What better way to spend a cloudy Sunday than earning a little cash? I am in Langley, BC, at the Clipper Street Scrapbooking Store garage sale. If only Stampin Up would stop coming out with new and wonderful stamps and papercrafting accessories I would not feel the need to clear out the craft stash. This is my second craft garage sale this year and I have one more next weekend at Making Memories in Burnaby, BC.
Selling your stash at a crafts garage sale is definitely a love-hate experience. Love being with other crafters, love making some money,love getting rid of craft items that I have not enjoyed for a long time if ever, and love chatting with folks. But there is also the other side of the experience. I'm selling off all my stamps from my pre Stampin Up days. I have some amazing stamps from all sorts of companies, but they have to go. And selling my Stampin Up sets is almost painful at times. Each set brings back a memory of a period in SU's history and in my own crafting journey. As I lovingly place price tags on the sets and organize them in boxes I go through the pangs of 'letting go of old friends'. A couple of times I even found myself taking back one or two well loved sets.
And then there are the 'doubles'. Am I the only crafter who sees something wonderful, says "I must have that" and then, long after the 'return by' date, find that they already have the item and had forgotten.
And what about 'newer and better'? I started out with the old ScorePal, graduated to the Martha Stewart score board, then had to buy the newer, better ScorePal. AND THEN! Stampin Up came out with their own scoreboard. I had to have it of course. Then I had to have the SU Diagonal Plate as well. So of course I have been gradually selling off my old score boards and only have one more to go. My SU score board will stay with me though - definitely not letting that one go.
So here I am standing at the back of my car, protected by my awning, chatting happily and selling even more happily.
Life is good. Life with crafts is even better.
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