Home » Blog

New Brother 1034D Serger! | Red-Handled Scissors

New Brother 1034D Serger!

My very first serger, a Brother 1034D, arrived yesterday! After reading all of the instructions and getting over my initial intimidation (Have you see the crazy threading for these things?!), tonight I was finally ready to give her a try. When I finished with my test stitching, I was pretty sure that I’d made a cat …

Read more

Air Plant Chandeliers Make Great Gifts | Red-Handled Scissors

Air Plant Chandeliers Make Great Gifts

This weekend, I made two new air plant chandeliers–one for a friend’s birthday, one for me. For both, I used single glass containers, one from Salvation Army, and one from my collection of lab glass. (Thus far, I’ve only repurposed found or used containers for my chandeliers.) This time, when I went out to get …

Read more

Sunday Snapshot: Catnip Meets the Cat | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Catnip Meets the Cat

Simon approves of my indoor catnip gardening.

Read more

Friday Internet Crushes: Eco-Friendly Homemade | Red-Handled Scissors

Friday Internet Crushes: Eco-Friendly Homemade

Awesome fabric printing tutorial by Ayelen of Lanolyn, featured on the hielsa.com blog (Photo care of http://blog.hielsa.com/) Celebrate Earth Day (and some extra change in our pocket) by cutting down on ink waste with ecofont, featured on I Heart Handmade (Graphic care of http://blog.indiehandmade.com/) As an insatiable organizer of information, I am in love with redstarINK’s …

Read more