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Anne
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:42 am |
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Location: Essex
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I woke up in the early hours and started thinking about altered art (as you do) and thought that a nice cardboard box with a slit in the top would make a children's money box, a tin would be too sharp.
Also a box called 'QuickFix' with little things that you need urgently and haven't time to look for them such as:
Sewing needle
A reel with different coloured cottons on
Shirt buttons for children's school shirt.
Small selotape
Small glue
Safety pins
Elastic band
Paper clips
A couple of £1 coins, always handy.
Pen or pencil
small notepad
A few plasters
etc., etc.
Any other ideas that our altered art can be used for other than just admiring it 
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turtlestres
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:48 am |
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great ideas Anne, the money boxes could be used for us crafters to save for crafty purchases too   , what about sweetie box  _________________ Rach http://turtlestres.blogspot.com/
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Otjiwarotji
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:24 pm |
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Those cartons which have had gravy granules in are great to turn into a money box - they look like a tin but are cardboard and have the plastic lids you can cut a slot in easily.
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Anne
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:07 pm |
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A button box.
Thought of that one on the bus home from town
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BeckyF
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:14 pm |
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Not sure if there are any still around but at crimbo Bentalls were selling big money tin cans - the type that won't open without a tin opener for a savings fund.
They were dirt cheap - about £1.50 and would be fantastic for altering ......... if only I had thought of it at the time .........
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Anne
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:14 pm |
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Wonder if Poundland have anything like that Bex. I will have alook next time I am in town.
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NickyNoo
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:06 pm |
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I gave a friend an altered tin for Christmas, and she suggested making 'string dispensers' - use a tin with a plastic lid (she also suggested buying the plastic lids you can get for pet food tins, for tins that don't already come with lids), and pierce a small hole in the top. The string sits inside, you just pull out as much as you need at the time, and they're easy to refill. I thought this would be good for gardener's twine, too, the tin could be altered with a gardening theme.
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Anne
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:32 pm |
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That's a good idea Nicky, especially for the gardener.
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RachelB
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:43 pm |
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