In your best Geordie Big Brother man voice…Day 4 in the Live Below the Line Make Do and Mend House… I went out with the remaining £1.36 from our £20 budget clutched in my sweaty paws this morning, and bought yet more bananas (£1 for 10 this time was the best I could do), and … Continue reading
Last week I went to my very first Swish! Well, it wasn’t technically a Swish, it was branded as a clothes swap, but as that’s what Swishing is, I’m counting as my inaugural swishing experience. It was BRILLIANT!! All organised by the lovely Catherine of Knee-High Tales. It was really well organised, and such a … Continue reading
Knitting ideas, inspiration and free patterns, plus crochet, weaving, and more
Other than my pants, the rest are charity finds
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!
Inspired by Make Something Month
Author, trainer, coach
connecting people, place and planet
by Jack Monroe, bestselling author of 'A Girl Called Jack'
Let's fix our relationship with electronics
Every month (except December) we bring people together* to give the objects we share our world with a second lease of life and to chat and have a cuppa whilst we're at it (*currently online)
Makes, remakes, mends, darns, sews, arts, and crafts.
thrifty, creative & eco-friendly ways to raise children
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Proof that "We're going to live in a tent in a field" is easier read than done
My Make Do and Mend Year 