After the disaster that was crochet hat attempt #1…. ….here is attempt #2. I adapted/fudged my way through a pattern I found on-line and printed off, but I now can’t find where I got it from. So I’m really sorry, but I can’t link you back to the original source. If it is your pattern, … Continue reading
…on baby wipes… This may not seem that scary if you are not in possession of Small people, but believe me people, this is quite a ‘BIG STEP’… We use re-usable nappies and wipes on SmallSmall 90% of the time. However, when we are out and about, I have to confess a packet of wipes … Continue reading
….but I am going to try making my own deodorant… Since starting on the Waste Watcher’s campaign, (you can read all about it here) one of things I have been doing is looking at what I am buying with reference to the waste that will be left at the end. So with food-it is a case of trying … Continue reading
The lovely ladies at fair and funky asked me to do a half-term post for their blog with a ‘make do and mend’ themed kiddies craft. I scratched my head for a bit. And consulted the crafting encyclopaedia that is Pinterest… A while ago I pinned this great post, called “34 Recyclables to Upcycle for … Continue reading
We met up with some friends at the weekend, who have been having a rough time. (You may remember me making brownies, as an emergency present for some friends having a rough time-this is still the same friends. It is all a bit pants) And I wanted to take a little pressie to help cheer … Continue reading
Hubby insisted on watching a ‘film of his choice’ (that sounds quite dodgy, it really isn’t, it just means a boy film, and not a rom-com..) last weekend, seeing as how his birthday evening was slightly scuppered by having to tidy the house (long story) and then not having time to watch a film, so … Continue reading
As I hurtle towards the halfway point of My Make Do and Mend Year, I thought I would let you all into a little secret. The thing that I am missing most about our new sustainable lifestyle. I am love, love, loving My Make Do and Mend Year and all the changes that it has … Continue reading
Here it is! Part 2 of the lovely Kiwi-Jo’s guest post she very kindly did for me on making your own toiletries and cleaning products! You can read part 1 here, and more about the lovely Jo, on her blog Crafty Kiwi. Over to Jo! My favourite beauty recipe is for Honey Lip Balm. I … Continue reading
In my last Waste Watcher’s update, I reported that we were shortly to be taking delivery of a Green Johanna, courtesy of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Wiltshire Council. And this week just happens to be Garden Waste week in the Waste Watcher’s campaign, so I thought a blog post all about it would be very … Continue reading
Becksie of A Year without Supermarkets fame, posted the link to this recipe on the A Year without Supermarkets facebook page, and I had been meaning to try it for ages. Well, now I have. And I may live to regret it. Exactly how many hobnobs would you say were too many to eat in … Continue reading
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A money-saving, growing-our-own, making-do-and-mending husband-and-wife blog
Some of the cool and useful food, craft and sustainability skills that your grandparents knew, but probably didn't teach you!
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My Make Do and Mend Year 