Women's Day in the Wimbledon Park Patch

So for anyone that couldn't make it, and also to provide some links for those that did, here are my 5 top tips from the International Women's Day Oxfam Get Together evening that we had at my place on Friday 8th March.  The 5 tips were from my year of 'Finding Richness in Less'.

1. How to make your own cards
http://findingrichnessinless.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/origins-of-motherhood.html 

2. How to make your own gift bags
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/how-to-make-gift-bags-from-newspaper.html

3. Join Streetbank
http://www.streetbank.com/  a website which shows you the skills or things your neighbours are willing to share, loan or give away. You’ll be able to see everything in your square mile that your neighbours are offering. You’ll be helping to build the community, save money and help the environment all in one.

4. Share ideas - plagerism is the highest form of flattery, and why reinvent the wheel when someone else has already done the hard work?  It's brilliant to share ideas, so get chatting, blogging, posting, whatever takes your fancy, but share your ideas, skills, mistakes and enjoy being creative

5. Don't buy herbs - create a herb network.  Find out what herbs your neighbours grow, and offer to share cuttings from yours, in exchange for cuttings from theirs, when you need them as ingredients for recipes.  And if you live close to me, keep an eye on our front yard...it's soon going to all be herbs, and you're welcome to come and help yourself.






And for anyone who took away some Herman German Friendship Cake starter, here are some ideas of recipes: http://www.hermanthegermanfriendshipcake.com/herman-recipe-ideas/

Thanks to everyone who gave money for Oxfam and donated items for me to sell on eBay (all proceeds going to Oxfam to make a difference to lives around the world.  I'll update on funds raised when the items have been sold.  And if you fancy doing something next year, check out:   (I'm wondering about doing something with our local girls next year....plenty of time to germinate ideas.)

UPDATE: We're almost up to £200...just waiting for a couple of items to sell.