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Monday 23 February 2015

Another wonderful wet Monday.

I managed to walk Ben first thing before the heavens sent down a hail storm, the rest of the day was another mish mash of everything bar fog. Not to worry, I had sewing on the agenda.
The £5 challenge is on, I found some red patterned fabric that has been lurking for #@*! years with a remnant price tag of £1 70, then I cut a little off a piece of wonderful scarlet solid. This came together and made 2 items,


 
An unlined knitting bag.

 
A knitting needle roll.
 
 
Here they are together, the needles in the roll can stay there as they came free with a magazine. So 2 items for around £3, I have included a little for thread and electricity. The burning question is how much are they worth? Oh and where on earth will I sell them?
I have no idea how to sell on EBay or facebook, any tips or help gratefully accepted.  
 
 
 




 
While I was at it I ran up a couple of lined aprons, just straight with a pocket and ties long enough to wrap round and tie in front. They each came from a single 23" WOF cut so each cost less than £2, both were from sale fabric that I got very cheap.
 
Dinner was pretty cheap as well, half a block of puff pastry from Farm Foods, a small tub of cream cheese with herbs from Lidl, 3 blocks of frozen spinach and a few crumbs of stilton with a little black pepper and onion granules. I rolled out the pastry into a rectangle, mixed the rest together and piled onto half the pastry, folded one side over the filling and crimped the edges. A quick brush with a little milk and 2 slashes in the top and into the mini oven for 30 minutes at 200c. I had carrots, cauli and cabbage with half, and now I am too full to move.  I am certain that dinner came in at less than £1, the pie cost little more than that and was big enough for 2 generous servings.
 
I was going to make a trip to the CS and leave a couple of boxes of things but the weather put me off, there is no parking close to any of them.
 
Tomorrow is another day, as the saying goes and I enjoyed my day sewing and cooking, not to mention the eating part.
 Now to tackle the washing up and get the kitchen to rights. Then I may just put the TV on and get some hooky going.
 
                   TTFN                                                       Pam
 
 
 
 


14 comments:

  1. I love your bag and needle roll, can I buy them off you.

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    1. Blimey, that was fast. Yes of course you can, email me and let me know how much you want to pay for them, and I will let you have the details you need.

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  2. Hi pam,

    Might be best to sell off Facebook as eBay costs a fee for everything. You will probably get started on here as I see above and then word of mouth. I'm sure I will want something. I'm thinking peg bag or one of those things you keep all your old carrier bags in. X

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    1. I like the idea of peg bags, they do not use a whole load of fabric. I have had a quick look at Facebook and will suss it out when my head is clearer.

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  3. Sorry, I have no idea about selling things, but it seems as though you are off to a good start with these!! xx

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    1. One swallow does not a summer make, but I am delighted at such a good start.

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  4. great work there. Everyone seems to be in a sewing mood at the moment when I am visiting blogs!!

    Your newest follower, Gill from Canada

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    1. Hi Gill, welcome aboard. There is a heap of sewing in my blog list, that's for sure, if it isn't sewing it's crochet or cooking.

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  5. I think all the sale sites charge a fee but, if I wanted a special, handmade item I couldn't make yself, I'd look on Etsy as it specialises in handcrafted items.

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    1. I do not want to have anything too complicated, just a way of raising some extra for the Dogs Trust. I sponsor a dog with them and had 3 dogs from them in the past.

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  6. Hi, just to let you know I've just joined. This definitely looks like my kind of blog and I'm looking forward to working my way through it.
    I haven't read yet where your little bit of Wales is, but I'm just over the border in leafy Shropshire.

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    1. Hi Wean, welcome. I did follow you at one time but you dropped out of sight. I will be over in a tick to find you again. I am about 10 miles inland from Swansea.

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  7. Love the knitting bag.
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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    1. I like it myself but as I may have several floating about......

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