Box string: unexpectedly inspirational.
Pauline emailed in to tell us about her box string bag she made. Bonus points for telling us in rhyme.

Subject – String
What to do – with Abel and Cole String?
Great long strands
escaping from my storage tin.
send it back?
knit a sack?
No…knit a bag,
for future string,
no more need for…
my storage tin!
The double threat: great poet, great knitter.
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Posted on 12 January 2012
January's recipe - 15 Min Marmalade

A quick route to marmalade heaven.
Do you love cooking? Do you like taking photos? Well my friend, your time has come.
Enter our monthly recipe photo competition and win ingredients for the following month’s recipe.
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HelloandHappyNewYear
Do you remember around this time last year lots of you kindly left out second hand shoes for us to collect, sort and send to Africa?
Well, they finally got there in November, and Stu and Andy went to distribute them.
Turns out Andy is pretty handy with a camera.
Here are just a handful of his photos.
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Posted on 30 December 2011
Think you know your onions?
Show off your knowledge here.

Posted on 19 December 2011
There’s no better time to get crafty than Christmas (cosy winter eves with a mug of hot chocolate and a crochet needle indeed).

Tell us your crafty decoration ideas, or send us a photo, and you might just win yourself a pack of Montezuma Chocolate Baubles to go alongside those box string pompoms on your tree.
You can post a pic or write your tips in the comments section below, on our Facebook page or even email us at: jinglebells@abelandcole.co.uk.
Posted on 12 December 2011