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March 04, 2026

Marbled Clay Ring Keeper

March 04, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Marbled Clay Ring Keeper

How to make a pretty glittered cone ring keeper from marbled air dry clay

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March 04, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Everything else 1
Air Hardening Clay, Home Decorating, Product review, glitter, jewellery, tutorials
February 18, 2026

How to make a little pouch from your fabric scraps

February 18, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a little pouch from your fabric scraps

How to make a cute little pouch from your fabric scraps

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February 18, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6
sewing tutorial, Sewing my Stash, tutorials, sewing
February 11, 2026

How to make a bag with a multiway handle

February 11, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a bag with a multiway handle

A free pattern and step by step sewing tutorial to make a versatile bag that has both and short handles.

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February 11, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 30 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 1
Gifts, Sewing my Stash, gift ideas, sewing, tutorials
November 25, 2025

Handmade Advent Calendar Inspiration

November 25, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Handmade Advent Calendar Inspiration

A collection of over 20 advent calendar ideas you can make yourself

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November 25, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 39 Comments
Christmas
Christmas, gift ideas, recycling/repurposing, tutorials, round up
October 27, 2025

Fabric Stash Buster Bunting

October 27, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Fabric Stash Buster Bunting

Make a dent in your fabric stash by making a garland of pretty bunting with this easy sewing tutorial.

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October 27, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery
Home Decorating, Sewing my Stash, pretty ideas, sewing, bunting, tutorials, scrap fabric
September 10, 2025

Flower Mixed Media Collage Canvas

September 10, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Flower Mixed Media Collage Canvas

Make pretty floral art work using a simple collage technique. A great way to use scraps of pretty scrapbook paper.

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September 10, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 49 Comments
General Papercrafts, Everything Else
gift ideas, papercraft, pretty ideas, tutorials, art
July 09, 2025

How to make an Embroidered Mini Biscornu

July 09, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
How to make an Embroidered Mini Biscornu

How to make a sweet little biscornu scissor keeper with a simple blackwork embroidery design.

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July 09, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 41 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 1
embroidery, sewing, tutorials
June 18, 2025

Simple Felt Needle Case

June 18, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Felt Needle Case

How to make a simple felt needle case, a hand stitching project

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June 18, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 68 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery
Felt, Needle case, gift ideas, pretty ideas, sewing, tutorials
June 11, 2025

Tassel Button Keyring Tutorial

June 11, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Tassel Button Keyring Tutorial

An easy to follow tutorial to make a tassel button keyring

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June 11, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 26 Comments
Everything Else
buttons, gift ideas, pretty ideas, tutorials, keyring
May 28, 2025

How to Make Scrap Fabric Twine Bracelets

May 28, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
How to Make Scrap Fabric Twine Bracelets

It’s simple to turn long thin scraps of fabric into twine to make a pretty bracelet.

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May 28, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 29 Comments
Jewellery
accessories, gift ideas, jewellery, pretty ideas, tutorials, bracelet, scrap fabric
April 23, 2025

Dotty Greeting Card Tutorial

April 23, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Dotty Greeting Card Tutorial

Create unique dotty greeting cards with this easy card making tutorial

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April 23, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 34 Comments
Greeting Cards
greeting cards, papercraft, tutorials, what can go wrong
March 12, 2025

Recycled Magazine Art

March 12, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Recycled Magazine Art

A really easy idea to make art on a budget, simple collage style art made from junk mail and old magazines

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March 12, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
General Papercrafts, Everything else 1, upcycled
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, tutorials, art
February 19, 2025

Button Clutch Bag

February 19, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Button Clutch Bag

Cover an old clutch bag with buttons for a whole new look.

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February 19, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 37 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery, Waste not Want not
bags, buttons, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, sewing, tutorials
January 29, 2025

Photo Greeting Card with Earrings Gift Idea

January 29, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Photo Greeting Card with Earrings Gift Idea

A fun way to give earrings as a gift; make a unique photo greeting card to display them

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January 29, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Greeting Cards
gift ideas, greeting cards, papercraft, tutorials
January 08, 2025

Scrap Ribbon Gift Tags and Card Toppers

January 08, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Scrap Ribbon Gift Tags and Card Toppers

How to make pretty little gift tags or card toppers from all your ribbon scraps.

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January 08, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Greeting Cards, General Papercrafts
greeting cards, papercraft, pretty ideas, thrifty tips, tutorials, Gift Wrap, ribbon
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