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How-To: Origami Market Bag

How-To: Origami Market Bag

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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This summer, hit the farmer’s market in style with a simple and lovely origami market bag!

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How-To: Geometric Tote Bag 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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Make a bold statement with one simple stitch: dress up a plain tote bag with this geometric pattern embroidery tutorial!

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How-To: Farmer’s Market Carpet Bag

How-To: Farmer’s Market Carpet Bag

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 a rugged yet stylish carry-all with this farmer’s market carpet bag tutorial!

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How-To: Simple DIY Yoga Mat Bag

How-To: Simple DIY Yoga Mat Bag

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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Is fitness part of your New Year’s routine? Hit the yoga studio in style with a DIY yoga mat bag!

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How-To: Diamond Patchwork Tote Bag

How-To: Diamond Patchwork Tote Bag

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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Uh oh. It might be time to expand my already out of control tote bag collection once again! This diamond patchwork tote bag from Elles at Misusu is definitely a refreshing take on a common design, and I adore the bold colors and sharp angles. Are you a tote bag junkie too? You’ll be happy […]

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Hex Tote Crochet-Along with Futuregirl

By nataliezdrieu

nataliezdrieu

Editor-in-Chief of CRAFT, www.craftzine.com

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Looking for a new craft project to keep you busy during President’s Day weekend? Head on over to the Futuregirl site to participate in the Hex Tote Crochet-Along. It’s the perfect spring tote! The first video is posted up to help you create the first three rows of a hex motif. Also, check out her […]

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Fashioning Technology Space Invaders Tote

Fashioning Technology Space Invaders Tote

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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With our Geek Chic theme in full swing this month, we just had to offer an excerpt from our favorite book on smart crafting, Fashioning Technology by Syuzi Pakhchyan. This DIY Intro to Smart Crafting is precisely that: it offers everything you need to get started blending “traditional and unorthodox crafting techniques with new, intelligent […]

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