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Tutorial: Pillowcase Sundress: Part 1 | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: Pillowcase Sundress: Part 1

Celebrate Earth Day by upcycling 2 pillowcases into a cute, simple sundress! Supplies:* 2 pillowcases with fun patterns (They don’t have to match, but they should be the same size.)* 30-40″ of ¼” braided elastic band, white or black to match the pillowcase fabric (Will be cut down to waist size.)* 2 ½ yards of …

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Upcycled Pillowcase Sundress | Red-Handled Scissors

Upcycled Pillowcase Sundress

You know that pillowcase sundress I’ve been babbling about on Facebook? I finally finished it today! That’s right, muffins. This dress was once 2 pillowcases that I rescued from my childhood closet in the Midwest. (Hi Mom!) Want to learn how to make one too? Head on over to the Pillowcase Sundress Tutorial: Part 1. …

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Recycled Beer Bottle Glasses | Red-Handled Scissors

Recycled Beer Bottle Glasses

On Saturday afternoon, I went to my first Craftaholic’s School of Art and Creativity workshop at Spacecraft in Brooklyn. (Update 4/26/13: Spacecraft is now closed.) We made glasses using recycled beer and soda bottles, which is something I’ve wanted to learn how to do for quite a while. Yoshi, the workshop instructor, showed us all …

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Friday Internet Crushes: Beauty in the Details | Red-Handled Scissors

Friday Internet Crushes: Beauty in the Details

Boden Inspired Cardigan Refashion from twobutterflies Photo care of http://mytwobutterflies.blogspot.com/ I’m totally loving the beaded details, but it must have taken forever to do all that stitching! I don’t tend to go for sparkles and flash, but the pearl and copper combination looks darn classy on a cream cardigan. Graphic Lemons Chic Bib by Saidos …

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