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Episode 1

A鈥檇猫anamh b貌rd eun a seann s猫ir, agus rudan eile dhan gh脿rradh, le Shona Masson. Shona Masson challenges John McDiarmid to transform a dining chair into a bird table.

Tha Shona Masson a鈥檆ur roimhpe gun a bhi tilgeil na h-uiread chun na sitig, ach rudan innteanach 霉ra a chruthachadh leis 鈥 agus airgiod a chosnadh do charthannas a toradh a saothair. Tha I a鈥檆eannach s猫ir b霉ird ann am b霉th leis am British Heart Foundation agus ag iarraidh air Iain MacDhiarmaid b貌rd eun a dh猫anamh dheth.

Aon uair is gum fac鈥 esan an t-slighe soilleir roimhe, chuidich Shona leis an obair e, na lios an ceann an ear Ghlaschu. Cho luath sa tha e deiseil, tha Shona a鈥檛illeadh dhan bh霉th: am b矛 pr矛s nas 脿irde air an 鈥渢-s猫ir鈥 a-nis, is dreach 霉r air? Tha Shona fh猫in a鈥檛ionndadh seann chiste-dhr脿thraichean chaithte gu ciste 脿lainn l脿n dh矛thean, agus a鈥檇猫anamh lanntairean dhan gh脿rradh a crogain b矛dh fhalamh.

Shona Masson is on a mission not only to reduce waste and create exciting new things but also to raise some money for charity while she does it.

She visits the British Heart Foundation shop and buys a dining chair for John McDiarmid to upcycle into a bird table. Once John has figured out how to go about it, Shona helps him with the nuts and bolts at his allotment in Glasgow鈥檚 east end. When they are finished, Shona takes the finished item back to the charity shop. Will it fetch a higher price tag?

She also transforms a tired-looking old chest of drawers into a colourful planter, bursting with flowers, and makes some lanterns for the garden using old food tins.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Aug 2019 20:30

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