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December 03, 2025

Felt and Button Star Christmas Ornaments

December 03, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Felt and Button Star Christmas Ornaments

Make pretty Christmas Ornaments using old shirt buttons and a felted sweater

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December 03, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Christmas 2, Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
Christmas ornament, Christmas, upcycling
November 22, 2025

Paint a Christmas House Planter

November 22, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Paint a Christmas House Planter

Give a house shaped planter a Christmas vibe with paint markers

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November 22, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
Christmas 2, Upcycled 4
Christmas, upcycling, paint
October 08, 2025

What to make with sweaters that have shrunk in the wash

October 08, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
What to make with sweaters that have shrunk in the wash

Creative ideas of what to make with sweaters that have shrunk in the wash

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October 08, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
Upcycled 4
round up, upcycling, felt
September 27, 2025

Paper Silhouette Lampshade Upcycle

September 27, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Paper Silhouette Lampshade Upcycle

How to give a plain old lampshade a makeover with paper silhouettes

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September 27, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 34 Comments
Upcycled 4, General Papercraft 2
papercraft, upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating, do it over challenge
September 03, 2025

10 ideas to make cheap plastic pumpkins look classy and expensive

September 03, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
10 ideas to make cheap plastic pumpkins look classy and expensive

10 creative ways to make cheap plastic pumpkins look classy and expensive

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September 03, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 4, Halloween
pumpkins, autumn, Home Decorating, upcycling, round up
August 13, 2025

Simplified Junk Journal from Recycled Materials

August 13, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Simplified Junk Journal from Recycled Materials

How to make a simple mini junk journal from recycled paper and card

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August 13, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 4
papercraft, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
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/ 3 Comments
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/ 24 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/ 5 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
sewing tutorial, Sewing my Stash, upcycling, bags, scrap fabric
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/ 28 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/ 11 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, scrap fabric
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/ 18 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, round up, upcycling
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