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Recycled Hobby Horse
Kids are awesome eh, with their incredible imaginations. Whenever I bend down to pick something up Ramona doesn’t see her mummy bending down to pick something up- she sees a horse. Struck by my horsey ways, she will immediately clamber … Continue reading
Charity Shop Tips Vlog – a tour of my local haunts
I have been charity shopping (only for the fifty millionth time already this month) but this time the trip (and all my ridiculous facial contortions) was videoed, like some kind of Candid Camera for secondhand lovers. (HOLD ON! AMAZING IDEA!) … Continue reading
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Tagged charity shop, charity shop tips, how to, netmums, second hand, shopping, video, vlog, youtube
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A year without shampoo – FAQ’s answered honestly!
My last shampoo wash was exactly one year ago. I massaged the bubbles into my scalp and murmured “Fare thee well, small vial of hygienic, slightly toxic, luxurious liquid that maketh me skint, I know not when I will see you … Continue reading
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Tagged alternatives, faq, give up, giving up, how to, natural, no poo, nopoo, questions, shampoo, wean, without
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Recycled Bottletop Magnets – Valentines Day special!
I may be slightly addicted to making Bottletop Magnets. There is something so satisfying about such a tiny little canvas, using up something that would ordinarily go in the bin, and experimenting with what works with resin. These may be … Continue reading
How to charity shop – six tips!
There was a while when I used to work in a charity shop as a volunteer on Saturdays. I would be out the back, in the sorting room. My “sorting” usually went “One for me, one for the shop. One … Continue reading
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Tagged bhf, british heart foundation, charity shopping, charity shops, how to, rock up in red, tips
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Ten new uses for old lace
I love old lace, I gather reams of it whenever I visit car boot sales. I simply can’t say no. Fortunately there are a million and one craft projects you can create with lace, so even when I am buried … Continue reading
Tiny Resin Collage Craft (using just an old ice tray)
You know that old ditty “when in doubt, get the resin out”? I adhere to that in a big way. I might have a little tiny trinket, a word from an old book, an image from a retro children’s book, … Continue reading
