Become a fan of our Facebook page and you can keep up to date with the latest how-to projects.

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If you've got a Twitter account, you can now link it up to your Cut Out + Keep profile. This means that every time you post a project, it will automatically update your twitter feed and tell your friends to come and check it out. We will also follow @cutoutandkeep to keep you up to date.

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Here are some of the awesome projects posted on Cut Out + Keep over the past week:

Sew yourself a Pillowcase Apron in 10 minutes or sew some citrus wedges, recycle old magazines in to eco coasters and wind junk mail in to twisted coasters, make a pegboard camera charm, make your own paper, turn jeans in to shorts, crochet a frog, organize your craft supplies with a cutie pie, cook up an egg bowl salad or bake some soft pretzels and pina colada cupcakes, embroider a Jackie O tshirt and create a paper beads bracelet.

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Here are some of the awesome projects posted on Cut Out + Keep over the past week:

Keep your coffee warm with a crochet coffee cozy, bend a license plate in to a mail file, bake some delicious peanut butter & chocolate cookies, spruce up your nails with some fruity oranges or watermelons, create a stylish cozy for your sticky notes, soften your feet with some foot fizzies, turn junk mail in to gift bags and placemats, sew cute arm warmers, and carve your own stamps.

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Last night the 10,000th project was posted on Cut Out + Keep. The project was the Toilet Paper Roll Stamp by Sarah B.

Congratulations everyone, we're growing thanks to your hard work!

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In our latest Craft Contest we've got five glue packs up for grabs.

For your chance of winning a pack, including E6000, EcoGlue Craft, Amazing Goop Craft, Quickhold and Without Gloves for Artists (a new skin protectant lotion), simply enter any of the projects you've made using glue. You can enter up to 3 times, good luck!

Enter your projects now >>

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Our latest Crafty Superstar is the author of The Big Ass Book Of Craft, Mark Montano. He'll be sharing 5 + awesome how-to projects from his book over the next few days.

Check out Mark's Crafty Superstar here >>

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It's been one year since we launched the fully interactive Cut Out + Keep and there have been thousands of awesome projects posted.

To end the year, we've compiled a list of the 100 most favorited projects from 2008. The no. 1 project is the very awesome Rainbow Cupcakes by Phwarfcat. There are also lists of the most popular to make projects and the top crafters.

Check out the best projects of 2008 now >>

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Our latest Crafty Superstar was the fabulous Jennifer Perkins of the Naughty Secretary Club. Jennifer has shared an awesome selection of how-to projects for making jewelry out of common office supplies.

Check her out now >>

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We've added a new BETA feature to Cut Out + Keep called lists. These are a great way to stay organized and keep track of large numbers of projects.

Lists work a lot like favorites, but you can create as many different lists as you like. For example, wishlists, to-do / make lists, and gift idea lists, are great ways to keep track of projects you want to make later.

So the next time your browsing a project you want to remember, simply click the list button below the summary box.

Start a list now >>

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If you want to keep up to date with all the Cut Out + Keep happenings and projects that have been posted, you can now add us on Twitter.

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Our latest Crafty Superstars, the Chicks With Sticks want to teach you how-to knit. Check out their section for 3 wonderful projects that will get you started.

Check them out now >>

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Christmas has come to Cut Out + Keep and we have over 70 (increasing daily) crafty projects to help you decorate, prepare and celebrate.

Check them all out now >>

Our top how-to picks:
Felt Christmas Snowman, Candy Cane Cupcakes, Festive Door Knocker, Kellogg's Xmas Tree, Flower Christmas Wreath, and a Beautiful Paper Snowflake.

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Check out our latest Crafty Superstar Kate Shirazi, author of the book Cupcake Magic. She's posted 5 delicious recipes for cupcakes that you can try out at home. Yummy!

Check her out now >>

If you've got someone you'd like to nominate to be our next Crafty Superstar, send us a message.

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We're happy to tell you that Snippets 12, The Day Of The Dead Issue is now online for you to read

In this issue we've got interviews with Melora from Rasputina, the Crafty Chica, Baking With Medusa, Adrienne King from the Friday The 13th movies,and roller girl Toni Carr. We've also got a costume competition, so if you're dressing up, make sure to enter your photos!

Read it now >>

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We've added a new feature that lets you keep up to date with what you're Cut Out + Keep friends have been doing!

One you're logged in, click the Friends button in your user bar to see if your friends have posting any new projects, commented, added friends or have been blogging.

Enjoy xo

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We're pleased to announce a new feature on CO+K for finding crafters who live near you. This can be handy for those of you wanting to set up craft clubs and knitting groups.

We've also added a member map which plots out members by their location across the world.

Check it out:
Near You
Member Map

Please note: to use these features, you will have to set your location, which you can do here.

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Our latest Crafty Superstar was the multi-talented Natalie Zee Drieu from Craft: Zine.

Nat posted some fantastic how-to projects including a Needlepoint Nintendo DS Case, a DIY Light Box and some Coffee, Tea & Drinks Cozies!

Check them out now >>

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We've been a bit slow at announcing winners on the blog, so here's a run-down of our winners over the past month.

Sex & The City Craft Contest
Our SATC craft contest was won by lentsu, with her pattern for a Cosmopolitan Softie, and jojobeandesigns with her Sex & The City Cupcakes.

Fitness For Indie Rockers
In our Indie Rockers competition, the yoga DVD was won by Erika A and the pilates DVD won by Megan LaCore.

Fifi's Secret Jewelry Contest
Our jewelry contest with Fifi's Secret was won by Sarijuana with her Playing Card Hair Clip how-to.

The Ultimate Tea Diet
And finally, the Ultimate Tea Diet competition was won by George B, Jessie H and Tommy.

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There's a new CO+K podcast with Cat Morley and this one is all about moving home, including tips and tricks for easing the stress and staying organized.

You can listen to the podcast directly from CO+K or, if you want to do us a very lovely favor, subscribe to our podcast in iTunes and you'll get the latest podcasts direct to you as soon as they're released.

We're hoping to bring the podcast back as a regular feature, but we'd like your say on what themes to cover. Head over to this thread on the board where we're discussing it now. Also, make sure to check out the cheesy new theme tune.

- Subscribe to the CO+K podcast in iTunes.
- Stream the podcast.
- Have your say on the next theme.

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Our Sex And The City Craft Contest has been going strong and we've already had some fabulous entries including a knit Cosmopolitan Softie, Sex And The City Cupcakes and a Sex And The City Bag.

The contest doesn't close until the 10th of July, so there's still time to enter your SATC inspired how-to's for a chance of winning the Sex And The City Movie book. Good luck!

Check it out here ->

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You may have noticed that Crafterella has been a bit quiet here on Cut Out + Keep over the past few weeks. Well she's been very busy moving the whole Cut Out + Keep office down to London (and that's a very long way from Scotland!)

We have made it here safely and are settling in to our new home. We can't wait to give London some CO+K craft goodness but for now, we're asking any CO+K Londoners to enlighten us with tips for good places to go, craft shops and any craft groups they know of. CO+K is in the neighborhood!

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The winners of our Play Craft Contest have been announced and we'd like to congratulate our winner Gracey for posting a how-to for Play Doh and our runner up, Roma for posting her Tetris Stomacher. Well done guys!

If you didn't win this time don't worry, there will be lots more craft contests coming in the future. Check out the Jewelry Contest with Fifi's Secret which is running now.

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You may or may not have noticed this, but we've launched a brand new area on Cut Out + Keep called Crafty Superstars. Here we'll be showcasing how-to projects from crafty celebrities and some of the big names in craft.

Head over now, to find how-to's and crafty chat with Pink Ribbon Boutique's Sarah Rhian, Venus Zine craft editor and 99 ways author, Justina Blakeney and craft party hostess, Lady Wurlizter.

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We've got a copies of Yoga For Indie Rockers and Pilates For Indie Rockers to give away. For you chance of winning, simply tell us what your ideal work out track would be, head over to the new issue of Snippets to enter the competition now!

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It's now super easy to import your crafty tutorials and projects from across the internet and share them on Cut Out + Keep. Simply go to your Projects and type the URL for each of your projects in to the Project Importer at the bottom. Within a few hours, they'll all appear on your CO+K project page... voila!

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Snippets 10, The Hangover Issue includes an interview with LA scene-queens Trashy Crue (the new Trashy Life), an interview with London fashion muse Namalee Bolle, beauty tips from world famous pin-up Bernie Dexter, a competition to win fitness DVDs for Indie Rockers, a guide to going Anti 9-To-5, a competition to win The Ultimate Tea Diet book, how-to make Pasties and a lot, lot more..

Read it for free now!

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Have you ever made a project you saw on Cut Out + Keep? Well, we want to see how it turned out and now you can show us by uploading your versions.

Simply go to the project you made and click the button.

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We've got 3 copies of the new book, Merry Christmas America to give away. The book showcases how people decorate their homes for Christmas across the US, so we're giving you the chance to win a copy of the book by showing us your display.

To enter, post a photo of your Christmas tree, decorations or lights here.

Enter now!

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We've got a gorgeous handbag from I <3 Mac N Cheese up for grabs in the Christmas Issue of Snippets. To win, all you have to do is empty out you bag, take a photo and tell us what you carry around with you.

Check it out now!

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The Christmas Issue of Snippets includes an interview with knitting superstar Debbie Stoller, a competition to win an I <3 Mac N Cheese handbag, an interview with the Soho Dolls, a Christmas Gift Guide, Christmas Beauty Tips, a guide to throwing a wine tasting part, a Merry Christmas America! competition, a how-to for giving yourself a rose head hairstyle and a lot, lot more...

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Cut Out + Keep Update: Favorites added!

Adding a project to your favorites help you keep track of all the projects you like best, while giving it’s creator a nice little pat on the back.

To add a project to your favorites, click the button on the project’s page.

It will then appear on your favorites page with all the other projects your other favorite projects and
you will appear on that project’s page as one of the people who love the project.

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The DIY Issue of Snippets is now out!

Including an interview with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition star Paige Hemmis, techie talk with Engadget blogger Peter Rojas, a knitting pattern to make a Belle Berret, guides to throwing a Beer Tasting and a Craft Party, a peak at crafters Creative Spaces, a competition to win a copy of How To Eat Like A Hot Chick and much much more..

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We've had some awesome entries in to our Costume Competition in the Halloween Special of Snippets. If you've not entered yet, you better be quick. There's only a few more days left before we announce the winner. Good luck!

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It's official, everyone can now post their own step-by-step projects on Cut Out + Keep!

To add a tutorial / how-to now, make sure you're signed in and click on the 'projects' button on the user-bar, click create a new project, add it's title and then you can get started.

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We're running a Costume Competition over in the Halloween Special of Snippets. Simply post a photo of your Halloween costume, from this or a previous year, for your chance of winning a membership with the Suicide Girls.

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Our 7th Issue of Snippets is out and it's a Halloween Special. Featuring Emily Strange, Living Dead Dolls, Serena Valentino, beauty tips from a Suicide Girl, our very special Halloween Costume Competition and much much more. Check it out now!

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Glinda has added an excellent how-to for making a Button Necklace to Cut Out + Keep.

She was the first member, who wasn't me, to post a project and, luckily, she didn't find too many bugs or problems with the adder.

We want to make it perfect before we launch it properly, so if you have a project, with step-by-step photos, that you would like to add to the site, send me a message.

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I've had so much fun running Cut Out + Keep over the last 3 years, adding projects and writing my craft blog. It's amazing how much it's grown and I've been so lucky to have had it all to myself.

From now on, Cut Out + Keep is going to be all about you. Within the next couple of weeks, we are going to launch the Project Adder, which will allow you to post your own creations, with photos and step by step instructions. However, before we can launch it properly, we need to get some willing volunteers to test it out. So, if you have a how-to project, with step by step instructions and photos, that you would like to add to the site, send us a message or an e-mail and we'll get you all set up.

Time to get crafty people!

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