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June 04, 2025

Creative Ways to Recycle Cardboard Amazon Envelopes

June 04, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Creative Ways to Recycle Cardboard Amazon Envelopes

Creative ways to reuse and recycle cardboard Amazon packaging envelopes

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June 04, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 4
papercraft, recycling/repurposing, upcycling, round up
May 24, 2025

Folk Art Gift Tags made from Cardboard Packaging

May 24, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Folk Art Gift Tags made from Cardboard Packaging

Make the sweetest folk art style gift tags from cardboard packaging, a recycling craft idea

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May 24, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 4
papercraft, Gift Wrap, recycling/repurposing, upcycling, art
May 07, 2025

2 Ways to Make Tote Bags with Scrap Fabric and Net

May 07, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
2 Ways to Make Tote Bags with Scrap Fabric and Net

How to make a unique tote bag with nylon net and tiny fabric scraps, 2 different bag construction methods explained in this sewing tutorial

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May 07, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
sewing tutorial, Sewing my Stash, upcycling, bags
March 22, 2025

Easy DIY Envelope Junk Journal

March 22, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Easy DIY Envelope Junk Journal

How to make a simple junk journal from old envelopes, packaging and magazines. A fun summer craft for kids and adults.

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March 22, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 25 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 4
papercraft, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
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/ 25 Comments
General Papercrafts, Everything else 1, upcycled
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, tutorials, art
February 05, 2025

How to turn a Scarf into a Sweater Vest

February 05, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
How to turn a Scarf into a Sweater Vest

Refashion a scarf into a sweater vest with this easy sewing tutorial

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February 05, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
refashions 1, Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
refashion, upcycling
January 25, 2025

How to Upgrade and Upcycle a Plain Cloth Packaging Bag

January 25, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
How to Upgrade and Upcycle a Plain Cloth Packaging Bag

How to upgrade a plain cloth packaging bag and turn it into a pretty drawstring bag with some patchwork and applique

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January 25, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
patchwork, bags, upcycling, sewing tutorial, Hand Sewing
September 28, 2024

DIY Folder from Old Cardboard Envelope

September 28, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
DIY Folder from Old Cardboard Envelope

How to make an upcycled folder from an old cardboard packaging envelope

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September 28, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 3
upcycling, papercraft, organising ideas
September 11, 2024

What to do with empty plastic thread spools

September 11, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
What to do with empty plastic thread spools

Lots of ideas to use empty plastic thread spools or cotton reels, craft projects, recycling and repurposing ideas

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September 11, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, round up, upcycling
September 03, 2024

Embroidered Aran Sweater Bag Upcycle

September 03, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Embroidered Aran Sweater Bag Upcycle

Upcycle an old aran sweater with some colourful embroidery and turn it into a beautiful bag

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September 03, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 3
upcycling, sustainable craft challenge, recycling/repurposing, bags
August 21, 2024

How to Make Simple Quote Art with Maps

August 21, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
How to Make Simple Quote Art with Maps

Make unique art for you home with an old road map book and your favourite quote about home.

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August 21, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
everything else 3, upcycled 1
recycling/repurposing, quotes, upcycling
August 06, 2024

Repurpose an old book into a paper garland

August 06, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Repurpose an old book into a paper garland

How to repurpose an old book to make a paper garland

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August 06, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Upcycled 3, General Papercraft 2
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, book crafts
July 27, 2024

Bottle Cap Planter Upcycle

July 27, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Bottle Cap Planter Upcycle

Upcycle bottle caps to make a vibrant planter, an easy craft project

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July 27, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Upcycled 3
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, gardening
June 12, 2024

How to make an Upcycled Strawberry Vase

June 12, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
How to make an Upcycled Strawberry Vase

How to make an upcycled strawberry vase.

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June 12, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, paint, Home Decorating, upcycling
April 24, 2024

Promotional Drawstring Bag No Sew Upcycle

April 24, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Promotional Drawstring Bag No Sew Upcycle

An easy no sew way to upcycle a promotional drawstring bag to make it into a pretty storage or gift bag

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April 24, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
Upcycled 3
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Gift Wrap
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