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August 12, 2026

Floral Glass Jar Upcycle with Acrylic Pens

August 12, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Floral Glass Jar Upcycle with Acrylic Pens

Upcycle a plain glass jar with a pretty flower meadow design, hand painted using acrylic paint pens

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August 12, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
everything else 4, Upcycled 4
art, doodle, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
August 09, 2026

Handmade Monday #482

August 09, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Handmade Monday #482

Welcome to Handmade Monday #482 a link up for craft ideas, recipes and all things handmade.

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August 09, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 60 Comments
Handmade Monday
August 05, 2026

My Scrappy Blue Quilt for the Festival of Quilts

August 05, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
My Scrappy Blue Quilt for the Festival of Quilts

Details of my scrappy blue quilt made for the Festival of Quilts

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August 05, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6
Sewing my Stash, sewing, patchwork
July 25, 2026

Making Art with the Insides of Security Envelopes

July 25, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Making Art with the Insides of Security Envelopes

How to make art collages with the insides of security envelopes, lots of upcycled papercraft ideas

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July 25, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 23 Comments
General Papercraft 3, Upcycled 4, Greeting Cards 2
papercraft, upcycling, greeting cards
July 08, 2026

Tetris Tote Bag Tutorial

July 08, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Tetris Tote Bag Tutorial

How to make a lined tote bag with a fun retro gaming Tetris design

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July 08, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 49 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery
Geekery, sewing, what can go wrong, sewing tutorial
July 01, 2026

20 different ways to make faux flowers

July 01, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
20 different ways to make faux flowers

20 creative ideas to make faux flowers from a variety of materials with a mix of techniques

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everything else 4
Floral, round up
June 24, 2026

Another Solace DIY Leather Bag Kit Review

June 24, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Another Solace DIY Leather Bag Kit Review

DIY leather bag kit review, I’ve made another leather handbag using a kit from Solace Leather, here’s how I got on.

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June 24, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Kit Review
craft kits, Product review
June 16, 2026

The Easiest Way to Sew a Fully Lined Drawstring Bag

June 16, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
The Easiest Way to Sew a Fully Lined Drawstring Bag

The easiest way to sew a fully lined drawstring bag, a really simple drawstring bag sewing tutorial

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June 16, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6
sewing tutorial, bags
June 09, 2026

Gingham Mini Vases; the easy way and the hard way

June 09, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Gingham Mini Vases; the easy way and the hard way

Not all craft projects go to plan first time. Today I’m sharing an idea that I massively overcomplicated to start with, luckily there is a quick easy way which I’m also sharing!

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June 09, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Everything else 2
pretty ideas, upcycling, what can go wrong
June 02, 2026

Denim Flower Pouch Tutorial

June 02, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Denim Flower Pouch Tutorial

How to make a denim pouch covered in mini flowers

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June 02, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6
sewing tutorial, denim, bags
May 27, 2026

How to make a gift card envelope with button and thread closure

May 27, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a gift card envelope with button and thread closure

Here is a cute way to give a gift card - make a unique envelope for it from lovely craft paper with a button and thread fastening

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May 27, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
General Papercrafts
buttons, gift ideas, papercraft, tutorials
May 23, 2026

Ceramic Garden Ornament Refresh

May 23, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Ceramic Garden Ornament Refresh

How to give an old tired ceramic garden ornament a refresh

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May 23, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 24 Comments
everything else 4, Upcycled 4
recycling/repurposing, paint, do it over challenge
May 13, 2026

"That is a duck Miss Bennet" Embroidered Pin Badge

May 13, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
"That is a duck Miss Bennet" Embroidered Pin Badge

How to embroider a pin badge with the Mr Hayward’s duck drawing from The Other Bennet Sister TV show

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Sewing and Embroidery 6
embroidery
May 06, 2026

Book Nook Kit Review

May 06, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Book Nook Kit Review

I’ve tried out a book nook kit from Rolife and this is what I thought

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everything else 4, Kit Review
Product review
April 29, 2026

20 creative ways to use scraps of ribbon

April 29, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
20 creative ways to use scraps of ribbon

20 creative ways to use scraps of ribbon, a collection of ribbon craft projects and ideas

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April 29, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
everything else 4
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