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Main image: a homemade modern weaved stool, in a black and white geometric pattern.

Modern Stool Weaving Techniques

Main Image: Kusudama Origami Paper Flower made from scrap paper/ old sheet music, with a purple button at the centre.

Use Scrap Paper to Make Kusudama Origami Flowers

Photo of handmade beaded earrings, with gold metal and blue beads in arch shaped patterns in the hoops.

Handmade Beaded Jewellery Making Tutorial

DIY Woven Bookmark Tutorial Rachel Moore IMAGE (1)

DIY Woven Bookmark Tutorial

a close up of a person painting wood with a red paint brush

How to flip a bedside table

a close up of someone peeling blue masking tape of a white painted wall

DIY around the home: Painting basics and how to use masking tape

a close up of someone filling in a crack on a white wall

DIY around the home: Filling holes and cracks

a close up of someone checking a door handle and lock

DIY around the home: Locks and door handles

a woman putting up a DIY shelf at home using a drill

DIY around the home: Shelving

carious DIY tools like a hammer and nails and measuring tape on a wooden background

DIY around the House: Introduction to tools & fixings

Main image: a magicians black hat, with a deck of playing cards and magic wand resting on top.

‘Pen through card’ magic trick revealed

Main Image: A handmade willow heart wreath on a white/grey wooden door.

How to Make a Willow Heart with Flowers

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How to make a floral spring swag

Homemade Air-Dry Clay Pendants and flowers on a black background

Homemade Air-Dry Clay Pendants

Main Image: person watering a plants seedling with a green watering can, in a garden in the summer sunshine. Practicing summer water-saving tips

Summer Water-Saving, Slug Tips and Free Plants

The Allotment Diaries Episode 12