I noticed last week, that one of my posts that has been getting a lot of hits recently, is my Nearly No Sew Nativity Costume that I knocked up for BigSmall a couple of years ago. He had the role of inn-keeper, and we went with the traditional tea towel on the head, and a … Continue reading
Having made and decorated The Great Make Do and Mend Egg Box Christmas Tree, we needed a suitable adornment for the top. The eagle eyed among you may have spotted the star sat proudly atop our ‘lovely’ tree. There is, as ever, a little story to go with it… My mother in law came round … 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 