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May 28, 2025

How to Make Scrap Fabric Twine Bracelets

May 28, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
How to Make Scrap Fabric Twine Bracelets

It’s simple to turn long thin scraps of fabric into twine to make a pretty bracelet.

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May 28, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 29 Comments
Jewellery
accessories, gift ideas, jewellery, pretty ideas, tutorials, bracelet, scrap fabric
May 24, 2025

Folk Art Gift Tags made from Cardboard Packaging

May 24, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Folk Art Gift Tags made from Cardboard Packaging

Make the sweetest folk art style gift tags from cardboard packaging, a recycling craft idea

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May 24, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 24 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 4
papercraft, Gift Wrap, recycling/repurposing, upcycling, art
May 14, 2025

Scrappy Fabric Tote Bag Tutorial

May 14, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Scrappy Fabric Tote Bag Tutorial

How to make a scrappy fabric tote bag, a free sewing tutorial

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May 14, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery 6
Sewing my Stash, sewing tutorial, bags, scrap fabric
May 07, 2025

2 Ways to Make Tote Bags with Scrap Fabric and Net

May 07, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
2 Ways to Make Tote Bags with Scrap Fabric and Net

How to make a unique tote bag with nylon net and tiny fabric scraps, 2 different bag construction methods explained in this sewing tutorial

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May 07, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
sewing tutorial, Sewing my Stash, upcycling, bags, scrap fabric
April 30, 2025

Tip to use really small pieces of cross stitch fabric

April 30, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Tip to use really small pieces of cross stitch fabric

A simple and effective way to make small pieces of embroidery fabric useable in an embroidery hoop.

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April 30, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery 6
embroidery, craft hints and tips, thrifty tips
April 23, 2025

Dotty Greeting Card Tutorial

April 23, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Dotty Greeting Card Tutorial

Create unique dotty greeting cards with this easy card making tutorial

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April 23, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 34 Comments
Greeting Cards
greeting cards, papercraft, tutorials, what can go wrong
April 16, 2025

Make a New Home Card with Denim Scraps

April 16, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Make a New Home Card with Denim Scraps

How to make a New Home Card using denim scraps to make a house motif

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April 16, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
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card making, greeting cards, denim, scrap fabric
April 09, 2025

146 Mini Art Ideas

April 09, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
146 Mini Art Ideas

146 mini art ideas. Lots of art ideas all done on the back of old business cards

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April 09, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
General Papercraft 2
papercraft, art
April 03, 2025

What I learnt making a blouse from an old table cloth

April 03, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
What I learnt making a blouse from an old table cloth

Tips and hints that I learnt when making a blouse from an old tablecloth, hopping on to the trend of making garments from old embroidered linen

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April 03, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4, refashions 1
recycling/repurposing, dressmaking, refashion, sewing
March 28, 2025

A little tribute to Ellen 2025

March 28, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Ellen 2025

A painting by my grandma Ellen, as a tribute on what would have been her birthday

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March 28, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
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March 22, 2025

Easy DIY Envelope Junk Journal

March 22, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Easy DIY Envelope Junk Journal

How to make a simple junk journal from old envelopes, packaging and magazines. A fun summer craft for kids and adults.

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March 22, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 28 Comments
General Papercraft 2, Upcycled 4
papercraft, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
March 12, 2025

Recycled Magazine Art

March 12, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Recycled Magazine Art

A really easy idea to make art on a budget, simple collage style art made from junk mail and old magazines

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March 12, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
General Papercrafts, Everything else 1, upcycled
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, tutorials, art
March 05, 2025

Fabric Easter Greeting Card DIY

March 05, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Fabric Easter Greeting Card DIY

Make lovely Easter cards using scraps of bunny themed fabric

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March 05, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Easter, Greeting Cards 1
Easter, greeting cards, Sewing my Stash
February 26, 2025

Beautiful Bird Themed Craft Ideas

February 26, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Beautiful Bird Themed Craft Ideas

A collection of bird themed craft ideas to sew, knit, crochet and papercraft.

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February 26, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
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round up
February 19, 2025

Button Clutch Bag

February 19, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
Button Clutch Bag

Cover an old clutch bag with buttons for a whole new look.

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February 19, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 37 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery, Waste not Want not
bags, buttons, pretty ideas, recycling/repurposing, refashion, sewing, tutorials
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