Tips, Tools and Techniques - Painted Keys

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I have no idea how I accumulated so many keys - it certainly isn't for the all the doors in my mansion!! I finally got round to sorting them out and decided to make them a bit more pretty as well, by painting with nail varnish!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Mending Jeans

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I stopped Matt from throwing out his jeans with holes - confidently declaring that I could mend them! After realising that I had never actually patched a hole, they sat for a while (aka months!) before I turned to Pinterest for help and found a fab tutorial by Create Enjoy

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Crackle Painting

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I've seen this technique a lot on Pinterest (where else?!) and followed this method described in a fab post by Make the Best of Things

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Cleaning Stainless Steel

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I've seen the tip of using cream of tartar to clean stainless steel on Pinterest (for example this post by a Real-Life Housewife) and decided to give it a go!!

Tip, Tools & Techniques - Makeup Brush Cleaner

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I do clean my makeup brushes occasionally but nowhere near often enough, and even then it's a bit of a half hearted swish around in soapy water! So, in an attempt to make myself feel virtuous, I decided to give this homemade makeup brush cleaner from Passion for Savings a go. Turns out it's really quick and easy!!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Homemade Rhubarb Vodka

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I actually made this vodka last year, but seeing the rhubarb growing in the garden made me think of making some more!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Using Your Kids' Artwork

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Tips, Tools & Techniques - Cheap & Easy Easter Eggs

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Happy Easter!! As part of a Recovery Arts event, we held an Easter Egg decorating session. Here's how it went:

Tips, Tools & Techniques - DIY Raised Beds

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Now that Spring has finally sprung (yay!) it's time to prepare for the growing season. During the recent months of non-stop rain, the whole of our allotment site has been completely flooded. The ground is still very wet, so any digging and planting will have to wait, but I have been making raised beds in the meantime!

... and Contemporary vs Traditional Bathroom Decor

Today we have a great guest post from Sue at My Bathrooms Blog to give us tips on what to look out for when decorating a bathroom, with ideas on contemporary and traditional bathroom décor!

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Hi my name is Sue Jason and I am a blogger at My Bathrooms Blog. I have a passion for sharing ideas which include home improvement and decor. This article will tell you about contemporary and traditional bathroom décor.

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Tips, Tools & Techniques - Homemade Edible Glitter

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I've seen on Pinterest a few examples of how to make edible glitter and it looked like fun.... so I thought I'd try out this version by Todds Kitchen!!

... and Make Three Cards from One Template

Today we have a great guest post from Rachel Taylor from Blossom Cards, who responded to our request for guest bloggers! Rachel shares with us a great tip on how to use one card template in three different ways.

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Writing with Pipe Cleaners

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Here's a different way to label your Christmas gifts, create party place names, or add to cards / posters - try using Glittery Pipe Cleaners!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Homemade Oven Cleaner!

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Tips, Tools & Techniques - Make a Marble Effect with Paint

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Tips, Tools & Techniques - Ribbon Weaving

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I did this a while ago for our last Textile ATC swap, but thought I would go into more detail and share with you how I made the woven embellishment.

Tips, Tools and Techniques - Homemade Glue

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Tips, Tools & Techniques - Cleaning a Burnt Saucepan

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... and Using Local Letters!

This is a bit of a different post from us today. We thought we’d try and play around with some photography and see how we could use it in a project. Recently we saw these Typography safaris on offer in London and although we haven’t been able to book onto it for time (and life!) reasons, we wondered if we could do something similar and use some of the letters in our local area.  Of course we are NOT trying to imply that this is a substitute!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Cleaning Converse Shoes!

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After a  good year or so of playing in parks, going to the beach, and some great gigs & festivals, (not to mention every day wear... and dingy nightclub wear!!), my trainers were in need of a good clean up. This is the "after" pic! They turned out great (PS. I don't normally wear my jeans like this of course - it's to show off our good work!!)