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Missed out on bagging a ticket to Glastonbury this year? Or, simply didn't want to fork our on the ticket price? Never fear, here's a crafty, credit-crunch friendly, guide to getting the most out of your sofa experience.
1. Turn your favorite bands in to booze.
Ever wondered what a sip of The Prodigy or Blur would taste like? Get creative and mix up cocktails and shots to taste like your favorite bands. How about a can of Special Brew as a mixer for The Specials cocktail or mixing spirits with Irn Bru for the taste of Glasvegas? We came up with a drink so sugary sweet and poppy, it had to be named the Girls Aloud cocktail.
2. Get the outdoors feel.
Dim the lights, close the curtains and crack open a can of baked beans. Grab a hammer and candle and knock yourself up some nifty lanterns for the ultimate camp sight look. You can eat your baked beans in the warming glow.
3. Dress up, or down with festival fashion.
Just because you're not there, doesn't mean you can't dress for the occasion and even better, you don't have to worry about photos appearing on Facebook the next day. No sewing required, simply grab some tulle and elastic to make your own tutu or bend a wire coat hanger in to fairy wings. Don't forget your face paints, glitter and glow sticks too!
4. Don't be afraid to get muddy.
The mud baths may be the worst part of the festival but they can do wonders for your skin. Raid your kitchen, fire up the blender and make yourself a scrumptious face mask to refresh your skin. Apply, watch some bands and then rinse off in between sets.
5. Festival food that's sweet and cheap.
Skip the queues, grease and extortionate prices, by making your own sugar-tastic festival food. Burger cookies taste so much better than the real thing, smores are the ultimate campsite snack, and if you don't have the sunshine, you can always pretend with ice cream cone cupcakes.
Where: Earl's Court, London SW5 When: 18th & 19th July, 10am-8pm
London Rollergirls are hosting Europe’s first competitive tournament in Earl’s Court, London on the 18th & 19th of July. 12 teams from England, Scotland and Germany will battle it out over the weekend, so expect fast-skating, hard-hitting, furious derby action! We've got a pair of tickets up for grabs, so to be in with a chance of winning, simply leave a comment below and let us know one thing you love about roller derby!
Congratulations to our winner Hayley C.
Tickets are available now from the Roll Britannia website.
Cut Out + Keep creator, Cat Morley is our latest Crafty Superstar and she will be sharing her third hundred project here on CO+K and four other freshly crafted projects.
Snippets 15, the Summer Holiday is online now!
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In our latest craft contest, we've got five sets of Fiskars Fingertip Control Tools up for grabs. These include a pair of tweezers, a rotary cutter, a swivel knife and a cutting knife.
These tools make papercraft so easy that every crafter should have some. For your chance of winning, simply enter any of your papercraft craft projects. You can enter up to 3 times, good luck!
Our latest Crafty Superstar, is Sewing Green author, Betz White.
She has shared a selection of recycling how-to projects for you to try out at home.