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September 05, 2023

Mini Vases made from Yogurt Bottles

September 05, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Mini Vases made from Yogurt Bottles

How to turn old mini yogurt bottles into pretty mini vases with pressed flowers.

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September 05, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 31 Comments
Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, Floral, Home Decorating, sustainable craft challenge
August 09, 2023

10 everyday items that make a great vase

August 09, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
10 everyday items that make a great vase

10 everyday items that can be repurposed and used as a vase

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August 09, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
Floral, recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating
May 12, 2023

Beautiful Forget Me Not Crafts

May 12, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Beautiful Forget Me Not Crafts

A collection of beautiful crafts featuring Forget-Me-Knots

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May 12, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
everything else 4
Floral, round up, craft tutorials
April 04, 2023

How to Make Tulip Collage Greeting Cards

April 04, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
How to Make Tulip Collage Greeting Cards

How to make spring themed tulip collage greeting cards with small scraps of pretty papers.

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April 04, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Greeting Cards 1, Upcycled 2
Spring, greeting cards, pretty ideas, Floral, sustainable craft challenge
April 20, 2022

Over 25 ways to use Crochet Flowers

April 20, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Over 25 ways to use Crochet Flowers

A collection of over 25 ways to use crochet flowers, lots of craft ideas

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April 20, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Floral, round up
March 01, 2022

Tote Bag Upcycle with Floral Upholstery Fabric

March 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Tote Bag Upcycle with Floral Upholstery Fabric

Upcycle a plain tote bag with scraps of upholstery fabric

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March 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4, Upcycled 2
sewing, sewing tutorial, Floral
February 23, 2022

How to make a simple flower crochet garland

February 23, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a simple flower crochet garland

How to crochet a simple and colourful flower garland

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February 23, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Spring, Floral, crochet pattern
February 01, 2022

Kitchen Storage Jar to Pretty Vase Upcycle

February 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Kitchen Storage Jar to Pretty Vase Upcycle

How to upcycle an old kitchen jar into a stylish vase.

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February 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
Upcycled 2
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating, Floral, tassels, Crochet
December 22, 2021

40 Fabulous Free Crochet Flower Patterns

December 22, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
40 Fabulous Free Crochet Flower Patterns

40 fabulous free crochet flower patterns, the results of my 100 day Instagram project.

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December 22, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Floral, round up
September 08, 2021

Floral Gift Box idea from Upcycled Magazines

September 08, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Floral Gift Box idea from Upcycled Magazines

Upcycle packaging and old gardening magazines to create pretty gift wrap

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September 08, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
upcycled 1, General Papercraft 2
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Floral, Gift Wrap
August 11, 2021

Easy to sew organza flowers

August 11, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Easy to sew organza flowers

How to make easy to sew organza flowers, a simple way to make pretty fabric flowers

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August 11, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4, everything else 3
sewing tutorial, sewing, Sewing my Stash, pretty ideas, Floral
August 05, 2020

Sunflower Crafts

August 05, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Sunflower Crafts

A collection of beautiful summery sunflower crafts. Something for everyone including papercraft, crochet, painting, embroidery and sewing.

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August 05, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
everything else 3
round up, Floral, papercraft, Crochet, pretty ideas
April 13, 2020

Make Spring Flowers with Fabric Scraps

April 13, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Make Spring Flowers with Fabric Scraps

How to turn small scraps of fabric into pretty fabric flowers for spring

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April 13, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, upcycled 1
Sewing my Stash, sewing, pretty ideas, Spring, Floral
February 18, 2020

Upcycled Greeting Card Bunting

February 18, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Greeting Card Bunting

How to make Spring bunting by upcycling old greeting cards

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February 18, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
General papercraft 1, upcycled 1
recycling/repurposing, papercraft, bunting, Floral, pretty ideas
October 23, 2019

Crochet Forget me Not Free Pattern

October 23, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Crochet Forget me Not Free Pattern

Crochet pretty little forget me nots with this free crochet pattern.

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October 23, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Floral, free pattern, pretty ideas, crochet pattern
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