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December 01, 2013

Knitted Mini Christmas Trees

December 01, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Knitted Mini Christmas Trees

A free knitting pattern to make mini Christmas trees

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Christmas, Knitting and Crochet
Christmas, Knitting, tutorials
November 30, 2013

A Little Tribute to Pearl

November 30, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
A Little Tribute to Pearl

Remembering my Nan on what would have been her birthday by sharing something she made for me.

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November 30, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Their Stories
sewing, their stories
November 23, 2013

Scrabble Tile Christmas Ornament

November 23, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Scrabble Tile Christmas Ornament

How to make Christmas decorations with upcycled scrabble tiles

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November 23, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 58 Comments
Christmas
Christmas, papercraft, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, what can go wrong
November 20, 2013

Day of the Doctor Tribute

November 20, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Day of the Doctor Tribute

To celebrate the Day of the Doctor I’m sharing a small selection of Doctor Who cards and cakes I’ve made in the past.

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November 20, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Doctor Who, Geekery, cakes, papercraft
November 15, 2013

Plastic Tubs to Pretty PlantersTutorial

November 15, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Plastic Tubs to Pretty PlantersTutorial

Take an old plastic tub and turn it into a pretty planter.

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November 15, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Waste not Want not
gardening, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, what can go wrong
November 11, 2013

Crocheted Owl Brooch

November 11, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Crocheted Owl Brooch

Crochet a mini version of a motif to make a cute little owl brooch.

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November 11, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Knitting and Crochet, Inspired by
Crochet, pretty ideas, tutorials
November 08, 2013

Lace Top Refashion/Upcycle

November 08, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Lace Top Refashion/Upcycle

A lace refashion on a simple sliky shop bought top.

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November 08, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
Refashions
pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, sewing, tutorials
November 03, 2013

Granny Square Scarf Tutorial

November 03, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Granny Square Scarf Tutorial

A fantastic scrap buster project. How to make a vibrant scarf from granny squares using all your yarn scraps.

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November 03, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
Knitting and Crochet
Crochet, pretty ideas, tutorials, granny squares
October 30, 2013

Simple Cake Decorating Ideas That Anyone Can Do

October 30, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Cake Decorating Ideas That Anyone Can Do

21 simple cake decorating ideas that anyone can do.

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October 30, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Recipes
Geekery, cakes, cooking
October 27, 2013

Old Bracelet to New Statement Necklace Repurpose

October 27, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Old Bracelet to New Statement Necklace Repurpose

When my old pink bracelet broke I turned it into a simple statement necklace. An easy DIY.

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Jewellery
jewellery, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, tutorials
October 20, 2013

Infinity Loop Scarf

October 20, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Infinity Loop Scarf

Give an old scarf a new look and make it easier to wear by turning it into an infinity loop scarf.

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Sewing and Embroidery
pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, sewing, tutorials
October 18, 2013

Gingerbread "House"

October 18, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Gingerbread "House"

A quick photo of the gingerbread ‘house’ our son made for his sister last year. Not a normal gingerbread house, this is characters from the tv series!

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Clever ideas
October 10, 2013

Crocheted Earphone Wire Tidy

October 10, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Crocheted Earphone Wire Tidy

A quick and easy crochet project, make a little wrap to tidy your ear bud or ear phone wires.

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October 10, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Knitting and Crochet
Crochet, pretty ideas, tutorials
October 08, 2013

Bloglovin'

October 08, 2013/ Sum of their Stories

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Just doing my setting up with Blog Lovin', following the steps, hoping I'm doing it right.....

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October 06, 2013

Recycled Business Cards

October 06, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Recycled Business Cards

Recycle old one sided business cards with left over fabric and a stamp.

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General Papercrafts
Clever ideas, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips, tutorials
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