Inventions for Roberta and Polly

Yep I remember pegs and clothes pins and clothes lines. I even have the modern fold away version. But here in sunny West Oz its so much easier to hang the washing on the clothes line. Clothes dryers are for the couple of wet miserable weeks we get in July/AUgust or for that hot date when you are running late and simply MUST wear that outfit you washed just 5 mins ago. LOLs Heather in West Oz

Try a craft shop. These pegs are also now made our of plastic. I got two freebies at the Stitches and Craft in Sydney. Allegedly they hold clothes on your line in Hurricane force winds, no details on what happens to the clothes line or where it lands. Cheers, Ruth Sydney

Near Ames.

We still plan to have a garage sale when our garage is located. Haven't seen it for over a year now. Polly

"recarlos" wrote > Try a craft shop.

I got mine in Star$$$ and swear by it. They tend to come out about Christmas time over here. I take it around everywhere with me, especially camping and driving minibuses etc. I use it at school because I think it is the only way to carry hot liquids around, AND I get a hot cuppa as I always seem to put drinks down and get back to them 40+ mins later :-(

I have a mini-mannikin beside the machine for pins, my pokie-thing (a dentist's pick I bought in CA when on holiday. SO? What else would you buy for a souvenir, huh?) sits on top of the SM attached with blue-tak. Works great.

Also have small plastic basket for needle mausoleum, thread snips and frog-stitcher. All the rest of the "local stuff", feet, bobbins extra needles etc live in one of those nifty Bernina cabinet-thingies I just HAD to have. (Actually looks better than it works, but it does look the job, hey-ho!)

Around the work area, I stash things in "useful-bags"; most are partititioned and have nifty pockets to put things in so-you-can-never-find-them-again-till-the-day-after-you-give-in-and-buy-a-new-one-because-after-all-you-can't-do-without-it-even-though-you-know-it's-still-in-its-packet-and-you-haven't-gotten-round-to-using-it-yet! I LOVE useful-bags (especially for workshops) and must have dozens, but I'm still on the look-out for the real, the utimate one that does EVERYTHING. My latest is one made for tools, but I like the look of the bigger one... it has wheels. OTOH that might be a tad too big, so I'd need another one to go inside... (Here I go again!)

Nel Gadget Queen

Julia > > While you're inventing, a cup holder would be nice. If you've never

roflmao

Try the "wood" section at Jo-Ann's. They have pin/pegs that are rounder and have a distinct round head called "Doll Pins". Even have bases that they can stand in.

Pati, >>Does anyone else here remember "dolly pegs" - the ones

I just saw some in my local grocery store yesterday. I think they called them split clothespins/pegs?

These:

What a fabulous site, Kate! I've just found a few unusual Christmas presents for my dad there.

The same! I don't recall the price on the ones I saw though. Pretty cheap I would think. After all they were being sold as clothespins, not as craft ingredients!