A few years ago I had the luxury of having someone help me gather up all of my craft supplies and try to move them to one room in the house (that I share with a futon for guests). My "stuff" had kind of spread to lots of nooks and crannies all over the house.
We went through paper ... it was awful. If I were to do it again, I would get rid of old collections, rather than sheet by sheet. In fact, I could still stand to purge some paper.
She would ask me if it was something I would use/complete in the next 6 months? I must have lied , haha! because I know I still have some of those projects! I have lots of good intentions ... they don't always come to fruition. I'm still not sure whether that rule should apply to craft supplies. Craft supplies cross boundaries ... so while I haven't cross-stitched in a few years, I'm pretty sure I will do it again some day and the floss can be used for cards and other projects. So that means I would keep the embroidery floss
I know I could get rid of some punches. They are heavy and some of them don't even punch very well. Sometimes they cause more frustration than they are worth. But for you Daniel, it might be different. You get more use out of your punches than most people, nibbling away to make frames and such.
I'm talking to myself here too ... maybe if we look at our stuff, especially supplies that have been hanging around for years, as not always an investment, but sometimes as a liability. It can weigh us down, give us guilt, keep us from treating ourselves to something new, stifle our creativity by the time we sift through it all ... Try to look at this as a freeing opportunity. If you try, I will try too.
Sorry, one last thing ... when I was going through my big sort/purge. It made me feel good to weigh my stuff as it went out the door. Whether it was going to trash, donate, or recycle, I weighed it, and it felt good to know how many pounds I was shedding.
Good luck with the purge Daniel! I feel your pain. I'm a packrat. I get attached to my stuff.