I recently watched a YouTube clip on How to Make a Basket from Newspaper. It inspired me to make my own, substituting used glossy, coloured catalogues as I didn’t want to get newsprint ink all over me. Here is…
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How to turn a letterbox full of Junk Mail into something useful
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Posted in crafts & home, gift ideas
Posted in crafts & home, gift ideas
How to Repurpose your Food Scraps and Green Waste
Everyone should compost their green waste. It makes economic and environmental sense. There is a method to suit every household, whether you live in a house, townhouse or apartment. Composting Methods: Lidded Bin System Tumbler Worm Farm Hot Composting Fermentation…
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Posted in garden
What does Living Frugally mean & Why should I try it?
What is meant by “Living Frugally” ? It is determining what you want out of your life, and finding a way to make it happen; better money management, bargain shopping and creativity [ not just DIY, but also thinking…
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Posted in saving money
How you can save BIG with simple actions
Do you know what a Fatberg is? Learn what it is and how to prevent it, while saving yourself some money Regular maintenance and preventative measures will save you money long-term. Here are a few easy things you can do…
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Posted in bathroom, laundry, saving money
Posted in bathroom, laundry, saving money
Save Money by putting Your Food Scraps to Good Use
So you have chopped up your vegetables for dinner; what do you do with the scraps? Easy. Recycle, Repurpose or ReUse them to Save Money Recycle You could place them in your compost bin in the garden to break down…
How to Personalise your Valentines Card
Show your l♥ve by giving a customised greeting card, into which you have put some time, effort and thought – rather than one you have just bought off-the-shelf. The easiest way to do this is to repurpose an old card,…
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Posted in crafts & home, Valentines Day
Posted in crafts & home, Valentines Day
Heart & Craft ♥ Frugal Gifts you can create without looking cheap this Valentines Day
You don’t need to spend a fortune to show your l♥ve for your Valentine. There are plenty of ideas on Facebook, Pinterest and Flickr to get you started. Here are a few cost-effective and downright cheap ideas to give you…
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Posted in crafts & home, Repurpose, Valentines Day
Posted in crafts & home, Repurpose, Valentines Day
How to Repurpose Bread to make Dessert
This week’s Guest Post is by Jim Jim loves to cook and has similar repurposing principles to myself He is a ‘ Waste Not, Want Not ’ cook I hope you enjoy the read as much as I did, Glenda…
Dinosaur Eggs, Treasure Tubes and other effortless Gift Wrap
Don’t you hate it when it’s time to wrap your carefully thought out gift to find it is more difficult to wrap than you imagined? You can just imagine what this looked like after it had been wrapped tightly for…
How you can make various cheap ★ Christmas Decorations
How to make Baubles from Roll-on Deodorant balls Option A: For months now I have wanted to repurpose some empty roll-on deodorant bottles. Finally, it came to me; but first I had to remove the ball ! I had to…
Growing Snowballs - How to Save Time & Money in your Life 