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Friday Internet Crushes: Ms. Stitcher Stitched a TARDIS! | Red-Handled Scissors

Friday Internet Crushes: Ms. Stitcher Stitched a TARDIS!

TARDIS iPhone case from TZoM reader Ms. Stitcher! A few days ago, I got a very sweet comment on my TARDIS iPhone Case Cross-Stitch Pattern post from Rebecca over at Ms. Stitcher, letting me know that she’d used the pattern to make her own TARDIS iPhone case, and that she’d posted a photo on her …

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Tutorial: Crochet 101 for Craftzine.com | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: Crochet 101 for Craftzine.com

Were you excited about my crocheted snowflake ornaments or double sided dish scrubbers, but totally intimidated by the idea of learning how to crochet? Well, even if you’ve never picked up a crochet hook before, have no fear! Check out my Crochet 101 video tutorial on CRAFT, and I’ll show you everything you need to …

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Tutorial: Sewable Shrink Plastic Buttons | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: Sewable Shrink Plastic Buttons

Did you know that you can make your own custom plastic buttons for just about any project, any time you need them, and for super cheap? After seeing this awesome button tutorial from Scissors.Paper.Wok, I’ve been dying to make some buttons of my own. Mine aren’t quite as artistically beautiful as Kimanh’s—I erred on the …

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Top Five Tutorials of 2011 | Red-Handled Scissors

Top Five Tutorials of 2011

For me, 2011 has been a year punctuated by awesome changes and opportunities. In just 12 short months, I’ve transitioned into craft writing as my full-time job, gotten my teach on at demos and events, started fantastic writing gigs with CRAFT and Craft Test Dummies, and met many of my closest crafty collaborators. I am …

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