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An enamel jug is pretty much de rigeur for a shabby chic kitchen or dining room, and this Ditsy Flower version stands out from the crowd.
It's £12.99 from The Contemporary Home and I think you'd be hard-pushed to find a prettier pitcher. (Sorry.)
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Price-wise this new range of china from Typhoon falls between Tesco's Circus and Emma Bridgewater's Polka Dot. The spots are even brighter than the Bridgewater design, adding extra cheer to your breakfast table. Get it from Lakeland.
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New to bag-making? Want a simple project that you can complete in an afternoon? Of course you do!
Jennifer Ladd's fat quarter handbag tutorial is easy-to-follow and uses minimal materials - a fat quarter of delicious fabric, solid colour lining fabric, fusable interfacing, thread, and a pair of bag handles.
For clutch purses, bags, laptop cases and baby booties in delicious fabrics, check out Jennifer's shop.
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Shabby chic style isn't always about the florals, as this understated cotton stripe cushion shows. It's a feather-filled sixteen-incher with mother-of-pearl buttons and a choice of washed-out, vintage colourways. Get it for £18 from Rosa Blue.
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The wonderful Kathy Cano-Murillo, self-styled 'Crafty Chica', is a thread artist, author and columnist. She exudes an anyone-can-do-it attitude in her inspiring blog and her latest book promises more of the same.
With 30 fun projects (billed as 'fubu-low-sew'), there is something for beginners and more experienced crafters alike. Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing is going straight to the top of my to-be-read pile. Look out for the Shabby Chick review soon.
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I was going to feature this ever-so-cute Japanese fabric for Ebay Booty this week (wouldn't it make a darling bag?) Then I started browsing the rest of Nuno's shop and knew that I couldn't choose just one thing.
Based in Japan, Nuno ships all over the world, and stocks retro faves such as Alice In Wonderland fabric and robot ribbon.
Hop over the cut for the super-cool Echino Scooter design and more...
Pink Penguin has put up this amazingly detailed and helpful tutorial for a lovely fabric basket.
Perfect as a gift, or for storage around the home; you could choose fabric to coordinate with your existing interior design.
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This pictture (by Julocha) shows her nifty (and gorgeous) storage solution for her craft stamps. It's an old typecase drawer, turned on its side and mounted on the wall.
And it's given a serious case of work room envy...
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I am a sucker for pretty china and even lonesome single teacups call to me from the charity-shop shelf... Generally I manage to resist but, even so, I'm thrilled to find an alternative use for those shiny little strays that magically appear in my kitchen cupboards...
This tutorial shows you how to make eco-friendly soy candles using thrift store teacups and basic ingredients. Brilliant present idea, no?
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