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Craig1 · Craig1

1920's farm and vet book

sherbert · sherbert

Have made a few flowers out of the plastic bottle tops , just need to find a glue that will keep them together in all weather or put under cover . Posted here on suggestion from Warren-Pat_01 . Thanks

GYPSY CAT · GYPSY CAT

Keep all toilet rolls.When comes to a beach with plenty of fallen fronds cut ends of 1-2 ft..Dry fronds & insert all can fit into toilet rolls.You now have a stash of -" fire kindeling-" that will stay alight 15++ mins.Many Lakes,Dams camps have no wood,so a BYO is essential.

GYPSY CAT · GYPSY CAT

A olden time small craft item handsewn with fabric scraps & hung in cupboards.A soap & soap scraps holder recycles unwanted soaps still with their perfumes that lasts for years..And why waste the fragrances of Washing Powder- put in tissues & rubber band to add satchets to hanger until...

Bessiejan23 · Bessiejan23

Hello fellow Nomads i want to have a set of disc bowls in our caravan to play on our travels. I can only only find one place that sells them in Oz - Disc Bowls International. Does anyone know of any other supplier/retailer that can buy from?

Skispender · Skispender

From the day we bought our Coromal Excel 541 three years ago Ive been itching to change the dated upholstery. The quotes I received was between $2200 and $3000 with new foam. I was told $200 difference between new foam and using existing foam. Im please to say we reupholstered our seats and head board fo...

Craig1 · Craig1

Giggleswick · Giggleswick

Hi all - can someone point me in the right direction for the best glue/adhesive etc for glueing seashells, polished rocks and glass objects (eg marbles) onto glass jars and bottles. Thanks

Aus-Kiwi · Aus-Kiwi

Replacing water pump on my almost 30 year old Falcon . Bought it new . Bit of tender loving care . Last for another 30 years if theres still fuel to run it ??

Erilala · Erilala

A Hanger Shoe Holder for multiple items & inside a open 4 pk soap..When bars are used fill with soap scraps to keep on perfuming your clothes,linen,shoes.. -- Edited by Erilala on Wednesday 19th of August 2020 12:20:33 PM

Possum3 · Possum3

secret.http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/h...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Over the past few years, I have been crocheting rugs - tartan style - and donating to nursing homes. Recently, as we have been hunkering due to Covid-19 I have been madly working on my most recent tartan rug. Then came a request. We are hunkered on a farm, and the owners wife, who is very crafty, asked me to...

ERI LI · ERI LI

Officeworks Print Computers can put your camera photos onto a CD for $7.. You can put many 100 s easily..You can photo your old photos & add them..This can be put into a DVD player & watch all your photos- big screen.Ive made dozens,some with 500 camera photos..If worried about losing the CD ma...

ERI LI · ERI LI

Try this simple multi use hanger.Bought at Overflow/Reject/ Prices Plus shops,several types of ropes,strings,rafias,wools..2 metre lengths X 4=8 strings & you're started.Recycle Juice & Milk contact & finished.Indoor potplant-,Bitz holder,Kitchen- Bathroom,Craft tidy.L...

Craig1 · Craig1

Did any one play Bobs, sort of kitchen table top snooker

Craig1 · Craig1

Do not have any idea, about 100mm (4 inches) handle and across, about 40mm ( 1 1/2" dia), insides is pretty scored.

Craig1 · Craig1

huon pine, towed behind fishing boat attached to a 3 metre bamboo pole, with about 1-2 metres of line. Once hooked, the couta was flipped overhead through 180 degrees and hit the boat deck hard enough to unhook the fish. When enough were on the deck they were packed into a wooden box approx 900mm long, 40...

Old salt · Old salt

Getting back to something that I hadn't done for a long time now have the enforced time. Bit of wood, pocket knife and any shape I like. Very relaxing and great fun using the finished lure. Old salt

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

Thought I might finally get around to finishing off my model railway, it's been about 90% complete for a few decades!

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

As I have previously posted, as we travel, I crochet tartan rugs. On completion, I donate them to a nursing home closest to where the rug was finished. This year (actually December 2019) my latest rug was completed on Kangaroo Island. On one of the hottest days I have ever lived through, I deliver this t...

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	horsin around (Preview) 1920's farm and vet book	Craig1	6	2164	07:40 PM Feb 11, 2021 by Izabarack
	Plastic flower bottle tops (Preview) Have made a few flowers out of the plastic bottle tops , just need to find a glue that will keep them together in all weather or put under cover . Posted here on suggestion from Warren-Pat_01 . Thanks	sherbert	0	1302	12:44 AM Jan 11, 2021 by sherbert
	FIREWOOD ALTERNATIVE PALM FRONDS (Preview) Keep all toilet rolls.When comes to a beach with plenty of fallen fronds cut ends of 1-2 ft..Dry fronds & insert all can fit into toilet rolls.You now have a stash of -" fire kindeling-" that will stay alight 15++ mins.Many Lakes,Dams camps have no wood,so a BYO is essential.	GYPSY CAT	0	1403	04:36 PM Dec 23, 2020 by GYPSY CAT
	Cupboard Fragrancer (Preview) A olden time small craft item handsewn with fabric scraps & hung in cupboards.A soap & soap scraps holder recycles unwanted soaps still with their perfumes that lasts for years..And why waste the fragrances of Washing Powder- put in tissues & rubber band to add satchets to hanger until...	GYPSY CAT	6	2453	03:32 PM Aug 10, 2021 by Aus-Kiwi
	Disc Bowls (Preview) Hello fellow Nomads i want to have a set of disc bowls in our caravan to play on our travels. I can only only find one place that sells them in Oz - Disc Bowls International. Does anyone know of any other supplier/retailer that can buy from?	Bessiejan23	9	2827	02:52 PM Apr 28, 2021 by Mike Harding
	Reupholstering caravan seats, backs and headboard. (Preview) From the day we bought our Coromal Excel 541 three years ago Ive been itching to change the dated upholstery. The quotes I received was between $2200 and $3000 with new foam. I was told $200 difference between new foam and using existing foam. Im please to say we reupholstered our seats and head board fo...	Skispender	4	1855	12:43 PM Jan 16, 2021 by TheHeaths
	Bifur..... R..... (Preview)	Craig1	4	1810	02:39 PM Jan 3, 2021 by Santa
	Glue (Preview) Hi all - can someone point me in the right direction for the best glue/adhesive etc for glueing seashells, polished rocks and glass objects (eg marbles) onto glass jars and bottles. Thanks	Giggleswick	4	1789	11:25 AM Dec 3, 2020 by Derek Barnes
	67 soon and STILL working on my own stuff (Preview) Replacing water pump on my almost 30 year old Falcon . Bought it new . Bit of tender loving care . Last for another 30 years if theres still fuel to run it ??	Aus-Kiwi	5	2159	04:24 PM Nov 9, 2020 by Peter_n_Margaret
	SPACE SAVERS & with FRAGRANCE (Preview) A Hanger Shoe Holder for multiple items & inside a open 4 pk soap..When bars are used fill with soap scraps to keep on perfuming your clothes,linen,shoes.. -- Edited by Erilala on Wednesday 19th of August 2020 12:20:33 PM	Erilala	0	1599	12:19 PM Aug 19, 2020 by Erilala
	Gold nugget found. (Preview) secret.http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/h...	Possum3	3	1962	06:26 PM Jun 22, 2020 by Santa
	Another crochet rug (Preview) Over the past few years, I have been crocheting rugs - tartan style - and donating to nursing homes. Recently, as we have been hunkering due to Covid-19 I have been madly working on my most recent tartan rug. Then came a request. We are hunkered on a farm, and the owners wife, who is very crafty, asked me to...	Dunmowin	3	2668	08:59 PM Jan 1, 2022 by Dunmowin
	CD your Photo Piles (Preview) Officeworks Print Computers can put your camera photos onto a CD for $7.. You can put many 100 s easily..You can photo your old photos & add them..This can be put into a DVD player & watch all your photos- big screen.Ive made dozens,some with 500 camera photos..If worried about losing the CD ma...	ERI LI	7	2202	03:07 PM Jan 18, 2021 by Tony LEE
	Forgotten Macrame of the 70s -? (Preview) Try this simple multi use hanger.Bought at Overflow/Reject/ Prices Plus shops,several types of ropes,strings,rafias,wools..2 metre lengths X 4=8 strings & you're started.Recycle Juice & Milk contact & finished.Indoor potplant-,Bitz holder,Kitchen- Bathroom,Craft tidy.L...	ERI LI	0	1477	06:16 PM May 6, 2020 by ERI LI
	Bobs (Preview) Did any one play Bobs, sort of kitchen table top snooker	Craig1	9	2398	12:41 PM May 17, 2020 by Possum3
	What is this please? (Preview) Do not have any idea, about 100mm (4 inches) handle and across, about 40mm ( 1 1/2" dia), insides is pretty scored.	Craig1	4	1870	09:00 AM Apr 29, 2020 by Craig1
	Old Couta Lure (Preview) huon pine, towed behind fishing boat attached to a 3 metre bamboo pole, with about 1-2 metres of line. Once hooked, the couta was flipped overhead through 180 degrees and hit the boat deck hard enough to unhook the fish. When enough were on the deck they were packed into a wooden box approx 900mm long, 40...	Craig1	5	2027	04:35 PM Oct 30, 2020 by Warren-Pat_01
	Lure making (Preview) Getting back to something that I hadn't done for a long time now have the enforced time. Bit of wood, pocket knife and any shape I like. Very relaxing and great fun using the finished lure. Old salt	Old salt	8	1905	11:17 AM Apr 16, 2020 by Old salt
	Coronaboredom (Preview) Thought I might finally get around to finishing off my model railway, it's been about 90% complete for a few decades!	Whenarewethere	14	6779	10:56 PM Jul 30, 2021 by oxleigh
	Another Tartan Rug (Preview) As I have previously posted, as we travel, I crochet tartan rugs. On completion, I donate them to a nursing home closest to where the rug was finished. This year (actually December 2019) my latest rug was completed on Kangaroo Island. On one of the hottest days I have ever lived through, I deliver this t...	Dunmowin	20	2856	04:38 PM May 11, 2020 by Dunmowin
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