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Today I am sharing with you a tutorial for making fabric pompoms – strung together they make beautiful garlands, they can be placed together to form a wreath or hang as baubles from a Christmas tree. I don’t know about you but time fly’s by and it’s almost Christmas!! I love this season but I’m …

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Lining a picnic hamper adds a splash of personality, modernising the hamper. I picked up this old picnic hamper in a charity shop, but let’s be honest it’s seen better days. It is transformed by relining. I found licensed Volkswagen fabric with a quick google search, I love it 🙂 If you would like to …

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I’ve finally hit upon an idea for recycling cotton reels… upcycled Christmas decorations. I hate throwing cotton reels away, but generate quite a few over the course of the year. I have to admit I love this idea!   You will need: cotton reels double-sided tape scraps of wool embroidery floss beads spray paint To make: …

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Do you remember my small toilet update? It wasn’t quite finished, needing a hand towel and mirror to finish the look. I picked up this mirror in a charity shop. I have been planning on trying my hand at chalk painting some fabric for some time. This was an ideal project to have a go. …

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