Finally, after 5 weeks, my sewing machine is back! Apparently it needed more than a service… Even to my inexperienced eye, this looks pretty broken. It has now been repaired and my machine is back in place, ready for action. What I really want to do is to start having a go at making some … Continue reading
Since starting My Make Do and Mend Year, and our quest for a more sustainable lifestyle, I have picked up some new habits. Things I now do without even thinking. Things that I now regard as ‘normal’ and forget that other people might see them as slightly weird… Below is my list of the first … Continue reading
Here’s this week’s round up of our #makedoandmendhour Twitter chat (Thursdays 8-9pm BST) Pictures we shared: 1. Bag made with some favourite fabric from @Mehubbyankids 2. Fabulous bench made from a tree that @life_asweknow’s neighbour was cutting down! 3. Close up of part of the bench from @life_asweknow 4. Great selection of vintage finds from … Continue reading
I mentioned a little while back that I was doing a blogging course with the awesome Pip Lincolne from Meet Me at Mikes. It has now finished, and has been RAD (that’s one of Pip’s words-I had forgotten about ‘rad’, but now I’ve been reminded, I intend to use it more…) She has invited all … Continue reading
I blogged a while back about my new Make Do and Mend-able project, (not the book, another one…!) which I am super excited about. Well….. the big new is…… I now have a holding page! AND a web address: http://www.makedoandmend-able.co.uk Maybe not quite the big news you were expecting, and maybe not big news, but … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I blogged a Make, and I apologise. My sewing machine is STILL away being serviced. I would get very cross, but everytime I ring up for a progress report, I get a very sweet, very elderly sounding lady on the phone, and it just feels wrong to go mad at … Continue reading
I blogged at the beginning of June about the Screw Work Lets Play 30 Day Challenge that I had embarked on. The challenge I had set myself was to create a collaborative Make Do and Mend Back to Basics e-book. I thought I should give you all an update….. I asked you all for feedback on … Continue reading
Here we are again, with the weekly post of all the highlights of another fabulous #makedoandmendhour-our weekly Twitter chat (every Thursday 8-9pm, come and say hi!) Pictures we shared: 1. 50p finds! From @ForgottenTreasu 2. Cup and saucer bird feeder from @GDUKstyle 3. Flip flops from @CountrySkills, with the horrid uncomfy plastic straps replaced with … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my hugely exciting new Make Do and Mend-able project, and my need for help making a decision about a logo. I had narrowed it down to these two: I got very technical(!), and managed to post a poll for you all to cast your votes-thankyou so much … Continue reading
I spotted a tweet earlier on this week, from a fabulous blogger called Elizabeth at Margot & Barbara about a new series she is starting called The Good Things. The idea is a weekly post “celebrating the things that bring happiness”. Every week, there is a linky, over on Margot & Barbara where you can … Continue reading
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A money-saving, growing-our-own, making-do-and-mending husband-and-wife blog
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My Make Do and Mend Year 