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Converting a Pushchair into a Shopping Trolley

Converting a Pushchair into a Shopping Trolley

10 June 202120 June 2021Categories: mending and upcycling, sewingTags: sewing, upcyclingLeave a comment on Converting a Pushchair into a Shopping Trolley

We’ve had such fun over the last week or so converting our old pushchair (buggy or stroller) into a practical shopping trolley. It’s a pretty straightforward and affordable upcycling project for anyone to tackle and it’s going to be very helpful on our weekly shopping trips.

Visible Mending of Woollens

15 February 201924 June 2020Categories: mending and upcycling, sewing, yarnTags: darning, visible mending2 Comments on Visible Mending of Woollens

I’ve been cheerfully darning and repairing lots of items this week. An ex-colleague of Mr Conkers, remembering the visible mending I’d done on one of his jumpers, asked if I could repair some woollens after an attack of clothes moths.

New Personalised Notepad Designs – Volunteers Needed!

13 November 201814 November 2018Categories: craft, crochet, knitting, sewing, small businessTags: notebook

I’ve been creating some new personalised notepad designs and I need your help! I’ve got some new notepads in stock, and I’ve created some great new designs for them, but before I can list them on Etsy, I need to create some finished examples for photographs. So I’m looking for volunteers to have a notepadRead more ⟶

Making Nightdresses

6 April 201515 February 2019Categories: mending and upcycling, sewingTags: children, LetClothesBeClothes, sewing, upcycling

A couple of weeks ago, I was getting very, very annoyed at not being able to find a nightdress for my 5-year-old daughter. A nightdress that she would be comfortable in, and like, and that I thought was age-appropriate and practical. I didn’t think my requirements were that exacting –

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