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SuzieQ
True Blue Farmgirl
  
175 Posts
Suzie
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 6:08:40 PM
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| My SIL was in Europe and she told me she went to a gardening class and that they used the toliet paper rolls cut in half and on the end they cut slits and folded the ends closed. They filled the "cup" with dirt and put seeds in for the gardens. When the seeds grew they planted the whole thing and the gardens were beautiful. This is another cool recycle reuse for the garden that helps the soil. You can cut a paper towel holder into several of them. I have given up paper towel, but I can not go the route of giving up my people paper. |
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
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Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4427 Posts
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Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 05:14:13 AM
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Us Eoropeans ain't stupid, see lol!! Where in Europe was your SIL Suzie ??
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog: http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl
  
127 Posts
Patricia
Greenwood
IN
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2009 : 6:31:08 PM
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I use toilet paper rolls in my sewing room....whenever I have leftover binding or fabric that I've cut into strips, I roll it around the empty toilet paper rolls and pin the end so that it doesn't unravel; then when I need to bind a quilt in a hurry all I have to do is unroll the fabric...no ironing, doesn't take up much space....works the same with lace too...also ribbon...great for yardsale finds when you can cash in on clearance items.....
When life hands you scraps, make quilts! |
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maggie14
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Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Dec 26 2009 : 08:13:36 AM
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that is a good idea!! Hugs, Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Dec 26 2009 : 5:41:14 PM
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Wow good ideas. we usually just burn them in the woodstove. I really like the garden one and the keeping ribbon and such on them... cool.
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran beverley baggett Beverley with an extra E... http://bevsdoggies.googlepages.com/ |
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Alee
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StitchHazel
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50 Posts
Kylie
Rome
NY
USA
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Posted - Mar 15 2010 : 10:12:45 PM
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I have a yarn winder and I save TP rolls to roll my yarn into balls. It keep them a little neater, I think :} Plus you can store the original label in the tube.
Kylie
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