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January 10, 2018

Mixed Media Literary Valentine's Card

January 10, 2018/ Sum of their Stories
Mixed Media Literary Valentine's Card

Make a beautiful mixed media Valentine's Day card with a page from a romantic book like Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

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January 10, 2018/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
Greeting Cards, Valentines
papercraft, Valentine, greeting cards, book crafts
January 03, 2018

Sock Teddy

January 03, 2018/ Sum of their Stories
Sock Teddy

Did you have new socks for Christmas? If you are clearing out any of your old, tatty or holey socks then why not try making a cute sock animal? 

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January 03, 2018/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 1, upcycled
sewing, upcycling, toys
December 20, 2017

Alternative Christmas Lights

December 20, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Alternative Christmas Lights

Festive window ideas, for those times when you just can't put lights in the window. Simple vintage looking Christmas lights drawn on to the window with dry wipe pens.

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December 20, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Christmas 1
Christmas, Chalk Markerpens
December 13, 2017

Upcycled Felted Jumper Christmas Decorations

December 13, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Felted Jumper Christmas Decorations

An old fairisle jumper that had shrunk in the wash is transformed into Christmas tree decorations and cards in a few simple steps. Make your own simple Christmas tree decorations.

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December 13, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 16 Comments
Greeting Cards, Christmas 1, Sewing and Embroidery 1
Christmas, sewing, recycling/repurposing, greeting cards
December 06, 2017

Unicorn Christmas Tree Ornaments

December 06, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Unicorn Christmas Tree Ornaments

Unicorns are everywhere at the moment. I'm not complaining, I love a good unicorn! So i thought I'd show you how to make a cute little unicorn ornament for your Christmas tree.

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December 06, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 33 Comments
Christmas 1, Sewing and Embroidery 1
sewing, Christmas, embroidery, gift ideas, pretty ideas
November 30, 2017

A little tribute to Pearl 2017

November 30, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Pearl 2017

The 30th November was my nan Pearl's Birthday so today I'm remembering her by sharing some thing she made that I still have.

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November 30, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Their Stories
Crochet, their stories
November 22, 2017

My Favourite Free Crochet Hat Patterns

November 22, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
My Favourite Free Crochet Hat Patterns

A collection of my favourite free crocheted hat patterns. Crochet hats for men, women and children, warm crochet hats for winter and lightweight cotton mats for summer.

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November 22, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Knitting and Crochet
Crochet, Pom poms, gift ideas
November 21, 2017

Rainbow Pom Poms

November 21, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Rainbow Pom Poms

Rainbow Pom Poms are a brilliant way to use up all the little bits of yarn left over from other projects. Make them using this quick ‘over the hand’ method - perfect if you don’t have a pom pom maker.

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November 21, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Everything else 1
Pom poms, gift ideas, pretty ideas, tutorials
November 15, 2017

Inspired by - Felt Scrap Garland

November 15, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Inspired by - Felt Scrap Garland

Use leftover felt scraps to make a rustic upcycled Christmas garland. 

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November 15, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Christmas, upcycled, Inspired by
Christmas, Inspired by, recycling/repurposing, tutorials, upcycling
October 25, 2017

Cake International and Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts Upcoming Shows

October 25, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Cake International and Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts Upcoming Shows

Something for the UK peeps today - Cake International, the Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts show and Simple Christmas are coming to the NEC Birmingham soon.

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October 25, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Christmas, Craft show
October 18, 2017

Inspired by - Twinkle Star Glasses Case

October 18, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Inspired by - Twinkle Star Glasses Case

Today I have another project for you, inspired by another amazing blogger. This time it's a super colourful glasses case totally inspired by the amazing Red Haired Amazona and her fabulous Twinkle Star Hand Mitts pattern. 

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October 18, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 9 Comments
Knitting and Crochet, Inspired by
Crochet, Inspired by, gift ideas, tutorials
October 11, 2017

Easy DIY Abstract Art

October 11, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Easy DIY Abstract Art

You really don't need lots of mad artistic skills to make a passable piece of abstract art for your home.

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October 11, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Everything else 1
Home Decorating, recycling/repurposing, thrifty tips, tutorials, upcycling, art
October 04, 2017

10 ways to make Felt flowers

October 04, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
10 ways to make Felt flowers

Simple and beautiful flowers made from felt.

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October 04, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 1, upcycled
Felt, Gifts, Sewing my Stash, accessories, recycling/repurposing, tutorials, upcycling, round up
September 27, 2017

Little House Lavender Bags

September 27, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Little House Lavender Bags

Use an old sweater and a little embroidery to make pretty little house lavender bags.

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September 27, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 38 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 1
Sewing my Stash, embroidery, recycling/repurposing, sewing, tutorials
September 20, 2017

Inspired by - Clasp frame Purse

September 20, 2017/ Sum of their Stories
Inspired by - Clasp frame Purse

Today I've got another project I've tried which was inspired by another blogger - sewing a clasp frame purse.

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September 20, 2017/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Inspired by
Inspired by, Sewing my Stash, bags, sewing
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