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Vegan "Cadbury" Creme Egg | Red-Handled Scissors

Vegan “Cadbury” Creme Egg

I’ve been meaning to try my hand at a vegan version of this wondrous seasonal confection for at least two years. And today (yes, the day AFTER Easter), I have finally done it. I’m fairly certain that the original recipe was posted on the PPK ages ago, but I was only able to find a …

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Sunday Snapshot: Spring Seed Shopping | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Spring Seed Shopping

Spring in Brooklyn! In celebration of the BEAUTIFUL weather in Brooklyn today (79 degrees and sunny), Jeremy and I headed out to buy the seeds and supplies needed to get our fire escape garden going for the summer. What I’m most excited about: cherry tomatoes, hot pepper plants, and the strawberry growing kit. I’m not …

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Tutorial: Oversized Knitting/Crochet Project Bag | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: Oversized Knitting/Crochet Project Bag

I came up with this design at the request of my BFF, who needed a knitting project bag that would be large enough for a sweater or skirt project, yet still compact enough to be tossed into a tote bag for her daily subway commute. I started out by making a very basic all-rectangle pattern, …

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Friday Internet Crushes: Love Your Mother (Earth) | Red-Handled Scissors

Friday Internet Crushes: Love Your Mother (Earth)

Urbio Urban Vertical Garden Photo care of http://myurbio.com/ Since my very first trip to Germany in college, where each room in the dorm where we stayed was fitted with a modular bathroom with modern fixtures that all snapped together seamlessly (and could be cleaned by spraying the whole thing with the movable shower head), I’ve …

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