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November 11, 2020

T Shirt Gift Bag Upcycle

November 11, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
T Shirt Gift Bag Upcycle

Turn an old T shirt into a reusable upcycled gift bag, an eco friendly gift wrap idea

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November 11, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
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Gift Wrap, upcycling, sewing, tutorials
November 09, 2020

Upcycled Book Christmas Gift Tags and Cards

November 09, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Book Christmas Gift Tags and Cards

How to make simple recycled book Christmas gift tags and cards. A craft room de-stash project.

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November 09, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Christmas 1, Greeting Cards 1
book crafts, upcycling, Christmas, greeting cards, books, recycling/repurposing
November 04, 2020

Creative and Eco Friendly Ways to Gift Wrap a Book

November 04, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Creative and Eco Friendly Ways to Gift Wrap a Book

Creative and eco friendly ways to gift wrap a book. Upcycling old books and comics as gift wrap

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November 04, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
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upcycling, book crafts
October 28, 2020

Geometric Coasters you can make yourself

October 28, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Geometric Coasters you can make yourself

Beautiful geometric coasters that you can make yourself.

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October 28, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
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gift ideas, round up, coasters
October 21, 2020

How to re-cover a sleeve board or ironing board

October 21, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
How to re-cover a sleeve board or ironing board

If your sleeve board or ironing board is looking tatty it is easy to make it a new cover in just 15 minutes.

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October 21, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 3
sewing, Sewing my Stash, recycling/repurposing, repair
October 14, 2020

Doodled Paper Autumn Leaves

October 14, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Doodled Paper Autumn Leaves

Create a watercolour effect with kids felt pens and doodle on them to make pretty paper autumn leaves.

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October 14, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
General papercraft 1
greeting cards, doodle, autumn, Fall Crafts
October 07, 2020

Simple Squared Knot Bag Tutorial

October 07, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Squared Knot Bag Tutorial

A free pattern and tutorial to make a simplified version of a traditional Japanese knot bag. This bag is squared off so the handles are much easy to put in neatly.

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October 07, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
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Sewing my Stash, sewing, bags, sewing tutorial
September 30, 2020

Patchwork Granny Square Baby Blanket

September 30, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Patchwork Granny Square Baby Blanket

Made using free Granny Square patterns from some of my favourite crochet designers, this pretty baby blanket is fun to make.

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September 30, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
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Crochet, for baby
September 22, 2020

Sewing Projects for Autumn

September 22, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Sewing Projects for Autumn

A collection of beautiful autumn or fall sewing projects. Something for all ages and abilities.

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September 22, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
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sewing, autumn, Fall Crafts
September 21, 2020

How to Sew Simple Hand Warmers with Removable Covers

September 21, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
How to Sew Simple Hand Warmers with Removable Covers

How to sew simple hand warmers with removable covers for washing

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September 21, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
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sewing, Sewing my Stash, gift ideas, tutorials
September 15, 2020

Pumpkin Cross Stitch Free Mini Design

September 15, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Pumpkin Cross Stitch Free Mini Design

A free mini cross stitch Pumpkin design, perfect for a wooden key ring.

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September 15, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 3, Halloween
cross stitch, embroidery, Halloween, keyring, autumn, Fall Crafts
September 14, 2020

Fun Quote Notebook DIY

September 14, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Fun Quote Notebook DIY

Give a plain notebook a makeover with a fun quote using supplies from the dollar store or pound shop.

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September 14, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
General papercraft 1
gift ideas, papercraft, glitter
September 09, 2020

Paper Bag Gift Bag upcycling

September 09, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Paper Bag Gift Bag upcycling

How to upcycle plain paper bags to pretty gift bags

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September 09, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
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recycling/repurposing, papercraft, Gift Wrap, Gifts
September 02, 2020

Men's shirt to fitted blouse refashion

September 02, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Men's shirt to fitted blouse refashion

How to turn an old men’s shirt into a fitted women’s blouse. A men’s shirt refashion

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September 02, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
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refashion, sewing, recycling/repurposing
August 26, 2020

How to make an embroidered felt scissor keeper

August 26, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
How to make an embroidered felt scissor keeper

How to make an embroidered felt scissor keeper or fob. Ideal to upcycle an old felt sweater or cardigan

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August 26, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
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embroidery, sewing
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