Apparently rising numbers of women are turning to DIY and skilled traders, from plastering, decorating, plumbing and tiling.
Some are learning to improve their home but others are setting up their own businesses.
There are DIY workshops across the country which have been organised by B&Q and they have been experiencing a fivefold increase in female take-up in the last year.
Some 3,200 enrolled in classes in July 2012 compared to 592 at the same point last year.
‘In with the old’, is a bustling community of makers based in a workshop in Islington, London.
The sell their own unique quirky and designer goods with some made from old ware into something new.
They say visiting their workshop ‘could be likened to visiting the crème de la crème of street markets.
They also run a craft club, a photography club, book club and vintage make up classes. You can also have these at your home. For more details go to the website http://inwiththeolddotme.wordpress.com
‘We Heart Vintage Co’, is a stunning blog on fashion and photography for the 1920’s to the 70’s and beyond.
The photographs are beautiful and the writer covers the different decades, fashion, cinema and tv, music and pin-up girls with flare.
You will want to spend all day slowly browsing her site to learn all there is to know about the vintage years, http://www.weheartvintage.co
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