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December 12, 2022

How to make a Felt Star Ornament with Snowflake Embroidery

December 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Felt Star Ornament with Snowflake Embroidery

How to make a felt star ornament with simple snowflake embroidery, a felted sweater upcycling craft project

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December 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 63 Comments
Christmas 2, Sewing and embroidery 5, Upcycled 2
upcycling
December 06, 2022

DIY Punched Tin Lantern Upcycle

December 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
DIY Punched Tin Lantern Upcycle

How to upcycle a tin into a punched lantern with a simple snowflake design

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December 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Upcycled 2, Christmas 2
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Christmas
November 30, 2022

A little tribute to Pearl 2022

November 30, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Pearl 2022

A little tribute to my nan, Pearl - on what would have been her birthday

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November 30, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
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November 26, 2022

Pom Pom Christmas Bauble Upcycle

November 26, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Pom Pom Christmas Bauble Upcycle

How to upcycle an old Christmas bauble with colourful craft pompoms

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November 26, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 26 Comments
Christmas 2, Upcycled 2
Christmas, upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Pom poms
November 14, 2022

How to make Easy Watercolour Christmas Cards

November 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make Easy Watercolour Christmas Cards

How to create unique Christmas cards with simple watercolour painting

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November 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
Christmas 2, Greeting Cards 1
watercolour, Christmas, card making, greeting cards, doodle
November 12, 2022

Cute Christmas Knitting Patterns to Download Today

November 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Cute Christmas Knitting Patterns to Download Today

A collection of cute Christmas knitting patterns you can download today. A mix of decorating and gift ideas.

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November 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
everything else 3, Christmas 2, Knitting & Crochet 1
gift guide
November 09, 2022

How to fix a t-shirt with a tight neckline

November 09, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to fix a t-shirt with a tight neckline

An simple sewing hack to alter a t-shirt neckline if it’s too tight

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November 09, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
clothing, alteration, refashion, sewing
November 01, 2022

How to make festive gift tags from old business cards and magazines

November 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make festive gift tags from old business cards and magazines

How to make festive gift tags from old business cards and pages from your old November and December magazines.

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November 01, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 25 Comments
Christmas 2, Upcycled 2, General Papercraft 2
Christmas, Gift Wrap, recycling/repurposing
October 26, 2022

21+ ways to upcycle old Christmas Baubles

October 26, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
21+ ways to upcycle old Christmas Baubles

Over 21 ways to makeover, upgrade or upcycle old and tatty Christmas baubles to give them a whole new look. Lots of different styles and colours, something to suit every decor.

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October 26, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Upcycled 2, Christmas 1
Christmas, upcycling, round up, recycling/repurposing
October 19, 2022

How to make felted acorns

October 19, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make felted acorns

How to make faux acorns for your autumn and fall decor with real acorn cups and a simple needle felting technique

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October 19, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
everything else 3, Upcycled 2
Felt, autumn, Fall Crafts
October 11, 2022

How to make a Square Drawstring Bag with Boro Style Decoration

October 11, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Square Drawstring Bag with Boro Style Decoration

How to make a square drawstring bag and add some simple boro style embellishment.

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October 11, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
bags, sewing tutorial, Sewing my Stash, Hand Sewing
October 04, 2022

A quick easy way to make fabric drawstring tabs

October 04, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
A quick easy way to make fabric drawstring tabs

A quick and easy way to make fabric tabs for drawstring cords. 2 different methods, one hand sewn and one using a sewing machine.

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October 04, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
Pinterest Challenge, Sewing my Stash, sewing tutorial, sewing
September 24, 2022

How to upcycle a cloth gift bag to cover a store logo

September 24, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to upcycle a cloth gift bag to cover a store logo

How to take a fabric bag with a store logo and upcycle it into a pretty gift bag

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September 24, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5, Upcycled 2
recycling/repurposing, bags, Sewing my Stash, Gifts
September 12, 2022

Autumn Quote Free Cross Stitch Pattern

September 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Autumn Quote Free Cross Stitch Pattern

A free cross stitch pattern to stitch a lovely autumn quote. A Fall Cross Stitch design you can download for free.

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September 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
cross stitch, embroidery, autumn, Fall Crafts
September 06, 2022

How to decorate and upcycle an organza bag

September 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to decorate and upcycle an organza bag

How to upcycle a plain organza bag with simple ribbon applique to make a pretty lavender bag

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September 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 26 Comments
Upcycled 2, Sewing and Embroidery 4
lavender, recycling/repurposing, ribbon
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