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 Topic: Bookshelves. |
cheap-n-cheerful
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Jan 17, 12 5:52 pm Subject: Bookshelves. |
Hello. I made a shoe rack out of pallets, this could be adapted for books. I sanded it down and varnished it.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn137/seedsaver/step3005.jpg
I got the pallets from ... |
| Topic: Councils and Re-cycling |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 20
Views: 59991
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Thu Jun 16, 11 6:35 pm Subject: Councils and Re-cycling |
| I try not go to our tip too often and wait till I have a car load of absolute rubbish. It breaks my heart to see what folks have thrown out, and I am not allowed to take any of it. I think it is crimi ... |
| Topic: Another quilty thing |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 29
Views: 11243
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 8:11 pm Subject: Another quilty thing |
Lovely quilt, I wouldn't have the patience. I like the way you have seperated the little squares with the big squares.
Ilona |
| Topic: Seed sowing gadget |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 6
Views: 3017
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Mar 12, 11 10:00 pm Subject: Seed sowing gadget |
I've got varifocals, but still have to look over the top of them for close work.  Sorry, can't help you with the gadget.
Ilona |
| Topic: Summer bag |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 16
Views: 8256
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 9:18 pm Subject: Summer bag |
| Thank you all, I'm glad you like my bag. I've had an email from the Arts Centre, they have sold the cat bag and want some more, groan, spose I'll have to make some then. It's the designing of new bags ... |
| Topic: Summer bag |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 16
Views: 8256
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 2:44 pm Subject: Summer bag |
Naughty Henry  why are you looking at my bottom 
Ilona |
| Topic: Summer bag |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 16
Views: 8256
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 12:17 pm Subject: Summer bag |
Just finished a bag. It will be for sale in the Arts Centre, they have asked me to make some more bags because they are updating their shop.
Materials used, fabric - curtain from charity shop. Lin ... |
| Topic: Raised beds for veg - advice needed! |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 25
Views: 27567
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Mar 08, 11 12:06 pm Subject: Raised beds for veg - advice needed! |
| Looking good there, all neat and tidy. You could possibly save a bit of wood by joining two beds amd removing the middle planks. You could still reach over them and it would give you more space to wal ... |
| Topic: Raised beds for veg - advice needed! |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 25
Views: 27567
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Mar 07, 11 7:07 pm Subject: Raised beds for veg - advice needed! |
| I made my raised beds out of pallets, Two pallets cut in half, stand them on end, nail together with bits of wood and put them straight on the grass. Didn't cut the turf, and put cardboard or carpet o ... |
| Topic: Tomatoes in pots |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 7
Views: 5372
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Mar 06, 11 10:51 pm Subject: Tomatoes in pots |
I grow mine in plastic storage boxes.
The black ones you get from Tes&co for about £1, are better than these blue ones. Two plants in each box, but you could put one plant in as they get a bit cr ... |
| Topic: Personal insults |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 113
Views: 1945392
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Fri Mar 04, 11 10:59 am Subject: Personal insults |
I'm new here  so not able to comment on this thread, but it is my understanding that forums evolve, and just like real life people you come into contact with, some you love  and some yo ... |
| Topic: Making bags out of cat food pouches |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 18
Views: 17520
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 11:40 am Subject: Making bags out of cat food pouches |
Ilona
Just popped to your blog and noticed you post on the glass dresses.
I saw them too and was so impressed I emailed the artist, Diana Dias-Leao (they were at the Walker Art Gall) and had a b ... |
| Topic: Making bags out of cat food pouches |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 18
Views: 17520
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 11:01 am Subject: Making bags out of cat food pouches |
I have just made another bag, it's on my blog, with a tutorial if anyone wants to try it.
www.meanqueen-lifeaftermoney.blogspot.com
Ilona |
| Topic: some of my 2011 knitting projects |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 18
Views: 7040
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 1:50 pm Subject: some of my 2011 knitting projects |
Very nice knitting 
Ilona |
| Topic: Any film negatives lying around? |
cheap-n-cheerful
Replies: 9
Views: 5671
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Feb 25, 11 9:25 am Subject: Any film negatives lying around? |
| A bag I made out of negatives. Of no practical use, it's too flimsy, but the idea could be used to make other things. Join the negatives by weaving coloured florists tape through the holes. It's quite ... |
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