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August 31, 2022

Fairy Toadstool House Craft Ideas

August 31, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Fairy Toadstool House Craft Ideas

A collection of Toadstool Fairy House craft ideas, lots of different crafts including crochet, sewing and embroidery.

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August 31, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
everything else 3
craft tutorials, round up
August 17, 2022

How to transfer an embroidery design onto fabric

August 17, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to transfer an embroidery design onto fabric

How to transfer an embroidery design onto fabric

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August 17, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
embroidery
August 08, 2022

Upcycle a Pretty Paper Bag into Greeting Cards

August 08, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycle a Pretty Paper Bag into Greeting Cards

Upcycle a pretty paper bag into greeting cards, a simple recycled papercraft idea

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August 08, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Upcycled 2, Greeting Cards 1
papercraft, greeting cards, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
August 02, 2022

Upcycled Cotton Reel Garland

August 02, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Cotton Reel Garland

How to make a pretty garland for your sewing space by upcycling some old cotton spools.

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August 02, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Upcycled 2
upcycling, Home Decorating
July 29, 2022

Things to Sew for your Sewing Room

July 29, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Things to Sew for your Sewing Room

Over 30 ideas to sew for your sewing space, or as gifts for your sewing loving friends

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July 29, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
sewing, Sewing my Stash
July 23, 2022

Doodle Decorating a 3-Ring Binder

July 23, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Doodle Decorating a 3-Ring Binder

How to decorate a plain kraft 3 ring binder with a sharpie and lots of pretty doodling ideas.

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July 23, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 25 Comments
Upcycled 2, General Papercraft 2
papercraft, doodle, stationery
July 06, 2022

How to make a Felt Toadstool Fairy House

July 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Felt Toadstool Fairy House

How to make a felt toadstool fairy house, a simple sewing project for Sew a Softie month.

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July 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
sew a softie, sewing tutorial, sewing, Hand Sewing, toys
July 05, 2022

Upcycling Plastic Food Containers into Pretty Storage

July 05, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycling Plastic Food Containers into Pretty Storage

Single use products are hard to avoid completely so using them in your craft projects is a good direct way to recycle them. Plastic food tubs can be turned into pretty storage containers with this easy papercraft.

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July 05, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 2
recycling/repurposing, book crafts, papercraft, organising ideas
June 29, 2022

Cosy Craft Club Kit Review

June 29, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Cosy Craft Club Kit Review

Cosy Craft Club Kit Review - the eco resin terrazzo coaster kit

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June 29, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
everything else 3, Kit Review
coasters, Product review
June 14, 2022

Funem Studio Weaving Loom Kit Review

June 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Funem Studio Weaving Loom Kit Review

A review of the weaving loom kit from Funem Studio. Making a natural coloured wall hanging from textured yarns.

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June 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
everything else 3, Kit Review
weaving, Product review
June 07, 2022

How to make a Pretty Tote Bag with Vintage Linen and Lace

June 07, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Pretty Tote Bag with Vintage Linen and Lace

How to make a pretty patchwork tote bag with vintage linen and lace.

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June 07, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
sewing tutorial, sewing, Sewing my Stash, recycling/repurposing
June 02, 2022

Me Made May 2022

June 02, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Me Made May 2022

My experience with Me Made May 2022, a challenge to wear handmade garments for a whole month.

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June 02, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
sewing
May 28, 2022

Spaghetti Jar to Garden Lantern Upcycle

May 28, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Spaghetti Jar to Garden Lantern Upcycle

Take an old spaghetti jar and repurpose it into a lovely lantern candle holder for your garden using paper napkins.

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May 28, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Upcycled 2
upcycling, decoupage, gardening, pretty ideas, summer ideas
May 18, 2022

How to fix a top with sleeves that are too tight

May 18, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to fix a top with sleeves that are too tight

How to fix a top that has sleeves that are too tight. A simple sewing refashion idea.

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May 18, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4, Refashions
refashion, upcycling, sewing
May 11, 2022

Honeycomb Crochet Baby Blanket

May 11, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Honeycomb Crochet Baby Blanket

How to make a honeycomb crochet baby blanket with hexagons in shades of yellow and grey

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May 11, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 9 Comments
Knitting & Crochet 1
Crochet, for baby
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