We’ve had a bit of a break from Repairing in Warminster, largely due to my inability to get organised…. However, this weekend, we Repaired again! (Previous Repair Cafe blog posts are here, and here , in case you are interested!) I had the mild stress of trying to find a totally new bunch of volunteer … Continue reading
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about going to see The Minimalists on the UK leg of their book tour for Everything That Remains (which I have now read, and thoroughly recommend!) I alluded at the time to a new challenge, a mission. And here it is…. It’s #MinsGame! I had seen this hashing … Continue reading
It’s that time of year. In case you hadn’t noticed, Halloween is on it’s way. We are not big into Halloween, and I am resisting Trick or Treating for as long as I possibly can. BUT we have got quite into pumpkin carving in the last couple of years. We are not great-I get the … Continue reading
I was a bit worried that this week’s #makedoandmendhour would be a bit quiet, as it clashed with the 2nd episode of the Celebrity Great British Sewing Bee (did you see any of them? They were great!). But I needn’t have worried-Make Do and Menders are a clever lot and can obviously do more than … Continue reading
We’ve had a great thread going over in the Make Do and Mend-able community FB group, about Christmas, and ideas for homemade, handmade, buy nothing new, make do and mend type presents and cards etc. I thought that it might a nice idea to do a linky, for people to link up their blog posts … Continue reading
Another super busy #makedoandmendhour this week, and with a record number of pictures too! Pics we shared: 1.Recycled cashmere makes from @LoveTurtleDoves 2.@Maker_of_Things “Making Do” with two pairs of glasses at the same time as his vari-focals are broken! 3.@MarkWoodJoinery-bespoke wooden furniture from local and reclaimed wood 4.@PracticalLou is busy decorating..! 5.@raebyrae has set … Continue reading
The book! I bet you all thought I had forgotten about the book! If you are thinking, “what book?”, I am referring to my Make Do and Mend-able Back to Basics e-book! It’s a collaboration with other fabulous Make Do and Mend-ers, and aims to cover the basics of (at least some aspects of) Make … Continue reading
Today, we have an interview with Harriet Rockliff, part of the fab team behind the DoNation. What is the DoNation I hear you cry? Find out below! 1. Tell us all about the DoNation! What is it? How does it work? And what does it aim to do? The DoNation is a platform where people … Continue reading
Very belatedly, and only just before this week’s #makedoandmendhour, here is the round up from last week! Pics we shared: 1. @Maker_of_Things shared this picture of a variation on the Bell in a Vacuum experiment. I had to get him to explain.. The air is sucked out of the jar, and the noise from the … Continue reading
It’s official. I am mildly obsessed with all things pompoms. Last month, I went to the Handmade Fair, and took part in a pompom making workshop, as part of the world record attempt for the longest line of pompoms ever, in the world ever. Or World Pomination. My childhood memories of pompom making are of … Continue reading
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