Host an afternoon canning party for autumn preserves: Get crafty with personalized preserves – they make great gifts and we've got five recipes to choose from! Downloadable canning labels included. Here's what you need for a canning party.

Host an afternoon canning party for autumn preserves

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A cool new way to create a modern gallery in your home and show off your favourite prints and snapshots. Get the DIY to make art frames with washi tape.

Create modern wall art frames with washi tape

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Don't throw out your old, white bed linens and tablecloths — give them a spring refresh with this easy tea-dye fabric technique.

How to tea-dye fabric

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Forgo your everyday table cloth and swap in a practical and useful chalkboard-paper runner at your next soirée.

Decorate a dining table with a chalkboard-paper runner

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Reuse leftover tin cans and create a beautiful harvest table decoration for guests to enjoy. Here's how to create this Thanksgiving centrepiece idea with tin cans.

Colourful (and easy!) Thanksgiving centrepiece idea with tin cans

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Host a fun canning party to preserve autumn produce

Create modern wall art frames with washi tape

Give white fabric a new look using tea leaves

3 ways with chalkboard-paper runner

A colourful (and easy!) Thanksgiving centrepiece idea