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Thursday 2 May 2013

Lateral Random...

My MacBook is joining in with random fun a little too happily for my liking, but I got busy with a mini screwdriver, and it seems to be behaving for now.  So apologies for the backlog of emails I need to reply to, I will shortly, promise.

So back-tracking a few days and my request for ideas on the Patchwork Please! vinyl requirement. 

With a little lateral thinking, I plumped for either popping to a toystore and borrowing a patch from a bag containing ball-pit balls, or waiting for a rain day and giving a pushchair cover a bit more ventilation!

But no, it got me thinking about what I could really pillage from the kids, then I remembered that all those books I tend to buy for birthday party goodie-bags, they come in the same vinyl wallets.  Whilst explaining to my hubby what sort of thing I was after, I was about to show him the pencil case I use for my embroidery thread, and another that holds my latest EPP!  Doh!


Tesco, 50p each, and with zips that can either be re-used or incorporated!

Thank you so much for all your suggestions and kind offers; I think I am sorted for now, but will definitely know where to go for next time.

Linking the random and penny-pinching workings of my brain with Cindy as it is just about still Thursday xxx

19 comments:

  1. Must get some when i'm over in July, have you seen this http://www.pellonprojects.com/projects/cosmetics-case/ I'm off to buy some vinyl :)

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  2. Ha! Good old Tescos.... lol

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  3. leave it to you to figure this out so quickly

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  4. Yay! I was thinking make up bag (mine is see through) but this is waaaay cheaper.

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  5. I think I got mine from eBay a while back. Also good is the packaging that comes with duvet covers, sheets & the like.

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  6. Yeah for lateral thinking!

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  7. Must be something in the water these macs are drinking, mine is demanding a new processor in the strangest ways possible! Anyhoo very pleased you got your vinyl sorted and no push chair ventilation was called for :D

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  8. Oooh I might do the same, I need some cheap zips ;)

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  9. Those are awesome for an EPP project! I use a zippered pouch someone gave me, but it would be nice to see what is inside.

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  10. Smart! Now if only the MacBook was such an easy fix!

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  11. There is no end to your smart thinking!

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  12. Lol, nutter! So what you're saying is the MacBook is screwed... ;o)

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  13. I love the "I need something like, like, like? Exactly like this" moments! Well done!

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