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August 01, 2016

Crochet Flower Gift Wrap and a Romantic Papercut

August 01, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Crochet Flower Gift Wrap and a Romantic Papercut

Pretty wedding gift wrap idea using crochet flowers and a romantic papercut gift.

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August 01, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 24 Comments
Knitting and Crochet, Papercutting
Crochet, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Instagram, Wedding, gift ideas, papercraft, papercutting, pretty ideas, Floral
July 27, 2016

Globe Makeover

July 27, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Globe Makeover

Take an old kid's globe and give it a classy makeover with white spray paint and silver sharpie.

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July 27, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 32 Comments
Waste not Want not, Everything else 1
Home Decorating, recycling/repurposing, refashion, spray paint, tutorials
July 19, 2016

Fuller Scarf Trick

July 19, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Fuller Scarf Trick

Take an old, thin, limp scarf and turn it into a fuller infinity loop scarf in just a few simple steps.

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July 19, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Refashions, Sewing and Embroidery
Sewing my Stash, recycling/repurposing, sewing
July 08, 2016

Easy Bead Necklace

July 08, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Easy Bead Necklace

A super easy to make bead necklace. Honestly it takes longer to get everything out and then put it away afterwards than it does to actually make this necklace!

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July 08, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Jewellery
gift ideas, jewellery, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, thrifty tips, tutorials, beads
June 29, 2016

Lace Cut Off Jean Shorts

June 29, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Lace Cut Off Jean Shorts

A super easy refashion, old jeans turned into shorts with a little lace trim.

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June 29, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
Refashions
pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, sewing, tutorials, summer ideas
June 22, 2016

Crochet heart

June 22, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Crochet heart

Crocheted hanging heart and flower with links to the free patterns.

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June 22, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Knitting and Crochet
Crochet, My Favourite Finds, gift ideas
June 16, 2016

Owl Post

June 16, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Owl Post

A collection of over 18 cute Owl themed craft ideas and projects.

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June 16, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
Everything else 1
Crochet, Felt, Kids activities, Knitting, Needle case, embroidery, greeting cards, papercraft, pretty ideas, sewing, round up, toys
June 10, 2016

Easy Summer Top Pattern Review and shirt upcycle

June 10, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Easy Summer Top Pattern Review and shirt upcycle

How to make a summer top from a man’s shirt, adapting a commercial sewing pattern.

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June 10, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 42 Comments
Refashions
Pattern review, Sewing my Stash, recycling/repurposing, refashion, sewing, clothing
June 07, 2016

Mini Bunting Card

June 07, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Mini Bunting Card

Make a fabric stash busting greeting card with a sweet mini bunting message.

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June 07, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
Greeting Cards
Book review, Sewing my Stash, greeting cards, pretty ideas, sewing, bunting
June 02, 2016

Me Made May

June 02, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Me Made May

A little roundup of how I got on in Me Made May 2016

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June 02, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery
Instagram, Sewing my Stash, refashion, sewing
May 27, 2016

Cath Kidston Notepaper Bangle

May 27, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Cath Kidston Notepaper Bangle

I love Cath Kidston's beautiful designs so used some scraps of pretty floral notepaper to makeover an old bracelet.

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May 27, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 26 Comments
Jewellery, Waste not Want not
Gifts, gift ideas, papercraft, papercutting, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion
May 20, 2016

Another Lace Top Refashion

May 20, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Another Lace Top Refashion

It's easy and quick to give a charity shop lace top a new shape and look.

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May 20, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 31 Comments
Refashions
refashion, sewing, tutorials
May 13, 2016

Cross Stitch Planter

May 13, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Cross Stitch Planter

Use the simplest of cross stitch to upcycle an old tin into a pretty plant pot.

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May 13, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery, Waste not Want not
Gifts, embroidery, gardening, gift ideas, cross stitch, tutorials
May 06, 2016

Kitchen Tin Planters and a cautionary tale

May 06, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Kitchen Tin Planters and a cautionary tale

Turn old food tins into cute planters for your kitchen window sill. Not quite as simple as it seems, there are a few things you'll need to bear in mind with this idea. 

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May 06, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 29 Comments
Waste not Want not, Everything else 1
Home Decorating, gardening, recycling/repurposing, what can go wrong, update
April 29, 2016

Me Made May 2016

April 29, 2016/ Sum of their Stories

My Me Made May pledge 2016

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April 29, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Sewing my Stash, refashion, sewing
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