. Thank You 🙏🏼.
I love this video- every single expression you used is literally ME right now going WHY did I buy this? In every color! I never use any of it! How about challenging yourself to use some of those products before you give them away?
I think we all buy things that we later wish we shouldn't have especially crafters! Lol. I am certainly guilty of it! But please don't feel ashamed of it. Just consider it a lesson learned. I would love to do foiling on my projects. I have a bit of foil but the minc machine I had bought off of someone on UA-cam and when they shipped it they just threw it in a box without even bubble wrapping it and needless to say it arrived all broken in pieces. 😞 Now I'm hoping I can just get a laminator or something cause my finances have decreased drastically. Thanks for your video!
The world has turned against glitter. I have given away my glitter, but I still have lots of stickles. Stickles don't come off, but I almost never use them so I have put them all in a plastic bag and shoved them to the back of my art closet.
@@KerenTamir Can you share with me to whom you'd donate those items? Occasionally I find calligraphy "sets" or wood-mounted stamps at our local resale book stores, but never any "supplies". Thank you.
I totally agree that art and paper craft supplies differ from each other. I was really surprised that I had to spend a lot when I started paper crafting too. Using stickers in journals or on packaging, envelopes when you send things to friends or family is a good way to reduce supplies. Maybe sell the foiling stuff on eBay? Washi tape is something I have lots of but don't really use so am trying to add the new ones to giveaway prizes along with other stuff 😊 Tfs
Keren, this is a great video. Maybe I should try to find new ways to use the products that are not being used in my stash. It's easy to get caught up in the collection of art supplies! When I first got started, every craft room tour included a whole expensive collection of copic pens. I don't like alcohol pens because they bleed through the paper. I try to just buy a few before a large investment. We all live and learn, lol.
This true for a lot of us. Setup a share, swap or sell type of situation. I have stuff I don’t need but, I love glitter and would love all that glitter you have. Gather a list of people and create a giant swap, I would be very interested. It’s best to swap that stuff, make more room for the things you need.
Enjoyed video and agree on all which I have most of except Minc; 3 foil colors only - use in mini albums and art journal by adhering glue and making splotchy speckles. Bought all mini distress inks but I do use more as I no longer just think of them for stamping and now use with water brushes stencils etc. True I use the black browns grays most but don’t regret the minis since I can also watercolor with them in small quick images so I’ve realized no more additional inks besides the permanent black brown. I loved stamps, have a lot / now I stamp all over tissue paper for collage paper and give them new life but no more buying stamps! :)
I’m a little jealous! I love love love all the mini inks!! I have a few of those and love them so much better than the bigger pads. I have arthritis in my hands as well and for me it’s so much easier to use those than try and hold the bigger pads. I always drop them when I try and use them. I am hesitant to spend money on pretty much anything because I am scared I won’t like them.
I believe we all are guilty of this. We see someone using these and we get excited and, before we know it, we have too much and might not use it. I'm trying to be on a no-buy thing this year...great video!!!
no don't worry Amy.I don't throw out stuff. I have donated a lot of it to schools, old age homes and I just made another video where I'm proud to say I spent way less this year. You can watch it here: ua-cam.com/video/3HN4V7wNRIA/v-deo.html
I've also been trying to use the idea of coming up with several different things that I would use say a particular stamp set for before I buy it. Or any product really. But then like you said you have to actually make the things. Sometimes things look fun and we think we'll use them and we just don't. I've decided with alcohol markers that I was determined to learn how to use them well. To that end I have taken a few coloring classes. I thought about 85 markers but about 30 of them I lucked out and got for $2 at Hobby Lobby when they were clearancing some out. I'm still not great at it but I'm a lot better than I used to be. I'm totally jonesing over your foils I do have some, but want to get some more of it. But please don't feel shame. We all have things we spent money on and have it used or haven't used as much as we should have to get our money's worth. It's simply a lesson learned but please don't feel ashamed. My son would probably get the heebie-jeebies just watching your video because glitter is his Kryptonite he hates it LOL I do like the idea someone said of making your own, or buying clear pastes and using the glitter in that. I haven't bought any glitter paste yet but I figure when I do I'll just get clear and then color them with my ink refills. I'm a card maker so I love all the colors of ink. I love these videos because it really does make you think about how much you will use something before you invest your money. We all fall into the "shiny" trap from time to time. I also have issues with my hands now so I love my Gemini Junior. I bought a big shot not too long after I first started paper crafting in 2005 so it has been well-loved and well-used but now I much prefer my Gemini Junior.
I would reccomend doing some destash videos. I would suggest using flat rate boxes and putting like items together and choosing a price. Some people on UA-cam are successful in selling individual items. Some people on UA-cam only do the larger boxes. The cost typically includes shipping.
I've done that once but truthfully I prefer donating things. I'm grateful I have so much and donating is good. I don't want to get mixed up in fights or anything like that. lol
At the beginning of my crafty journey I felt I had to buy everything and I bought lot. After some time I found me using way less than I bought. I had shelves full of patterned paper and found me always making my own patternd paper because I barely found the right paper in my stock that matches what I'm looking for. I stopped buying patternd paper and started giving away all the paper packs I don't use. I stopped buying stickers, because I don't use them. I started thinking about my way of crafting and what I do really use. I have round about 200, or more, ink pads and I realized I don't need colored embossing powders, so I don't bought them and stopped thinking about which colors I maybe would need. In the last 6 month I would say I haven't bought any crafty item. I realized I don't really need all the stuff that's on the market. They don't fit my needs and my way of crafting. Since I realized this for me personally I enjoy my crafting way more than I did bevore, because not longer beeing sad about not using this or that I had spend my money on.
Stephanie Heiler my husband is baffled that I’m not running to Michaels with 50/60% coupons. I realized the thrill of buying is lost if I’m not using. This is the year of use up what I have. So far so good.
Keene, I am. We to your channel. I loved this video but it left me wondering what are you going to do with all this product that you're not using? There were so many things that you had in your video that I WISHED I had! I was just wondering.......can't wait to see more videos from you!
ya know, the alcohol markers are a true example of what really happened: lots of people love them. you need lots of them to get them to work, and you bought them thinking you would love them. On the other hand, I am the exact opposite: I bought the watercolor markers to try, and i never use them. I have the entire set of SN and now I also have Ohuhu and some copics. I probably use the alcohol markers at least 4 times a week. It's all about trying things. So, if you want more watercolor markers, I will trade for your embossing powders!! LOL
I use specific stickles colours but you are right you don’t need them all and the same with embossing powders. I use some different colours other than white, clear, silver and pearl, but not many. I bought loads of NUVO drops and I just don’t use them, so I wish I hadn’t bought so many colours.
amkarei I follow all sorts of card and craft folks on Pinterest. That alone has cost me more money than I can even count!! Gotta haves. All over the place!
You should donate your excess to a Boys & Girls club or similar organization. They are so excited to gt these supplies. Makes you feel good after you donae!
Be the Halloween Queen with all these glitter Keren.LOL...I am sure that your kids and their friends will be very happy with all these incredible stuff..;)
I hear you! I think crafters tend to do exactly what you have done. I have pearl x that I'm not even sure how to use! I would suggest you give away some of these products. Public schools could use some of the glitter that you don't use. As a card maker, I've been buying the clear stamps lately. They are so beautiful! I'd suggest you cull your stamps and give them as gifts or incentives to your subscribers or students. I have a really old sizzzix machine the kind before the crank! I keep telling myself I'd like a big shot or the equivalent, maybe I should think about that! Your pearl glues I'd do the same thing, go through what is still good and offer it to students. If you send things in the mail just ask your selected people to pick up the postage. I find it much easier to get rid of stuff if I think someone else might like to use it, and enjoy it. Oh, your Nuevo type drops that could also go to schools. Some large school districts have a central area that art teachers etc. can come and get supplies. Other districts you just give to the school and let the art teacher distribute use the supplies. You can just ask!
oh I already do that, I give away a lot and I don't like giving my subscribers used stuff if I have a giveaway I prefer giving new stuff. In terms of the machine i would suggest buying an electric one if you have issues cranking.
I feel the same. I wish I could give away the things I haven't used for 3-4 years. But I don't know where to give it away. Friends are in our situation, and I CAN't Throw it in the bin. So what to do. 🤔.
I know I probably could but I prefer donating it to people that need it. I'm grateful I can buy stuff and other's can't so I usually donate to a place or a person in need
I was evicted three years ago, Keren. I miss all the things that I lost. And yes it is replaceable. But only if I had the same money I don't have now. Shame is the last thing you should feel. You will use everything that you purchased. When I had money sometimes I bought things that I did not use right away or I that I had forgotten about. Finding them always made me happy. I hope you get to use everything that you purchased.
that's the reason I love donating because there's so many people that need it and I'm grateful that I can buy. so I try to donate the stuff I don't need
Wendy, I am sorry for your loss. I can't know what you went through really, but I suspect I would be mourning not only the supplies, but the loss of my ability to be creative at will. What I do know is that God will open new doors for you that will be just as gratifying if not more so.
Wendy, I am sorry for your loss. I can't know what you went through really, but I suspect I would be mourning not only the supplies, but the loss of my ability to be creative at will. What I do know is that God will open new doors for you that will be just as gratifying if not more so.
I think most of your products you just haven’t found a way to use it look it up on UA-cam for instance there’s many many creative uses for embossing powder
I don’t understand why you don’t take those products you no longer use to the classes that you seem to teach and give them away there. I’m sure there are many poor people who could really use a little bit of help with some supplies and would appreciate them. Not Everyone can afford to have a whole lot of stash that they don’t use at home
Buyer's remorse is an epidemic problem amongst paper crafters. I went to a scrapbooking retreat this fall. We played a game of truths. If the statement was true to us then we remained seated. If not true then we stood up. The statement was have we ever bought something and never used it. Out of over 100 women,all remained seated. It was funny at the time but now I'm thinking not so much. The money wasted and absolute guilt and shame of doing such a thing is huge. We as parents teach our children this very thing. Don't buy things your not going to use. Shame on us. We need to doing something about this problem. But I am at a loss as to what. TFS,Heather
I don't ever want to feel shame for something I buy and don't use. even if its "wasting money" because there's different ways of looking at it. We bought it for the intention of using it but for one reason or another we didn't and that's ok. we should never feel bad about those things as there's more important things in life. I like that truth game for a crop. Nice!
Janie Sirak, it is another place like craigs list where you can buy and sell. If you haven’t heard of kijiji it must be a Canadian version. I live in Quebec Canada 🇨🇦. Lol.
Wow..there is a lot of wasted money there...especially as you are holding on to them! If you don't want to sell or do swaps...why not give it to a dementia hospital group or school or nursery..at least they will not just be sat there for you to moan about buying and wasting money and you will be helping others learn. 😊
I HAVE donated to schools, old age homes and other people. You're not sure until you buy wether or not you will like the products and it's not like you can return them like clothing. It's hard sometimes to just give things when you spent money. and truthfully I wasn't MOANING this video is made so it can help others not make the same mistakes I made.... it helps them save money...
@@KerenTamir You don't have to try to scold me like a child. I am not one. It was constructed criticism and it is obvious you don't like that, it was mean in the nicest way. But seeing as you were trying to be rude...one less subscriber wiĺl not make any matter to you... maybe not have the comments on in the future if you do not like your subscribers to say anything! I am sorry love, but the amount if times you said you didn't like something etc was moaning and I like others might actually like or have those things and really enjoy them. Have a GREAT life and stay safe ☺
Jacqui, I definitely invite comments from my viewers and I appreciate you thinking that you've offered constructive criticism. Maybe it's just me, but the word moaning sounds like an insult, i'm only human and that's something I react to. I think in this internet age it's so easy for us all to write a quick comment not realizing the impact some words can have on the reader. I apologize if you misread my response. There's so much great content available online, I'm sorry you feel the need to go, you're certainly entitled to that. I hope you find the path to your creative journey!
please don't use a disability as a reason not to use your crank machines there are people who wish for things like that and can't have them for any number of reasons.
I donate a lot of my supplies to people that can't buy them so I would appreciate you not to judge me. I've had arthritis since I was 18 years old (I'm 45 now) and I'm allowed to say that this machine would not be good for someone who has arthritis or fibromyalgia as they would not be able to crank it. It's a tip for those people to help them buy the right machine. I hope you don't suffer from any ailment that prevents you from doing things, however many of my viewers do and they are always appreciative of any tips that help them create. If I were you, I would consider exercising more kindness and less judgement.
@@KerenTamir I actually have cp. And while I agree crank machines can be painful. Having to lose a lot of freedom and mobility due to lack of care in my area it's harder to craft with just scissors and a lot of my favorite stamp companies have gone to die and stamp sets. not your fault it just makes what i can use limited. Sorry I came off so cruel
@@maryebert3884 I appreciate your comment and it is exactly the reason why I was saying that. I was recommending that if you're to buy a machine and you suffer from those ailments like RA, CT, FM then an electronic one would be best. Of course I understand some people can't afford it but I also know that some people have found older machines in craft sales and thrift stores. or even online on facebook sales. I hope you find one that's right for you
What I am doing with all my glitter from years ago, I have added it to clear texture paste and gel and have been using it with my stencils and making my own glitter gel for my mixed media.
yes that's an awesome idea!!!!
That's a good idea, Tracy, I might try that with my clear gesso.
brilliant!
Like yourself and many other crafters, I have a number of things in my stash that I am not using right now. However, I like to look at them as "Art that has not yet manifested". I rarely have the "oh why did I buy this" regret - I look at these things (my glitter collection for instance) and tell the glitter " it's not time for you yet, but I am getting there". Just surrounding myself with these things brings joy.
I love your outlook and you're so right. thanks for sharing!!
It's sad to hear you quit making cards. It's the one area of crafts that blesses others and justifies the expense. 😊
If it doesn't bring me joy and I'm unhappy then I can't make others happy. I feel I bless people in others way. we each have a role in the creative community.
I questioned why I had so many products for card making when I only had so many friends and families to send cards to. However recently I got involved with a Facebook group whose members sends cards to ill or lonely seniors. Now I am really enjoying making cute cards and mailing them out. It brings me joy to make them knowing they will bring a smile to someone.
that's amazing and as long as you enjoy doing it that's all that matters and of course putting a smile on somebody's face too!!
Can you post a link to that group please?
katherynekavanagh I don’t know how to do a link but it is Called From the Heart
Mindy, I think that makes you a wonderful caring individual. I’m glad it gives you joy as well as the receiver.
I’m the same way...I literally have a handful of people to send cards to,really maybe 3/4 people. However I justify it by saying it’s cheaper than therapy. When I die my kids can throw the cards away for all I care...I enjoyed making them and will continue to do so
we should have a giant online swap. so we know this stuff is going to a good home where it will be used. . . .
I know some people suggested that but not only do I not have time to organize it but I would also be weary of people fighting over stuff or not sending their swap. don't want any backlash lol
@@KerenTamir I suppose all you've said IS true...and there IS "bad actors" in ALL aspects of our lives these days. But still, 'twould be fun to find some "new" treasure!! ((PS: thx for your video!))
Very honest video- straight from the heart. I love and appreciate your honesty. I had to use all my strength to NOT buy the Minc and all the accessories and I'm so glad I held off. Ditto the Cinch. I have spent two years talking myself out of a Cinch. I put my hundreds of tubes of glitter (yes, I have twice as much as you) in clear salt and pepper shakers I buy at thrift stores and they look so gorgeous sitting on mirrored trays. I have at least five trays filled with salt and pepper shakers and still never use the glitter. Sigh, it's a disease all us crafters have. I do however find satisfaction in donating lots of my unused items to the library for their children's room and after school programs and they are very grateful for them. Makes me feel better about having so much stash. Hugs!
yes I didn't buy the cinch either even though it was tempting. it would be cool for art journaling. love the idea with the glitter and yes I do donate things as well to the same places
Ooo...thanks for the "suggestion"!!! I was wondering where my "extras" could go!
They love anything I can give them. I try not to include buttons or anything sharp or dangerous. I always caution the librarian when I donate. Mostly it’s paper and ribbons and embellishments. It’s a win win for everyone!
Karen, I enjoyed this because you explained why you wished you didn't buy them. I appreciate your journey from scrapbooking to cards and now mixed media. I am very much a mixed media artist, but I still make cards because they can make such a difference to a person who receives them. I no longer buy things that support card making, but do continue to make them for others. I find myself looking at things and thinking what if, or how could I use it. In those cases, I allow myself 3 of a new product. No more I then need to use it in 5 projects before I allow myself to add more of that line. Most of the time I find that I don't need, it because there is something similar or the technique just doesn't float my boat as I had hoped.
I love videos like this it’s so interesting to see how different crafters craft. I see things that I think are amazing and I try them out but they just don’t work for me. And then I see videos like this where people don’t use things and sometimes I buy them just to try and I love them.
yes you're so right, that's what makes us unique as we all like different things!!
As I watched your video, I looked around my craft room and looked at all the things I am still keeping but not using. I think we all evolve and change as we experience more art. I have many things that I used to use but don't any more. I am trying to use up supplies and then not replace them unless I am sure I can use them. I share your frustration. If only we could go back in time. lol
I donate what I don't use so it feels good that way. and it doesn't upset me to have these supplies becasue as you said you can't go back in time
Thank you for sharing this. I have quite a few products myself that I really wish I hadn’t bought because I rarely use them. After watching this, I feel inspired to clean some of them out. Thank you again for sharing.
awesome so glad to hear, you can donate them to a local school or old age home, they could really use it
This is such a great video. I also understand the excitement of new product and wanting to get it. I also think twice before I get things now.
I just saw Tiffany’s video before yours and I saw some of the same products that I have that I can relate to. I just created a video about things that I won’t buy in the next 5 years because I want to challenge myself to use them up. It is an investment, and I agree on how we purchase when we see someone else using it and want to try something new and never use it. Great video! Jen
love that I like the title!! curious what's on your list
I’m currently halving what I have. Scrapbook pages? Keep what I like only or halve what I don’t. Fabric paint? But some paint bottles from dollar tree and pour some of the less favourite colors into them, donate the main bottles. Whatever I have go by half of what I’m unsure of to have less to stress over.
that's great to hear!! I did so much purging too so I'm happy!
Thanks for sharing!!
You guys are so blessed. I live in a small town in South Africa and apart from the fact that we don't get these products here, our salaries are just not enough to be able to afford them. I would love to try most of these! 😂 So I try hacks and save up to once a year get something nice. We don't have shops like Michaels, JoAnnes etc.
yes I empathize with you and so many others in your situation that's why we do giveaways and hops so people can win some of these products.
@@KerenTamir What's a "hop", pls?
@@amkarei a hop is a fun thing where a few people gather together and create a video and then you can "hop" between the videos to watch all the inspirations. you basically watch all the videos and there's usually prizes
@@KerenTamir HUH? ...You make a video TOGETHER, but then you watch "them (?)"; and you award prizes? To each other? To OTHERS who happen to see your video? Who can view these videos? Can you "link"me to one? I don't think I yet get the drift. ((Thank you for your patience)).
@@amkarei here is the link to the last hop I did with a few of my artists friends. There's a few coming up in March again: ua-cam.com/video/q4GaNI4HFhw/v-deo.html
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching!
I always think about buying something twice because don't want to accumulate too much. Its funny when you're at the store its so exciting tho.
yes that's the downfall, I don't walk into the stores lol
You were so sweet and generous for sharing ♥️..no shame!! Helpful tips too!!! Thanks 😊
thank you so much!!!
Great video. I’m in a similar situation and I’m not buying new supplies for now just using what I have on hand. Thanks for sharing
I have one with Art related products as well!
Keren, thanks for another informative video. Of course you are not the only artist who has bought supplies that are rarely used. Can you see how many of us have our hands up? I’ve been trying to use some of my unloved supplies in projects and I have an idea for my future. I’m going to put the name of each product on a slip of paper and put it in a jar. Whenever I start a project, I’ll pull a slip and, somehow I MUST use that product on the current project. Dimensional letter stickers make awesome texture in an art journal. I’ve stamped images in black on an unused background and die cut or fussy cut - great focal images. Why not add foil to the art journal page? Of course it will take us centuries to use our supplies but at least we are using them so our guilt level should go down. 😊
that's an awesome idea!! love your creative thoughts!! thanks for always sharing and caring!!!
I have just tons of 12 x 12 printed paper because for a while I was really in to making mini albums. Now I have so much paper. I started using them for making my own custom sized envelopes. I fold the printed side of the paper to the inside and try to pair them to cards with similar colors or themes.
Big thumbs up Karin ,dont feel ashamed , I have lots that I bought that I regret too ,But ha ho ,we learn from our mistakes .
so true!! xoxo
Please, if you have supplies that you know you will never use, it's easy to donate them. There are so many people who don't have access or can't afford them. Share the joy. I bought so much that I never used. I've learned my lesson (I hope).
Excellent video. Yes, I have many things like this and need to de stash. Wishing you a super week. Hugs Susan
thank you so much!!!
I feel ya on the embossing powders.
yeah!!! although Tim came out with new ones but they are not on my buying list
Hope you can sell them all as a one su lump. Good luck and continue crafting sweety.
Boy, i’m glad i’m not the only one who bought more stuff than they use. I have 2 lifetimes worth of products. 😕
theres so many people like us!!
OMG thanks for the shout out Keren. Wish I had more money to buy some of your stuff. The shipping alone would be prohibitive! thanks as always for sharing.
yes I understand and I appreciate all your support and comments. the good thing about my stamps is that they're foam so they weigh next to nothing so it is affordable for many
I’m new to ur channel, so I don’t know what ur fave crafting projects are. But with the Christmas ornaments being on sale, u could get some clear ones and do the polycrylic glitter ornament and gift them next year! They are so pretty, and not messy at all! It’d be a great way to use it up and get it out. 2 dozen clear ornaments are $2 at micheals right now!
so true!! I don't celebrate christmas but I'm sure we can find uses for them in so many ways!! thank you!!!!
Oh, how inventive YOU are!! Kudos!!!
For me, it is colored pencils.
Sometimes, I will buy samples of a media and make sure I like it and will use it.
thanks for sharing!!
Last year I did a major purge. I think it included over 500 stamps. Tons of paper, etc. I’m lucky in that there is a place where I can donate these items that allows teachers to collects items for the art classes. I had to throw out things like sticklers, acrylic paints and other things that went bad. So what I learned from my purge was that if I really want something, I pause and really think about whether I really need it. One other thing I don’t buy are things like paints or gels that may dry up if they go unused. So find an art school and donate!
yes I'm doing that too now and I purged a lot and donated as well!!
Lol...I died laughing when you said "What was I thinking?" ... I bought the same products....lol... and like you there are only a few of each I actually use.
lol we do it probably more often than we think
@@KerenTamir lol...way too often
Glitter is life.
Thanks so much for all your Creativation videos. I found you last year thro your show videos and stayed. You certainly made the most watchable videos this year too.
I’m looking in my cupboard and thinking I can’t buy any of the new products you showed because I’ve got so much I’ve still not used. I do think there’s a temptation to buy whole sets when actually I only use 3 out of 40 colours. I’ve unsubscribed from all the store newsletters and luckily all the craft stores are quite a journey so I’m going to try to use what I have and de-stash things I don’t like. I think buying craft items can be a bit of an addiction! I’m going to take stuff I decide to get rid of to our local scrap store which allows schools & care homes & kids clubs to come & choose art materials. I volunteer at a local care home so maybe I’ll see some of the old folk having fun with them. I think I’d sell the machines & whole unused kits like the foil stuff though. At least then you could justify buying the new stuff. Great to hear you getting ideas as you reviewed the products. Sometimes we just have too much and then don’t even think of the stuff in the cupboard & just keep re-using what’s out. Don’t feel bad about yourself. It’s a journey and you’ve learned something- that’s wonderful!!
yes I've donated to the same places you have! you're so right and this year after creativation there's only a handful of products I like and I won't be buying all the colors of each except Dina's sprays becasue I know I will use a lot. I've destash a lot over the years and I think this year will be a renewed one for a lot of people
This is so true also for me! After an initial spurt of buying almost everything I did stop myself and only bought certain things. However, I still have a lot of things I do not use and every now and again find myself putting things on my wish list. With me it is patterned paper, some dies, stamps and also embossing powders. I cut a lot on my Shilouette because I personalise cards and other makes. I also tend to make my own backgrounds with the colour preference of the recipient. So making a list and collecting the amount of ways to use items is a really good way to stop yourself from buying on the spur of the moment! Great idea!
so true!!! that's this year's goal!!
@@KerenTamir Indeed!! Thanks for the awesome coverage of Creatvation 2020, by the way! 😘
I completely understand. When I got started I bought so many things I now don't use but I thought I needed to have. Now I am super picky about what I buy, mostly due to financial issues. I agree with others here that you could do destash videos as I know others would buy them.
I personally donate what I don't use or give to a friend. I've done one destash over the years but I feel bad doing it.
EXCELLENT video!!! I agree with you on most of the 10 categories which you summarized wonderfully! I mostly stopped creating cards but since I NEED to CREATE and have been enjoying art journaling the last couple of years so much that now I look at my accumulated stamps, dies, inks, stencils, and supplies with fresh eyes and am finally using my stash instead of just collecting it. One of my top ten regrets is colored card stock and I wish I had known that various online companies have similar resources and just use different color names. RE: Colored Archival Ink - I use it all the time when creating my art journal backgrounds... TFS and have a great day!!! :-)
so true!! glad you're using your stash!!
Companies would do well to bring out sample sizes to find out what we personally gravitate toward , then buy more what we use. I went through my craft room and donated to our local community centre and local school! Plus know many who home educate their children who always grateful for crafty stuff.
yes to sample sizes!! and yes I've donated to the same places even an old age home!!! you're so right
I use my extra glitter in meditation jars - You can take old jelly jars or other jars, fill them with half and half water and clear elmers glue or glycerine, and add lots of glitter - I find this helps use up a lot of glitter and you have something pretty and relaxing!
that's an awesome idea!!! love that
Oh I hear you on the glitter stash! I need to find a purpose for mine. One thing I do is to keep an evolving list of art journalling ideas on my phone. Plus I went through and made an inventory of what I already have with notes about how they can be used. Maybe that would work for people who want to start using up some of their lesser used products. Another idea would be to have a specific journal for a particular product or a colour, I'm currently doing a monochrome journal and it's encouraging me to to go through my stash and pull out all the materials in black and white, including the ones I don't often use.
If you really don't use something and you can bear to get rid of it, you can either donate it (schools, youth groups and community projects are usually ecstatic to get art and craft materials) or you can sell it on Ebay. I recently got a load of embossing powders and a heat gun for a bargain price on there. That can also be a good way of testing out if you really want to get into something.
yes I do the same on my phone, notes of ideas for videos, journals and projects. I have donated to schools and old age homes, I don't usually sell
Nice video. Great advise
thank you!!
I feel your pain! I also have everything you show and agree 100% , why did I buy so much? Never used the minc machine either! And the cricuit....I have 3 cricuit machines and countless cartridges! It is a sickness, I tell you!
I've never gotten into the foiling trend. To me it makes cards look like you bought them in a store rather than looking handmade. I always get inspired by watching videos with ink blending and mixed media techniques and I did buy a few Distress inks but I hardly ever do it as it's messy. I'm really thinking carefully about each item I buy now. If I get a stamp set do I really need to spend $50 on the matching dies? I can do a lot of fussy cutting for $50! Thanks for your honesty.
You're absolutely right about everything you said!! I'm doing the same now!!
I’m doing the same thing. I’m buying the things I see other people on UA-cam buy. I have no idea how to use them. I have NO CREATIVE IMAGINATION! Thank you for your video. I’m going to do some returning to Tuesday Morning tomorrow. Thank You 🙏🏼.
lol ok!!! good luck
I love foil!
great idea (Tracy Carter) we all have some items that have never been used, of what fools we are at times. good video thank you
thanks so much!!
I love this video- every single expression you used is literally ME right now going WHY did I buy this? In every color! I never use any of it! How about challenging yourself to use some of those products before you give them away?
I will definitely try and challenge myself but also I will give and donate some of those as well.
I think we all buy things that we later wish we shouldn't have especially crafters! Lol. I am certainly guilty of it! But please don't feel ashamed of it. Just consider it a lesson learned. I would love to do foiling on my projects. I have a bit of foil but the minc machine I had bought off of someone on UA-cam and when they shipped it they just threw it in a box without even bubble wrapping it and needless to say it arrived all broken in pieces. 😞 Now I'm hoping I can just get a laminator or something cause my finances have decreased drastically. Thanks for your video!
The world has turned against glitter. I have given away my glitter, but I still have lots of stickles. Stickles don't come off, but I almost never use them so I have put them all in a plastic bag and shoved them to the back of my art closet.
people say its harmful for the environment. so that's why!!
and stickles dry up
How about some giveaways? You’ll make your subscribers sooo happy😄!
I do those every once in awhile but usually not with used old products, those I donate
@@KerenTamir Can you share with me to whom you'd donate those items? Occasionally I find calligraphy "sets" or wood-mounted stamps at our local resale book stores, but never any "supplies". Thank you.
I totally agree that art and paper craft supplies differ from each other. I was really surprised that I had to spend a lot when I started paper crafting too. Using stickers in journals or on packaging, envelopes when you send things to friends or family is a good way to reduce supplies. Maybe sell the foiling stuff on eBay? Washi tape is something I have lots of but don't really use so am trying to add the new ones to giveaway prizes along with other stuff 😊 Tfs
oh yes washi tape I forgot to add to this list lol you're so right
I’m the same I’ve stopped buying until I really think about the product and want to use what I have feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff I have
yes I think many people are doing that this year!!
I was going to stamp + color in with alcohol markers too! 200 markers later + I have yet to do it! 😬
OMG lol, its time to get them out!! lol
Just like my “collections” of thread and fabric!😁😁
LOL yup every crafter has their thing
Keren, this is a great video. Maybe I should try to find new ways to use the products that are not being used in my stash. It's easy to get caught up in the collection of art supplies! When I first got started, every craft room tour included a whole expensive collection of copic pens. I don't like alcohol pens because they bleed through the paper. I try to just buy a few before a large investment. We all live and learn, lol.
yes you're so right using old products and re-inventing them is a great idea!!
This true for a lot of us. Setup a share, swap or sell type of situation. I have stuff I don’t need but, I love glitter and would love all that glitter you have. Gather a list of people and create a giant swap, I would be very interested. It’s best to swap that stuff, make more room for the things you need.
I wouldn't do swapping, I usually just donate and if you're willing to pay for shipping I will give you all my glitter lol. message me on IG or FB
Enjoyed video and agree on all which I have most of except Minc; 3 foil colors only - use in mini albums and art journal by adhering glue and making splotchy speckles. Bought all mini distress inks but I do use more as I no longer just think of them for stamping and now use with water brushes stencils etc. True I use the black browns grays most but don’t regret the minis since I can also watercolor with them in small quick images so I’ve realized no more additional inks besides the permanent black brown. I loved stamps, have a lot / now I stamp all over tissue paper for collage paper and give them new life but no more buying stamps! :)
the distress oxides I use a lot, I don't have as many of the regular ones. but love them all!!
I’m a little jealous! I love love love all the mini inks!! I have a few of those and love them so much better than the bigger pads. I have arthritis in my hands as well and for me it’s so much easier to use those than try and hold the bigger pads. I always drop them when I try and use them. I am hesitant to spend money on pretty much anything because I am scared I won’t like them.
I don't have the mini inks but I get it, good advice
I believe we all are guilty of this. We see someone using these and we get excited and, before we know it, we have too much and might not use it. I'm trying to be on a no-buy thing this year...great video!!!
me too, and trying to promote the same habit on my channel
Keren Tamir just going to use what I have. Michaels is going to miss me.
Nooooo - don't throw stuff out - send it to me ... lol ... I donate my "well loved" supplies that I haven't used a lot of to a local women's shelter!
no don't worry Amy.I don't throw out stuff. I have donated a lot of it to schools, old age homes and I just made another video where I'm proud to say I spent way less this year. You can watch it here: ua-cam.com/video/3HN4V7wNRIA/v-deo.html
I like your honesty! I have way to much Tim holtz emphema
thanks so much Joan!
I've also been trying to use the idea of coming up with several different things that I would use say a particular stamp set for before I buy it. Or any product really. But then like you said you have to actually make the things. Sometimes things look fun and we think we'll use them and we just don't. I've decided with alcohol markers that I was determined to learn how to use them well. To that end I have taken a few coloring classes. I thought about 85 markers but about 30 of them I lucked out and got for $2 at Hobby Lobby when they were clearancing some out. I'm still not great at it but I'm a lot better than I used to be. I'm totally jonesing over your foils I do have some, but want to get some more of it. But please don't feel shame. We all have things we spent money on and have it used or haven't used as much as we should have to get our money's worth. It's simply a lesson learned but please don't feel ashamed. My son would probably get the heebie-jeebies just watching your video because glitter is his Kryptonite he hates it LOL I do like the idea someone said of making your own, or buying clear pastes and using the glitter in that. I haven't bought any glitter paste yet but I figure when I do I'll just get clear and then color them with my ink refills. I'm a card maker so I love all the colors of ink. I love these videos because it really does make you think about how much you will use something before you invest your money. We all fall into the "shiny" trap from time to time. I also have issues with my hands now so I love my Gemini Junior. I bought a big shot not too long after I first started paper crafting in 2005 so it has been well-loved and well-used but now I much prefer my Gemini Junior.
everything you say rings true in my heart!! thank you so much!!
I would reccomend doing some destash videos. I would suggest using flat rate boxes and putting like items together and choosing a price. Some people on UA-cam are successful in selling individual items. Some people on UA-cam only do the larger boxes. The cost typically includes shipping.
I've done that once but truthfully I prefer donating things. I'm grateful I have so much and donating is good. I don't want to get mixed up in fights or anything like that. lol
@@KerenTamir I don't sell. I donate too. I 100% understand!
At the beginning of my crafty journey I felt I had to buy everything and I bought lot. After some time I found me using way less than I bought. I had shelves full of patterned paper and found me always making my own patternd paper because I barely found the right paper in my stock that matches what I'm looking for. I stopped buying patternd paper and started giving away all the paper packs I don't use. I stopped buying stickers, because I don't use them. I started thinking about my way of crafting and what I do really use. I have round about 200, or more, ink pads and I realized I don't need colored embossing powders, so I don't bought them and stopped thinking about which colors I maybe would need. In the last 6 month I would say I haven't bought any crafty item. I realized I don't really need all the stuff that's on the market. They don't fit my needs and my way of crafting. Since I realized this for me personally I enjoy my crafting way more than I did bevore, because not longer beeing sad about not using this or that I had spend my money on.
yes that's what I'm doing this year!! so glad you found your way
@@KerenTamir You can use the pearl pens with stencils. It looks like shimmer paste and you can mix in glitter also.
Stephanie Heiler my husband is baffled that I’m not running to Michaels with 50/60% coupons. I realized the thrill of buying is lost if I’m not using. This is the year of use up what I have. So far so good.
Designers, artists, manufacturers all know that women are attracted to color, and pretty things. So we fall into their trap.🤷🏻♀️
Yup!! lol
Donna Killewald so true!😅
Keene, I am. We to your channel. I loved this video but it left me wondering what are you going to do with all this product that you're not using? There were so many things that you had in your video that I WISHED I had! I was just wondering.......can't wait to see more videos from you!
I donate things I don't use and a few people asked me to sell them things.
ya know, the alcohol markers are a true example of what really happened: lots of people love them. you need lots of them to get them to work, and you bought them thinking you would love them. On the other hand, I am the exact opposite: I bought the watercolor markers to try, and i never use them. I have the entire set of SN and now I also have Ohuhu and some copics. I probably use the alcohol markers at least 4 times a week. It's all about trying things.
So, if you want more watercolor markers, I will trade for your embossing powders!! LOL
lol I have enough watercolor markers lol and already promised the embossing powders to someone. and the alcohol markers to someone else. Lol
@@KerenTamir oh cool!!! if they are going to good homes, that's the best!!
I use specific stickles colours but you are right you don’t need them all and the same with embossing powders. I use some different colours other than white, clear, silver and pearl, but not many. I bought loads of NUVO drops and I just don’t use them, so I wish I hadn’t bought so many colours.
yup yup yup!! exactly the same
The stamp shammy i thought was a waste of money. I went to the garage and cut up one of my husbands car shammy things lol. I never used it.
lol that's a good idea!!! you're so smart!!
Put the blame on Tim Holtz
lol!!!
Put the blame on UA-cam! Lol
MsLouisV Pinterest! Blame Pinterest!
@@KarensKreations Hmmm...Pinterest??? Haven't checked out THAT one...Any good links to share???
amkarei I follow all sorts of card and craft folks on Pinterest. That alone has cost me more money than I can even count!! Gotta haves. All over the place!
I hope I never quit making cards!
I hope you never do!!!! if you love it then you do it!
You should donate your excess to a Boys & Girls club or similar organization. They are so excited to gt these supplies. Makes you feel good after you donae!
yes I do donate all the time to different places!! it does feel good
New subbie now I want to see more
thank you so much!! lots of content on my channel
Be the Halloween Queen with all these glitter Keren.LOL...I am sure that your kids and their friends will be very happy with all these incredible stuff..;)
my kids dont like crafting lol
@@KerenTamir really??hahahahaha
I hear you! I think crafters tend to do exactly what you have done. I have pearl x that I'm not even sure how to use! I would suggest you give away some of these products. Public schools could use some of the glitter that you don't use. As a card maker, I've been buying the clear stamps lately. They are so beautiful! I'd suggest you cull your stamps and give them as gifts or incentives to your subscribers or students.
I have a really old sizzzix machine the kind before the crank! I keep telling myself I'd like a big shot or the equivalent, maybe I should think about that!
Your pearl glues I'd do the same thing, go through what is still good and offer it to students. If you send things in the mail just ask your selected people to pick up the postage. I find it much easier to get rid of stuff if I think someone else might like to use it, and enjoy it. Oh, your Nuevo type drops that could also go to schools. Some large school districts have a central area that art teachers etc. can come and get supplies. Other districts you just give to the school and let the art teacher distribute use the supplies. You can just ask!
oh I already do that, I give away a lot and I don't like giving my subscribers used stuff if I have a giveaway I prefer giving new stuff. In terms of the machine i would suggest buying an electric one if you have issues cranking.
BTW creationsbyjsheri just did a lovely video on using pigment inks on the gel plate - worth a try?
cool I will look!!
I feel the same. I wish I could give away the things I haven't used for 3-4 years. But I don't know where to give it away. Friends are in our situation, and I CAN't Throw it in the bin. So what to do. 🤔.
I've donated to schools, old age homes, charity craft sales and friends!! people will always take! lol
There are Facebook groups to sell craft supplies on
Donate to your local elementary school. My daughter is a teacher and would LOVE everything
I already did a few times!!
I give them to my nieces that enjoy arts and crafts. I know the products are going to people that will use them.
I do all the time. I donate them!!
Reach out to the ppl that want them they probably pay for them
I think she should sell as well; she could the money to buy something else or to save up for something she’d like in the future.
I know I probably could but I prefer donating it to people that need it. I'm grateful I can buy stuff and other's can't so I usually donate to a place or a person in need
I can teach you what I learned in a spectrum noir coloring class.
thank you!!!
HOW COOL!! Do you have a video on y.t.?
i would love to buy your alkohol markers
thank you, I actually found someone that wants them already. so sorry!
I was evicted three years ago, Keren. I miss all the things that I lost. And yes it is replaceable. But only if I had the same money I don't have now. Shame is the last thing you should feel. You will use everything that you purchased. When I had money sometimes I bought things that I did not use right away or I that I had forgotten about. Finding them always made me happy. I hope you get to use everything that you purchased.
that's the reason I love donating because there's so many people that need it and I'm grateful that I can buy. so I try to donate the stuff I don't need
Wendy, I am sorry for your loss. I can't know what you went through really, but I suspect I would be mourning not only the supplies, but the loss of my ability to be creative at will. What I do know is that God will open new doors for you that will be just as gratifying if not more so.
Wendy, I am sorry for your loss. I can't know what you went through really, but I suspect I would be mourning not only the supplies, but the loss of my ability to be creative at will. What I do know is that God will open new doors for you that will be just as gratifying if not more so.
are you going to sell any?
If uou get into resin, it’s useful.
Dylusion paints are terrible because they all dried up. Sad
I usually think about how often I will use products before buying. Yes, I have products I wish I didn't buy.
yes I will start doing that now!!
I think most of your products you just haven’t found a way to use it look it up on UA-cam for instance there’s many many creative uses for embossing powder
yes I know its just I don't reach out for them as they don't inspire me anymore!!
I don’t understand why you don’t take those products you no longer use to the classes that you seem to teach and give them away there. I’m sure there are many poor people who could really use a little bit of help with some supplies and would appreciate them. Not Everyone can afford to have a whole lot of stash that they don’t use at home
oh trust me I give away a lot, just some I didn't even realize I should destash!!
If your stuff isn’t serving you, it won’t be serving you any better packed in a box somewhere. “ from Pinterest
definitely and I donate every year!!
Buyer's remorse is an epidemic problem amongst paper crafters. I went to a scrapbooking retreat this fall. We played a game of truths. If the statement was true to us then we remained seated. If not true then we stood up. The statement was have we ever bought something and never used it. Out of over 100 women,all remained seated. It was funny at the time but now I'm thinking not so much. The money wasted and absolute guilt and shame of doing such a thing is huge. We as parents teach our children this very thing. Don't buy things your not going to use. Shame on us. We need to doing something about this problem. But I am at a loss as to what.
TFS,Heather
I don't ever want to feel shame for something I buy and don't use. even if its "wasting money" because there's different ways of looking at it. We bought it for the intention of using it but for one reason or another we didn't and that's ok. we should never feel bad about those things as there's more important things in life. I like that truth game for a crop. Nice!
You should sell your die cutting machines on kijiji or ebay or others.
I still use them for classes but not as much
Shirley, you suggested selling on eBay and some other place that looked like this kjjjj or something? What is this other place? Thanks, janie
Janie Sirak, it is another place like craigs list where you can buy and sell. If you haven’t heard of kijiji it must be a Canadian version. I live in Quebec Canada 🇨🇦. Lol.
I’ll take your floral stamps off you hands. Lol.
It is so weird , I must have , I don't use but I can't give it away 😭
neither can I, not everything at least. some things I have donated.
Hey if you’d like to sell some stuff let me know
Thanks
Havre a great day
Wow..there is a lot of wasted money there...especially as you are holding on to them! If you don't want to sell or do swaps...why not give it to a dementia hospital group or school or nursery..at least they will not just be sat there for you to moan about buying and wasting money and you will be helping others learn. 😊
I HAVE donated to schools, old age homes and other people. You're not sure until you buy wether or not you will like the products and it's not like you can return them like clothing. It's hard sometimes to just give things when you spent money. and truthfully I wasn't MOANING this video is made so it can help others not make the same mistakes I made.... it helps them save money...
@@KerenTamir You don't have to try to scold me like a child. I am not one. It was constructed criticism and it is obvious you don't like that, it was mean in the nicest way. But seeing as you were trying to be rude...one less subscriber wiĺl not make any matter to you... maybe not have the comments on in the future if you do not like your subscribers to say anything! I am sorry love, but the amount if times you said you didn't like something etc was moaning and I like others might actually like or have those things and really enjoy them. Have a GREAT life and stay safe ☺
Jacqui, I definitely invite comments from my viewers and I appreciate you thinking that you've offered constructive criticism. Maybe it's just me, but the word moaning sounds like an insult, i'm only human and that's something I react to. I think in this internet age it's so easy for us all to write a quick comment not realizing the impact some words can have on the reader. I apologize if you misread my response. There's so much great content available online, I'm sorry you feel the need to go, you're certainly entitled to that. I hope you find the path to your creative journey!
Sell what you don't use anymore.
I don't Krystal I just give it away!
@@KerenTamir Well that is a great idea too! 💙
please don't use a disability as a reason not to use your crank machines there are people who wish for things like that and can't have them for any number of reasons.
I donate a lot of my supplies to people that can't buy them so I would appreciate you not to judge me. I've had arthritis since I was 18 years old (I'm 45 now) and I'm allowed to say that this machine would not be good for someone who has arthritis or fibromyalgia as they would not be able to crank it. It's a tip for those people to help them buy the right machine. I hope you don't suffer from any ailment that prevents you from doing things, however many of my viewers do and they are always appreciative of any tips that help them create. If I were you, I would consider exercising more kindness and less judgement.
@@KerenTamir I actually have cp. And while I agree crank machines can be painful. Having to lose a lot of freedom and mobility due to lack of care in my area it's harder to craft with just scissors and a lot of my favorite stamp companies have gone to die and stamp sets. not your fault it just makes what i can use limited.
Sorry I came off so cruel
@@maryebert3884 I appreciate your comment and it is exactly the reason why I was saying that. I was recommending that if you're to buy a machine and you suffer from those ailments like RA, CT, FM then an electronic one would be best. Of course I understand some people can't afford it but I also know that some people have found older machines in craft sales and thrift stores. or even online on facebook sales. I hope you find one that's right for you