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Unwrap the perfect Christmas, with money saving tips and inspired ideas for food and fun. These ideas plus many more are waiting for you right now. Come on in...
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Even more practical Christmas gift ideas
You've told us you want some ultra-practical gift ideas for this Christmas, so we've updated our gift guide, with new ideas for homemakers and including a DIY section
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Advice for new knitters
Teaching yourself to knit can be daunting. Trying to decide what someone else’s fingers in a book diagram are doing with the yarn on the right needle, or what ‘PSSO’ stands for can make you feel as if you are learning British Sign ...
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How to make a table from a pottery pot
I'm sure I’m like most gardeners who have a million unused pots lying around or stacked up on the potting bench, and I also know I’m not likely to plant all of them! Hating to see a perfectly good pot go to waste, I came up with a ...
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Making Christmas puddings
Now's the time to make your Christmas puddings and get them maturing in time for Christmas Day. Get your kids involved and revive the ancient custom of stiring the good luck into the pudding - every member of the family can have a go. ...
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Confessions of a reluctant jam maker
Well I have to write this as I promised to do so in my earlier piece Why I'm going to make jam, which I think would be more appropriately titled as "Reluctant confessions of a novice jam maker". I'm no longer reluctant to make jam - but I ...
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- If you want to get ahead get a hat! ... like Cheryl's
- Tips and workshops from Christmas past
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