I started ‘visibly mending’ my sons trousers last year and used lovely bright patches and embroidery thread making a statement with each mend, rather than try to diguise the rips or tears. He often helped me pick the fabric and was always pleased with the efforts I made.
Category Archives: Too Good To Waste…
When you become a parent, cardboard takes on a whole new meaning. It’s such a versatile material and kids love the stuff. Can’t get enough of it. Our recycling bin over the past few years has been raided so many times and cardboard has become such a precious thing that we rarely throw it out […]
This week’s Tutorial Tuesday is going to focus on recycling CDs. I’ve got a ton of old CDs that I’ve been saving as I don’t want to chuck them in the bin and send them off to landfill, so I’ve been searching online for ideas on how to recycle them into something new. I found […]