The Inspiration List

Sometimes people wonder, "What do I have that I can trade with?" Everyone has something to offer. Here are some ideas.

Home & Domestic: • Kitchen Elf • Shopping • Use of washing machine • Use of carpet cleaner • Window cleaning • Help moving house • Help with kids' parties • Plant care or pet sitting • Childcare

Food: • Home-baking • Celebration cakes • Jams and preserves • Vegetarian freezer meals • Garden vegetables • Pick-your-own fruit • Candle-lit dinners • Home-grown herbs • Food mixer, etc. for sale

Clothing: • Clothes mended • Swap parties • Costume making • Embroidery • Skis & ski boots for hire • Fabric crafts

Arts & Crafts: • Personal greeting cards • Batik, Tye-dye • Candlemaking workshop • Silk-screen printing • Darkroom/studio share • Use of pottery kiln/ wheel • Photography • Video camera hire • Models for life drawing • Music or dance lessons • Recording studio/ practice room hire • Audio CD copying

Building / DIY: • Electrical repair • Putting up shelves • Joinery/carpentry • Energy saving advice & installation • Saws, chisels sharpened • Tool hire • Walls, fireplaces built • Scaffold hire • Household repairs

Gardening: • Gardening advice • Garden tool hire (mower, etc.) • Weeding, digging, mowing • Use part of my garden allotment • Hedge Laying • Fencing erected • Tree surgery • Paths laid • Building treehouses/ garden shed • Logs chopped/delivered • Barbeque hire

Accommodation: • Bed & Breakfast (for your friends when you don't have any room) • Storage space (attic, cellar) • Tent & camping equipment hire • Temporary caravan site

Interior Design: • Painting & decorating • Wallpapering / wallpaper stripping • Furniture restoration • Advice on decor • Murals • Marbling • Space saving design • Upholstery • Furniture assembly

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