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March 08, 2022

New trends in Crafting - CHSI Stitches 2022

March 08, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
New trends in Crafting - CHSI Stitches 2022

Craft trends for 2022 from the CHSI stitches show including sustainable craft products

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Craft show
March 01, 2022

Tote Bag Upcycle with Floral Upholstery Fabric

March 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Tote Bag Upcycle with Floral Upholstery Fabric

Upcycle a plain tote bag with scraps of upholstery fabric

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March 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4, Upcycled 2
sewing, sewing tutorial, Floral
February 23, 2022

How to make a simple flower crochet garland

February 23, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a simple flower crochet garland

How to crochet a simple and colourful flower garland

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February 23, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, Spring, Floral, crochet pattern
February 14, 2022

How to make Embroidered Patchwork Lavender Sachets

February 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make Embroidered Patchwork Lavender Sachets

How to make embroidered patchwork hanging lavender sachets with beautiful beaded tassels.

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February 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 32 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
patchwork, embroidery, tassels, Sewing my Stash, sewing tutorial, Hand Sewing
February 07, 2022

A little tribute to Jenny 2022

February 07, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Jenny 2022

Sharing a felt owl needle case once own by my mum, on the day that would have been her birthday.

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February 07, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Their Stories
their stories, Felt
February 01, 2022

Kitchen Storage Jar to Pretty Vase Upcycle

February 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Kitchen Storage Jar to Pretty Vase Upcycle

How to upcycle an old kitchen jar into a stylish vase.

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February 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
Upcycled 2
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating, Floral, tassels, Crochet
January 28, 2022

My Favourite Crochet and Knitted Heart Patterns

January 28, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
My Favourite Crochet and Knitted Heart Patterns

A collection of my favourite crochet and knit heart patterns

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January 28, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1, Valentines
Crochet, Knitting, Valentine, heart
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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gift guide, gift ideas, Christmas, craft kits
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