Category Archives: Reader tips

01
Aug

W.G., Waimauku.

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I am not a knitter, so op-shop or passed on jumpers etc would be used like knitted material and cut down to make anything from kids clothes, to patchwork throw rugs or to line oven cloths and pot holders. If you are smart and utilise the ribbed areas well shrunk woollens make brilliant leak proof […]

01
Aug

V.M, Levin.

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Each year I make my own Christmas cards with my own poem and pics of children. For envelopes I use magazine pages, they’re easy to fold into an envelope. I used old bridal mags last year. They look great and people appreciate your effort. Unfortunately some recipients thought they were wedding invitations! Hehe.

01
Aug

J.J.

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Use inside “plastic” bags from cereal packets to wrap left-over food instead of grease-proof paper. I use it to wrap my lunch and it keeps fresh. Just wipe and dry it each night.

01
Aug

P.S.

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Go though waste skips at building sites. A lot of excellent material get dumped, material that can usually be had for the price of asking.

01
Aug

P.S.

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Cars get abandoned from time to time. The get dumped any where: reserves, forests, anywhere at all. They are however a treasure-chest of nuts, bolts, screws, washers, clips, pins, hinges, handles, hoses, wire, belts. Springs and so on that can be used for house repairs or modifications rather than having to go cap-in-hand to the […]

01
Aug

Anonymous.

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Free to a good home is the best way to “buy” pets. No need to waste money when so many pets are looking for good homes. (One word of warning for those offering pets free to a good home – make sue it is a good home and not on-sold.)

01
Aug

Anonymous.

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You don’t need to buy an expensive pet cage to carry a cat or small dog. An old wooden crate is good enough. Two washing baskets placed one upside down on top of the other would work equally as well. Hinge the sides with string ties.

01
Aug

J.M. Christchurch.

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Forget a cat cage. Put you cat in a pillow case to transport. Secure the top. Keeps calmer as the don’t slide around and they can easily breath.