the daydream fund challenge thread

alfie_1

i hate it when i do that ! write a message, get distracted and then losing it cos i didnt press the right button...:o

anyway if you think of anything granma,granpa used/wore/slept on/in then its popular on e bay....

ONE roll 0f 1970s sanderson [william morris STYLE] wallpaper sold for £21. !!
good luck:)

alfie_1

choille wrote: »

the things iv noticed on ebay is as i think iv said modernish sheepskin coats, afghan coats [real fur ones] and generally any retro items. real sheepskin boots etc. also things like OLD teacosies, aprons etc [like granmas]
glass and china not so good...too much on there.
any really old clothes go well....raid your neighbours!!


Yes alfie - thanks - I will have a look when I'm in town. I am a bit of a charity shop addict, but must get rid of stuff before buying anything else really - no room left.

p.s. i dont buy much on ebay just like to browse and compare prices BEFORE i buy !! i spend half hour before it drives me nuts!!

oh my god just seen the time! time passes but then i didnt get in till later?

choille

I must of copied everything - weird.

if you think of anything granma,granpa used/wore/slept on/in then its popular on e bay....

I should have a right snoop about - loads of stuff seems new on there, plastic fridge magnets etc. I haven't really looked at it that much.

We were supposed to be having a metriote shower but it's overcast & cloudy out there.

lostinrates

Feral cat yodelled all night, but because she's quieter when the light is on usually I tried doing that...consequently it was light as well as noisy and I got little sleep...and look like death this morning...appropriately enough for those chickens.

rhiwfield

lostinrates wrote: »

Feral cat yodelled all night, but because she's quieter when the light is on usually I tried doing that...consequently it was light as well as noisy and I got little sleep...and look like death this morning...appropriately enough for those chickens.

Auditioning for crimbo youtube??

And its about time we had some christmas cheer

Deck the halls

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I agree the wrap over aprons like the ones Hilda Ogden used to wear...lol..

the older the better, the 1940's ones sell best, i have sold them from anything from £11 to £28

talking of christmas

our local songwriter has been at it again..

WARNING!!!!!!!!! do not click and listen if you dont like faul lanuage!!!!!!!!!!WARNING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhZK80SMxU



here is another one of his classics, that was a big hit a few years back....again WARNING!!!!!!!!WARNING!!!!!!!!Laungage alert!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zGmJ8wpw9Q

Davesnave

I only like fowl language! Chatting to the hens at 7.30 this morning, I told them I wanted more brown eggs and not to look upon yesterday as some kind of high point.

Looks like the ram is a bit lame. I will have to tell Pete the farmer, but I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill. Is it normal for sheep to limp a bit? I know the cat does sometimes, and she gets over it!

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

I only like fowl language! Chatting to the hens at 7.30 this morning, I told them I wanted more brown eggs and not to look upon yesterday as some kind of high point.

Looks like the ram is a bit lame. I will have to tell Pete the farmer, but I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill. Is it normal for sheep to limp a bit? I know the cat does sometimes, and she gets over it!

Its very COMMON to see lame sheep....doesn't mean its ''normal'' if you see what I mean. If I were Pete I'd certainly want to know.

lostinrates

Well THE rooster is in his element. Very proud of himselve and his clan. He won't be able to keep them all, because some are his daughters. So, after festive season I'm hoping to get the old hen house re-erected to keep him and his proper wives in then when spring is in the air I can start collecting eggs to cook for Alfie and the person who wants to buy them from me, and after they are cooked I'll pop some in for myself.


edit: on plucking the hybrids have excellently meaty thighs and legs. I dodn't feed them for the table, but even so they are a bit light on breast meat.

alfie_1

CTC... an idea for you to MAKE/SELL ??
get an old [good nick tho] cardigan, bright coloured,patterned, plain, chunky knit or fine ,[buttoned] lay flat inside out, buttoned up. buttoned side up. lay a hot water bottle [regular size] place on cardigan so buttons will be up the centre. chalk round outline [use chalk so it doesnt "color run"]. put pins randomly over area to hold back to front. allow maybe 1/2 inch for hem. sew around this outline with a hemming stitch or zig zag. THEN cut around that. if it is a chunky knit then sew some bias binding over top of hem to double the hold. turn inside out and you have some amazing fun "hottie " covers.... if you can get a LONG cardy you will get 2 covers from it. you can also put "pattern" horizontal so the buttons go across the back. its great fun and easy peasy.. uses up old cardigans too. make sure you pin the cardy so it doesnt shift when you sew tho. the best ones are the fairisle type, cable knits etc. you would get minimum £7.50 each....