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2022 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
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@OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe your mum definitely loves you and they are beautiful gloves. ❤️✒️ Declutter 2026 🏅 🏅
👗 Fashion on the Ration 2026 58/66✒️ Declutter 2025 🏅👗 Fashion on the Ration 2025✒️Declutter 2024 🏅🏅🏅(DSis 🏅🏅)
👗Fashion on the Ration 2024✒️Declutter 2023 ⭐️ ⭐️🏅(and one for DSis 🏅)
👗Fashion on the Ration 2023✒️Declutter 2022 🏅 🏅 ⭐️ ⭐️👗Fashion on the Ration 2022✒️Declutter 2021 ⭐️⭐️⭐️🏅👗Fashion On The Ration 2021 (late joining due to ‘war work’)6 -
Those are absolutely lovely!OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe said:I am having a particularly good day. A present arrived from my mother in the form of crochet work gloves, which will give my poor hands a break from freezing while I do most things. Also in the parcel was a bar of dairy milk, EACH!
Being gifted that's zero coupons and almost a kilo of chocolate without using our food ration. (We're the odd family going all in this year for hose who haven't met us yet!)
So to end January my declaration is minimal. I've only bought one pair of tights for myself, 2 vests for hubby, 1 jumper for DD1(15), 1 cardigan and 1 pair of boots for DD3(5) and nothing at all for the other 3 children.
2023 Fashion on the Ration: Start with 66. Nightdress - 6 = 60 remaining.5 -
Gorgeous! What a nice Mum you have.
I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/224 -
They're lovely Mrs O. Very nice of your mum to make them for you.
2026 Fashion on the ration
Anorak = 11 coupons... total 11 used/66
Light anorak = 9 coupons...total used 20/66
3 t-shirts = 12 coupons...32/66
Sandals = 5 coupons...37/66 used3 -
Those gloves are lovely @OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe. Very kind of your mum and what a lovely surprise! (If your mum would be willing to share the name/source of the pattern, I'd be tempted to make a pair for myself.)OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe said:I am having a particularly good day. A present arrived from my mother in the form of crochet work gloves, which will give my poor hands a break from freezing while I do most things. Also in the parcel was a bar of dairy milk, EACH!
Being gifted that's zero coupons and almost a kilo of chocolate without using our food ration. (We're the odd family going all in this year for hose who haven't met us yet!)
So to end January my declaration is minimal. I've only bought one pair of tights for myself, 2 vests for hubby, 1 jumper for DD1(15), 1 cardigan and 1 pair of boots for DD3(5) and nothing at all for the other 3 children.
- Pip
"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2026 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 28 spent out of 80.5 coupons (66 plus 14.5 from 2025) 52.5 remain
12 coupons - yarn
12 coupons - 3 M&S thermal bodies
4 coupons - shorty pyjamas4 -
Lovely gloves and chocolate, what more could you want 5
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I'll ask for you Pip but I'm not sure there was one. She is one of these awfully clever people who just knows how to do these things through some kind of witchcraft.PipneyJane said:
Those gloves are lovely @OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe. Very kind of your mum and what a lovely surprise! (If your mum would be willing to share the name/source of the pattern, I'd be tempted to make a pair for myself.)OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe said:I am having a particularly good day. A present arrived from my mother in the form of crochet work gloves, which will give my poor hands a break from freezing while I do most things. Also in the parcel was a bar of dairy milk, EACH!
Being gifted that's zero coupons and almost a kilo of chocolate without using our food ration. (We're the odd family going all in this year for hose who haven't met us yet!)
So to end January my declaration is minimal. I've only bought one pair of tights for myself, 2 vests for hubby, 1 jumper for DD1(15), 1 cardigan and 1 pair of boots for DD3(5) and nothing at all for the other 3 children.
- Pip
Makes me green with envy. 😒
Today I purchased a 'how to knit' And a 'how to crochet' book.(Lidl £2.99 each RRP £12.99 if anyone is interested) they actually look like they may be easy to follow. Myself having zero to no skill in these subjects will be the perfect test of them!!!9 -
@OldWomanWhoLivesInAShoe, I managed to teach a friend to knit over zoo0m, from scratch.... it is possible!
And hurrah for your kindly mum - sounds like an excellent Red Cross parcel arriving from furrin parts where such riches abound!2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
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2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
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2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);8 -
Those gloves are beautiful! I recommend Attic24 for crochet tutorialsLife is mainly froth and bubble: two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.6
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Laura_Elsewhere - thanks for your help with my old singer machine, I've named her 'Lady Laura' in your honour and I'm going to start making something on her tomorrow
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