Just picked this lot up from an industrial estate! They were pallets once! http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG00179-20111207-1241.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG00176-20111207-1240.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG...

I haven't done carrots or parsnips this year, but heres a little trick. Start your carrots/parsnips off in toilet roll tubes filled with compost. When its time to plant them out make a nice hole with your dibber and plant the whole thing in the whole. The loo roll tube will keep the vegetable nice a...

I have a friend who has pet engineering projects for his freetime, at the moment he's making a scaled down working traction engine. When there is a tool he needs that he doesn't have he gets it from fleabay and when he's finished with it he sells it again. Usually works out costing him nothing, he ...

I saw that, it was really good. I will have to get some vouchers. I liked the road kill bloke he was great!

Anything, that you can get cheaper somewhere else (own brands), anything that you can make yourself and Clothes! I always shop around looking for the best deals on groceries. Try and make everything I can, and never buy expensive clothes. Always look in charity shops, the sale rail etc...... I have ...

Lovely garden!

This is my garden and veg patch. These pics are a few months old so looks a bit different now. http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG00090-20111013-0836-Copy.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG00032-20110916-1114-Copy.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/...

Hi all this is one of my frugal furniture items. I paid £30 for the fireplace, built the hearth and tiled it my self. All in £36.00! http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG00102-20111022-1608.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd495/CranfordSteve/IMG00100-20111022-0947.jpg h...

p.penn wrote:I have very little new furniture in my house - 2 bedframes to be precise! My house wasn't 'furnished', it evolved (and continues to do so) over the 30 plus years I have lived here.

Boot sales are great too.

Boot sales rule!

Bollybarb wrote:Good for you but do you know the unwritten rule about photos?

I havent got a clue how to upload them to the forum! lol

Hi everyone, we have only recently moved into our new home. As everyone knows buying furniture etc can be expensive, not if your careful and determined! I got my 3 piece suite from ebay for £35!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is made by multi york and is only a couple of years old. To buy the whole set new would ...

baileysgnasha wrote:Cheers for the heads up!

My pleasure

Went into town today. Went to the new 99p shop and they are selling massive packs of seeds for 99p!!!! These are big packs with a good variety of seeds, about 7/8 different veg in each pack!
Just thought I would give you all a heads up, if you have one near you!