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purplepenguin
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 Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:05 pm |
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Location: Alton, Hampshire
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OOh what a great idea! I have also seen a bottle carrier for wine/beer bottle , the sort you get from the supermarket altered
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Anne
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:38 pm |
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Location: Essex
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Icecream and spread plastic boxes.
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BeckyF
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:33 pm |
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Well I was thinking a wine bottle ...............
And no I'm not crazy (well only a wee bit)
We use them in the summer for candles in the garden and have a few that are nicely building up their dribbly wax necks.
I might just alter a couple of bottles and make them pretty for this summer. Now where do I get an empty wine bottle from???? 
Love Bex
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cazat81
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:51 pm |
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Location: Cambridge
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Purplepenguin .. the altered bottle things sound pretty cool. I don't drink wine, nor touch any alcohol, odd occassion of bitter shandy, friends though drink lots of wine etc. so would be interested to hear about the bottle carriers.
Becky, if you cannot manage to find an empty bottle my friend has loads  looking forward to seeing/hearing how your going to alter the bottles.
Carole
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SueF
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:06 pm |
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Location: Hampshire
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I'll carry on with the alcoholic theme 
The cannisters that malt whisky comes in are fab, some are metallic too. I've 4 of them filled with ribbons and flowers at the mo, dh tolerates them in their unaltered state, not sure if he'd appreciate them altered 
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Claire M
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:14 pm |
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Some terrific ideas here....loads that I would have never thought of!
Keep them coming and I will start to compile.
Claire x
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Claire M
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:06 am |
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Any more bits that can be altered?
Have started the list...will post tomorrow after work
Claire x
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Catnip Queen
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:29 am |
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Any kind of tin (eg Sweetie tins, biscuit tins, cans)
Tic-tac boxes (eg as a store to hold your brads or eyelets)
Pringle tubes (yum!)
Body Shop Body Butter tubs
The little pots that some moisturisers come in
Aveeno cleansing pad tubs
Any kind of 'packaging' of a sturdy kind I would think
Coin holders
Notebooks
Box files
Tool boxes
Coasters
Placemats
Games pieces (eg dominoes, jigsaw pieces)
CDs
CD jewel cases
Playing cards
Wooden letters
Clipboards
Pegs
Bulldog clips
Paperclips?
I have also seen (somewhere) an altered camera!!!!
And don't forget...the infamous altered floor!!!
CQ
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Wight Witch
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:01 am |
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What about one of the door hangers?
The one you place over the door handle, saying the persons name, or do not disturb!
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Catnip Queen
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:01 pm |
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As I was sat at work today, I thought how cute my stapler would be if it was altered. So add that to the list. I also have a couple of clear containers (plastic) on my desk containing paper clips/tacks; they'd also look better tarted up.
Come on girls, we could have the best dressed desks in our workplaces Any other work-related stuff that could be altered to make it a brighter day?
I stopped off at the supermarket on my way home from work and found that I was eyeing up all the containers with a view to altering!
CQ
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craftyhazelnut
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:03 pm |
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Quote: Icecream
Yummy, yummy, tarted up icecream!!!!
(I know you really meant the box, Anne! )
Love Hazel
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UKmum
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:09 pm |
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Catnip Queen wrote: As I was sat at work today, I thought how cute my stapler would be if it was altered.
What a fab idea - I need to tart mine up now!
Well done CQ
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Catnip Queen
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:10 pm |
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UKmum wrote: Catnip Queen wrote: As I was sat at work today, I thought how cute my stapler would be if it was altered. What a fab idea - I need to tart mine up now! Well done CQ Hoorah! Now I can say I did one productive thing at work today
CQ
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Carolyn
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:21 am |
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UKmum
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:24 am |
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Claire that list is fab!
Thank you so much for doing that for us - it must have taken you ages 
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