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October 17, 2019

Paint by Numbers Kit Giveaway

October 17, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Paint by Numbers Kit Giveaway

Win a paint by numbers kit from Winnie Picks with our giveaway.

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October 17, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Giveaway
October 15, 2019

How to make Organza Flowers

October 15, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to make Organza Flowers

How to make pretty flowers from Organza. Perfect for hair clips, brooches, corsages or to decorate your gift wrap.

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October 15, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Everything else 2
Pinterest Challenge, Floral, Gift Wrap, pretty ideas
October 09, 2019

Foam pads or 3D Glue Dots?

October 09, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Foam pads or 3D Glue Dots?

Do you prefer foam pads or 3D glue dots for creating height when paper crafting? I’ve tried both to see which works best, here’s how I got on.

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October 09, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
General papercraft 1, Greeting Cards 1
papercraft, Product review, greeting cards
October 03, 2019

Fabric Christmas Gift Bags

October 03, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Fabric Christmas Gift Bags

Today I’m a guest over at Minerva using some of their lovely Christmas print fabric to make reusable gift bags.

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October 03, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Christmas 1
sewing, Sewing my Stash, Minerva Crafts, Guest Post
October 02, 2019

How to make a quick Halloween Wreath

October 02, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a quick Halloween Wreath

Make a quick and easy wreath for your door for Halloween using cardboard and fabric scraps

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October 02, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Halloween
Halloween, Home Decorating
September 26, 2019

Woolly Tales Book Giveaway

September 26, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Woolly Tales Book Giveaway

Win a Woolly Tales picture book in our giveaway. Woolly tales books are for babies and toddlers and have a simple story and a knitting pattern to make the main character.

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September 26, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Giveaway
September 25, 2019

Inexpensive Ruby Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

September 25, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Inexpensive Ruby Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

Need a Ruby anniversary gift for your parents or friends? Here are some inexpensive 40th Anniversary gift ideas, something for every taste and budget.

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September 25, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Everything else 2
gift guide, Gifts
September 17, 2019

Suisse Embroidery Top Refashion

September 17, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Suisse Embroidery Top Refashion

How to add a little Suisse or Chicken Scratch embroidery to an old gingham top to give it a refashion and a whole new look.

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September 17, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 28 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Refashions
embroidery, refashion, Pinterest Challenge
September 11, 2019

Halloween Gift Bag Toppers Tutorial

September 11, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Halloween Gift Bag Toppers Tutorial

How to make quick, easy toppers for Halloween party or gift bags. Choose from Ghost, Frankenstein, Monster, Skeleton. Pumpkin, Bat, Mummy and Spider - or make them all!

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September 11, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Halloween, General papercraft 1
Halloween, papercraft, Product review, Party ideas
September 05, 2019

Layered Frill Fabric Simple Summer Top Tutorial

September 05, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Layered Frill Fabric Simple Summer Top Tutorial

How to make a simple summer top from a layered frill knit fabric.

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September 05, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, dressmaking, Minerva Crafts
September 04, 2019

Pom Pom Sunflower Fridge Magnets

September 04, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Pom Pom Sunflower Fridge Magnets

Make a pretty sunflower magnet for your notice board or fridge.

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September 04, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
General papercraft 1
papercraft, Pom poms
August 28, 2019

Another Bunting Greeting Card Idea

August 28, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Another Bunting Greeting Card Idea

A simple to make greeting card idea with bunting. Perfect to use up pretty paper scraps.

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August 28, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Greeting Cards 1
bunting, greeting cards, papercraft
August 20, 2019

How to personalise a baby towel

August 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to personalise a baby towel

Make a sweet, practical and easy gift for a new baby; take a hooded towel and personalise it with some simple embroidery

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August 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
embroidery, Gifts, for baby
August 14, 2019

Celebrating The Etsy Design Awards 2019

August 14, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Celebrating The Etsy Design Awards 2019

My pick of the finalists for the Etsy design Awards 2019

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August 14, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
gift guide
August 07, 2019

We Are Knitters Shimo Cardigan Kit Review

August 07, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
We Are Knitters Shimo Cardigan Kit Review

My review of the Shimo cardigan kit from We are Knitters

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August 07, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1, Kit Review
Knitting, Product review
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