Brilliant day at Hull Scrapstore

Hiya all, I've had a brilliant day at the Scrapstore in Hull. It was very busy, there was lots going on, refreshments with scrumptious cake, childrens crafting activities, and lots of interesting stalls to peruse manned by lots of lovely people. The Scrapstore is in an old school building in an area where the housing has been extensively regenerated so there are lots of people within walking distance. We were busy for the whole of the five hours we were open. 

My stall was about ideas for art and craft projects. I wasn't charged a fee for the table, but I was able to sell a few things and donate the money to the Scrapstore. A lot of what I had on display wasn't for sale, it was there to show what could be done with rubbish that might be thrown away. Mind you I did sell some things I hadn't intended to sell. so I will have to make some replacements, ha ha. People wanted to buy the cat food pouches bags, but I held on to those, they are my props and I don't want to make any more. I hope people go away and try to make them for themselves after I explained how to do it. six of the seven fabric bowls sold, the only one which didn't was the biggest one I made yesterday. It was Pensive Pensioner who suggested they would look nice on a table with bread rolls in them, so if you are reading this PP, please email me your postal address and I will send you this one so you can use it as a guide to making your own. None of the bags sold, strange that, as everyone uses bags. I put a price of 75p on them, but no one wanted to pay it. I will put them out again on our cat stall at the end of the month, at the Christmas market. You will recognize some of the items on my stall. 

Some photo's of the other stalls. Lovely knitted items for sale.

This lady has written and published her own childrens books.

This lady makes beautiful doggy coats and accessories.

The Scrapstore Raffle was popular, only �1 and every ticket wins a prize.

Here is one of the visitors, I just had to speak to him. I love the way he is dressed entirely in vintage second hand clothes, his style is wonderful, very dapper. Love his long hair and eye makeup. Love his smile, in fact he made me smile. I love people who have their own style and are proud of their individuality. I had a lovely conversation with him and his parents, although I probably did most of the talking, so what's new, ha ha, and do you know what, he was just as nice inside as he was outside.  Pleased to meet you today, Jason, and if you are reading, take a look at Vintage Vixen's blog from Kinky Melon, the link is on the sidebar.

The best part of today was meeting people. I didn't need to push sales, I wasn't bothered about selling anything, I just wanted to inspire people to think about the rubbish they throw away, and the rubbish the good people of Scrapstore collect from businesses, and then get them to think about another use for it. It was definitely worth going.

When I got back I didn't feel like cooking, the weather is murky and I wanted hot food quickly. This mishmash took ten minutes, hardly any preparation and cooked in one pan. Two big mushrooms chopped and cooked in a little oil. Add lemon juice and some spices. Chuck in the rest of the pasta I cooked the other day, and some of the yellow sticker egg noodles. Then add the last bit of the curly kale soup. Sounds awful, looks horrible, but it was deeeeelishus and very filling.

Time for me to relax and put my feet up now. A glass of wine I think, and a look around the catch up channels for an hour's entertainment. Have a nice Sunday. Toodle pip.

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Interesting goings on, on the Humber.

Hello campers, hi de hi. This morning I went across the bridge to Hull, to attend the Scrapstore AGM. Tracy is the van driver there and we did some work together when I was a volunteer at the Scunthorpe branch. The Hull store is very well supported by volunteers, it was nice to meet some of them, and have coffee and cake and a natter after the meeting. 

Afterwards I thought I would make a day of it so I drove back to the bridge and parked in the big car park and went for a bimble along Hessle Foreshore. It was a bit chilly but I was well wrapped up. I had heard about Graham Boanas, the man who walked across the river to raise money for a childrens charity, and was pleased to find an information board about him and his amazing challenge. He is a tall man of 6 feet 9 inches, and did a lot of training in swimming pools with weights strapped to his legs. The Humber has very strong currents so a lot of strength was needed to combat that.  

He is the only man to walk across three rivers in a 24 hour period.. There is a film about it here on yooootoooob.

I sat and watched what I thought was the lifeboat rescue men drag their machine out of the water after a practice session. They parked it up in front of the Rescue Station and proceeded to wash it off, so me being nosy I asked them if it was very cold out there in the water. It turned out that they weren't practicing a rescue, they were from the Environmental Agency and they were checking the waters for fish and plant life, and taking mud samples. I asked if their suits were waterproof as they had been wading through the water up to their waists while they pulled the boat out. One chappie said they are supposed to be waterproof, but his had sprung a leak. I didn't ask him which part of his body was wet, I thought that would be a question too far, ha ha. 

Lovely machine, isn't it. I would love to have a go on that, maybe not in the winter though.

I took my little friend too. We went a walk around the Country Park, three kilometres along tracks through woodland and round the ponds, we followed the red route Cliff Trail. The park used to be a quarry many years ago, it was designated a nature reserve in 1986.

I popped into the Tourist Information cabin on the car park and picked up some leaflets on places to visit in Yorkshire. Maybe I'll find somewhere interesting to go for a day out.

Tomorrow is a sewing day. I want to make a few things that I can sell at the Scrapstore Christmas Fair on Saturday, all money to go to the Scrapstore, they are giving me a table free of charge.

Tatty byes for now. Toodle pip

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Stocking up at the Scrapstore

Hello. Just got ten minutes to whack this out pretty sharpish. I took three of our crafty ladies over the bridge this morning to Hull Scrapstore. We had a rummage through the mountains of fabric, and picked out a few things from the other crafting materials available. The building is an old school and it has been turned into an Aladdins Cave. We were like kids in a sweet shop. Ooooh, look at this, or, this would make a good wotsit. Here we are laden up with our goodies.   

For those who don't know what a Scrapstore is, it's a charity that collects unwanted materials from factories, office and shops. Things that are destined for landfill, can be rescued and put to good use somewhere else. I took a few snaps to give you an idea of what it's about. It's a shame that the Scunthorpe store closed, though there is talk about opening another one. I hope they do manage to get funding for it.

If you want to check if there is a Scrapstore near you, take a look at this site.

I'm going to have to cut this short, I am going out again. My sis is on a caravan site not far from here and I have been invited for tea. Please excuse me while I dash off. Toodle pip.

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