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The flat smells of elderflowers after starting a batch of champagne using Andys recipe from the guardian. It also smells faintly of ginger and onion kimchi.

froggi wrote:a cheeky little alcoholic dandelion and burdock (cheats version)....

Ohh, froggi, where did you get the recipe? I'd love to try that!

As to benefits, these days they are paying kids £30 a week to attend 'college' (FE colleges). Some of mine went to actually getting me to college, which was in another county so not walkable. The rest went into savings for university, as did the money from my job. Meant I could leave without thousa...

It's not bad, there's a lot of them on the website including where women have no doctor, where there is no midwife and where there is no dentist. I guess a lot of it can be applied to the UK even if it was written for health workers in third world countries and they're really interesting and educati...

Serves them right. failing to prepare is preparing to fail!

The thing I love about the snowflake is the very subtle skull motif in the middle!

Worked for Shaun of the dead!

<--- me, green with envy! You lucky thing!

http://www.made-by-rae.com/search/label ... 0THE%20BOY

Found a ton of sewing ideas for boys here!

Also couldn't resist sharing this;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinyhappy ... 613234792/

I don't know. For a small child I don't think it's so much looking silly as what might be easier to carry or more practical. I've looked on google and I can't find much, but then I've only gone the first few pages. Its so geared towardssweing for little girls. Do a bag in a nice solid colour with di...

I'd love to make these, but I'm not the best knitter! these are gorgeous! http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTbijouterie.php http://knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTcoralie.php I'm enjoying thinking about Christmas! How about making those lovely microwavable heat things that are filled with lavender and...

How about candied peel or crytsalised ginger (I made these a few times as a by product of making ginger syrup)?. they're nice dipped in dark chocolate Praline nuts look easy (but that's just from watching people on the Christmas markets make them, they've done it like a million times, I've never tri...

Bathstuff, that's a good one! Bath salts or body scrubs must be one of the easiest things to make. Bet bath bombs aren't that hard either. Still haven't got round to trying soaps!

niknik, you genius! I'm sure I've a couple of paints and a ceramic pen somewhere. You've gave me an idea!

Has anyone seen those porcelain travel mugs? I wonder if they come in plain white!

I love the idea of turning your junk mail into cards! Things that went down well for me last year were; xmas chutney with lots of spices, dried fruits and booze in (I used home made elderberry vodka in mine), plum and mulled wine jam, blackberry and apple etc. Also, I did tiny kilner jars of homemad...