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    The  Notting Hill Carnival  is an annual event which since 1964 has taken place on the streets of  Notting Hill ,  Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea  ,  London ,  UK  each August, over two days (the August  bank holiday  Monday and the day beforehand).     It is led by members of the West Indian community, particularly the  Trinidadian and      Tobagonian British  population or 'Trinis', many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The  carnival  has attracted up to 2 million people in the past, making it the second largest  street festival  in the world after the  Trinidad and Tobago Carnival  held in that country.     History    The roots of the Notting Hill Carnival come from two separate but connected strands. The Carnival began in January 1959 in St Pancras Town Hall as a response to the depressing state of  race relations  at the time; the UK's first widespread racial attacks (the  Notting Hill race riots ) had occurred the previous year. Th

   This great idea was found at  www.unexpectedelegance.com  .  A very cool idea that could be used on many different things and ways.  Good luck and may creativity strike you! Wax Paper Transfer Tutorial I have been playing around with a lot of mediums lately, one being iron on transfers. I had bought some the other day, but they are pretty expensive if you only make one item per sheet. So I thought I would try an alternative. The only thing I had around was wax paper, so I gave it a try and it worked GREAT! I am betting that I’m not the first person to try this, but if you have never tried it, here are a few things I took away from trial and error. I used an old wooden pizza peel, wax paper, an inkjet printer and a credit card. I found that if you wet the wood a little, it would make the transfer darker. Just make sure it’s not too wet, then the ink will run (a happy balance). Cut the wax paper to the size of printer paper.