tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post7226319196314273112..comments2024-03-28T20:56:34.131+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: We Need To Talk About KevinAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-61163770434125100762012-10-19T13:27:34.897+01:002012-10-19T13:27:34.897+01:00I love the Dressing Gown. Making Do and Mending is...I love the Dressing Gown. Making Do and Mending is something I am trying to embrace, but my favourite type of recycling is re-using jam jars for home-made preserves.El Perro Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268157106858744356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-58145656793329786072012-10-18T20:36:40.553+01:002012-10-18T20:36:40.553+01:00Dressing gown looks very stylish!Dressing gown looks very stylish!DaisyChainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425930333880829382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-75674516002380999732012-10-18T07:37:57.102+01:002012-10-18T07:37:57.102+01:00I think all your other commenters have expressed m...I think all your other commenters have expressed my thoughts exactly. But Bob does look very stylish in his dressing gown!!!Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-52268659042843393752012-10-18T02:26:04.513+01:002012-10-18T02:26:04.513+01:00What a lot of gimmicky "recycling". Have...What a lot of gimmicky "recycling". Have you ever seen the magazine "GreenCraft?" Very similar concept - full of projects that turn various throwaway bits and bobs into jewelry, stationery, etc. BUT the projects all require other equipment or supplies which have to be bought and aren't necessarily eco-friendly. Not so very green after all.<br /><br />Your bathrobe makeover is perfect! I always keep that verse in mind when patching fabric - the One who invented fiber must know how best to take care of it, after all. :) Old towels come in very handy - I never throw them away.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-83803738757100221932012-10-17T21:33:49.689+01:002012-10-17T21:33:49.689+01:00Recycling, and 'making do and mending' is ...Recycling, and 'making do and mending' is such an important part of most ordinary peoples' lives these days, just to allow them to get by. It's a shame a program wasn't made to help all those who are struggling financially, and teach them some of the old skills, such as darning a sock or making a meal from very little or what you have in the cupboard to feed your children healthily while surviving on a low budget..........I'm sure this would be a much more useful venture than making a hot tub out of an aeroplane engine ............I'm a little frustrated with all these celebrity type programs that have jumped on the 'handmade and recycling bandwagon'.......they do indeed live in a very different world to most of us. <br /><br />Love your makeover dressing gown, very fetching indeed. tales from a handmade homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606873131836107761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-75454012030098692572012-10-17T21:21:47.081+01:002012-10-17T21:21:47.081+01:00And does Bob use this fine garment a la smoking ja...And does Bob use this fine garment a la smoking jacket over his dapper work clothes? Does he banish you to the withdrawing room while he theologianises in the library? I was sure that the thrifty theologian would be you! Am deeply impressed. I am less deeply impressed by the felling of the trees for Kevin's project.magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-85881036395142152422012-10-17T19:43:16.079+01:002012-10-17T19:43:16.079+01:00I agree! And Bob looks brilliant in his stylish n...I agree! And Bob looks brilliant in his stylish new dressing gown! Well done you! Love your Biblical take on this make! What about putting old corked wine into a new wine bottle-would that work?!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-24536564479391813482012-10-17T18:23:24.418+01:002012-10-17T18:23:24.418+01:00I love the idea of thrifting and recycling - but y...I love the idea of thrifting and recycling - but your way, not his!!<br /><br />PS I'm now realising that my choice of cast colour was clearly subliminally influenced by thoughts of chocolate ;)humelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337055138734278353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-30658902562591725542012-10-17T17:53:41.257+01:002012-10-17T17:53:41.257+01:00I haven't seen Kevin's programme; a few ep...I haven't seen Kevin's programme; a few episodes of his Grand Designs put me off; but I too find some re-cycling ideas rather annoying. "Turn an old tin can into a pen holder" etc. How many pen holders does anyone need? I use some of my jug collection and a beloved but cracked mug to hold my pens; the tins go in the re-cycling bin, in the hope they'll be turned into something else like ..um ...a tin can, maybe.<br />Your repair of Bob's dressing gown is far better; it looks really good, it uses material that might be thrown out (not by you or we commenters, obviously!)and saves you buying a new dressing gown. Attilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916442932314835859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-16437712431483508172012-10-17T15:38:57.694+01:002012-10-17T15:38:57.694+01:00Gosh,all Bob needs now is a cravat to complete the...Gosh,all Bob needs now is a cravat to complete the 'gentleman at home' look!<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-62651251452069407722012-10-17T11:16:36.364+01:002012-10-17T11:16:36.364+01:00It rather reminded me of dear Kirsty's 'ho...It rather reminded me of dear Kirsty's 'home made' series, when she started a project and handed it over to a professional to finish!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-11250573916394129032012-10-17T10:10:43.931+01:002012-10-17T10:10:43.931+01:00mmmm!i know what you mean about kevin!i have to ad...mmmm!i know what you mean about kevin!i have to admit he gets on my wick!notice the very expensive "collectable tiles" i the background i wonder which skip he got those from?debsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-35713147156607939412012-10-17T10:03:24.798+01:002012-10-17T10:03:24.798+01:00I so agree with your comments about Kevin's pr...I so agree with your comments about Kevin's programme. Yes it was so "organic" but the man hours and skills used come at a price...and that isn't cheap.<br />Dxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-73855259403866579442012-10-17T09:36:07.975+01:002012-10-17T09:36:07.975+01:00But the program will be recycled over and over aga...But the program will be recycled over and over again.<br />We sat and said much the same our recycling is<br />found, discarded dumped a different world,<br />all together. santastuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948085569396779104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-7064525609518940862012-10-17T09:18:52.545+01:002012-10-17T09:18:52.545+01:00I get annoyed with these types of program to. The ...I get annoyed with these types of program to. The worst for me was Kirstie's homemade home where she basically messed about while people were trying to teach her stuff.<br /> x x xFishcake_randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639536696800359426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-21353613592706025972012-10-17T08:57:44.042+01:002012-10-17T08:57:44.042+01:00Bob seems very happy with his 'new' dressi...Bob seems very happy with his 'new' dressing gown - brilliant!<br />What upset me was that he blew up what seemed an very useful shed - why wasn't that recycled?<br />Boys and their toys!!!Suehttp://edgydancing.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-14844062435489015532012-10-17T08:28:45.413+01:002012-10-17T08:28:45.413+01:00Kevin Mcleod really grates on me ! Some of his vie...Kevin Mcleod really grates on me ! Some of his views and opinions on things. He saw a huge house once which had a big open plan area downstairs and he commented that ' he was worried about the adults having to share the space with the children'. So patronising as most of the viewers are probably sat in their tiny working class ' front rooms' ! A similar programme was Kirsty Allsopp and her homemade things, getting the UK's best blah blah blah to make things. How the other half live ! Miss Piggy Bankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886893128634012341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-86144814338134409652012-10-17T07:39:04.545+01:002012-10-17T07:39:04.545+01:00I have similar thoughts about Kirsty's Homemad...I have similar thoughts about Kirsty's Homemade Home series, and stopped watching it. Love your make do and mend dressing gown, though - great job!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875708145472914122noreply@blogger.com