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Sunday Snapshot: Labor Day Yard Games | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Labor Day Yard Games

It was a yard game kind of day, so the boys spent the afternoon building boards, and with the help of my friend Michelle, I held up my end of the deal by sewing eight corn-filled beanbags (cornbags?). As a result, many rousing games of Cornhole were played, and much laughter and swearing could be …

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Tutorial: Make Your Own Wooden Buttons | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: Make Your Own Wooden Buttons

My father-in-law is a violin maker, and he always has a giant box full of beautiful pieces of scrap wood in his shop. For years, I have dreamed of turning those extra pieces into my own handmade wooden buttons. So, when Jeremy and I visited his family in Vermont earlier this month, I finally took …

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Sunday Snapshot: Wooden Buttons | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Wooden Buttons

Wooden Buttons in the Making I spent all day yesterday celebrating the wedding of my friends Pete and Jessee, and thus missed my regularly scheduled Sunday Snapshot. So, let’s just pretend it’s still the weekend, okay? If you’re already  following along on Facebook and Twitter, then you already know about my trip to Vermont and …

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