Forum: Home Improvements
31-12-2023, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,933
Post may be old but advice still relevant
Hi all, just looking back on old messages and posts. I need to move two sheds in my current location so good to review advice given. It got too wet at end of summer, so top of my list for spring if...
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Forum: Wanted Items
31-07-2022, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,428
Trees
Hi there, have you a bog anywhere near you? Always loads of small trees, silver birch and birch which are easy to take for planting.
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Forum: Wanted Items
05-02-2021, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,800
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
11-08-2020, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,271
Refurbished coffee table
I recently picked up this coffee table from a Jumbletown member if Portarlington. A quick sanding, a feed of teak oil and a polish with beeswax and it is ready for its new life in our house!! Thanks...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
29-03-2020, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,052
Oat milk
I couldn't believe how easy it is or how delicious. And so much cheaper than bought milk.
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
21-03-2020, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,052
Make your own Oat milk
In case you are self isolating or afraid to go to the shops. I made Oat milk yesterday.
3 cups of water
1 cup of porridge oats.
Put into a blender/smoothie maker and blitz till smooth.
Put a...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
10-02-2020, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,369
Precious spoons
Little did I realise when I made the clock that the lady who gave them to me would pass away suddenly. She died on New Year's Day. The clock will remind me that time waits for no-one, not to waste a...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
01-06-2019, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,786
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
01-06-2019, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,368
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
18-02-2019, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,369
Recycled spoons to clock.
I had a dozen vintage silver teaspoons so of course my thoughts went to clocks, twelve numbers etc. I was looking for a while before finding the right background--a metal candle plate, which I got...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
18-02-2019, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,492
New use for laundry basket.
I got this laundry basket recently from Sorcha as I needed a basket for turf by the fire. I made a liner from material I had, sewed it in place with jute twine and filled it with turf. Very happy.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
24-06-2018, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,786
Upcycled Gate
Delighted to get a new gate to upcycle for our Meditation garden. I bought this from Adverts.ie after watching free sites for a long time. Got the bits to fix it from the metal recycling skip in the...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
13-05-2018, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 37,119
The Moneyless Man
Have a look at Mark Boyle, The Moneyless Man. Living for a year without money has already been done.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
09-04-2018, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,858
Update
I searched around the house and realised I could use the glass from a picture frame which was a perfect fit. So clock was finished at no further cost.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
27-10-2017, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,042
Lovely idea.
Hi Unapam, great work and a great cause. Haven't been on JT since last July due to lack of internet connection. Plenty of catching up to do. Eibhlin
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
19-05-2017, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,138
Upcycling study
Hi Grace, thank you for your communication re your project. I have sent you a pm and delighted to help in any way I can. Eibhlin
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
26-01-2017, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,747
Recycled curtain rings and Christmas wreath.
Getting ready for Christmas early!! Used old wooden curtain rings to make tree decorations. The wreath was made from willow twigs tied around in a circle, wrapped in left-over gift ribbon and a few...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
09-01-2017, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,658
Dog Bed
Well done on your first recycling/upcycling project.Be warned, it is addictive.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
05-11-2016, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 8,495
New use for old gates
We recently got a pair of gates from Hazelthedog in Drogheda. I had an idea to use them as a fence at my meditation garden as the wooden fence was so old and rotten it was like cork, not wood. There...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
03-06-2016, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,905
reuse broken pots
Is there anything else you can do with a broke pot? Well, yes there is! This cool DIY project will show you how to transform broken pots into fairytale gardens! This new gardening trick has become a...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
21-11-2015, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,518
recycling centre
Hi Felix, the recycling centre is at Golden Island behind Tesco. you are not actually supposed to take stuff but they usually turn a blind eye. Was there today and took a few pieces from the timber...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
31-10-2015, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,963
recycling chairs
Hi Emma, first thing to decide is: Do you want to keep the leather or are you happy to let it go? If you are happy to let it go then you can relax and get on with the project. From the photos, it...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
13-10-2015, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,235
greenhouse glass
I recently had to buy one square of glass for our greenhouse. €15 for one piece. I believe perspex is dearer.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
11-05-2015, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,518
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
02-05-2015, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,518
Absolutely. I have two of them myself so...
Absolutely. I have two of them myself so hopefully will get started on that next. Amazing how often garden furniture is discarded at the end of the season when a quick upcycle could have it ready for...
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