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April 18, 2014

Easy to Sew Top

April 18, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Easy to Sew Top

A perfect sewing project for an absolute beginner. An easy to make top, from jersey fabric with just 4 straight seams. 

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April 18, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery
sewing, tutorials, dressmaking
April 11, 2014

How to insert Elastic into Jeans Waistband

April 11, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
How to insert Elastic into Jeans Waistband

How to add elastic to Jeans Waistband. A simple fix if your kids are tall and slim to help their jeans fit a little better.

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April 11, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery
sewing, tutorials, sewing tutorial
April 05, 2014

Doctor Who Knitted Tie

April 05, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Doctor Who Knitted Tie

Make a tie that’s a mini version of the 4th Doctors famous scarf to share your Doctor Who fandom in a subtle way.

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April 05, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 51 Comments
Knitting and Crochet
Doctor Who, Geekery, Knitting, tutorials
April 03, 2014

SITS Day

April 03, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
SITS Day

Today I celebrate my SIT’s Girls Day.

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April 03, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 30 Comments
Blogging
March 30, 2014

Carrot Treat Bags

March 30, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Carrot Treat Bags

Make sweet little carrot shaped gift bags to flll with treats at Easter

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March 30, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 58 Comments
Easter, General Papercrafts
Easter, gift ideas, papercraft, tutorials
March 28, 2014

A little tribute to Ellen

March 28, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Ellen

A tribute to my nan on the day that would have been her birthday.

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March 28, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Their Stories
sewing, their stories
March 23, 2014

Washi Tape Berry Boxes

March 23, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Washi Tape Berry Boxes

A simple tutorial to make pretty little berry baskets. Perfect for Easter eggs or gift giving at any time of the year.

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March 23, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 35 Comments
General Papercrafts, Easter, Inspired by
Clever ideas, Easter, gift ideas, papercraft, tutorials, Washi tape
March 21, 2014

Bangle Storage Idea

March 21, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Bangle Storage Idea

A simple bangle storage solution

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March 21, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Everything Else
Clever ideas, organising ideas, recycling/repurposing
March 16, 2014

Geometric Bangle Refashion

March 16, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Geometric Bangle Refashion

An old bangle gets a couple of simple refashions, one worked much better than another.

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March 16, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Jewellery, Waste not Want not
jewellery, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, what can go wrong
March 11, 2014

Simple Speech Bubble Cards

March 11, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Speech Bubble Cards

How to make simple, fun speech bubble personalised cards.

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March 11, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
Greeting Cards
greeting cards, papercraft, tutorials
March 07, 2014

Stripy T-Shirt Refashion

March 07, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Stripy T-Shirt Refashion

After spotting a beautiful but expensive top in the shops I set out to recreate it using 2 charity shop tops. 2 stripped t-shirts in different colours combine to make one colour block Breton style top.

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March 07, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 48 Comments
Refashions
refashion, sewing, tutorials
March 03, 2014

Easy to Sew Cushion Cover - just 4 seams!

March 03, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Easy to Sew Cushion Cover - just 4 seams!

A super simple way to make a cushion/pillow cover with only 4 straight seams.

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March 03, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 9 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery
sewing, what can go wrong
February 26, 2014

A Mini Minion, Tiny Teddy and Beautiful Bows! (and Sewing Bee)

February 26, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
 A Mini Minion, Tiny Teddy and Beautiful Bows! (and Sewing Bee)

Mini minions, tiny teddies and perfect little bows.

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February 26, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Inspired by, Everything Else
Clever ideas, Crochet, Knitting
February 21, 2014

3 Pink Bracelets

February 21, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
3 Pink Bracelets

3 ways to make a bright modern bracelet using nylon cord

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February 21, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Jewellery
Crochet, gift ideas, jewellery, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, update, bracelet
February 18, 2014

Cake Making for absolute beginners Part 1

February 18, 2014/ Sum of their Stories
Cake Making for absolute beginners Part 1

Cake making for absolute beginners, a step by step guide with loads of photos to help you make perfect sponge cakes

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February 18, 2014/ Sum of their Stories/ 9 Comments
Recipes
cakes, cooking, recipes, tutorials
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