Waste Not, Want Not

At some point over the past few years I have started to display certain tendencies. I have a particular piece of wood for the soul purpose of stirring paint tins; I have a burgeoning collection of (slightly musty, secondhand) books; and I can't seem to throw anything away. It seems that I am destined to become my own father - aren't little girls supposed to end up like their mothers? Oh well!

The thing is, while my dad has a double garage and a workshop in which to store his growing collection of things that 'will come in handy one day', I don't have the luxury of space. If I keep collecting these 'one day' items from car boot sales, hoarding broken things, and accepting bits and pieces that my friends and family no longer need or want, we'll soon need to extend the house.

A very, very small selection of some of my 'one day' items.

So, I've decided to focus my efforts and each week I will be sharing my 'waste not, want not' projects with you. You'll be seeing some delicious eye candy, tutorials and links to other inspirational projects that will have you making the most of what you already have. I hope you'll join me next Wednesday for my first Waste Not Wednesday! Exciting!