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May 29, 2019

Floral Bunting Birthday Card

May 29, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Floral Bunting Birthday Card

Use up your pretty paper scraps and make a floral bunting birthday card for someone special.

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May 29, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Greeting Cards 1
greeting cards, papercraft
May 21, 2019

How to make a paper doily envelope birthday card

May 21, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a paper doily envelope birthday card

How to turn a regular paper doily into a pretty envelope. It makes a sweet card topper for a special birthday card.

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May 21, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Greeting Cards 1
papercraft, greeting cards, Pinterest Challenge
May 13, 2019

Upcycled Wooden Gold Centerpiece Tutorial

May 13, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Wooden Gold Centerpiece Tutorial

How to upcycle an old wooden box and glass jars and bottles and turn them into a modern geometric centerpiece for flowers.

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May 13, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
upcycled, Everything else 2
spray paint, upcycling, Floral, pretty ideas
May 10, 2019

Free Mini Biscornu Embroidery Design

May 10, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Free Mini Biscornu Embroidery Design

A free embroidery design to make a pretty little biscornu pincushion.

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May 10, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, embroidery, Gifts
May 08, 2019

Making a hole in Vellum or card without creasing - a Blu Tack Hack

May 08, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Making a hole in Vellum or card without creasing - a Blu Tack Hack

A papercraft tip. How to make holes in vellum and card without creasing, using Blu Tack.

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May 08, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
Greeting Cards 1, General papercraft 1
greeting cards, thrifty tips
May 02, 2019

Free Pentagon Crochet Bunting Pattern

May 02, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Free Pentagon Crochet Bunting Pattern

Make your own pretty pentagon shaped crochet bunting with this easy free pattern. Includes lots of step by step instructions for beginners.

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May 02, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, bunting
April 24, 2019

20+ of the cutest things to make with felt

April 24, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
20+ of the cutest things to make with felt

Over 20 of the cutest felt projects around. Free patterns, kits and ready made decorative items.

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April 24, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, round up
April 16, 2019

Simple DIY Chocolate Easter Egg Decorating

April 16, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Simple DIY Chocolate Easter Egg Decorating

A simple and inexpensive way to decorate and personalise chocolate Easter eggs.

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April 16, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Easter
Easter, chocolate, gift ideas, tutorials
April 08, 2019

How to make a magnetic pin dish

April 08, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a magnetic pin dish

How to turn a pretty little dish found in a thrift store or charity shop into a useful magnetic pin dish. The perfect gift for anyone who loves to sew.

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April 08, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 33 Comments
Everything else 2, upcycled
sewing, gift ideas, gifts
April 03, 2019

Twig Heart Mini Pallet Art

April 03, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Twig Heart Mini Pallet Art

Make pretty mini pallet art with just a few twigs and a paper napkin.

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April 03, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Everything else 2, upcycled, Valentines
art, decoupage, pretty ideas
March 29, 2019

Maddie Top

March 29, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Maddie Top

I’ve over at Minerva crafts sharing how I made this Maddie top with some beautifully soft drapey fabric.

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March 29, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, Minerva Crafts
March 28, 2019

A little tribute to Ellen 2019

March 28, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Ellen 2019

A little tribute to my Nan Ellen, on what would have been her birthday.

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March 28, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
Their Stories
their stories
March 27, 2019

How to sew a simple Bride's Drawstring Bag

March 27, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to sew a simple Bride's Drawstring Bag

Make a pretty and practical drawstring bag for a bride or bridesmaids. Just the thing to keep a few essentials in when your dress doesn’t have pockets!

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March 27, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, Wedding, Sewing my Stash
March 20, 2019

The Creative Show March 2019

March 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Show March 2019

Highlights from the Creative Craft, Fashion and Embroidery and Sewing for Pleasure Shows at the NEC Birmingham in March 2019

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March 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Craft show
March 19, 2019

Make your own Simple Button Earrings

March 19, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Make your own Simple Button Earrings

A quick and easy way to make your own cute little button earrings

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March 19, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Jewellery
buttons, jewellery, Pinterest Challenge
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