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Pillow case dresses
DD was a bit short of sundresses for DGD, so I found some old pillow case & made her some dresses. To make your own, leave the side seams & open edge as they are, slit the top & turn the edge over leaving enough room to thread ribbon or tape through, a bit like making a gym bag. the ribbon them becomes the shoulder straps.…
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re-heat/freeze takeaways?
Is it safe to do so? as we like different dishes alot gets wasted because i'm unsure if its safe to reheat the next day. We usually have curries, fried rice and chinese dishes.
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How to make turkey burgers ?
Hi I have some Turkey mince and would like to make burgers , does any one have any good recipes please ?
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Keeping the bathroom plug holes clear.
What do you use? they keep getting clogged with hair and soap scrum making the water drain slowly, i have in the past used a plug hole cleaner for bathrooms but its £4 and will do the bath and sink once, i bet someone has a cheaper way.
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Drying Lavender
Morning all, I have lots of lavender growing in my garden and I want to dry it out to make material lavender hearts.... Does anyone know what is the best way to dry the lavender? :confused:
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 4th July
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for American Independance Day! This is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve…
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Ideas for using up braeburn apples
Hi all Due to a slight oversight ive somehow ended up with about a kilo more apples than i need. What can i do with them? Can i use them to make pies etc or is it just cooking apples for things like that? Thanks!
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Help me stretch chicken
I have 3 cooked chicken portions left over from dinner, & I want to make them feed the two of us again tomorrow. How can I best stretch them into a meal ? :rolleyes:
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plus size sarongs?
having gained lots of weight none of my old sarongs actually meet in the middle. i have checked out some bigger ones but they are quite expensive as ideally i would like at least two for holidays. has anyone made there own, i did spot some material that looked sarong like but would it be easy to make. have new machine but…
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Got five minutes to test a travel tool
If you do that help is out that would be wonderful Please see here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=23014607#post23014607 And please feedback they're not here. Thank you Martin
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Meal Swap
Just an idea id like to bounce off the members here. A Friend of mine likes cooking and has offered to make me some Curry for me and my partner. I in return for this decided i will make a lasagne as its my signature dish. Both of us will be making them our own way from fresh. My Friend then said he makes Chlli for another…
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OS ideas please? Tea Lights :)
Hi everyone Just wondered if anyone had any ideas what to do about a million little tealights which have burnt out wicks but still have wax on the sides of the little aluminium containers? anyone recycle these? thought about the microwave but what with it being metal....:confused:
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 3rd July
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 3rd July. This is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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A good minty, grainy salad recipe?
I have a bunch of mint and an urge to not eat anything hot tomorrow evening! I have tabbouleh in mind but a) I've never made it and b) it doesn't seem to traditionally have mint in it. I am happy to go and buy bulgur wheat if need be. Alternatively, I have a bag of quinoa doing nothing in the cupboard. I have a lemon or…
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MealPlans WB 6th July 2009
Hi Guys! Just doing my mealplan, so thought I would post a little earlier. This week we are having: Mon-Sausage Cassarole (Onion, Peppers, Mushrooms, Beans & Peas) & Jacket Tues-Quiche, New Pots & Salad Wed-Steak, Potatoe Au Gratin (sp), Corn On Cob & Peas Thurs-Egg & Chips Fri-HM Fishpie, Peas & Cabbage Sat-BBQ…
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Rennet (any help from anyone)
Ive bought some rennet the non-vegetarian kind to make some curd. Never used the stuff before, but on the label it says 5 drops (i would think 5 drops equivalent of an eye dropper) to 1 litre of milk, milk to be at 32deg cent. ive diluted the 5 drops in a little water and added it to the milk. My question, how long does…
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Stains on frosted glass?
Hi all, Need a bit of cleaning advice - naughty ex-flatmate has left my lovely ikea table with grease stains all over it from chinese takeaways etc. The table is a sort of frosted glass number, and the grease stains just won't budge - does anyone have any ideas on how to remove them?
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Help £65 a week for a family of 5
Hi all, I am new here but have been reading your threads with interest and would like some help with my weekly shopping budget. I would ideally like to reduce this from £130 a week to £65.00 a week but really dont know where to start, we are a family of 5, 2 adults 3 children aged 18mths, 4 and 12 with 2 cats and a very…
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"Simply Yoghurt"..... Came out weird
Alright so i bought the simply yoghurt system as it looked easy and the advert made it sound tastey, i did my first batch of raspberry yoghurt and it came out with a weird consistancy kind of like paint and jelly mixed in............is there any way to stop this? i am trying another batch with less of the sachet in but if…
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How do you stick to it??
This weekend the lovely paulie asked me to marry him :j And for some mad reason thats made me giddy - THREE takeaways this week already! And stupid purchases at the supermarket. AND I've thrown away food this week - it's sooo not like me. On top of which I've had to take all three mutts to the vet and we're looking at a…
