Today, being the second Sunday of the month, saw me and the Upcycle Exchange at Bath Artisan Market again. And this month, the theme was Upcycle! So I was running some upcycling workshops too. Not one, not two, but THREE… The first was a re-run of the elephant tin can stilts-not one solitary person wanted … Continue reading
AGES ago, well, 6 months ago, in true New Year style, I blogged some New Year’s resolutions. I thought that this halfway point through the year would be a good point to re-visit them and seem which of them, if any, I have achieved…! Continue making, making do, mending, thrifting, re-loving…and BUYING NOTHING NEW! We’ve … Continue reading
At the May Bath Artisan Market, the theme was Bath in Bloom, and all the stall-holders had been asked to decorate their stalls with a floral theme. Now, obviously the easy thing to do for my Make It Better…Upcycle Exchange stall, would have been to go out and buy some flowers, or to dig something … Continue reading
I blogged last month about my new social enterprise venture, Make It Better…and the Upcycle Exchange. Essentially, an Upcycle Exchange is selling donated crafting supplies at Pay As You Wish Prices. People donate their unwanted/un-used/un-loved crafting supplies, and I sell them on for whatever the buyer feels is a fair price. This saves things from … Continue reading
As part of my grand Make It Better…plans, I am starting up an Upcycle Exchange. A what? An Upcycle Exchange! The concept originated in America, and is the brainchild of an inspirational lady called Autumn Wiggins. Autumn started up the very first Upcycle Exchange, and has a very busy and thriving store in St. Louis … Continue reading
Feeling very depressed and demoralised 😦 Just had a meeting with a really amazing, lovely, inspiring guy who lives in my town about how we get it back up on it’s feet, and prevent it from becoming a clone town. He has loads of really great ideas, and agreed with lots of my really great … Continue reading
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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!
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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)
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