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How to use a loom tutorial, please?
Hello, can anyone recommend a really good written tutorial on how to use a loom. I'm sorry, but I am a complete beginner and am really looking for something that starts right at the beginning and expl...
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Weaving
Loom
Tutorial
Beginner
What can I make with old teabags?
Ok so it all started when the wife said she read on the internet that you can fix a broken nail with a teabag. Something about using it to glue your nail back together or something. So of course, bein...
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Ideas
Teabags
Collecting
Scrap Booking
How to make a dining table from wooden crate boxes?
Just wanted to show off this amazing table my husband made. He is such a clever fellow. Not only did he make this fantastic table from wooden crate boxes. He also laid the patio in our back garden, us...
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Woodwork
Garden
Table
Wooden Crates
The Comfiest Stool I Have Ever Sat On, Thanks Dad.
I just wanted to share this beautiful stool my father made. He has now passed and I am really glad I still have this amazingly comfortable stool to remember him by. Along with many other odd bits and ...
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Furniture
Stool
Handmade
Shoe Stool
Leather
Wood
How to make a clay face that scares people to death or makes them laugh
So my mum made this little face when she did a pottery evening class back in the 70s, when she was a bit of a hippy and a wild child. And it has now followed me around for over 40 years. She presented...
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Pottery
Clay
Pottery
Sculpture
Face
What can I make with French wooden wine boxes?
A friend of my father actually owns a small vineyard in France. It's in the Loire valley and I have actually been to take a look. It is absolutely beautiful. There is definitely magic in the air. And ...
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Woodwork
Wooden Box
Wine Box
France
Upcycling
My first attempt at ring making, what do you think? Be nice :)
Hello, I just wanted to show off my first attempt at ring making. Hopefully this will inspire others to have a go. There was a little learning curve, but it wasn't that bad. I guess I was lucky becaus...
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Jewellery
Ring
Ring Making
How to paint a doll's house? Or should I even paint it?
Hello, I have a doll's house my grandad made me when I was a kid. He really loved doing woodwork and made us lots of amazing wooden chests and furniture and draws and stools etc etc. He even made me a...
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Woodwork
Dolls House
Wooden Dolls House
How to decorate a home bar project?
Unfortunately my friend's shop has gone bust and she has quite a sturdy counter that she needs to get rid of. It was all covered in posters, but now it is just chipboard and lumber.
It is very stur...
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Woodwork
Counter
Bar
Home Bar
Drinks Puns
Crate Bar
Beautiful Handmade Bird Cage Aviary
Hello, I just wanted to show off my beautiful bird cage aviary, that my husband made for me, when we were both young.
I am an old lady now and I think it still looks wonderful. It has been repaired...
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Woodwork
Bird Cage
Aviary
Pets
What can I make with wooden cable reels?
Hi, I have ended up with these cable reels from a project and I was wondering if anyone has ever made anything really interesting with them.
I know the obvious thing is to just pop a piece of glass...
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Furniture
Cable Reels
Furniture
Coffee Table
Bar Table
How to make a coffee table top?
Hi, please take a look at my pictures. I have this really cool table frame that I want to do something with. I want to try and make an interesting coffee table top. I was interesting in getting some o...
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Furniture
Coffee Table Top
Wood
Metal
Resin
How to paint a wicker chair?
Hi, thanks for reading. Just appreciate any advice you might be able to offer.
We have some older wicker cane chairs that we are really getting bored of. And we were wondering what we would need to...
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Painting
Paint
Wicker Chair
Cane Chair
Painting
Simple, beautiful wooden table design to inspire others
I really hope to inspire others to create something beautiful. Even if you don't have a lot of power tools or knowledge or time even. This project really didn't take that long and I wouldn't say I par...
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Woodwork
Table
Cedar Wood
Wooden Table
Family Build
Simple Project
Is it bad that I want to paint this dresser?
Hello, please can you settle an argument I am having with my friend. I have a very small, French holiday chalet, that we use for holidays and to get away from London life. And I am not an interior des...
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Painting
Dresser
Painting
Paint
What can I do with Ginny the mannequin?
Ok, she's been christened Ginny because she is always legless, get it, lol?
So my mother actually bought her and gave her to me. It was a unusual present I have to admit, but that is my mother. I m...
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Mannequin
Mannequin
Painting
Decorating
Ginny The Mannequin
Amazing workbench and counter built by my husband.
Hello,
I just wanted to show off this amazing workbench, built by my husband for my new shop. I spent ages looking around for something that was going to be heavy duty and good quality and last a whi...
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Workbench
Workbench
Woodwork
Metalwork
Shop Counter