Here’s the round-up for this week’s #makedoandmendhour!

Pictures we shared:

1. The lovely Daisy from @MakeThriftLDN joined us for the first time this week, and shared this great picture frame deco patched with pages from a 1960’s magazine. The gorgeous print is by Hazell Nicholls. And check out the fabulous collection of knitting needles peeking out at the corner!
2. More awesome ladder storage inspiration from @GDUKStyle. I NEED a ladder!!
3. An old button+owl charm=new earring! From @novakdesign
4. Beautiful hand painting on this furniture, by @LikeAMagpie
5. Homemade bath bombs from @novakdesign
6. @life_asweknow took her daughters old cot bed duvet and is making it into a dolls duvet-what a super idea to cherish all those memories!
7. Expertly patched sock from @DalkeyDan
8. An upcycled cot! Shared by @GDUKStyle
9. @LikeAMagpie was getting ready for an Open Studios weekend and rustled up this great wall art from an old canvas!
10. Gorgeous vintage find from @VintageUpcycled
11. You may remember @GDUKStyle’s wine bottle upcycle from last week-well now it has a partner 🙂
12. @mehubbyandkids is a super talented sewer, and has rustled up this snowflake costume for her daughter
13. @TinaFrancis15 joined us for the first time, and wowed us all with her beautiful tapestry needlepoint artwork, all from secondhand wool
14. @LikeAMagpie got lucky when she spied this lot being thrown out! She has plans to make the clock carcass into a bug house-what a fab idea

Things we learned

It is possible to make jam in a bread maker! Here is a link if you want to try it. And also in a slow cooker. And a microwave! I have no bread maker, but really want to try out some slow cooker jam
House clearances and auctions are great places to pick up secondhand wool. And they give your woollen makes an extra story to tell too
This went way over my head, but apparently there is computer operating system called Linux, that is free to download and use. You can use it instead of Windows, and I am told it works better and faster!
Once you get the hang of foraging, you start to view brambly hedgerows in a whole new way!

As usual, it was fabulous! I never fail to pick up some wonderful Make Do and Mend gems. I’m off now to Google slow cooker jam..!