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Latest Posts in January 2009

Alternative Valentines craft: Felicity Ford at the Love Is Awesome exhibition
Alternative Valentine's craft: Felicity Ford at the 'Love Is Awesome' exhibition
29 January 2009
Felicity Ford of rather fabulous Domestic Soundscape blog baked these biscuits which she's turned into a set of 'alternative' Valentines cards to be sold at Love Is Awesome; an exhibition opening in Reading on 14th Feb, which promises to be a "surprising antidote  
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HOW TO: re-use old pairs of jeans
HOW TO: re-use old pairs of jeans
28 January 2009
The great thing about denim is it continues to be hard-wearing and versatile even after it's gone beyond the point of being wearable. It would be an absolute crime to throw anything made out of denim away in my opinion, because there are so many clever uses you  
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Bag-making for newbies at U-Handbag
Bag-making for newbies at U-Handbag
28 January 2009
If you've looked longingly at the funky patterns over at U-Handbag but wouldn't have a clue where to start on actually making a bag of your own, a new series of tutorials being run by the site should be able to help you out. In part one of 'Bag-making for  
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The Apple Market: Covent Gardens crafty secret
The Apple Market: Covent Garden's crafty secret
28 January 2009
Even if you've never been to London, the odds are you'll know about Covent Garden, and will most probably regard it as being tourist central. But having worked here for years I can personally vouch for the fact that there's more to the place than meets the eye,  
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GEEK CRAFT: Arcade joystick coathangers
GEEK CRAFT: Arcade joystick coathangers
28 January 2009
The things you can do with an old games console! This idea, which I spotted over on Sprite Stitch, is the perfect use for a set of defunct '80s joystick that have long since pinged their last pong. Hang your anoraks on that, geeks!  
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GALLERY: Get crafty in time for spring
GALLERY: Get crafty in time for spring
27 January 2009
I may be breaking some kind of taboo by doing this in January, but there are daffodils in my garden, dammit, and I've decided I need to invoke the S-word for the sake of our collective mental health. Just look at it out there! We need some brightness. So I've  
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INSPIRATION: Kirsty Halls Quiver
INSPIRATION: Kirsty Hall's 'Quiver'
27 January 2009
I've long been of the opinion that if you get enough of anything together in one place, you'll end up with a very pleasing effect, and that's certainly true of Kirsty Hall's artwork, much of which focuses around the accumlation of one basic crafting object: the  
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