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Recent Posts
- ScrapHappy April 2022 Apr 15, 2022
- ScrapHappy March 2022 Mar 15, 2022
- How did I do that? – making end caps for snake chain Mar 12, 2022
- How did I do that? ScrapHappy February 2022 – Budleigh Pebbles Feb 15, 2022
- Well, this is exciting Feb 1, 2022
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ScrapHappy April 2022
Remember this? Reusing old nails and champagne corks for setting tools? Well. I’ve found an even less effortful and scraphappy adapation*. This time I just sawed the end off an old toothbrsh – one of the flexible and soft plastic … Continue reading
Posted in cheeryuppy, DGDCheeryUppy, geek, Gems, Meet The Maker, Other Blogs, processes, ScrapHappy, Tech Tip, Uncategorized
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ScrapHappy March 2022
A very brief and simple #ScrapHappy this month. I love my mitre vise beyond measure and I bought the best I could afford back in 2017, but it’s not the best there is. As a result of my near constant … Continue reading
Posted in resources, ScrapHappy, Tech Tip
Tagged DGDCheeryUppy, ReuseIsBetterThanRecycle, ScrapHappy, tools
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How did I do that? – making end caps for snake chain
Snake chain (so named because of the way it flexes) requires a wrapping at the end when itโs been cut, into which one would attach the components (known as findings) used to connect the clasp. These are commercially available, but … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, geek, Meet The Maker, processes, SciFi, Stuff I love, Tech Tip, tutorial, Uncategorized
Tagged geek, jewellery, kahpla, quapla, silver, star trek, tools
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How did I do that? ScrapHappy February 2022 – Budleigh Pebbles
I’m always looking for ways to reuse my scrap / offcuts of silver, as you’ll know, there are invariably some pieces left when sawing out a shape, or trimming a wire, and there are only so many times I can … Continue reading
Well, this is exciting
Last week as a result of one of those ‘ contact us’ questionnaires in The Guardian, I was interviewed, and today it was published. Here’s the link :The Guardian Cost of Living Crisis 01/02/22 That’s it for today’s blog entry!! … Continue reading