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		<title>Free Boot Trees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just cannot bring myself to buy boot trees. I need them, but my Irish blood won&#8217;t let me pay $20 for something that will never leave my closet. But I was tired of my boots toppling over so I made enough boot trees for all of my boots and it didn&#8217;t take me longer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/12/free-boot-trees/</link>
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		<title>Too Much Bling bebe!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I acquired this super-soft brown top at a clothing swap. Trouble was that it was terribly outdated with white satin collar and faux-cuffs and that blingy-sparkly &#8220;bebe&#8221; logo in the chestal region. Not happening in my closet! &#160; &#160; I fooled around with it, desperately trying to make it work into a wearable top, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/12/too-much-bling-bebe/</link>
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		<title>Easy &amp; Quick Recycled Paper Projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paper printed on one side, junk mail, magazines, newspapers, even books &#8211; none of these go to waste at The Irish Attic. Many get recycled over and over until they are eventually shredded and even then the shredded paper is used over and over until it eventually ends up in the garden as mulch or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/12/easy-quick-recycled-paper-projects/</link>
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		<title>Old Calendars = New Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2012 is on the horizon and it&#8217;ll soon be time to ditch your 2011 calendars. Instead of tossing them in the recycling bin, how about using them to add to your family game collection? Challenge your family or friends to each take one month&#8217;s grid and create a new board game out of it. We&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/12/old-calendars-new-games/</link>
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		<title>Frugal Tree Decorations &#8211; Recycled Bows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have &#8211; and as a frugal Irish Attic devotee that I&#8217;m sure you are &#8211; a bunch of bows salvaged from previous Christmas gifts &#8211; then you have an inexpensive and beautiful way to decorate your Christmas tree on a budget. Gather together all of your bows from previous years. At this point [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/12/frugal-tree-decorations-recycled-bows/</link>
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		<title>Newspaper Logs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there anything better than a nice warm fire on a chilly day? I used to leave my fireplace cold for two reasons &#8211; 1) it cost money to buy logs and 2) I didn&#8217;t always have the time to sit and enjoy the fire. I&#8217;ve now solved both of these issues and am looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/11/newspaper-logs/</link>
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		<title>Phone Book Booster Seat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone use phone books anymore? And yet they continue to appear on our doorsteps. I&#8217;ve blogged about some other ways to use phone books and here&#8217;s one more quick idea from I Still Love You.  Check them out for other easy upcycling projects. You might also like: Phone Book Window Cleaner Phone Book Exercise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/11/phone-book-booster-seat/</link>
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		<title>Cropped T-Shirts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day I dug into my t-shirt collection, eager to create something new and different. This refashion took ten minutes per t-shirt and I&#8217;m so in love with the end result that I have to restrain myself from taking the scissors to a whole pile of t-shirts! Let me start by letting you all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/11/cropped-t-shirts/</link>
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		<title>Jewelry Made From Castoffs &amp; Recyclables</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alphabet Jewelry When your child grows out of the alphabet letters on the fridge stage, you&#8217;ll now have two reasons to celebrate. 1) your child is growing up and 2) you can use those letters to make a fabulous necklace or zipper pull. Check out RunwayDIY&#8217;s fabulous Alphabet Necklace for step-by-step instructions. Variation: use this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/11/jewelry-made-from-castoffs-recyclables/</link>
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		<title>No More Wire Hangers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t stand wire hangers, nevertheless they still end up accumulating in my closet. The dry cleaners, garage sales and thrift store buys all tend to come with wire hangers. Die-hard recycler that I am I can&#8217;t seem to throw them away so I started looking for ways that I could use them to either [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kco1.net/blog/2011/10/no-more-wire-hangers/</link>
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