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January 30, 2014

Owl Granny Square Cushion

January 30, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Owl Granny Square Cushion

Crochet a cute owl granny square cushion

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January 30, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 28 Comments
Knitting and Crochet, Inspired by
Crochet, tutorials, granny squares
January 24, 2014

Circle Card Crazy

January 24, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Circle Card Crazy

After being given some circle paper punches I’ve been going Circle Crazy with my card making.

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January 24, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Greeting Cards
greeting cards, papercraft
January 21, 2014

Pom Pom Scarf Refashion

January 21, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Pom Pom Scarf Refashion

How to give a plain old scarf a new look with a couple of giant pom poms.

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January 21, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 16 Comments
Refashions
recycling/repurposing, refashion, Pom poms
January 17, 2014

Heart Elbow Patch Cardigan Makeover

January 17, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Heart Elbow Patch Cardigan Makeover

Knit heart shapes to make elbow patches and give an old cardigan a while new look 

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January 17, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 39 Comments
Knitting and Crochet, Refashions
Knitting, recycling/repurposing, refashion, tutorials
January 12, 2014

Recycled Pen Tub Tutorial

January 12, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Recycled Pen Tub Tutorial

Keep your desk or workspace tidy with a simple tub upcycle. Just take a little scrapbook paper, comic book or even advert pages from an old magazine.

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January 12, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
General Papercrafts, Waste not Want not
papercraft, recycling/repurposing, tutorials
January 08, 2014

"Shortbread" biscuits like my Nan used to make

January 08, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
"Shortbread" biscuits like my Nan used to make

My nan Pearl used to make lovely biscuits which she called shortbreads. I don't actually think this is a traditional shortbread recipe but it is delicious!

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January 08, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Recipes
biscuits, cooking, recipes
January 04, 2014

Grey & Bright Crochet Flowers

January 04, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Grey & Bright Crochet Flowers

Grey looks great with a pop of bright colour. Make pretty crochet flowers with grey yarn and a touch of vibrant colour with this collection of free patterns

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January 04, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 34 Comments
Knitting and Crochet
Crochet, tutorials, crochet pattern
December 30, 2013

Personalised Wedding Picture

December 30, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Personalised Wedding Picture

Take an inexpensive heart shaped frame to make a personalised wedding gift.

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December 30, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
General Papercrafts
gift ideas, papercraft, tutorials
December 20, 2013

Wallpaper Gift Wrap with Wool Tassel Trim

December 20, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Wallpaper Gift Wrap with Wool Tassel Trim

Recycling gift wrap idea #5, use off cuts of wallpaper and finish them off with some scrap yarn trim and tassels.

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December 20, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Christmas
Christmas, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips, tutorials
December 15, 2013

Christmas Pud Chocolate Buttons

December 15, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Christmas Pud Chocolate Buttons

Turn regular chocolate buttons into cute little Christmas Puddings to make a fun gift

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December 15, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Recipes, Christmas
Christmas, cooking, gift ideas, tutorials
December 11, 2013

Reindeer Noses

December 11, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Reindeer Noses

A fun Christmas gift idea; Reindeer Noses.

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December 11, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Christmas, Recipes
Christmas, gift ideas, papercraft
December 07, 2013

Recycled Gift Wrapping Ideas

December 07, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Recycled Gift Wrapping Ideas

A collection of recycled and upcycled gift wrap ideas

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December 07, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Waste not Want not
Christmas, papercraft, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips
December 07, 2013

How to make a Pillow Pouch from Cardboard Tubes

December 07, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Pillow Pouch from Cardboard Tubes

It’s easy to turn an old cardboard tube into a sweet little pillow pouch for giving small gifts.

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December 07, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Christmas
Christmas, papercraft, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips
December 05, 2013

Business Card Box to Gift Box

December 05, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Business Card Box to Gift Box

Recycle an old business card box and turn it into a pretty Christmas gift box

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December 05, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
Christmas
Christmas, papercraft, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips, tutorials
December 04, 2013

Gift Bags from Old Envelopes

December 04, 2013/ Sum of their Stories
Gift Bags from Old Envelopes

Upcycle your old coloured envelopes to make little gift bags

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December 04, 2013/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Christmas
Christmas, papercraft, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips, tutorials
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