0:00:03 > 0:00:05- Can I have a little rummage around in your rubbish?- Yeah.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- How do you make money for nothing? - I love that!
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- we throw out every year. - So heavy.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22They don't make them like this any more. Look at that.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:24 > 0:00:28wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate maker, buyer and user of old stuff
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned that passion into a money-making business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- Say something nice about it. - My juices are flowing in this one.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50They are going to be "wow".
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Isn't that stunning?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- ..valuable...- Oh, wow!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- ..and, hopefully, saleable items. - That is bonkers!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:07 > 0:01:09to the very people who had no idea
0:01:09 > 0:01:12there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- You've got £350.- No!
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Today, Sarah is in Surrey, searching the Whitley Recycling Centre.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Today, I'm after those little gems that, once transformed,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39can make some cold, hard cash.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44The goal for Sarah is to find three items
0:01:44 > 0:01:47that can go from unwanted and unloved
0:01:47 > 0:01:48to polished and profitable.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52I'm doing this...
0:01:52 > 0:01:54You look up there and make sure I'm not missing anything.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Not just anyone can hang about the dump.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Sarah needed special permission from the dump owners
0:02:01 > 0:02:03before she could start poking about.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Any minute now, it's going to be completely...
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Oh, no, it's even worse.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Thankfully, she doesn't have to rely on her puzzle-solving skills
0:02:10 > 0:02:12to spot Keith and his car full of rubbish.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Hi, there. I'm sorry to bother you.- Go on.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I was just looking at the contents of your boot. What are you doing?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Are you clearing out?- Yes. - What are the sacks?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- What are all these for? - It's hessian.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Would it be possible to have a closer look at some of them?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31If they're whole, I might be able to do something with them.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- All right.- If you don't mind.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- So, you do things with things then? - Yeah.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- If you know what I mean.- That's a very good description of it.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43I try and make stuff out of things that are going to be thrown away.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49But can Sarah make anything out of Keith's old hessian sacks?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Hessian is a coarse material made from the hemp or jute plant,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57popular in the past for making rope, as well as storing vegetables,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- such as potatoes and onions. - I love these.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02It reminds me of the sack race when I was little.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I'll have to think of something inventive to do with them though.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- She's going back a few years. - That's rude!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Ooh, it's just a little bit cheeky, Sarah.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I'm going to take your sack full of sacks
0:03:13 > 0:03:17and have a little play around with those.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21But what does Keith think will become of his hessian sacks?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I've got no idea, to be honest.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28If somebody can find a use for things like that,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31which you don't see any more, it's brilliant.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33I know they look really rustic
0:03:33 > 0:03:36but they'd make some really simple tote bags, wouldn't they?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Something like that?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Well, they can't get much simpler than they are just now,
0:03:41 > 0:03:45but Sarah knows one designer who can turn them from rags to riches.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50When you think bags, think Neil Wragg.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54From salvaged and unwanted materials,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Neil creates everything from handbags to haversacks
0:03:58 > 0:04:02and prides himself on the fact his bespoke bags will last a lifetime.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I love being able to create something
0:04:07 > 0:04:11from what would be rubbish, I suppose, to other people.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15You could have, for example, a tent that was at Glastonbury
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and saw the Rolling Stones and then now it becomes a bag
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and it's seen quite a life already.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Everything here has got a personality.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28All the bags have lived a life
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and they're now about to live a second life.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So, let's hope Neil can breathe new life
0:04:34 > 0:04:37into that pile of unpromising hessian.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48One down and two to go and Sarah, as ever, is discovering some gems.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- A rubber swan.- A rubber swan.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54You never know when you need a rubber swan, do you?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Well, I suppose that's true, you don't.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Luckily, it's not long before Sarah spots Harry,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03who's cleaning unwanted clutter before moving home.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Been there 20 years,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07so it's amazing how much bits and pieces we have collected.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11I can imagine. What else are you chucking out? Anything exciting?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- I expect so, yes.- Is that your card table? Are you throwing it?- Yeah.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- It's not in very good shape but it's about 80 years old.- Really?- Yeah.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- Any chance I could have a look at it?- Yeah, sure.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27Bingo! Or should I say yahtzee or pontoon? Anyway, let's take a look.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33I think it's lovely. Does it still spring when it opens up?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- So, you just... - This leg just pulls out, clicks.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38When you want to shut it...
0:05:41 > 0:05:45I think that I might be able to make something out of that.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- Shall I take away and show you what I've done if I manage to?- Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Where are you moving to? Are you moving far?- Eastbourne.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Well, maybe I'll take a little trip down to the coast
0:05:54 > 0:05:56and show you what I've done with it.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59With his card shark days behind him,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03what does Harry think Sarah will do with his table?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Well, if anything can be made of it
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and sold on to somebody who'll benefit, that's fine.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It's an old card table, 80 years old,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- still in very good condition. - Is it?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Definitely going to be able to turn a profit on that.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Mmm, looks like a bit of a gamble on the card table to me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27She's going to need a little help to tun it into a winning hand.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Daniel Heath has a passion for all things sustainable.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38An award-winning wallpaper and textile designer,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Daniel loves nothing more than adding an artistic flair
0:06:41 > 0:06:45to reclaimed materials to create made-to-order furniture
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and contemporary design pieces.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52My imagery that I've developed for my prints
0:06:52 > 0:06:55is usually quite illustrative.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I really enjoy drawing and then I have to draw and develop it
0:06:58 > 0:07:01into something that can be used for a textile or for wallpaper.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Screen printing onto salvaged material such as wood,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06slate and leather as well, sometimes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09And it's actually meant that I've been able to take my imagery
0:07:09 > 0:07:11and put it on all sorts of different things
0:07:11 > 0:07:14and it's been really good fun doing that.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I just hope he can get as much enjoyment
0:07:16 > 0:07:19out of this currently tatty card table.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28We're two down and one to go.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32This time, Sarah's searching for her own money-making magic.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Fantastic what we do these days. We even recycle pets.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Maybe stick to the searching, Sarah.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Soon enough, Pauline and daughter Samantha have appeared with...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49..a boot load of old apples. Well, I wasn't expecting THAT!
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- Hello. Hi, I'm Sarah.- Hello. - Don't throw them, don't throw them.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Are you sure? - Put them back in the car a second.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59You've got quite a few there.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Made about 30 apple pies so far out of them.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- You have crumble coming out... - And I can't take any more.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Is it torture by apple? - Yes, torture by apple.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I'm looking for things that I can recycle and I'm thinking...
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I don't know if apples are in my remit. I'm a trained chef.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Oh, well..- I spent ten years cooking, so I can cook.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- There you are.- I'm just wondering about making cider.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Have you ever had them pressed before?- Yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30We have had them pressed and we wanted to do that this morning
0:08:30 > 0:08:33but because we've got somebody at home that's not very well,
0:08:33 > 0:08:38we can't leave him and we don't... We just can't... We need some help.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Well, I'll go and get a trolley. - Right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44And these will be one of my more unusual items of the day.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48With Sarah's skills as a chef,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52she should be able to take advantage of this unexpected bounty
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and I've got one or two ideas.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58How about apple strudel, apple crumble, apple muffins,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01apple surprise, apple cake...
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So that must be one of the most unusual things
0:09:04 > 0:09:05that you get at a recycling centre,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08so thank you ever so much for letting me have them.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09- No problem.- Thank you so much.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Have a good day and I hope your papa gets better.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Have one on us.- Thank you. - Good luck.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- There might be more than one. - ..apple sauce, apple fritters,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19apple chutney, apple turnovers...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I could go on but it's not all about me.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24What do Pauline and Samantha think Sarah could do
0:09:24 > 0:09:26with their boot full of fruit?
0:09:26 > 0:09:30To make some cider out of them would be fantastic.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32They're not in great nick, so I'm thinking that pressing them
0:09:32 > 0:09:36either for juice, possibly cider, or maybe even cutting them up
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and making some chutney out of them. Who knows?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41But whatever it is, there's heaps of apples here
0:09:41 > 0:09:43and that can be heaps of money.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Heaps of money from a heap of rotting apples.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Well, good luck with that one. And that makes up her three items.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Neil Wragg will work on Keith's raggedy pile of sacks,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Daniel Heath will turn his hand to Harry's card table
0:10:00 > 0:10:03and Sarah will press as much profit as possible
0:10:03 > 0:10:06from Pauline and Samantha's apples.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Today's eclectic collection of items
0:10:11 > 0:10:14provides just the kind of challenge I love.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17But there's going to have to be some really radical changes
0:10:17 > 0:10:19to make some real ch-ching.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Walthamstow, East London, a busy urban area
0:10:29 > 0:10:33where plenty of artists and designers ply their trade.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Daniel Heath is waiting for Sarah's arrival
0:10:37 > 0:10:41but he's already got some material in mind he'd like to use.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47It's slate that I engrave onto and I think it would be really great
0:10:47 > 0:10:50if we can sort of embed that into something.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Hopefully, if there's a wooden surface,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55we can do something with that, so we'll see.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Once he sees the card table,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03let's hope Daniel still wants to slate it and not just, er, slate it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07If I found this table at a car-boot sale with a £10 price tag on it,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I'd be trying to haggle them down to a fiver,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12so it's going to take an absolute genius to turn this
0:11:12 > 0:11:15into something beautiful that can actually make a profit.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Fortunately, I know a genius. I just hope he wants to take this on.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Hiya.- How you doing?- Really well, you?- Yeah, well, thanks.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I brought you a little gem. - Right, OK. Let's see what it is.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Well, card table.- OK. - Er, it's seen better days.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- That's a bit gone, isn't it? - It's got nice legs, though.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40I thought it had potential to have something lovely done to it,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- so what do you think? - Yeah, I think it's great.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48It's quite sort of a decadent item to have, isn't it, a card table?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I think we could probably inlay something into the surface.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I was thinking about slate, actually.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00That might be quite nice to put in there.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- We've got some etching that we do on slate.- Look at that.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07This is salvaged slate and we engrave onto it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Daniel will inlay that slate into the top
0:12:11 > 0:12:13but what about the rest of the table?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- We'll sand the wood back.- Right.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20But I think we could do something really kind of bold with the colour.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22So you're talking a really good game.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24It sounds like it's going to be
0:12:24 > 0:12:26a beautiful, high-end piece of furniture.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30It does, but what's that classy makeover going to cost?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I think we're talking about £300 to £350.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37OK, I just can't wait to see it really. I'm excited about it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Me too. - Because it wasn't in a great place.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Daniel's studio is definitely the best place for it,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47now a transformation is on the cards.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Thank you very much. Good luck with it.- Cheers.- Bye.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56It's quite a big investment to turn it into something beautiful
0:12:56 > 0:13:00but I've got every faith in Daniel and making a profit.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And Daniel seems full of big ideas too.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07We'll do something really quite striking, quite symmetrical,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I think, geometric, Art Deco influenced.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Really make something of this section
0:13:12 > 0:13:15that's kind of carved out from the legs.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Maybe we can put some gold leaf in there or something like that.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Gold leaf? Go easy with that budget, son.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27So, will that £350 budget be enough
0:13:27 > 0:13:30to turn that old card table into a real ace?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Set on the banks of Old Father Thames,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41the pretty Buckinghamshire town of Marlow
0:13:41 > 0:13:44has long been the home to creative sorts.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47None other than Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein,
0:13:47 > 0:13:48once lived here.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53And much like that mad scientist, current resident Neil is a dab hand
0:13:53 > 0:13:58at stitching together odd bits and bobs to make a whole new creature.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01What I tend to do is take any fabrics
0:14:01 > 0:14:05that people would be throwing away, that they don't want any more,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08so they would end up in landfill.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Anything that basically you can sew, I can make something from.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Anything, Neil? Are you sure about that?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18These old sacks have got bags of potential.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20That's my story and I'm sticking to it
0:14:20 > 0:14:23and I'm hoping Neil doesn't mind working with something...
0:14:23 > 0:14:24that really smells.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Oh, not you again! What have you got?- I've got sacks.- They are sacks.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32- Here, take them.- Thank you.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41- Bags of sacks. What could be better? - There's how many?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I think there are about 18.- OK.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- That was brave.- Rustic.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48They smell, don't they?
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- They do, but all my bags have a smell.- That's reassuring.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Have you ever used sacks before to make bags?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59No, it doesn't tend to be the material
0:14:59 > 0:15:02that I make the top-end boutique style bags from.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05They're agricultural, they're rugged.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09There's no disguising that feel, that theme,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12so we possibly don't try to hide that.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17We stick with the agricultural, um, that kind of feel.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19We don't disguise what they were.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Do you think we should make something really agricultural,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24like something for the garden out of them?
0:15:24 > 0:15:29We add some fabric and turn it into a trug-style bag.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31You're in the garden
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and you're chucking your weeds and everything in.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39Possibly add some leather, um, we make some nice handles.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Neil plans to make them into useful trug-style bags,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46used for carrying tools, flowers or veg when gardening.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49A traditional garden trug was a boat-shaped basket
0:15:49 > 0:15:52carved from a piece of timber,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55but these ones are going to be made from smelly old sacks.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57How much do you want for that, Neil?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59If we've got at least ten of these bags that you would take,
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- then we can do them for £12 a bag. - That sounds great.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07£12 a bag is really reasonable. Brilliant. Well, enjoy the sacks.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09The deal is in the bag.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Well, that totally exceeds my expectations
0:16:13 > 0:16:16of what we might have been able to do with those old garden sacks.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It looks like I just commissioned my first range
0:16:19 > 0:16:22of saleable, desirable garden trugs.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25It's nice and agricultural.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29I haven't seen anything that we're going to make
0:16:29 > 0:16:33out there on the streets, so I think this will be something very unique.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36A unique agricultural order it is then
0:16:36 > 0:16:38but, at a budget of only £12 each,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41can he really turn these unwanted sacks
0:16:41 > 0:16:43into attractive trug-style bags?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53In her farmhouse, in the tranquil Sussex countryside,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Sarah's preparing to host one of her barn sales.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Things are already being set up
0:16:59 > 0:17:02but Sarah's got a unique challenge of her own this morning.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Come on.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07She's got to turn a profit from a load of old apples.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11The plan is to make apple crumble to sell to the visitors.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Right, crumble time.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- Sarah's daughter, Libby, is lending a hand today.- Let's get started.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24And Sarah will need all the help she can get
0:17:24 > 0:17:28if she's going to turn the rotting fruit into a saleable treat.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I'm hoping that these apples are going to be lovely inside
0:17:31 > 0:17:34but I have a feeling they're all going to be quite brown.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Not that one!
0:17:40 > 0:17:42That's fine.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45What I'm doing now is just make a puree out of them,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48peel them, make sure there's no little bits of core left in them
0:17:48 > 0:17:51and then cook them with some sugar and a bit of cinnamon.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Thank you, Nigella. What programme is this again?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I'm going to have my work cut out
0:17:57 > 0:18:00getting lots of good apple out of them
0:18:00 > 0:18:02cos I think a lot might be a bit rotten.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06If you're thinking of starting your own apple crumble business,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10there are many food hygiene regulations to comply with.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- Have you washed your paws yet?- Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15But with ten years of experience as a chef,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17our Sarah certainly knows her stuff.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I'm not paying a huge amount of attention here.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22I've got way more apple than I need,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24so I'm just going to cherry-pick the best bits
0:18:24 > 0:18:26and I always use a knife because it's a lot quicker
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and when you get to a bit that isn't perfect,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31you can just pick it off really quickly.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35What I'm going to do is make some crumbles up
0:18:35 > 0:18:38in some little enamel tins and then serve some others in teacups
0:18:38 > 0:18:41just so people can have a little taster of it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Although now a British classic,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46apple crumble became popular during the Second World War
0:18:46 > 0:18:48when the ingredients needed
0:18:48 > 0:18:51for the then popular apple pie were rationed.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54So, I'm hoping, within about 25 minutes, half an hour,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58I could have some crumble ready for the people here at the barn sale,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01just in time for lunch. Right.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03CLATTERING
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Careful, or it'll be less of an apple crumble
0:19:07 > 0:19:09and more of an apple splat.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Crisis averted, it's time to rustle up the crumble topping.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16To plain flour, Sarah adds sugar.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20A lot of sugar.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Oh, crikey, she's used a whole bag.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I hope your customers have got a sweet tooth.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28The butter just needs to be rubbed in roughly,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31so I'm going to cut it up into little cubes.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33When you're making pastry,
0:19:33 > 0:19:34you only use the tips of your fingers
0:19:34 > 0:19:38cos they're the coldest bit so you need to squeeze that together,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- lift it up and keep rubbing and squeezing.- OK.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Bet you can't do it for more than 30 seconds. You keep going.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Bet you a million pounds I can.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Sarah's aiming for a breadcrumb-like texture
0:19:47 > 0:19:49that will crisp up in the oven.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Keep going. See, you're bored already aren't you?- I'm not bored.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56You do it like this. Lift it up, drop it down, gently though.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59After that's done, time to test the apple puree.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03About 15 minutes in the oven. Can I have that spoon? Thank you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Mmm. Cos they're such lovely ripe apples, they're windfalls...
0:20:14 > 0:20:17That tastes all right already. It's hot be careful. What do you think?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Sugar.- Even more? Are you sure?
0:20:23 > 0:20:24- Better?- Mmm.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Yeah.- Not bad.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Sarah's official taster approves, which is just as well
0:20:30 > 0:20:34because hungry visitors to the barn sale are arriving.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Better get those crumbles in the oven.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41So far, Sarah's spent £4 on ingredients for those crumbles.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Let's just hope the punters at the sale get a taste for them.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Back in Walthamstow,
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Daniel's eager to get started on the ancient card table.
0:20:57 > 0:21:04I should, in theory, be able to just pop the top out and, er...
0:21:05 > 0:21:07..see what we can do with it.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Daniel gets straight down to dismantling the card table.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22He starts by stripping the old wool coverings off the tabletop.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I want to use this board, if possible.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Also, the brackets are riveted onto it.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37It's just quite nice not to have to kind of change it, really,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40keep as much of the original as possible.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Daniel's now painstakingly sanding the wood top
0:21:43 > 0:21:46to give him a stable base to work with.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52It just needs a little bit of work. Nearly there.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Go on, son.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Once that laborious process is finished,
0:21:56 > 0:22:02Daniel's attention turns to covering the tabletop with salvaged slate.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04But first, he has the brain-teasing job
0:22:04 > 0:22:08of figuring out how the slate pieces will fit together.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12This is the dimension that we've got to work with.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I'm going to draw a pattern.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16I want it to be very symmetrical
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and made up of different sized pieces of slate.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23So, I've just got to work that out.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Creating a template for the slate pieces
0:22:25 > 0:22:28is a mathematical and time-consuming job.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Having worked out the angles, it's time for the next stage.- So...
0:22:34 > 0:22:39You cut the slate by hand. This is the tool.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Which, oddly enough, is called a slate cutter.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47I use the corner here to score where I'm going to cut...
0:22:49 > 0:22:54..and then I basically chomp along it, along the line,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58snapping off the bit of slate that I don't want, hopefully.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Slate is a tricky material, prone to crumbling and splitting,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04so Daniel's really got his work cut out
0:23:04 > 0:23:08if he's going to achieve the crisp, sophisticated tabletop
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Sarah will want.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Back in Marlow, Buckinghamshire,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Neil's just about to get to work on his heap of hessian.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Here are all the sacks.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30We've got about 18 sacks.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34We're thinking of keeping an outside feel to them
0:23:34 > 0:23:38and turning into something like a...
0:23:39 > 0:23:43..hessian canvas version of a trug.
0:23:43 > 0:23:50So, first thing to do with these is to start with a design process
0:23:50 > 0:23:52and work out what we can do with them.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Before that though...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Time to put these in the washing machine, I think.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Quite right. That stinky sack smell's got to go.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And once they're all freshly laundered,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08he starts to design the garden trugs he hopes to rustle up.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I think we need to establish a shape.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Neil sketches out his first ideas.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19It looks, er, intriguing.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21If his design is going to work,
0:24:21 > 0:24:25he'll need to combine the hessian sacks with some other materials.
0:24:25 > 0:24:31So, if we maybe can do something with these.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35That's some reclaimed curtain wire from an old camper van.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Put a tube across around the top, hold it open.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Those will be put to good use giving the trugs a bit of structure.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45And Neil's not done there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48He's spotted another salvaged item to add to the mix.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Some tent material.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57It's good stuff. Canvas strip along the bottom of the base.
0:25:00 > 0:25:06Another canvas strip around the top because the hessian sack,
0:25:06 > 0:25:11although it is strong, it's a very loose weave,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15so we can't have people putting in their plums
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and then seeing them roll across the floor.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22With plum security the very highest priority,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Neil applies a mix of paraffin wax and beeswax to the canvas
0:25:26 > 0:25:29to make the fabric more durable.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32So, the wax will strengthen it and make it sturdy,
0:25:32 > 0:25:37so compared to some unwaxed canvas here,
0:25:37 > 0:25:45we've got a much stiffer wax and it will be waterproof as well.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49To create that stiff waterproof texture he's after,
0:25:49 > 0:25:54Neil then irons the material so that the wax impregnates the fabric.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58With all the elements in place, Neil stitches it all together.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Well, bag number one, I think the concept is right,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13the design is right, the look is right.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17It's, er, yeah, it's about there, so that's good.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20It's great, but that was just a prototype.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23He's still got a pile of sacks to start work on.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Well, the challenge is to make something along the lines
0:26:27 > 0:26:31of what's normally made, which is nice-looking bags.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Um, the challenge, at the moment,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38is doing it at a price within the budget,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40so trying to get something
0:26:40 > 0:26:42that's quick and straightforward to make,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45however, it obviously can't fall apart.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Neil's got a budget of only £12 per bag
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and these trugs seem to need a lot of intricate work.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00In Walthamstow, Daniel's back at work on the card table.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02He's now ready to cut the slate pieces
0:27:02 > 0:27:06which he plans to inlay onto the tabletop.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Today, he'll be cutting his slate alfresco.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Very continental, Daniel.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Improvised outdoor workshop.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Cutting slate makes quite a lot of mess.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24I don't really want to do it inside.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Slate can be difficult to cut cleanly,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30so he'll have to be careful.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Sometimes the diagonals are a bit tricky, but we'll see.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38That's the first piece.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42So, I need to do seven more of those, of that shape.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Yeah, actually...
0:27:48 > 0:27:50..it's working out all right.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56You caught me on a good day, I guess.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Will his luck hold
0:27:59 > 0:28:02when he actually tries to fit the big slate jigsaw together?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Quite happy with that, yeah.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Good.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14So, next up, is to clean all the slate down,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18and then we've got to coat it so the finish is good on it.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23The Welsh slate Daniel is using will retain some of its time-worn patina,
0:28:23 > 0:28:26even as he gives it a glossier look.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28See, it's coming up quite nicely.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Next, he varnishes the slate.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34This process seals the slate
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and it stops it from crumbling any further
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and it also sort of strengthens it
0:28:40 > 0:28:43and brings out the grain and gives it a nicer finish.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48I'm giving away all my trade secrets. This will be my undoing.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Anybody else does this, the boys are coming round.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55But trade secrets or no,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59do Daniel's old slates really belong on the sophisticated table
0:28:59 > 0:29:01he's promised Sarah?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Back in Sussex, the barn sale is now in full swing,
0:29:10 > 0:29:12so it's time for Sarah to take
0:29:12 > 0:29:15the first batch of apple crumbles out the oven.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I reckon...they're about done.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23That one's done, that one's done.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Mmm, they look great, don't they?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34The apples started off as a load of unwanted windfall
0:29:34 > 0:29:36cluttering up a garden.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41But Sarah's worked her culinary magic...
0:29:42 > 0:29:45..and now they're delicious apple crumbles.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Bit of clotted cream from the fridge, I think they're done.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51These may have been destined for the dump
0:29:51 > 0:29:53but they make cracking crumble.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Mmm.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Sarah came across piles of apples
0:29:58 > 0:30:02in the back of Pauline and daughter Samantha's car.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Don't throw them, don't throw them.- Are you sure?
0:30:05 > 0:30:08They were happy for Sarah to get her culinary mitts
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- on their excess garden bounty. - I'll go and get a trolley.- Right.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15And these will be one of my more unusual items of the day.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16At the barn sale,
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Sarah's crumbles are on their way to meet the hungry punters.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Crumble time.- And soon they're selling like hot, er, crumbles.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Going to charge £3 each for the crumble like this
0:30:27 > 0:30:30and maybe put some in teacups later for a couple of quid.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Sarah and daughter Libby managed to make eight apple crumbles
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and seven teacup versions.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Good work, ladies.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Now Sarah's near Hambledon in Surrey
0:30:43 > 0:30:48to fill Pauline in on what became of her surplus fallen fruits.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Hi, there.- Hello, Sarah. - Lovely to see you again.- You too.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- A beautiful day, isn't it? - Absolutely lovely, yeah.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I had so much fun with your apples. We made apple crumbles.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- Oh, well, I'm sure that's wonderful. - They were really tasty apples.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06They made a lovely pulp, so they were great to work with.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08I took some pictures of it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- I'm sure you've made a lot of apple crumble in your time.- Yes, I have.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13It's lovely to see someone else making them.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- Well, we made little ones and we served them in teacups.- How sweet.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- We made a few bigger ones as well, some little enamel ones.- Right.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23so we did have a bit of fun with them.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27I haven't made a fortune out of them for you but I have got £25 here...
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- I don't believe it!- ..for you. It was great to have them.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36- Oh, thank you so much. - Any idea what you might do with £25?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Well, it's my grandson's birthday on Friday.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- So maybe I'll give it to him.- Oh, that's lovely. That's really good.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- Thank you so much for letting me have them.- Thank you.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Do tell your daughter as well.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I know she was highly involved in this.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Yes, she phoned me last night and she said,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52"You have to let me know what happens."
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Yes, well, it's apples and thank you so much.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56They were great fun to work with and very tasty,
0:31:56 > 0:32:01- so I hope he has a good present. - I'm sure he will, yes.- Take care.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Thank you ever so much. Bye.- Bye.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08It was great to catch up with Pauline again
0:32:08 > 0:32:11and it sounds like her grandson will be pleased with that windfall.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Sarah spent £4 on the ingredients for her crumbles.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18She sold them for a total of £29,
0:32:18 > 0:32:23giving her a tasty £25 profit to hand over to Pauline.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32In Walthamstow,
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Daniel's putting the final shine on the revamped card table.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I'm kind of apprehensive about Sarah arriving
0:32:38 > 0:32:43because it is quite out there and it is quite, you know, full-on,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46but I hope she's going to like it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49The last time I was here,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I left a really big budget on a very small table,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55so I hope Daniel's managed to pull out all the stops
0:32:55 > 0:32:58to create something that I can sell for a profit.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02When Sarah dropped it off, the old table was torn, tired
0:33:02 > 0:33:04and several cards short of a deck.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18Now Daniel's worked his magic, its fortunes have changed entirely.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22The legs have been revitalised in a rich new palette of purple
0:33:22 > 0:33:24with gold leaf detailing.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28And the piece de resistance, the salvaged slate,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30inlaid in the tabletop, has been engraved
0:33:30 > 0:33:33with one of Daniel's signature prints.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39It's a striking makeover, but will Sarah think it's saleable?
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- Daniel?- Hello, Sarah, how are you doing?- Yeah, really well.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52- It's, er, it's quite a statement piece.- It's a man table.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Yeah, it's quite quirky, it's quite fun.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- It's beautiful, what you've done on the top.- Thank you.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02And these little catches have come up...
0:34:02 > 0:34:05They look sparkly and really classy, don't they?
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Yeah, they did come up nicely. - I think it's beautiful.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12It feels like you've really crafted it. It...
0:34:12 > 0:34:15I sense a lot of effort in making all these pieces fit
0:34:15 > 0:34:18and bringing all the pattern together.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Yes, I took some drawings that I had
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and adapted them to the shape of the top.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24It looks handmade
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- and that is a charming thing to see in a piece of furniture.- Yeah.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Fantastic. And in terms of usability, is it all right...?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34If you put a cup of tea down on this, is this usable?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Yes, it would be fine, yeah.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39The slate is salvaged slate, so it's come from a rooftop.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43It's been up on a roof for 50-odd years,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46so it's very hardy stuff.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I love the fact that it's rough and reused, the slate,
0:34:49 > 0:34:53but it's got such a fine detail. It's very clever.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Daniel took a creative risk on the bold design,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59but the table's a big winner with Sarah.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- This is very recognisable as your kind of piece.- Yeah.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- I think that will help sell it. - Yeah, I think so.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09I think we'll be looking to find somebody
0:35:09 > 0:35:11who maybe has some of my pieces already
0:35:11 > 0:35:13and wants something that's completely out there
0:35:13 > 0:35:16and completely different to what else is around.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Fantastic. So, you're going to make it AND sell it! Brilliant!
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- That's my kind of nose-to-tail designing. Well done!- Cheers.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25I'll tell you where to send the cheque!
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Careful, Dan, she'll have you loading it into the van next.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Wow, that is now a work of art, a totally unique piece
0:35:35 > 0:35:38created from something that should have ended up in a skip.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Sarah was lucky enough to spot Harry's card table
0:35:46 > 0:35:48hiding on his back seat.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Is that your card table? Are you throwing it?- Yeah.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- It's not in very good shape. It's about 80 years old.- Really?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Sarah wasn't put off by its age or condition
0:35:58 > 0:36:01and felt it still had a few games left in it.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05I think that I might be able to make something out of that.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07And Harry was happy to see it moving on.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Well, if anything can be made of it
0:36:11 > 0:36:14and sold on to somebody who'll benefit, that's fine.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Under Daniel's creative direction,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21it became something truly unique and spectacular.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Keen to showcase the table in all its glory,
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Sarah hosted a pop-up shop in her barn and put it out on sale.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- What is it? Slate?- Yes. It's etched.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36People were drawn to the interesting tabletop.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40You think? That's fine by me.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Sarah also listed it online,
0:36:43 > 0:36:47on sites including eBay, Etsy and on social media.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50There's been loads of interest in Daniel's table
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and it's not surprising because that is a very clever transformation.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Those kind of things are the collectibles of the future.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I haven't managed to sell it yet but, as soon as I have,
0:36:59 > 0:37:00I'm going to get back in touch with Harry.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06With Daniel's labour and materials coming in at £350
0:37:06 > 0:37:12and the table remaining unsold, we have a potential loss of £350,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15but Sarah has high hopes someone will soon snap it up
0:37:15 > 0:37:17and she can return the profit to Harry.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30Back in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Neil's finishing the unenviable task
0:37:30 > 0:37:35of turning hessian rags into what Sarah's hoping will be riches.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Sarah's about to arrive
0:37:37 > 0:37:40and see the transformation of these hessian sacks.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43They were a real challenge. The mess was incredible.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I've had a workshop full of hessian.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49I became Hessian Man by the end of the day.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52So they've been a challenge, definitely.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Now, this could be a little bit embarrassing
0:37:55 > 0:37:59because all of the sacks that I left Neil with were in terrible shape.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01They had moths flying out of them.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03If he's managed to make something saleable out of them,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05I'll be really surprised.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10The sacks started off as smelly, dusty and moth-bitten,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12with little or no "sacks" appeal.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23They are now multifunctional trug-style bags,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26complete with a canvas base and handles
0:38:26 > 0:38:29and curtain wiring round the tops
0:38:29 > 0:38:32to make them practical as well as stylish.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- I can't wait to see them. Is it a "them"?- There's plenty of them.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- I think they're amazing!- Good.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43They look so clean and nice and fresh and...
0:38:44 > 0:38:45- Fantastic!- Good.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- There's loads of them. How many have you managed to make?- Ten.- Ten.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Oh, they're really impressive.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54It's something that was going to be thrown away
0:38:54 > 0:38:56and it will just last another lifetime.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58It's a massive achievement.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02You've turned something that was, frankly, nearly useless,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05short of keeping your tools in in a shed,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08into something that's highly saleable and really attractive.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11It took Neil long enough to make one trug.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14How on Earth has he managed to knock up ten?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Once I got the production roll going,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20then I was making strips of canvas all in one go, so it's fine, yeah.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22They've come within budget.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26They're bang on, they really are.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Sarah's delighted and Neil's just glad
0:39:29 > 0:39:33he doesn't have to don his cape and become Hessian Man any more.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Not sad to see these ones go. Quite happy to see the hessian sacks go.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41I am so pleased with this lot.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44They look absolutely fantastic and they've got bags of style.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Get it?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52At the tip, Sarah spotted Keith
0:39:52 > 0:39:55and his large collection of hessian sacks.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58I love these. It reminds me of the sack race when I was little.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03With Keith's blessing, Sarah made off with a bin full of sacks.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06If somebody can find a use for things like that,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08which you don't see any more, that's brilliant.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12And that somebody was bagmaker extraordinaire Neil,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16who turned them into multipurpose marvels.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18And, thanks to his handiwork,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21they were bought by husband and wife team Nick and Kim
0:40:21 > 0:40:25to sell in their online retro furnishing and lighting shop.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Beautiful.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Functional.- Mmm.- Very functional.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33With the bags rehomed,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37it's time for Sarah to visit Keith at his home in Surrey.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Hi, there.- Hello.- Hi, Keith, how you doing?- Hi, not too bad.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Very nice to see you again. - Yes, and you.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49I'm here to catch up about the hessian sacks
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- that you were dropping off at the tip.- Yeah.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I didn't get the pleasure of working on them myself
0:40:53 > 0:40:56but they went to a lovely chap called Neil,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- who uses lots of old materials to make new bags.- Mmm-hmm.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02He took them and we had a discussion together about what to do with them.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Well, let me show you. So, here you go.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- That might be the way you remember them.- Right, OK, yeah.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- And this is how they ended up.- Wow. They're good, aren't they?
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Are they gardening bags or shopping bags or...?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19They were whatever anybody wanted to be with them.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Lovely Neil made ten of them for us.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26- After his money, we actually managed to sell them at a profit.- OK.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31- So, we have £50 here to hand over. - Oh.- All for you.- Oh, grand.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Oh, thank you. That's most unexpected.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Any ideas what you might do with it?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Yeah, several things
0:41:38 > 0:41:43but I think it would be nice to take mother-in-law out for a bite to eat
0:41:43 > 0:41:47or a glass of wine or two glasses of wine, something like that.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Fantastic. Thank you very much for dropping them off
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- and thank you for letting me have them.- Thanks.- Absolute pleasure.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- Thanks very much.- Nice to see you. - OK, thank you.- Bye.- Bye.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I was really impressed with what Neil managed to do
0:41:59 > 0:42:01with those old hessian sacks
0:42:01 > 0:42:03and I think Keith was quite impressed too.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06And he's taking his mother-in-law out with the 50 quid.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08There are Brownie points to be had there.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Neil stuck to his budget of £12 per bag
0:42:12 > 0:42:16and produced ten, at a total cost of £120.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19The job lot of bags sold for £170,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22giving Sarah £50 to hand back to Keith.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33So, thanks to Sarah, that's three items saved from the skip.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37The boot load of old apples became delicious crumbles,
0:42:37 > 0:42:42the tattered card table was given a glamorous new lease of life,
0:42:42 > 0:42:47and the smelly old hessian sacks are now stylish garden bags.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well, it's been great handing over money
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and meeting lovely people, but I have to thank Daniel and Neil
0:42:54 > 0:42:57for doing such an amazing transformation on their items.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Otherwise, they'd have ended up in the skip.