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November 04, 2026

How to Make Easy Watercolour Christmas Tree Cards

November 04, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
How to Make Easy Watercolour Christmas Tree Cards

Easy to make Christmas Cards with simple watercolour trees, a card making tutorial

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Christmas 2, Greeting Cards 2
Christmas cards, watercolour
October 28, 2026

Simple to Sew Reusable Gift Bags

October 28, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Simple to Sew Reusable Gift Bags

Simple to sew reusable fabric gift bags, a sewing tutorial.

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Christmas 2, Sewing and Embroidery 7
sewing tutorial, Gift Wrap, Christmas
October 26, 2026

Handmade Monday #490

October 26, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Handmade Monday #490

Welcome to Handmade Monday #490 a link up for craft ideas, recipes and all things handmade.

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October 26, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 67 Comments
Handmade Monday
October 21, 2026

The absolute travesty that is AI crochet, why it makes me so angry and some reputable sites for patterns

October 21, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
The absolute travesty that is AI crochet, why it makes me so angry and some reputable sites for patterns

The absolute travesty that is AI crochet and why it makes me so mad and some reputable sources for crochet patterns.

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October 21, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
everything else 5
crochet
October 14, 2026

Modern Craft Kits, a Gift Guide

October 14, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Modern Craft Kits, a Gift Guide

Modern craft kits, a comprehensive gift guide

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everything else 3
gift guide, gift ideas, Christmas, craft kits
October 07, 2026

How to Sew a Simple Flat Pencil Case

October 07, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
How to Sew a Simple Flat Pencil Case

How to sew a simple flat pencil case, a sewing tutorial

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October 07, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery 7
sewing tutorial
September 30, 2026

DIY Highlighter Birthday Cards

September 30, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
DIY Highlighter Birthday Cards

A fun art technique using highlighters. Plus tips to turn your art into simple greeting cards.

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September 30, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 2 Comments
Greeting Cards 2
card making, greeting cards, papercraft, art
September 26, 2026

Easy Switch Photo Frame Upcycle

September 26, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Easy Switch Photo Frame Upcycle

Upcycle an old picture frame into an easy switch photo frame with fabric

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September 26, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
Upcycled 4
upcycling, recycling/repurposing, Home Decorating
September 16, 2026

10 Creative Denim Jewellery Ideas

September 16, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
10 Creative Denim Jewellery Ideas

10 creative ideas to make jewellery with scraps of old denim jeans

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September 16, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Jewellery, Upcycled 4
denim, round up, jewellery
September 09, 2026

Nasturtium Needlepoint Free Pattern

September 09, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Nasturtium Needlepoint Free Pattern

A free cross stitch and needlepoint pattern, colourful nasturtiums

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September 09, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 7
cross stitch, embroidery, sewing
September 02, 2026

Cottage Garden Free Cross Stitch and Embroidery Pattern

September 02, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Cottage Garden Free Cross Stitch and Embroidery Pattern

Free Cottage Garden Embroidery design

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September 02, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 6 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 7
cross stitch, embroidery
August 26, 2026

Framed Scrabble Tile Quote

August 26, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Framed Scrabble Tile Quote

Turn old scrabble tiles into a piece of art by spelling out a favourite quote.

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August 26, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
General Papercrafts, Upcycled 4
Home Decorating, Wedding, art, gift ideas, papercraft, recycling/repurposing, tutorials
August 19, 2026

Floral Magazine Upcycled Cards

August 19, 2026/ Sum of their Stories
Floral Magazine Upcycled Cards

A really quick and easy make for when you need a pretty card in a hurry. Made using bright card and an old magazine.

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August 19, 2026/ Sum of their Stories/ 17 Comments
Greeting Cards, upcycled
papercraft, papercutting, recycling/repurposing, greeting cards
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/ 4 Comments
Upcycled 4, everything else 5
art, doodle, upcycling, recycling/repurposing
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/ 9 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6
Sewing my Stash, sewing, patchwork
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