Stash Count Sundays #12 - Shopping Temptations: How I resist Emotional Buying

[@mamalou1962]

Hello Lisette! Ok, I am not a Curtis R fan, but I like her! I’ve got most of Sheena Pikes “munchkins”. (Example Butterfly collector Brielle). I am finishing up within the next two weeks, “She Shed”. It’s a Dreamer Design. I am getting ready to kit up a mystery by DAC. I’m really excited about Black Friday. I don’t think I’ll be able to get anything. Hubby had a knee replacement. He’s off through December. There’s always next year! Thank You for the video! As always, I love your videos! Blessings to you!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thank you and Wishing your husband a speedy recovery

[@LisaNewf]

Hi Lisette, I do have a win. I finished “I Miss You” by Mandie Manzano in memory of my mom and dad. It took me a long time to start it because I would get too emotional when I took it out of the box so I kept putting it back. My dad has been gone for 25 years and my mom for 5 years. I know 5 years may seem like a long time to grieve my mom, but I’m single and this house still feels so empty without her. She was my whole world. Anyway, it turned out beautifully, especially with the extra enhancement drills I used. ❤

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi Lisa - I'm giving you a virtual hug right now. So sorry for the loss of your parents. I totally get it I also worked on I miss u to commemorate my parents. Wishing you all the best.

[@katarina_kitkatdp]

Hi Lisette, c'est vrai que ce n'est pas facile de ne pas craquer mais j'attends de voir les promotions de fin d'année ♥ belle soirée 🍫

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Oui, moi aussi. Bises

[@pennygivan2551]

Yay. So glad you were able to resist.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks Penny - so am I.

[@darcygoodboe3457]

Love your stash content! Great Halloween diamond painting canvas. TY!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks so much. That's nice to hear.

[@terri6766]

Find your log book very interesting. We all need to be accountable to ourselves. Instead of having a closet full of things that we loved when we bought and now aren’t thrilled with them. Great ideas, thanks!😊

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks so much. Yes, I'm trying to do that, but it's more difficult than I ever would have imagined.

[@stacypalm2639]

Great idea to help with impulsive buys! I will definitely try that when needed. I also really like how you log everything. Great way to practice accountability. Thanks for sharing!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks so much. Hope it helps

[@kimbaskrafts]

Great job! WOW she is huge! I didn’t realize how big those girls were 😂 I don’t have any of Kurtis’s work!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi Kim - yes, the heads are enormous LOL

[@barbarag3239]

Good job with the self control! 😀

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks Barbara

[@cbg-74]

I did almost the same thing you did a few weeks ago. I'm new to all this and started following your plan to control my stash before I'd even filled it up. But I was feeling a whole lot of FOMO. I looked at the log book to remind me of what I have, along with "window shopping" for the next diamond paintings, and turned FOMO into TMTC (too many to choose). I still like what I've already bought, and I think I'm more afraid of pushing them aside for that "new" that I also want, than I am of missing out on something I don't have. And even though I "never" have more than 2 WIPs, I decided to pick one I'd bought back in the beginning and just add it as a 3rd WIP. Since the other two are squares and this one is a round, it's become a nice change of pace. I'm savoring the next moment of buying, but also I'm savoring making the stash I've bought, and looking forward to the next one I start. I love following your stash count program. It's making each piece very special, even if it's very hard to choose.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Ah thanks so much. Well you are already way ahead of the game, because you started to think about your purchases at the beginning of your diamond painting journey. That part took most of us at least a year...so that's a HUGE win. Enjoy your diamond paintings and yes adding a round to the mix is a good decision I think.

[@cbg-74]

@@LisetteCraftsandTells I thought about it early TOTALLY thanks to you, Lisette. I had you showing me the way, including how to manage my stash. I knew from you to watch out for what FOMO will do to my poor brain, as well as how I just sometimes want to "reward" myself with something new. And making me feel I need to hold myself accountable or this will get out of hand. And I see something now I never saw before your Stash Detox-lots of KZbinrs saying they're on a no-buy program, or month, or whatever. You have done all the hard work of showing us the way. 😊

[@næntsi]

Lisette, I did a thing, and I'm not feeling great for it. I bid on a kit from eBay and won. It was listed for less than the original price, but with shipping, of course, it still ended up costing $60, which is pretty fair when it comes to how the secondhand market can get out of control. I don't need it, I have more than enough for a couple of years, but I just found the artist's collection, and this one had just been archived. Thank you for sharing your tips and your own struggles. For myself, I hope I can remember this sick feeling and learn how to set healthy boundaries with my money.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Oh now I'm really curious...Which one did you manage to get? I found a Diamond Painting on Vinted a couple of months ago and without thinking clicked the 'buy now' button. No regrets...but definitely another temptation. Enjoy your Ebay find.

[@margiegreiss5468]

Great way to fight off your emotional buying.... tfs

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks Margie

[@Diamonds4Linda]

Love the one you kitted up.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks dear Linda

[@aprilcampbell9747]

Hi Lisette. Congrats on staying strong. I too didn’t buy anything at all this weekend or for the last two weeks (well, since your last video when I told you I did buy the Randal Spangler Draggin in the Morning). I also finished my Chuck Pinson in time for the end of the Chuckalong!! Yay!! Good idea to pull out from my stash and just kit something up. That’s brilliant. Thanks. ❤❤

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Oh yeaaahh - you finished your Chuck - which one did you do April?

[@aprilcampbell9747]

@@LisetteCraftsandTells Island Life

[@angellearose]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks for watching dear Angel. Hugs

[@craftychefdiamond]

Thank you for sharing 💜 👩‍🍳

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi dear Laura - hope you are well?

[@graylagran7443]

My win - I’ve been plowing through some of my DAC stash - albeit smaller canvases, but a finish is a finish!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes yes yes - a finish is a finish. Good for you. You're doing great.

[@diamond_art_with_jess]

I have not bought any new diamond paintings in two months. I have set myself a limit of 10 diamond paintings in my stash and I have 11 now so I'm determined to not buy any new ones for a while. Looking at your stash is a great way to resist buying more, I sometimes do that too. ☺️

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi Jess, great win. Two months with a lot of tempting discounts. That's stamina

[@diamond_art_with_jess]

​@@LisetteCraftsandTellsThose discounts are testing me for sure! 😅

[@DiamondsAreAGirlsBestFriend16]

Ah I needed this! Definitely been doing a lot of buying lately.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Ohhhh I need to catch up on your videos....I'm positive you've bought some lovely ones.

[@SparklingDiamondsandLights]

Hi! I do have a win or wins! I have a little 2-1/2 year old grandson & I'm helping finacially pay for his pre-school which he loves. Also, I have decided since I do have a large stash that I would like to finish some of the paintings I have. When I have the urge to shop I shop from my stash. I'm currently working on a large Chuck Pinson Fly Fishing Legacy that is very confetti heavy so it's taking me some time. I'm working on it slow and steady amd really enjoying the process of diamond painting. So that's my win. I really appreciate this video. Very useful & wise advice. Have a great week!🎃

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Sounds to me like some awesome wins and what a lucky little boy with such a sweet grandmother.

[@scrappingsylvia]

Hi Lisette! I have tried everything, but I have absolutely no self control 😂😂 Love your Halloween painting! Sending lots of hugs🥰💞💞

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

You can't win them all Sylvia - just stay your awesome self. Hugs

[@Diamondpaintingcats]

I have no Wien! 🙈🙈🙈I am not able to resist the new releases from Margret Morales.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes, I know they are very special and in high demand - so you're not alone - a lot of Diamond Painters are collecting them.

[@bevjones7485]

Thanks for the info. I did something similar when I was getting that feeling too. I just came back from vacation and had so many things to do that I was overwhelmed. I’m proceeding slowly but taking that break, to a new stash diamond painting helped get me back on track. It did help center me again. Great job Lissette. I hope you continue to enjoy. Peace and love abide with you 💕👍

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Oh That sounds like a great plan Bev. I hope you're enjoying your diamond painting again?

[@melissawood4317]

I loved your solution for this. I was doing well with not buying and the last couple of weeks I have had some backsliding. I think I bought 7 kits in the last month. 😮 and I finished 2…so that’s not a good ratio. I did finish one of my very oldest kits so I guess that is a bit of a win? So I was limiting my stash not by number but by storage containers. I bought four of these vertical laundry totes and told myself that my stash needed to fit inside. Well…the problem was that they hold more than I expected and actually have more room so I guess I should have looked at that first!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi Melissa - oh I love the 'flipping the script' - don't limit the stash, but limit the storage containers...Which old kit did you finish?

[@nursie1992]

Thanks for sharing Lisette. Have a blessed day.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks for watching

[@Deiicide]

I've been shopping in my stash whenever I feel like buying something on my wishlist! There's been a lot that I do want, but I try to think about what I already have.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes, that really does help, doesn't it?!

[@Shimmydancer123]

I love you stash system!! Also, I want to try to do a log book system like yours it's great. I have cut way back on purchases, but I just need to keep trying to resist. I'm gonna try your advice. Thanks!!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks so much and I hope this little trick helps you out.

[@junibirch]

Congrats on not making any purchases in September! My plan was to hold out on buying until black Friday as well. However...I've been having too much fun in destash groups. I'm up to 20 in my stash, and 15 was supposed to be my limit. I have work to do!

[@junibirch]

Also, I like the idea of kitting up something new. I tend to just work on one at a time usually, so maybe that would help when I'm in the mood to buy a new one.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes, those destash groups are so tempting. Luckily for me most of them are based in the USA and only ship within the USA. So I just look and dream LOL

[@ds.35]

I love this! I was just struggling with this, and i stopped myself! They had just come out last week with a Margaret Morales that i ended up getting, the one with the two dragons. Then, they came out with another Margarer Morales this week, the fomo with Diamond Art Club is real. But, i looked at my stash and then told myself i had to finish more of my wips and talked myself out of it. Nothing like buying a new canvas, but seriously, it's like an illness now for me. 😂

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes the FOMO is real. It's very hard (and will stay hard) to resist temptations. Hope this little trick helps

[@Katya8461]

Hi Lisette, I have no win. I resisted buying for a short time and then I give in 😅😅 I bought two new diamond paintings from Jaded Gem Shop this week. I really love the confetti and the pictures are absolutely beautiful. I bought "Dream with Sirens" and an AI picture on the website (the artist who works with Jade will get a bonus from this 😁). Can't wait to get started on them in a month or two when they arrive 😂❤ Enjoy your beautiful projects 🥰

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Ohhh you lucky bastard. You'll love your JGS for sure. I'll vouch for that. I'm going to look up the ones you ordered. Hugs

[@diamondgirl4ever]

I have not bought a diamond painting in several months. I am trying to work through my stash. I told my self there is a particular style of diamond painting want (steampunk). I have yet to see a canvas I like (phew). Also I am not big on Halloween so most canvases lately are geared to that event (again I'm safe lol) Cost is another factor, I am holding on to my purse strings waiting for black Friday, hoping that also does not ruin me lol. When I get a moment of FOMO or need some retail therapy I look through my stash and see what i have that I could work on. Currently I have 3 WIPS I'm working on and i WIP on the back burner. I am looking but to wee what comes out but I resisted the temptation from Cara the principal painter( Holiday mermaid). I put it in my cart left the site, came back, left again and then came back again and took it out lol. It is hard to resist but I know for me....I have to. Have a wonderful week and I'll see next Sunday!

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes, you totally understand the temptation. Loved the story of putting it into your cart and leaving the site, getting back and leaving again...And eventually you didn't cave...good for you. That must have been a hard one. Stay awesome.

[@21zeebra]

Currently I'm working on pink owl by dreamer designs! I'm definitely guilty of emotional buying as well, but I love your advice of kitting up something new to scratch the itch! I need to also give myself a limit. I don't even know how many are in my stash currently! 😂

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Oh I love that one too. Now I'm curious..Can you perhaps do an estimate?

[@natz_andthe_diamonds]

I love the new halloween project . ❤ i didnt risist i bought 2 kits from dac because one lovell i really wanted got restocked and there was a witch i was thibking anout a whole week and xpuldnt forget. This were the only 2 kits i bought from Dac this year. I dont count the 3 mini dazzles as kits

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi Natz - just flip the script and be proud of yourself of not buying a DAC kit for 9 months. That's a huge win.

[@MiasLifeWithKFS]

Hey Lisette.. Love the Halloween kit you got there 🥰❤ I had my birthday here in September and got the 20% discount code from DAC, so I got 2 new diamond paintings.. I did finish one in September and is almost halfway on my current project, so I do get some finishes in too. I am waiting for my Jaded Gem Shop kit and really hopes it will arrive before November, since I need it for the Mucha Mania event in November and December 💜

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi dear Mia.Belated happy birthday!!!! I just saw the thumbnail of your Mucha - so I'll be checking out your unboxing. I hope you'll love working on your JGS as much as I am.

[@ElisaMariaDesigns]

Bonjour! I am so proud of you! We are both having a moment with Kurtis Rykovich. I am working on Chosen with my members and she is gorgeous and working up quickly. Question. What to do when DD emails you that a canvas you want is going into the discontinued pile? They got me today with the email and Let Them Eat Cake is on its way to me. I was so panicked I forgot the coupon 😩 love Scarlet! Look at those lashes ! ❤

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Oh oh...you know what - I don't check my emails from Dreamer Designs and Diamond Art Club - that helps LOL

[@JuliU90]

I have more losses than gains. 😅But at least I was able to resist the Halloween mystery box from DAC. Let's see... I think I'll start my stash detox all over again next year.... Hasn't worked so well so far. I could only resist for one month since June, then it was over. You should be very proud of yourself! ❤❤❤

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Still - one month is better than none...just keep going...and you're already more aware of what you're doing...another win..

[@DiamondsandDobermans]

I had a massive fail. I purchased 2 kits from DAC. I redeemed some rewards and missed out on free shipping by TWO CENTS 🤬 I wasn’t about to buy a third kit just to offset that. I was so mad at myself for not thinking it through better. Once you click ‘redeem’ I don’t think you can turn back. I didn’t even need the two kits did I? I’m weak as water. I finished Nefertiti in less than a month so that’s a win. She is stunning!😍

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

You finished Nefertiti - so yyyyeeeaaahhh - huge win.. and the rest..well it happens. Next time you'll remember this one and do it differently.

[@AndreasCraftingJourney]

No win for me this week. I bought the Halloween mystery box from dac. However, im not too upset with myself since the last time I bought a kit was in April

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Okay so that's a 5 month no buy - that's amazing!! Just flip it like that and that's definitely a win in my book. Enjoy the mystery box - I hope you got some good ones.

[@lindabain1029]

❤

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Thanks for watching Linda

[@ronniesmurphat2664]

I was looking but didn't buy. Went back and looked at what I still have to do. I am in the middle of a large one right now. Glad I didn't buy. Had some unexpected expenses come up. God Bless you! Have a down time.

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes, that's the way to do it. Just try to wait it out.. That helps.

[@GailMcCormick]

I suppose it's a win that I didn't buy the JGS that was in my card during their sale, but then I got the DAC halloween mystery box--oops! (Though I suspect I will destash most if not all of it based on the spoilers!)

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Hi Gail...and? Did you get some good ones in your Mystery Box?

[@GailMcCormick]

@@LisetteCraftsandTells I think I'll keep one of the new ones! But will destash the others. I've had good luck destashing in the past, so it should still end up being essentially a discounted kit that I keep.

[@NancyCanadian]

I am working away on my stash

[@LisetteCraftsandTells]

Yes Nancy - you just keep going!!