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Sprained Wrist Blues | Red-Handled Scissors

Sprained Wrist Blues

I’m typing this with one hand, and am feeling pretty darn surly about it. Last week, just as I got settled in after CHA and started gearing up for a crazy busy month of making (Emmy dress, what?!), I somehow managed to badly sprain my wrist by—wait for it—pusing open the door at my favorite …

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Sunday Snapshot: Raspberry Appreciation | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Raspberry Appreciation

Today, I salute raspberries. Specifically, delicious, ripe raspberries that seem to stretch out as far as the eye can see in the stands of my local farmers’ market. C’mon guys. You know you want to put them on your fingertips and eat them off one at a time. It’s a simple fact of summertime life.

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DIY-ing the Emmys: A Call for Help | Red-Handled Scissors

DIY-ing the Emmys: A Call for Help

Last Year’s Emmy Adventures My very talented (and totally awesome) husband is, once again, Emmy-nominated Jeremy Cox! And I, not being one to run from a challenge, have decided to make my dress and accessories for the big event. You know, the one that’s happening just slightly more than a month from now? Yeah, that …

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Tutorial: The Walking Taco | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: The Walking Taco

When the weather gets hot, sometimes you just need an extra-easy, extra-portable meal. So, if my childhood trips to summer camp taught me one thing about mobile food, it’s this: there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a walking taco on a lazy day. You just throw your favorite taco ingredients into a single-serve bag of …

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