This week’s Guest Post is by Jim ” Eat your Crusts, they’ll make your hair go Curly ” so said Nanna, all those years ago. You might remember a while back that I wrote about a bread pudding inspired by…
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Repurpose your Bread and Crusts
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Posted in food, Repurpose
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…
How to build a cost effective Christmas Tree
So, you want a Christmas Tree that is cheap, recyclable and repurposed from items you already own. The beauty of this project is that the whole family can get involved. I have been reading online recently that a lot…
4 easy steps to making Storage Canisters
Why buy mainstream when you can create a handmade gift? Everyone needs extra storage but it usually comes at a high price You can customise them, as imaginative or quirky as you like Material: Cans* – with or without lids…
How to Save Money by making your own Gift Boxes
‘ Good things come in small packages ‘ so the old saying goes Here is an easy, cheap and quick way you can gift wrap your presents with just a few items you already have around the house. You can…
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Posted in crafts & home, gift ideas, Repurpose
How to make a Gift Box with Plastic bottles
We all have Gift Boxes hiding in our cupboards …. we just need to open our eyes to the possibilities They are in our Pantries, Laundries, Fridges and Bathrooms These Gift Boxes are in fact repurposed from plastic bottles…
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Posted in crafts & home, gift ideas, Repurpose
Don’t toss your Citrus Peel – it will Save you Money
I have recently returned from a 7200km [ about 4500 miles ] road trip; more to come on that subject in upcoming posts … It is great to be able to interact with people of different generations [ older and…
Growing Snowballs - How to Save Time & Money in your Life 