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hi guys.... i kept losing my scissors down the side of the settee.... :x aaaargh.... as i was financially embarressed i couldnt afford one of these "scissor keep" gadgets.... so i bought half a yard of brightly coloured ribbon for 34p.... tied it through one of the finger holes...... problem solved... for less than 50p.. :applesauce:
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Very innovative angela see it really does not need to be expensive to be practical.
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Great idea, Angela. The ones like that are always the most useful to others as well - guess what I'm going to do??? Yep, copy you. But I'll probably hang them around my neck.

Thanks for the tip.
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Great idea, thanks for the tip.
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Great Idea Angela :D
I did a similar thing with my tiny magnifying glass and clover thread cutter. I combined some cool thread colours, made a cord by twisting them, then tied it through them and knotted it to form a little tassel, looks very cute :D
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Would be great to see pics of what u both have done. :lol: *honest i aint normally cheeky*
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OK Sammy, not the best scan, but you get the idea :D
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Very nice, Jilly :D
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Thanks Jilly. There really nice, great idea, may have to borrow this. :lol:
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Very nice idea, both of you :applesauce: .
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So pretty Jilly.
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What a great idea :applesauce:
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so cool jilly

I had no idea those things exsisted. lol :roll:
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You both have great ideas...thanks for sharing! :lol:
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