My Interests
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What is the best way to restore old French tiles?
Hi, I have a load of salvaged tiles, I would like to put down in a hallway. We have recently bought a small house in France, that is full of character and its very exciting to think about bringing it ...
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Restoration
Tiles
France
Chateau
Red
Flooring Tiles
Tile Restoration

Can you weld cast iron? How to get rid of rust?
I was recently having a clear out at the back of my little barn. And I found a really cool old tractor seat in the dirt. I never even knew it was there. Maybe I should clean up more regularly. Anyway,...
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Metalwork
metal
tractor seat
welding
rusty
rust
chair

What Can I Make With Some Old Operating Tables?
Ok, this is going to sound weird, but a friend of mine, who is a property developer, has offered me two old operating tables. He knows I like weird and unusual items. I already made an electric chair ...
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Upcycling
Chairs
Tables
Upcycling
Operating Tables

Are stretched canvases or box canvases better for paintings?
I would really love to get into painting abstract artwork, but I have no idea where to start with materials. I think I would mostly like to work with acrylic paint and maybe occasionally oil paint.
...
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Painting
Painting
Art
Artwork

What 35mm camera film can I use to take vintage looking photographs for my art journals?
I got this beautiful vintage 35mm camera from one of my local Freecycle groups. It is the Fujica STX-1 make and model. I have multiple lenses for it as well. I would really like to take artistic photo...
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Photography
Photography
Photograph
Papercraft
Journaling

What is the best paint for painting on a denim jacket?
I am going to a concert in October and I have a denim jacket that I would really like to decorate. I would like to paint onto the back of the jacket, and I am wondering what would be the best paint to...
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Painting
Painting
Fabric Painting

What is the best journal brand for scrap booking?
Hello, I have recently been watching some really fab YouTube channels about scrap booking and journaling and it has got me all excited.
So I did what I normally do in these situations and went slig...
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Journaling
Journaling
Scrap Books
Papercraft
Journals

What can you make with pipe cleaners?
What can you make with pipe cleaners? Lol, really what on earth do you actually make with pipe cleaners? My daughter and I are always making little projects and have tried lots of different things. We...
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Crafts
Pipe Cleaners
Crafting
Papercraft

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 upcycle an old teacher's school desk? Decoupage and painting advice needed?
Ok, so there was an accident and this desk sort of landed out of thin air, right into friend's balcony thing. Actually it was an attack squirrel who just ran into our school and instead of stealing th...
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Upcycling
School Desk
Upcycling
Decoupage
Painting

Is it possible to recover a lampshade?
I have been given loads of old lampshades by a friend of mine with the idea of recovering them with new and interesting fabrics. I would like to cover them in fabrics that do not come as standard on l...
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Soft Furnishings
Fabric
Soft Furnishings
Lampshades

Tiled coffee table made from broken crockery made by a crazy wife
So I came home one day and my wife was sitting in the garage, surrounded by broken crockery and pottery and teacups and lots of other things. I didn't know whether to call the Police or a doctor.
A...
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Upcycling
Tiles
Coffee Table
Colorful

What can I make with paint colour cards?
I have been given a huge selection of paint colour cards. They are really pretty, so it is a shame to throw them away. I was wondering if there is anything that I can make with them?
I am open to s...
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Papercraft
Papercraft

What can you make with vintage suitcases?
We have just moved into an old house and after a week or two, we finally went into the loft. Here we found some old vintage suitcases.
I really don't know anything about them or how long they have ...
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Upcycling
Suitcases
Vintage

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

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

How to stop metal going rusty in the garden?
Sorry for the terrible pictures, I'm not much of a photographer. I just wanted to share a tip to stop metal going rusty in the garden. And I have say that this trick has been really quite successful. ...
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Metalwork
Vaseline
Metal
Outside
Swing Chair

Can I use a domestic oven for powder coating?
Really sorry if this is a stupid question, but does anyone know if you can use a domestic oven to cure (or whatever it's called), maybe bake, something you have powder coated?
I know you need the s...
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Paint
Powder Coating
Powder Coating Oven
Restoration

How do I test if paint is lead based?
Hello, does anyone know how to test if paint is lead based or safe? I have this vintage egg weighing machine and I would really like to clean it up and use it. I thought it would be fun to let the kid...
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Paint
Lead Based Paint
Egg Weigher
Kitchen
