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January 22, 2022

Decorative Envelope Folder Upcycle

January 22, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Decorative Envelope Folder Upcycle

How to upcycle card envelope packaging into a decorative and useful envelope folder, an easy paper recycling craft tutorial.

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January 22, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 29 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 2
papercraft, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
January 10, 2022

Valentine Heart Bookmarks

January 10, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Valentine Heart Bookmarks

How to make a simple heart bookmark with doodles.

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January 10, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Valentines
Valentine, doodle, papercraft
January 04, 2022

How to Make Upcycled Cork Fairy Houses

January 04, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to Make Upcycled Cork Fairy Houses

How to make sweet little fairy houses from old champagne and fizzy wine corks

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January 04, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Upcycled 2, everything else 3
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, gardening
December 22, 2021

40 Fabulous Free Crochet Flower Patterns

December 22, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
40 Fabulous Free Crochet Flower Patterns

40 fabulous free crochet flower patterns, the results of my 100 day Instagram project.

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December 22, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Floral, round up
December 13, 2021

No Fuss Coconut Ice

December 13, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
No Fuss Coconut Ice

No Fuss Coconut Ice, a simple and easy recipe to make coconut ice. An ideal Christmas treat

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December 13, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Recipes
recipes, gift ideas
December 08, 2021

Crochet Christmas Tree Patterns

December 08, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Crochet Christmas Tree Patterns

Over 20 free Christmas tree crochet patterns

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December 08, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Christmas 1, Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Christmas
November 30, 2021

How to sew EPP hexagons by hand

November 30, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
How to sew EPP hexagons by hand

How to hand stitch EPP English paper Piecing Hexagons. A little tribute to Pearl, my nan as this is the method she taught me.

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November 30, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4, Their Stories
patchwork, craft tutorials, sewing tutorial, tutorials, their stories, Hand Sewing
November 24, 2021

Modern Craft Kits, a Gift Guide

November 24, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Modern Craft Kits, a Gift Guide

Modern craft kits, a comprehensive gift guide

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everything else 3
gift guide, gift ideas, Christmas, craft kits
November 16, 2021

How to make the easiest reusable fabric Christmas gift bags

November 16, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
How to make the easiest reusable fabric Christmas gift bags

How to make the easiest reusable fabric gift bags this Christmas - or all year round!

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November 16, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
Christmas 1, Sewing and Embroidery 4
Christmas, Gift Wrap, Sewing my Stash, sewing tutorial
November 10, 2021

The Creative Craft Show November 2021

November 10, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Craft Show November 2021

My visit to the Creative Craft Show at the NEC Birmingham in November 2021

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Craft show
November 08, 2021

Upcycled Cotton Reel Table Place Setting

November 08, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Cotton Reel Table Place Setting

Upcycle empty cotton reels or spools and turn them into name place settings for your Christmas dinner table.

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November 08, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Christmas 1, upcycled 1
Christmas, upcycling, recycling/repurposing, papercraft
November 03, 2021

Decoupage a Wooden Drawer Desk Storage Unit with Floral Paper Napkins

November 03, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Decoupage a Wooden Drawer Desk Storage Unit with Floral Paper Napkins

Decoupage a wooden desk drawer storage unit with pretty poppy paper napkins.

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November 03, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
everything else 3, General Papercraft 2
decoupage, Home Decorating
October 27, 2021

Scrap Fabric Christmas Cards

October 27, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
Scrap Fabric Christmas Cards

How to make unique Christmas cards using tiny scraps of festive fabric. A great way to reduce fabric waste and use every last bit.

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October 27, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Christmas 1, Greeting Cards 1
card making, greeting cards, craft tutorials, Christmas
October 20, 2021

How to make a simple straight skirt with elastic waist

October 20, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a simple straight skirt with elastic waist

How to make a simple straight skirt with an elasticated waistband. A beginners sewing tutorial.

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October 20, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery 4
sewing tutorial, sewing, Sewing my Stash
October 13, 2021

DIY Decoupage or Mixed Media Wooden Gift Tags

October 13, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
DIY Decoupage or Mixed Media Wooden Gift Tags

Lots of ideas to decorate wooden heart shapes to make pretty gift tags.

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October 13, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
General Papercraft 2, everything else 3
Gift Wrap, papercraft, craft tutorials, book crafts
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