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November 30, 2023

A Little Tribute to Pearl 2023

November 30, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
A Little Tribute to Pearl 2023

As a little tribute to my grandma Pearl, I’m sharing details of a dolls dress she made for me when I was young.

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November 30, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
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November 25, 2023

Easy Wooden Christmas Tree Upcycle

November 25, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Easy Wooden Christmas Tree Upcycle

A quick and easy way to update an old wooden Christmas tree decoration.

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November 25, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Christmas 2, Upcycled 3
Christmas, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
November 14, 2023

Beautiful Christmas Sewing Patterns to download today

November 14, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Beautiful Christmas Sewing Patterns to download today

Beautiful Christmas themed sewing patterns to download instantly from Etsy.

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November 14, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
Christmas 2, Sewing and embroidery 5
Christmas, gift guide, sewing, Felt
November 07, 2023

How to make a Delicate Felt Star and Bead Garland

November 07, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Delicate Felt Star and Bead Garland

How to make a delicate Christmas garland with upcycled felt and beads

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November 07, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
Christmas 2, Sewing and embroidery 5, Upcycled 3
Christmas, upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Felt, sustainable craft challenge
November 01, 2023

Marbled Clay Jewellery

November 01, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Marbled Clay Jewellery

Easy to make jewellery ideas for air dry clay

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November 01, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 16 Comments
Jewellery
Air Hardening Clay, Product review, art, jewellery, tutorials, bunting
October 25, 2023

Crafting on a Tight Budget

October 25, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Crafting on a Tight Budget

Crafts on a tight budget, tips and ideas to save money on your craft hobbies

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October 25, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
everything else 4
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Clever ideas
October 18, 2023

Fandom DIY Art Upcycle

October 18, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Fandom DIY Art Upcycle

How to upcycle old unwanted art work with elements from your favourite fandom. An easy art makeover craft project.

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October 18, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 3
art, recycling/repurposing, upcycling
October 11, 2023

How to make your own Mosaic Art Canvas

October 11, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
How to make your own Mosaic Art Canvas

How to make your own mosaic art canvas. I repurposed old paintings but you could also use old greeting cards, magazines, children’s art or scrapbook papers.

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October 11, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 16 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 3
upcycling, art, Home Decorating, recycling/repurposing
October 03, 2023

Vintage Doily Afternoon Tea Embroidery Upcycle

October 03, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Vintage Doily Afternoon Tea Embroidery Upcycle

Upcycle an old doily with some simple embroidery and a fun tea time quote

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October 03, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5, Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, upcycling, embroidery, pretty ideas, sustainable craft challenge
September 23, 2023

Bottle Cap Tray Upcycle

September 23, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Bottle Cap Tray Upcycle

How to upcycle an old wooden tray with bottle caps and epoxy resin

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September 23, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 18 Comments
Upcycled 3, everything else 4
recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating
September 13, 2023

DIY Coasters including the fails!

September 13, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
DIY Coasters including the fails!

How to make colourful cut out coasters with pleather and felt, including some of my craft fails along the way!

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September 13, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
everything else 4
Home Decorating, gift ideas, tutorials, what can go wrong
September 05, 2023

Mini Vases made from Yogurt Bottles

September 05, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Mini Vases made from Yogurt Bottles

How to turn old mini yogurt bottles into pretty mini vases with pressed flowers.

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September 05, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 31 Comments
Upcycled 3
recycling/repurposing, Floral, Home Decorating, sustainable craft challenge
August 30, 2023

Woven Paper Greeting Cards

August 30, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Woven Paper Greeting Cards

How to make unique greeting cards using woven paper.

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August 30, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Greeting Cards 1
greeting cards, papercraft
August 23, 2023

Liberty Fabric and Bead Bracelet

August 23, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Liberty Fabric and Bead Bracelet

An easy way to use scraps of pretty fabric to make a beautiful beaded bracelet.

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August 23, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 26 Comments
Jewellery
gift ideas, jewellery, pretty ideas, tutorials, bracelet, beads
August 16, 2023

How to Paint a Fun Modern Wall Mural

August 16, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
How to Paint a Fun Modern Wall Mural

How to paint a simple and modern mural on your wall

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August 16, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
everything else 4
mural, Home Decorating, paint
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