tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post5932486755755246590..comments2023-12-22T10:13:10.227+00:00Comments on Mrs Thomasina Tittlemouse: Rubbish TalkThomasina Tittlemousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01574272724724663796noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-41112556865719253212015-11-11T10:04:28.955+00:002015-11-11T10:04:28.955+00:00So much great ideas! You are so crafty. Your flowe...So much great ideas! You are so crafty. Your flower bin is super stunning! Thanks for inspiring!memorial garden bencheshttp://www.gardenfurnitureland.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-42858918850739504172015-11-06T17:16:56.192+00:002015-11-06T17:16:56.192+00:00I find myself recycling the recycling. A good pos...I find myself recycling the recycling. A good post!Sarah Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199627018752004536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-56277800900005862092015-10-30T11:29:21.240+00:002015-10-30T11:29:21.240+00:00Hi, Elizabeth. I missed seeing this post until to...Hi, Elizabeth. I missed seeing this post until today. The last couple of weeks I have been busy with midterms, quarterly grades, etc. I can finally breathe a bit, so I'm trying to get caught up. I love your crocheted flowers--a very intricate process, it seems, but worth the results. I would like to make the shirt bags, but I have to laugh because Dennis wears all of his clothing until it is virtually rags, so I'm not sure any bags I sew would hold up. Occasionally, in secret, I take some of Dennis's very, very worn things to Goodwill--but I have to be careful he doesn't see me doing this, even though the clothes are always, invariably, filled with holes and at least two decades old. I should be thankful, though, since we need one frugal member of my household! <br /><br />Hope you and your family are well. Love, LizLiz Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301166562236914187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-84600606050050419742015-10-27T01:46:00.903+00:002015-10-27T01:46:00.903+00:00While the plastic bags are still available in our ...While the plastic bags are still available in our state (some they are not) - I have found that almost everywhere I go on a trip has reusable bags. I started a few years ago buying them (they are pretty cheap) and making them my souvenirs, they are fun to get out, they remind me of a good time and start great conversations in the store lines! Love the crochet basket cover - maybe in the sewing/craft room!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-90107941186396002382015-10-25T03:43:15.087+00:002015-10-25T03:43:15.087+00:00Like you, I have a trash protocol. Other little tr...Like you, I have a trash protocol. Other little trash baskets around the house are NOT for food or sticky stuff. Food and sticky stuff goes into the kitchen garbage can that gets taken out more often. I may try crocheting those flowers to put on a headband for my granddaughter. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-88528442308588665012015-10-22T09:20:52.440+01:002015-10-22T09:20:52.440+01:00By the way the flower bin is super stunning so pre...By the way the flower bin is super stunning so pretty now that's given me an idea !pippa moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448899623408489650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-87064057547750268712015-10-22T09:17:30.976+01:002015-10-22T09:17:30.976+01:00Ikea sell some really strong bags .really large o...Ikea sell some really strong bags .really large ones holding 25 kg are about a fiver for five on Amazon. Small carrier type are 1.99 on Amazon. If u have an ikea nr the carrier ones are about fifty pence larger ones a pound. They are virtually indestructible. I take the larger ones if I do a large shop. The smaller one for everyday still holds loads. They are also wipe clean. Not pretty or anything just plain blue x x the rest of Europe have been recycling way more than us Brita for yrs so t hey are more organised . I know in Germany they have been sing cheap cloth bags for the last thirty five years , ideal for shopping x x x On a different note I live in Norfolk and while walking my two dogs round deserted country lanes there are all sorts of rubbish , takeaway boxes, drink cans , all sorts I don't understand why people throw rubbish out of cars it makes me so sad to see it all.pippa moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448899623408489650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-25266060422474024472015-10-19T16:31:02.854+01:002015-10-19T16:31:02.854+01:00We've been paying for plastic carrier bags for...We've been paying for plastic carrier bags for a couple of years now. I miss the plastic bags as bin liners and it took me a while to get used to always bringing a shopping bag with me. I've made several cotton bags similar to your shirt bags but using craft cotton that I bought. Or an old pillow case. For the shirt bags, why cut off the button band and matching button hole band? Why not button up the shirt and make this a 'feature'? You could stitch it closed so nothing could escape between the buttons. Your crocheted bin cover is magnificent. I started to crochet that bag too from the same book. I only made a small clutch bag that I lined and added a zip to. I never use it though! I tried joining the flowers as I was crocheting them rather than sewing together.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-2072147863751653102015-10-19T14:00:50.265+01:002015-10-19T14:00:50.265+01:00Mens' shirts in this household have a set patt...Mens' shirts in this household have a set pattern in their lifetime from smart going out shirt to going to the pub shirt to work shirt. By the time they've done duty as a work shirt they're stained and usually ripped and so end up as rags in the workshop. Otherwise, I'm sure I'd be trying out your idea as your shirt bags look really good.Annehttp://www.annewheaton.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-90759656392626751872015-10-19T01:55:56.637+01:002015-10-19T01:55:56.637+01:00You are brilliant with both projects, the crochet ...You are brilliant with both projects, the crochet basket is absolutely to beautiful for trash and those shirt bags are perfect.<br />Well done,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-63818708564040522015-10-18T13:34:58.495+01:002015-10-18T13:34:58.495+01:00Very clever of you ! The flower pot, or flower bi...Very clever of you ! The flower pot, or flower bin, is darling. I would be afraid to put any waste there, but trashed mail and envelopes WOULD have a pretty home until emptying of the pail rolled around.<br /><br />Any your bags are genius. I might just have to sit down and make one. The striped shirt made a cute one! But then, they all look nice.Nancy McCarrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867768046703596688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-10904276026676568402015-10-18T11:52:09.909+01:002015-10-18T11:52:09.909+01:00Great ideas - love the "shirt bags".Great ideas - love the "shirt bags".Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485247224519018017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-26160527490220811462015-10-18T08:41:51.950+01:002015-10-18T08:41:51.950+01:00Such an inspirational post. Whilst I am great wit...Such an inspirational post. Whilst I am great with the recycling, even taking glass to bottle banks I have been caught out a couple of times already with the carrier bag status. Take care.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-92067093616292628322015-10-17T21:13:14.527+01:002015-10-17T21:13:14.527+01:00I grew up with plastic bag charge (Switzerland), i...I grew up with plastic bag charge (Switzerland), it seemed the most normal thing of all to have your own. Also in Switzerland, at least in the town where I lived, you had to put a prepaid sticker on your rubbish bag on collection day, otherwise it wasn't collected. It was quite a hefty fee hence recycling was always big. I have been running after the bin lorry more than once, in my pjs and pulling a wheelie bin. No doubt this is very entertaining for both bin men and neighbours. I would love to be the owner of your waste basket, it is very sweet. If I can bring up the energy I might get started on some flowers. I would also love to make shirt bags but Richard would be cross if I used his old shirts, no matter how worn and thin they have become. Have a lovely rest of the weekend. xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270442039937122804.post-68221811608020476792015-10-17T20:13:18.300+01:002015-10-17T20:13:18.300+01:00I love the flower covered bin, so pretty. In Scotl...I love the flower covered bin, so pretty. In Scotland we haven't been using plastic bags for a while now, it's amazing what fits in my handbag. HxShe loves to crochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596973908102805377noreply@blogger.com