101 uses for a bike

Just back from a sunny few days in Brighton, spotted this man drumming on the seafront with his bike turned into a drum kit.

101 uses for a plaster

I bought a big stack of old knitting needles off the boot sale today...these three had lost one end and had been quickly repaired. Not sure what was used for the first two?
The green blob looks a bit like sealing wax.
The black blob on the end of the red needle is rubbery?
But the last one is a medical plaster.
Just so long as the wool doesn't go off the end ,anything will do..

101 uses for a plastic bottle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fpolCvM-8
As seen on the news.
Ingenious.

101 uses for a......(book by Vladimir Arkhipov))

I am finding it impossible to find real life examples of people being resourceful, I look out for them all the time. So I will have to include this book by VLADIMIR ARKHIPOV called "Home-made" Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts.
The book includes wonderful examples of the make do and mend attitude when you have no alternative.
Examples include:-
TV aerial made from forks
A crutch made from a spade
A home for a queen bee made from a plastic hair curler.
This book is filled with many other beautiful and touching objects made out of what ever was to hand, along with stories about why they were made.

101 uses for a newspaper

Three uses for a newspaper.
Lining yours drawers.
Drying out your metal bin. (will not work for wheely bins)
Polishing up your windows. (this does actually work)

101 uses for a..

Set of HOUSEHOLD HINTS cards from 1936..a make do and mend era I admire.
I found this set on a boot sale this morning for £2 and will blog a couple of relevant cards.

101 uses for a bag of cottonwool balls

Wonderful photo by JOHN MYERS "Santa Claus at Tescos,1972"
Part of a great set of photographs showing at the IKON Gallery in Birmingham.
http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk
The beard seems to be made of cotton wool balls.
(Santa seems to have a very small sack of presents)