In yesterday’s post all about sustainable New Year’s Resolutions, I promised you some top tips of you are contemplating making Buying Nothing New the resolution for you this year. Here goes: 1) If the thought of a year Buying Nothing New is making you feel a little trepidatious (I assure you you will find it … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve, and even before the old year is officially over, thoughts are turning to the shiny new year, and all our hopes and aspirations for 2015. If you are wanting to try and make your life more sustainable, dare I say it, ‘greener’, then here are some suggestions of do-able resolutions, and awesome … Continue reading
Apologies for the lack of round-up posts for the last couple of weeks. Here is the round up of this week’s fabulous #makedoandmendhour! Pics we shared: 1. Some wonderfully snug looking knitted socks from @CrochetKat 2. @DalkeyDan is doing an antique furniture restoration course, and this is her rocker, all stripped back, polished and awaiting … Continue reading
For those of you who missed it, here are the highlights of last Thursdays #makedoandmendhour on Twitter 🙂 Pictures we shared: 1. @DalkeyDan’s second hand styling: plant post from the skip, chair from the auction, and cushions re-loved by dying them red! 2. Cardi from an old jumper from @mommyemu 3. Gift bag made from … Continue reading
Those of you on Twitter will be aware that there seems to be a Twitter hour for pretty much everything now-handmadehour, wiltshire (or insert other county) hour, etc etc. BUT by some glaring admission, no MakeDoandMendHour!! I decided that something needed to be done about this. So now, every Thursday from 8-9pm, sees me glued … 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 