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January 18, 2024

Upcycling Old Paintings into Gift Tags

January 18, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycling Old Paintings into Gift Tags

How to turn old spare paintings into beautiful gift tags

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January 18, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 3
upcycling, Gift Wrap, papercraft
November 25, 2023

Easy Wooden Christmas Tree Upcycle

November 25, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Easy Wooden Christmas Tree Upcycle

A quick and easy way to update an old wooden Christmas tree decoration.

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November 25, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Christmas 2, Upcycled 3
Christmas, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
November 07, 2023

How to make a Delicate Felt Star and Bead Garland

November 07, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Delicate Felt Star and Bead Garland

How to make a delicate Christmas garland with upcycled felt and beads

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November 07, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
Christmas 2, Sewing and embroidery 5, Upcycled 3
Christmas, upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Felt, sustainable craft challenge
October 18, 2023

Fandom DIY Art Upcycle

October 18, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Fandom DIY Art Upcycle

How to upcycle old unwanted art work with elements from your favourite fandom. An easy art makeover craft project.

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October 18, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 3
art, recycling/repurposing, upcycling
October 11, 2023

How to make your own Mosaic Art Canvas

October 11, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
How to make your own Mosaic Art Canvas

How to make your own mosaic art canvas. I repurposed old paintings but you could also use old greeting cards, magazines, children’s art or scrapbook papers.

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October 11, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 16 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
upcycling, art, Home Decorating, recycling/repurposing
October 03, 2023

Vintage Doily Afternoon Tea Embroidery Upcycle

October 03, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Vintage Doily Afternoon Tea Embroidery Upcycle

Upcycle an old doily with some simple embroidery and a fun tea time quote

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October 03, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5, Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, upcycling, embroidery, pretty ideas, sustainable craft challenge
September 23, 2023

Bottle Cap Tray Upcycle

September 23, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Bottle Cap Tray Upcycle

How to upcycle an old wooden tray with bottle caps and epoxy resin

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September 23, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Upcycled 3, everything else 4
recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating
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
August 01, 2023

Sunburst Greeting Card idea made with Old Magazines

August 01, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Sunburst Greeting Card idea made with Old Magazines

How to make a sunburst greeting card by recycling old magazines

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August 01, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 24 Comments
Upcycled 3, Greeting Cards 1
greeting cards, papercraft, recycling/repurposing, sustainable craft challenge
June 14, 2023

Can AI write an interesting and creative craft project tutorial?

June 14, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Can AI write an interesting and creative craft project tutorial?

Can AI write an interesting and creative craft tutorial? I’ve tested it out with an upcycling craft project and this is how I go on.

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June 14, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Upcycled 3
upcycling, recycling/repurposing
May 27, 2023

Upcycled Sewing Ephemera Shadow Box

May 27, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Sewing Ephemera Shadow Box

How to make art for your sewing space with old sewing bits and pieces, a box frame and divided tray

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May 27, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 39 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
art, upcycling, craft tutorials
May 02, 2023

Recycled Mini Collage with Crochet Flower Tutorial

May 02, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Recycled Mini Collage with Crochet Flower Tutorial

How to make sweet little collages with crochet flowers using recycled materials

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May 02, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, papercraft, art, sustainable craft challenge
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