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Back to School with This Circuit Playground Class Scheduler

Back to School with This Circuit Playground Class Scheduler

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Kid’s class calendar too complicated? Make this class scheduler to keep it all straight.

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How-To: DIY Pencil Clutch

How-To: DIY Pencil Clutch

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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With her awesome ruler clutch from a couple of years ago AND this new DIY pencil clutch project under her belt, Heidi from Hands Occupied is definitely my geek craft hero!

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How-To: Constellation School and Office Organizers

How-To: Constellation School and Office Organizers

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Transform cardboard boxes into awesome space-inspired storage solutions for school or the office with this fun constellation organizers video tutorial!

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How-To: School Supply Organizer

How-To: School Supply Organizer

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Make classrooms, offices, or crafting areas a bit more organized with this simple and handy school supply organizer!

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How-To: Ruler Pencil Holder

How-To: Ruler Pencil Holder

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Sure, you could bring an apple to the teacher on the first day of school. But, they’d probably like an awesome DIY ruler pencil holder a whole lot more!

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How-To: Back To School Embroidery

How-To: Back To School Embroidery

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Learn your stitches and practice your letters and shapes with this cute back to school-themed embroidery basics tutorial that Rebecca Ringquist from dropcloth shared on the Etsy blog!

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