Anyone fancy a challenge?

CompBunny

Great idea

This year I am trying to turn my hand to crafty things - OH and I are getting married in 2014 and we will be on a very tight budget so I want to make as much as possible myself! Unfortunately, I'm clumsy, left handed and totally uncreative.

I have joined the crochet thread (although the hook has been hurled across the room a few times...) but would also like to learn:
Simple sewing - hems, sewing on buttons
Basic knitting
How to hang a picture/mirror
Proper breadmaking - this has always scared me for some reason

Oooh thought you OS-ers might be interested in this. Earlier today I learnt "Japanese T-shirt folding" - it really is the coolest t-shirt folding method I have come across and incredibly easy once I found a tutorial! Made me wish there was more laundry to fold!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAxhr0j0thY

winniepooh

sillyinthepast wrote: »

Winnie enjoy the sausage rolls they sound scrummy

I am a day early too and my challenge for the week is to use star drops for my cleaning.

Also we don't have a dishwasher but have one in the new house. Van I put the oven racks and gas hob rings in there?

Hi silly. I've put mine in the dishwasher before and they have been fine.

winniepooh

CompBunny wrote: »

Great idea

This year I am trying to turn my hand to crafty things - OH and I are getting married in 2014 and we will be on a very tight budget so I want to make as much as possible myself! Unfortunately, I'm clumsy, left handed and totally uncreative.

I have joined the crochet thread (although the hook has been hurled across the room a few times...) but would also like to learn:
Simple sewing - hems, sewing on buttons
Basic knitting
How to hang a picture/mirror
Proper breadmaking - this has always scared me for some reason

Oooh thought you OS-ers might be interested in this. Earlier today I learnt "Japanese T-shirt folding" - it really is the coolest t-shirt folding method I have come across and incredibly easy once I found a tutorial! Made me wish there was more laundry to fold!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAxhr0j0thY

Lol I too am left handed and not very creative. But I'm going to try my hardest.

ViksB

I have started too by making a calender for 2013 and attaching it to a picture my dd gave me for Christmas, both me and dd are very impressed and now she will get her picture having pride of place all year round.
I am starting by getting a list of projects together or things I want to learn.
Compbunny - had a look at the folding Tshirt clip. Looks great Thanks

lucy_lemon

My goal for this week is to finally get my mending done. It's been sitting around for weeks!

flyingmamma

Thanks ! Loving this challenge .... Going to make washing powder tomor! Hope it turns out ok! Also going to clean whole house and do mountain of ironing before new year!!!

winniepooh

Ok I made the sausage rolls and they were nice but not like my grandma used to make so in a few weeks I shall try a. Different recipe. I'm determined by the end of 2013 I will have the winning recipe.


Hopefully the syrup sponge tomorrow will be ok . I'm a bit nervous about it.

winniepooh

flyingmamma wrote: »

Thanks ! Loving this challenge .... Going to make washing powder tomor! Hope it turns out ok! Also going to clean whole house and do mountain of ironing before new year!!!

Let us know how the washing powder goes. How are you making it?

flyingmamma

1 cup of grated soap... Cheap stuff. 1 cup washing soda .(99p med bag) 1/2 cup borax .... I'm making a dry formula first as I've read online the wet gloop can clog ur machine! Use 2 tablespoons per load. Will keep you posted!

thrifty-gal26

I am in.

I had a sewing machine for xmas and a load of baking stuff as want to learn to bake and sew in 2013.