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Now garden centres are open it's time for serious gardening workouts & full on colour. Treat your knees with this comfy kneeling pad & make planting a pleasure! Even rolls for easy storage. https://t.co/bUFTK1KE2F
#gardening #flowers #colour #greenfingers #gardenersworld #nature

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@jayrayner1 Things have improved s-l-i-g-h-t-l-y. As a frequent traveller finding even remotely healthly food on the road is a constant challenge.

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Still time to save £50 on all residential courses at Denman College in Aug & Sept. Code summerdeal50 Loads to choose from https://t.co/5GmSiILMob Maybe Polymer Clay Jewellery for Beginners with our own Melanie Blaikie?https://t.co/nKV5IG4wyK
#denman #fimo #jewellery #colour

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Friday's fact - with 2019 Strictly series fast approaching, all the sparkling costumes are possible only because of #LeonardodaVinci ! Who invented a machine in 1480's to make sequins albeit from real gold - that's proper bling !
#sequin #sparkle #StrictlyComeDancing2019 #gold

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Welcoming a new member to your #family ? This guide to knitting a baby #blanket is invaluable - more to it than you might initially think - https://t.co/WplKnANlyC From #traditional to this sweet #bunny blanket .. https://t.co/BcmV7pv5ni #babyshower #baby #knitting #Familylove

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Love that all types of #sculpture, traditional & modern are appearing on our streets. 'The #Salmon of Knowledge' a 32 ft ceramic #mosaic sculpture by Irish artist #JohnKindness, is on #Donegall #Quay in #Belfast. Popular with curious visitors & #seals ! https://t.co/RUg8W4qlo8

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Been raining quite a lot recently, but has it upsides - the joy of rainbow spotting! This little rainbow might be on a slightly smaller scale but it's just as special - free pattern download. #rainbow #sunshineaftertherain #colourful #RainyDay
https://t.co/xIGC1qA81S

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I #travel a lot & spend precious minutes furiously unravelling twisted & knotted together #hairdryer, #phone charger & #laptop #cables. Spending an hour making a few of these will be time well spent. Use up small off cuts you couldn't bear to throw away. https://t.co/CLWvLL8LnD

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Great to see Macrame making a come back .. this library of knots will help beginners get started and refresh the little grey cells of those of us old enough to have done it before but not quite sure how we did it!
https://t.co/xf1eGOJo6M
#macrame #yarn #weaving #becreative #knots

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Friday's fact - you can buy a yarn made from #upcycled denim offcuts from clothing factories. The denim waste is ground back into fibre then woven into a lightweight yarn with beautiful drape - called Billie Jean! https://t.co/RGNBn0NPj8
#denim #yarn #Recyle #knitting #crochet

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Denim isn't the most planet friendly material to manufacture, so giving it another life once we've finished wearing it is important ... these incredible pieces are made entirely of denim by #London based denim artist #IanBerryDenimu. Wow ! https://t.co/voZga9SaxL
#denim #art

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Summer is sunshine and a bowl of delicious strawberries & cream ... with this fun quintessentially english fruit pom pom garland, summer is always near, whatever the weather or time of year! https://t.co/8MWowhpMLE
#Strawberry #Strawberries #pompom #garland #summerfun #sunshine

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The #Garden Butterfly #Survey is still underway if you'd like to take part https://t.co/BBY7Fk1ods. But these #endangered beauties won't count, as incredibly they're not real thing but recreated in #glass by the extremely talented #Laura #Hart. https://t.co/mLmlCzWvo3
#butterfly

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Who doesn't love an item with their #initial on it - a great very personal #wedding, #christening, #birthday or #anniversary #gift. Single letters or a special word. How much wool for Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious ? https://t.co/hE8ZGkYBEe #cushion #crochet #Alphabet #wool

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Delicious ....and couldn't be easier. You don't even have to bother destoning your Mango first - frozen works perfectly !
https://t.co/Be2Tw3CJSC
#icecream #mango #summer #treatyourself #dessert #yummy #sundae

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Love this part of my #Silver Clay Workshop the best .. when the pieces our students have been working on all day are polished, and become finished designs beautifully displayed in their boxes. Great work ladies from Northumberland ! https://t.co/cJQ8nYs6YO
#denman #melanieblaikie

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Friday's fact - a Passementier is someone who makes tassells. These earrings are #fun to make & perfect for a bit of #colourful summer style - there are loads on the high street, but why buy them when you can make them so easily ! https://t.co/ePy671ztqJ #earrings #summertime

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Typical ... trying to sneak your latest craft purchases in under the radar and the receipt falls out of the bag !
#craft #stash #BeCreative #wool #supplies #art #bargain #craftspeople #craftbuzz #making #fabric #yarn #Stock

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Celebrate all things beading this week - with this incredible example of this versatile craft. No surprise #Pharohs Barge by 'Saturday Beaders' from Marks Tey, #Essex won the 2019 Jewels of the #Nile group catagory. Find a group -https://t.co/XsPIuWr8nR
#beading #Egyptology

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It's International #Beading Week - this versatile craft has many forms, though few will make/wear something like this incredible 1957 #Norman #Hartnell gown made for the Queen, heavy with #pearls, #gold & silver beads. See at #VandA. https://t.co/XVND466hwO
#beads #QueenElizabeth