Where is your Nan when you need her most?
Unfortunately, my lovely Nan passed away many years ago, but I remember her voice, laughter and cuddles like she was here only yesterday.
She taught me so much; how to be patient, how to cook, how to grow a few things in the garden, how to enjoy your [...]
Posts Tagged ‘crafts’
You Great Knit!
Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish movies, tagged BBC, beat the credit crunch, casting on, Charity Shops, crafts, Dr Who, knit, knitting, knitting patterns, knitting tips, KnittingHelp.com, money saving tips, purl, scarves, Tom Baker on 29 October 2008 | 12 Comments »
How To: Make Crafty Rubbish Cards
Posted in Household rubbish, Paper rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, tagged beat the credit crunch, birthday cards, card making, Christmas cards, crafting, crafts, handcrafts, how to make cards, money saving tips on 22 October 2008 | 9 Comments »
Oh, I’ve been a naughty chick today.
I really should have been tap, tap, tapping away on the keyboard, but my dear chum Izzy twisted my arm and convinced me I needed to accompany her on a visit to a couple of local craft shops instead – so I did…
We hung up our usual weekday workie [...]
How To: ‘Enjoy’ a Rubbish Children’s Party!
Posted in Food rubbish, General rubbish, Paper rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish recipes, tagged beat the credit crunch, birthday present ideas, cake recipes, cakes, children's entertainers, children's parties, crafts, games, gifts, jigzone jigsaw, karaoke, money saving tips, parties, party food, popcorn on 17 October 2008 | 4 Comments »
By that I mean, how to have all the fun without creating a great stack of trash!
Children’s parties are big business and they have become expensive nightmares filled with plastic tat, most of which ends up in the bin the minute the guests head home.
Here are some of my top tips for taking parties ‘back’ [...]
Start a Crafty Group and Reuse Your Rubbish
Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Paper rubbish, Rubbish ideas, tagged beat the credit crunch, card making, crafts, cross stitch, dressmaking, embroidery, handcrafts, knitting, money saving tips, needlepoint, patchwork, toy making on 1 October 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ll lay a bet you have one or two craft books on your shelves at home.
Everybody does, it’s almost the law to have a couple, but how often do you pick them up and have a good look through?
Consider this a rubbishy prompt.
The nights are drawing in already, the outlook for autumn weather is lousy [...]
Sample pages – Study (and the book’s been released!)
Posted in Electric rubbish, Household rubbish, Paper rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Sample pages, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Christmas cards, crafts, office equipment, The Book of Rubbish Ideas, waste collection, WEEE on 10 September 2008 | 6 Comments »
Hi everybody
I thought I’d use today’s post to formally announce the release of The Book of Rubbish Ideas. It will start hitting the shelves today and you should start to hear more about it in the press. You can also now purchase it online here.
Thank you to everybody for showing so much support, both on and [...]