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Honey, I shrunk the shirt!

by Alice March 3, 2011
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Here’s a nifty idea to re-use one of your man’s fave shirts that’s bitten the dust.  I’ve borrowed this idea from Rae but simplified it a bit and used 2 old shirts instead of one to make a jolly contrast. The best bit is you can use the existing placket, collar and pocket – and [...]

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Kids Cushions are Cool

by Emma February 19, 2011
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It’s official. Mail on Sunday’s  ‘You’ mag say A&E’s new Cool Kids Cushions are the biz. Read all about it! More on Cool Kids Cushions here. . . . . .

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Rocking Horse Rescue

by Emma February 17, 2011
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1 We were very happy when this little fella appeared on our doorstep – what a cutie. Found in the hands of a scrap-happy husband en route to the dump, he was rescued and re-routed to us. 2 Nasty looking splintered seat – not bottom friendly – fill, sand and paint. Seat sporting some unsightly [...]

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The Stockholm Dress Dyes Another Day

by Emma February 14, 2011
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We bought this funny old dress for a weekend in Stockholm; lovely cut, but nightmarishly fleshy. Makes your legs look like chipolatas, on a good day. In desperation we turned to our old friend Dylon. We are loving their machine dye. Just bung it all in your machine and hey presto, yes it really is [...]

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How to make a Cape for your little King

by Alice February 14, 2011
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Find a willing princess, king or super-hero Find some fab old fabric – we used an old velvet curtain Measure your model across the shoulders and times this measurement by 1.5  ie the width of the cape should be 1 ½ times the shoulder width Measure them from shoulder to as long as you’d like [...]

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The story of a leather chair

by Emma February 13, 2011
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This sorry old chair was destined for landfill so we rescued it and took it home. Trouble is, patching up leather is a tricky old job and we’ve sat and looked at each other for months and months without quite knowing where to start. Parts of this chair – mostly back and sides, are in [...]

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