How to Make Piped Cushions In 8 Steps
How To Make Piped Cushions Easily Piped Cushions are one of the simplest soft furnishings to sew and one of the quickest ways to update an existing scheme – either by introducing a new…
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Curtain Making Basics-8 Tips
A Few Curtain Making Basics Parts of curtain making basics are curtains, pelmets and valances that transform a room. To be really effective, they need to be planned carefully. Even using curtains on their…
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Lace Windows-3 Easy Steps
Make Your Own Headings For Lace Windows How To Make a Cased Heading For Lace Windows Decide where the rod or fitment is to be hung and then measure the depth of the window from…
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Make Painted Tin Cans In 8 Easy Steps
Decorate With Painted Tin Cans Don’t throw those old tin cans away, recycle them and make painted tin cans and use them to decorate with. Handy containers in which you can store items such…
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Tapestry & Crochet Rugs
Hand-crafted Tapestry & Crochet Rugs In front of a Blazing fire or beside a bed, a richly colored, hand-made crochet rugs add an aura of comfort and luxury. It is a welcoming sight in…
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Lace Panels
All About Lace Panels Until very recently sheer curtains were chiefly about privacy. They veiled a household from the prying eyes of passers-by, while allowing a diffused light to filter in through the window….
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How To Make A Rug Cushion 4 Simple Steps
How to Make a Rug Cushion This sumptuous cushion stitched in dark muted shades looks great set against a luxurious, plain backdrop. The central canvas work panel is given its raised surface by using…
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Stamp Duty – Cover Things With Stamps
How to Cover Things With Stamps Even though in this modern day with emails, WhatsApp, Twitter etc stamps are a reminder of a slower pace of life. Stamps, new and used can be bought…
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12 Steps How to Make a Dough Basket
How to Make a Dough Basket This is how to make a dough basket the easy way. This charming wall basket, overflowing with foliage and flowers is the perfect decoration for a country home….
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Fabrics | Tapestry | Weaving | Wool&Twines
Rag Rugs to Riches 10 Steps
How to Make Rag Rugs This is how we make rag rugs. It’s hard to imagine that this impressive rug could have been made from fabric scraps, but the pile is simply constructed from…
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8 Easy Steps For Padded Picture Frames
How to Make Padded Picture Frames Simple padded picture frames are one of the easiest home accessories to make. With a small amount of fabric and scraps of card, you can make up a…
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Barge Painting
Traditional Barge Painting OK, so to do some Barge Painting you do not have to own a barge. For over a century, the inland waterways of Britain and Europe have literally sparkled with the…
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How To Do Wood Staining
How To Do Wood Staining We show you here how to do wood staining the easy way. Stained timber is a way of changing the wood’s color without sacrificing the character of the grain…
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Hand Painting Things
Hand Painting Things Hand painting things is a wonderful way of adding individual and coordinating touches to your home decorations without spending a great deal of time or money. You don’t have to be…
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Crockery Mosaics 5 Hints
How to do Crockery Mosaics NB. A word of caution before you start, broken crockery pieces can be as sharp as glass so take care to wear protective gear when doing this project. Crockery…
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Rubber Stamp Printing
How To Do Rubber Stamp Printing To do this Rubber Stamp Printing you use a rubber stamp to print out a leaf design and it is a clean and quick alternative to the more…
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5 Easy Headboard Ideas DIY
Decorate Your Own Headboard 1. Here Are A Few Headboard Ideas If your bed does not have an integrated headboard you can decorate your own headboard, it can be a distinct advantage. It offers…
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How To Do Leaf Printing in 4 Easy Steps
How to Do Leaf Printing We show you how to do leaf printing so you can avoid spending a fortune on all those expensive hand-printed papers. Why not have a go at making your…
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6 Steps – How To Make Paper Window Curtains
How to Make Paper Window Curtains in 6 Easy Steps These Paper Window Curtains are used as a sun screen and will keep a room cool, with the pattern attractively reflected into the room….
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Appliqué Towels in 5 Easy Steps
How to Make Simple Appliqué Towels Appliqué is the simple technique of cutting a motif from a ready-printed fabric and applying it to a background. It is the quickest and easiest way to achieve…
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A Découpage Box in 9 Steps
Making a Découpage Box Découpage has transformed this light plywood box into an attractive jewelry box. The pansies have been cut from a sheet of good-quality gift wrap. When choosing a box to…
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All About Decoupage Art
All About Découpage Art Découpage art is a traditional craft in which paper motifs are stuck to objects and then layers of varnish are applied to produce a lacquer-like finish. By carefully arranging motifs,…
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5 Steps For Sponged Flower Pots
How To Make Sponged Flower Pots Applying the paint with a natural sponge to achieve the sponged patterned background that adds to the overall effect and is ideal for hiding any small blemishes if…
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Easy Stencil Flowerpots In 7 Steps
Stencil Flowerpots – How To Make One Plain terracotta pots have a charm of their own but stenciled, each pot becomes an original item. Choose a new terracotta pot with smooth sides that has…
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Painted Tulip Napkins in 5 Easy How To-do
How To Make Your Own Painted Tulip Napkins Painting motifs on to fabric, then working simple embroidery stitches over them is a pretty way of making your table napkins totally original. Use this tulip…
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Fabric Shelves in 8 Steps
Make Your Own Fabric Shelves Making fabric shelves is easy, here is how to make your own. For storing piles of folded soft towels and sweaters, there is nothing quite so pretty and unconstrained…
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Stencil Floors, Furniture & Fabrics
Floors, Furniture and Fabric Stencil Magic Stencil decoration on surfaces other than walls has a long history, and painted furniture, floors and even ceiling beams have brought color to traditional homes for centuries. …
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How to Stencil the Easy Way
How To Stencil – Get Started This is how to stencil the easy way. For your first attempt at stenciling, choose a project that is small and unlikely to cause grief if it doesn’t…
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Decorate With Bold Color
How To Decorate With BOLD Color Unless you are naturally daring with colors and willing to try decorating with bold color, it’s tempting to play safe by using white and pale tints as the…
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Paint Effects
Decorating With Paint Effects Most colorful paint effects, like sponging, dragging, ragging, stippling and color washing, have that marvelous hand-made quality which is ideal for the traditional country look. Their broken color gives…
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Festive Fabric Crafts
Festive Fabric Seasonal Trimmings Save Money Making your own festive fabric decorations for Christmas can be tremendous fun, and will save you lots of money on expensive shop-bought baubles. The designs featured here are all…
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Easy Christmas Cakes
Christmas Cakes Recipe Made Easy This traditional Christmas cakes fruit mix is baked in separate muffin or cupcake molds. These can then be served up during Christmas time, and the wonderful thing is that…
