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Recent Posts
- ScrapHappy March 2023 Mar 15, 2023
- ScrapHappy February 2023 Feb 15, 2023
- ScrapHappy January 2023 – #MrG does a Pallet Jan 15, 2023
- ScrapHappy September 2022 – Fire brick offcuts – one woman’s waste is another’s wonder Sep 15, 2022
- ScrapHappy August 2022 – Seaglass Aug 15, 2022
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ScrapHappy March 2023
This is a bit of a cheat, as it’s not all scraps, but it is another way I use up some of the silver that I can’t easily smelt in an open crucible. I do have to buy the copper … Continue reading
ScrapHappy February 2023
Back to silver scrap this month One of the things that happens with me more often that I would like, is soldering fail. I prefer to make many of my items in small batches; I find that it is a … Continue reading
ScrapHappy January 2023 – #MrG does a Pallet
As you will probably know, we rent a couple of municipal allotments and every Christmas, rather than buy gifts for MrG’s family, they get a #GillyHamper. It’s usually filled with allotment preserves – jams I’ve made throughout the year and … Continue reading
Posted in #Allotment, Hamlin Lane Allotments, ScrapHappy, Uncategorized
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ScrapHappy September 2022 – Fire brick offcuts – one woman’s waste is another’s wonder
We installed a woodburner back in 2018. A DEFRA approved one, obviously. It replaced the open fire in the front room that was standard when our home was built in 1936. This has the extra benefit of reducing the draught … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Hallmark, processes, ScrapHappy, silver, Tech Tip, Uncategorized
Tagged #Scraphappy #ReuseIsBetterThanRecycle, Local Trade
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ScrapHappy August 2022 – Seaglass
This year one of MrG’s nieces got married in Lindos, and all the family were invited. It’s one of the many events that was bumped due to the various C-19 lockdowns, and it was the first time we’d left the … Continue reading
Posted in cheeryuppy, DGDCheeryUppy, processes, ScrapHappy, silver, Tech Tip, tutorial, Uncategorized
Tagged jewellery, ReuseIsBetterThanRecycle, ScrapHappy, tools, tutorial
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