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How to: make vintage doily shopping bags

By: Crafty Crafty 2 days 10 hours 8 minutes ago
Channel: Art & Design

Indie Fixx featured a great idea for making shopping bags from recycled materials this week: they've used old doilies, fresh from granny's table, and sewn them to a basic drawstring bag top made from vintage fabric.This gives you a really cute, folksy looking bag that would be perfect for grocery store visits in true, eco-friendly style. The tutorial is here, with detailed step-by-step instructions.

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How to: make vegan Halloween cupcakes

By: Crafty Crafty 3 days 12 hours 19 minutes ago
Channel: Art & Design

Admit it -- we've all got a friend who is craftier, more talented in the kitchen and better able to work within limitations than we are. And in my case, that friend is a very gifted, amazingly arty and very creative...vegan.

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Celebrate National Chocolate Week with some gorgeous Godiva recipes...

By: Crafty Crafty 4 days 7 hours 29 minutes ago
Channel: Art & Design

I know most of us need absolutely no excuse to eat chocolate, but if your willpower is stronger than mine and you need a really good reason to indulge, next week (13th - 19th October) is National Chocolate Week. That means loads of offers on the sweet stuff, but it also means a great excuse to get crafty with some chocolate recipes. I've got my eye on the ones from swish chocolatiers Godiva, which include a white chocolate and apricot pizza (I kid ye not) and the most divine sounding mimosa truffles.

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Re-use, recycle and re-purpose: beat the credit crunch with some Junk Market Style

By: Crafty Crafty 4 days 7 hours 45 minutes ago
Channel: Art & Design

I love finding a websites to inspire and excite me, and nothing gets my creative juices going like a spot of thrifty household styling.

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Halloween: how to make crocheted ghost ornaments

By: Crafty Crafty 4 days 13 hours 27 minutes ago
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If you're looking for spooky ideas for your halloween bash that are a bit less obvious than spider cupcakes and jack o' lanterns, here's something to fill your guests with halloween spirit! Vickie Howell's free pattern of the week makes these cute but creepy crocheted ghosts, which are easy to make for beginners. All you'll need is your usual crochet gear and a few syrofoam balls, and you can make these ghoulish guys that will haunt your table for many halloweens to come.