In January I signed up to the 50 things in 2009 craft challenge which I achieved during the Summer. It was a nice feeling having something to work to, and also having a record kept of everything I made. I have fallen behind terribly on cataloguing everything and as of August I was at 105 makes. Not bad going really!

I’ve been humming and hawing over what to do for 2010 and I’ve decided I’m going to do a “Craft Neutral” year. What does this mean? Well in 2010 I can craft only using the supplies I already own. If I want or need to buy anything, I can only do that with the proceeds from crafty stuff I’ve managed to sell. Not only should this substantially decrease my stash but it should encourage me to pull the proverbial finger out and actually put some of my makes up for sale.

Of course this gives me a couple of months to buy in things

So – who’s with me on the 2010 Craft Neutral challenge?

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As previously posted here the craft challenge closed over a week ago and I haven’t yet had a chance to post the entries here. Apologies for that! As always, click on the photographs to view the larger versions (most of which have notes from the entrants) or visit the Flickr group.

So! Entry #1 is from Alex, OH of Kerry of PennyDog fame. He found old beehives by the roadside and repurposed them into a functioning beehive. Before:

And after:

Entry #2 is from Ali at Craft Matters. She utilised one of her Dad’s old ties to make herself a business card wallet and a needle book as a birthday present for her sister. Before:

After (needle book first, business card wallet second and third):

Entry #3 is from Jane, who inspired this contest in the first place! She created a shelf from an old drawer!

Entry #4 is from Cheryl who overhauled an old chair and made a cushion to go with it using her daughter’s outgrown dressing gown! Chair before and after:

Cushion before and after:

Entry #5 is from Cheryl’s seven year old daughter Sophie, who wanted to join in the challenge and made this funky rabbit by painting an old water bottle. Ingenius!

Finally, entry #6 is from me. I used an old dress of Erica’s that was frayed and damaged to make a sunhat and booties for Greer. Dress before:

And after:

Voting will remain open for one week from today and will close on Monday 15th June 2009 at 12noon. Voting is now closed, thanks for looking! See here for the result.

Leave your vote in the comments and the winner will be announced next week. Good luck everyone!

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