Crafty Regrets, Do you have any?

Hi friends! Today for Sat Chat I thought it would be fun to look at some supplies I kind of wish I didn’t buy. No shade to any of these companies, you don’t know until you try right? Please share your art and craft supply regrets in the comments below or ideas on how I might better use these products.

Stuff I mentioned:

• Teresa Collins Stampmaker by Imagepac: The results were good when I got it to work but it was fiddly and expensive to maintain and there seemed to be inconsistencies in the stamp packet refills.

• Distress oxide sprays: I loved the ink pads and re-inkers so I thought I’d love the sprays but I didn’t like them as well and the warning on the bottle made me nervous

• Glitter Duster: very messy but it does make me laugh when I use it so is it really a regret?

• Distress crayons: I don’t like them nearly as much as other products in my stash. The doily die: I didn’t know anything about intricate dies when I bought this, it’s beautiful but still fiddly so I only use it on special occasions when I have a look of patience. This taught me not to buy intricate dies, and also I don’t love the process of die cutting, I like the results tho.

• The 600-page sketchbook: This was an optimistic purchase, I wanted to be the person who fills such a huge sketchbook, and oh what a value! In reality, it is too big and heavy to lug around and the paper isn’t that great.

• Letterpress stuff: This is an odd one, I like the process and the look but it really lacks the WOW factor once the project is made. Ironically I can make custom letterpress plates with the Stampmaker but as we know that is way too fiddly for me. I really like all forms of printmaking and stamping so I think I will return to this someday.

• Glass rods for bead-making: This craft is fiddly but also meditative and I really enjoyed it but I got freaked out by warnings from viewers and I didn’t know ow what safety equipment I needed as the instructions in the Diamond Tech kit I had didn’t say I needed anything. Before I was worried about that I but a bunch of low-quality rods and they were hard to use as they would crack and snap when heated. I knew this when I bought them but thought I could make it work because they were so much cheaper, lesson learned.

So what are your art and craft supply regret purchases? Let me know in the comments below and til next time happy crafting!