Decluttering

Workshop: Make the Best of Your Belongings

Event Date: 
19/10/2013 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
INC Shop, Exmouth

A unique workshop to be held at INC, Exmouth on Saturday 19 October at 10:30am.

There will be a 90 minute of discussion and learning about how to find, treasure, store, and use your beloved belongings. We cover reuse, sorting techniques, and motivate each other to bring to life those items in our homes that have been long forgotten. Plus lots of tea, coffee and biscuits all for a bargain £5.

Contact INC soon to book your place in this small exclusive workshop: 01395 223626.

www.inc-inc.co.uk/workshops and www.changeyourspace.co.uk for more details.

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