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Ii am teaching crafts at a retirement village and I am running out of ideas on what to do. Unfortunately I can not use hot glue with them. Do you have an area for basic CRAFTS OR ANY IDEAS FOR ME.
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Thanks for your question Margaret. I find Pinterest brilliant for finding inspiration and found some ideas when I searched for crafts for seniors – Here’s a link to my searchHere’s a link to my searchHere’s a link to my search I also highly recommend my lovely blogging friend Jens site https://www.muminthemadhouse.com/?s=arts+and+crafts She has loads of great craft ideas which would work well in a group setting. Hope that helps 🙂
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Love your blog it’s so inspiring .
Thank you so much for you kind comment Isla 🙂
LOVED THE SEA GLASS YOU PUT TOGETHER.
HOW CAN I BUY THE BOSTICK FIX & FLASH GLUE ? I LIVE IN THE U.S.
Thank you so much Deanna. Bostik Fix and Flash is amazing. It only launched here in the UK last month so I’m not sure it is available in any US stores yet, but I will try and find out. It is sold here at hobbycraft.co.uk and I believe they do worldwide shipping and I know it is also available on amazon.co.uk so it may be possible to get it shipped to you from one of those outlets
Hello, regarding the beeswax food wraps that I saw on you Hometalk post…how do you clean them?
I was not able to find a link to you original post that had any cleaning instructions.
I imaging hand rinsing is fine if they are used as sandwich wraps. But what about if it’s used on a tomato-based casserole, for instance, and gets stained?
Hi Jennifer there are some basic instructions at the bottom end of the post https://craftinvaders.co.uk/how-to-make-easy-reusable-beeswax-food-wraps/ The wraps can be washed in cool water with a mild detergent and using a sponge of soft brush but nothing abrasive, then left to dry fully. Beeswax is naturally antibacterial so they wont harbour germs as long as residue food is removed. You can also ‘refresh your wraps if they become worn by returning them to the oven and re-melting the wax. Hope that all makes sense 🙂
re MARMALADE from FROZEN FRUIT
Just been defrosting my chest freezer & have 4 Seville oranges. Hope to follow your recipe & will use my slow cooker Is the 1Kg oranges a frozen weight?
Looking forward to your reply
Many thanks & Christmas Greetings!
Margo from Bristol
Hi Margo Thanks for your question. It is unfrozen weight but tbh I don’t think it’ll make much difference either way. Let me know how it turns out and I hope you have a fab Christmas too 🙂
Hi, please forgive me for being the stupidest man on the planet but I was wondering if someone could be kind enough to tell me the names of the equipment shown above, I’ve managed to find the tripod thing on eBay that comes with the cooking pot but I now need the fire resting plate thing that the fire has been laid on, any idea what it’s called?
Again please forgive me for being dumb, I know absolutely nothing about camping equipment but I’ve always wanted to live and do more outdoor cabin style Alaskan things, also I’m avoiding using gas stoves or anything that requires that Butane gas stuff, I want to try and do it exactly as it’s pictured above the natural Ray Mears way of things. My email is: DerekFlinders@Outlook.com
Hi Derek You’re definitely not stupid. I think it’s called a fire bowl even though it’s suspended rather than on the ground. I love ours and find the fire bowl bit really useful as a lot of campsites that allow fires still want them to be off the ground. I found the site that I bought ours from which I think was brilliant value (it’s definitely made to last) having looked at lots so am attaching the link in case you fancy a look (this version includes the dutch oven too or you can order without). Best of Luck and make sure that you try out a stew when you get it – they taste amazing cooked on the fire 🙂 http://www.mangalkazan.co.uk/product-page/bushcraft-camping-campfire-tripod-fire-disc Will drop you an email as well in case you don’t come back!
Hi Sarah
I have just been reading through your post on making bath herbal soak bags, and loved it. Just wondered where I might get these lovely dried herbs if I live in london? Thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind comment Claudia. I buy mine online at https://www.thespiceworks.co.uk/ they are very competitively priced, have a fabulous range and are great quality. Have fun making them 🙂
Hi 🙂 just found your amazing blog after looking for rosehip recipes. You’ve also helped solve my nasturtium leaf dilemma…never thought of making pesto! Thank you 🙂
So pleased you found us Kirsty and I’m delighted you spotted the Nasturtium Pesto – Let me know what you think, we love it!
LOVE the blog – wish I discovered it earlier! Do yoy have a subscription option where I’d get notified of new entries?
Thank you so much Basia – We do have a newsletter option although I have to admit I don’t send them out that regularly (I hate the idea of spamming people!) I always publish my posts onto Facebook and twitter promptly so following one of my channels is a great way of seeing new posts 🙂
Hi all.
I’ve unfortunately talked myself into trying to silk screen a pair of narrow curtains for my beloved. She said I couldn’t do it and I said I could. I have managed to scrounge a small amount of water-based silk screen ink but I don’t think it will be enough for the job so I have also bought some acrylic paint from Wilkos and I woundered if the two would combine. I would then add your glycerine, water, white vinegar ‘thinners’ to make it more screenable. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi John. What an interesting question! I have no experience of mixing screen printing ink and acrylic paint so can only give my best guess which is I suspect they would combine just fine since the ink is water-based. I would also be thinking about if the ink will bleed through the curtains to the other side (I guess this will depend on whether they are lined) and whether or not that would be an issue for me. I would find a scrap of material similar to the curtain material and have a little test first. Do you let me know how you get on or I will be wondering forever! 🙂
Love your site and your ideas! Glad I found it!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Elizabeth, we love connecting with people around the world – it really is the joy of blogging 🙂
I would like to post a project for Christmas. How would I go about doing that and include a picture of the project.
Thanks
I thought I’d like to share a picture of the ‘vase’ that I made, but I don’t know where to post the picture.
hello please can you add me to your boards id be so grateful kind regards
So pleased to have you join us on Pinterest Victoria – invites sent x