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10-29-2011, 02:10 PM
Thread: Helping Soldiers in Need
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There are also several projects where you can...
There are also several projects where you can "adopt" a soldier who is away from home on active duty and send them packages to keep their spirits up. There was an appeal recently in the UK to provide...
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10-29-2011, 02:07 PM
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It's British based, but BBC Good Food is...
It's British based, but BBC Good Food is excellent, as is the food section on the main BBC website. I like those sites a lot as you can sort recipes by type, search by ingredient, only look for...
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10-29-2011, 02:05 PM
Thread: Favorite Hobbies
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Over the last couple of years I've got into...
Over the last couple of years I've got into cooking far more than I was previously. Baking is a particular favourite thing to do, I love making scones and cakes and the kids enjoy helping me out too....
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10-29-2011, 02:03 PM
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I can highly recommend The Shadow of the Wind and...
I can highly recommend The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game by a Spanish author called Carlos Ruiz Zafon. They are quite unusual books, not quite horror, not quite thriller, not quite mystery...
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10-29-2011, 01:58 PM
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Breast cancer is a cause which touches so many of...
Breast cancer is a cause which touches so many of us. Just in the last year a friend of mine who is only in her early 30s had a mastectomy, and I know many other people in remission from this awful...
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10-29-2011, 01:55 PM
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What a great idea! Anything which raises...
What a great idea! Anything which raises awareness of this is a good thing, and parents are far more likely to pay attention to the message if it is handed over with an item that someone has taken...
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10-24-2011, 03:18 AM
Thread: What Countries Did You visit?
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I was born and brought up in Scotland, and have...
I was born and brought up in Scotland, and have lived in England and Spain too. Apart from that, on holiday we have visited France, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Ireland,...
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10-24-2011, 03:14 AM
Thread: Crocheting for Charity
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The only thing you have to be aware of when...
The only thing you have to be aware of when crocheting for little ones is the size of the holes. Some hospitals are reluctant to accept blankets with a crochet pattern with holes large enough for a...
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10-24-2011, 03:10 AM
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I am really bad for this. At the moment I am...
I am really bad for this. At the moment I am working on little premature baby hats for charity, a cardigan for myself and a waistcoat/vest thing for my daughter. Variety is the spice of life though...
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10-24-2011, 03:08 AM
Thread: Fave Place to Crochet
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I would LOVE to have a craft room but there just...
I would LOVE to have a craft room but there just isn't a spare room in the house at the moment. I have a wooden chest in the lounge with all my yarn in it, so generally sit on the sofa in front of...
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10-24-2011, 03:07 AM
Thread: What to do with scrap yarn
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Could you maybe use the little bit and pieces...
Could you maybe use the little bit and pieces that aren't long enough to crochet with as toy stuffing? I know that for kids' toys you should use the proper polyester filling, but for ornaments or...
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10-12-2011, 12:56 PM
Thread: Crafters Malls or Fairs?
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I've done it, but only at a local school's...
I've done it, but only at a local school's Christmas shopping evening. I found that it was the small items which sold the best. I had a couple of quilts which were around $60 and although lots of...
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10-12-2011, 12:54 PM
Thread: Children
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I've got three kids aged 8, 6 and 3. The littlest...
I've got three kids aged 8, 6 and 3. The littlest one use to love making noise so we put a bit of rice in the bottom of a plastic bottle and let him rattle it to his heart's content. It was his...
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10-12-2011, 12:51 PM
Thread: Plastic Canvas
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I made Christmas decorations using this method...
I made Christmas decorations using this method when I was a child, I'm pretty sure they are still in the decoration box at my parents' house. I wasn't terribly keen on plastic canvas, if you're used...
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10-12-2011, 12:48 PM
Thread: Winter Recipes
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I love my slow cooker, it's the best invention...
I love my slow cooker, it's the best invention ever! I have days where it's just manic, the kids come in fron school and then we're out doing swimming or dancing or something, and they come in...
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10-12-2011, 12:45 PM
Thread: Favorite Hobbies
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Apart from knitting, and looking after three...
Apart from knitting, and looking after three little children, I don't have a huge amount of time for anything else! I do really enjoy cooking and baking though, and regularly make scones and cakes...
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10-12-2011, 12:42 PM
Thread: Macrame
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My Mum was a macrame fiend in the 1970s and every...
My Mum was a macrame fiend in the 1970s and every window had a macrame plant hanger with spider plants in it. I think it's just one of those crafts which was very in fashion in that time period and...
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10-12-2011, 12:38 PM
Thread: Easy to travel with
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This is why I really need to learn to crochet! We...
This is why I really need to learn to crochet! We are off on holiday shortly and it's 3 hours in the plane. I can't take my knitting needles in my hand luggage so can't really be productive in the...
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10-12-2011, 12:36 PM
Thread: Crocheting for Charity
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There are so many worthy causes out there that it...
There are so many worthy causes out there that it can be hard to decide what to support. I always think starting local is the best way, most local hospitals will take donations of blankets or hats...
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10-12-2011, 12:33 PM
Thread: Has anyone tried selling on Etsy?
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I think it's s different mindset when you are...
I think it's s different mindset when you are making something which you intend to sell. Right from the off you know it's not "yours" and you don't get attached to it as much. I used to make cushion...
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10-12-2011, 12:30 PM
Thread: Have you used scented yarn?
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It's not something I've ever seen for sale here...
It's not something I've ever seen for sale here in the UK. I have come across plenty of smelly yarn but I don't quite think that's the same thing!! I would be concerned that the scent would be quite...
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10-12-2011, 12:28 PM
Thread: Holiday Gifts
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I've been thinking about doing this too, but I...
I've been thinking about doing this too, but I think I've left it a bit late for this year! Last year my mum knitted a nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, wise men, kings and everything and...
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10-07-2011, 07:00 AM
Thread: Has anyone tried selling on Etsy?
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I tried a while ago on Folksy, which is sort of...
I tried a while ago on Folksy, which is sort of like Etsy but UK only. People who don't knit, crochet or craft themselves do not appreciate how long some things take to make and what the raw...
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10-07-2011, 06:56 AM
Thread: Crocheting for Charity
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It's UK only, but I'm part of a charity called...
It's UK only, but I'm part of a charity called Loving Hands. We sew, knit and crochet for charity and the stuff goes all over the world. Most hospitals are desperate for premature baby hats and...
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10-07-2011, 06:50 AM
Thread: Free Material on Internet
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Completely agree with how valuable YouTube is, it...
Completely agree with how valuable YouTube is, it is invaluable when there is nobody to ask or you get stuck on a pattern and you don't know what to do. I have also got some great knitting patterns...
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