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Upcycle Window Screens for a Hanging Herb Garden

We are five sisters from central Illinois who design and make a line of handbags and totes from reproduction fabric milled right here in the United States! We also love blogging, traveling and re-purposing!

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August 10th, 2016August 10th, 2016

With two old window screens and some wooden boards you can create a shelf and wire perch for your container garden.

Greening Cities with Snap-together DIY Farming Kits

By Bilal Ghalib

Bilal Ghalib

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By Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd is a creative director and sustainability consultant. As Marketing Lead for Autodesk's Making for Impact program, his work supports and amplifies the positive environmental and social impact of the global maker community. Originally from the US, he has been a Londoner for seven years

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December 5th, 2015December 4th, 2015

The designs for these snap-together farming kits are open source and community designed.

Backyard Spoilers, Sweetie: Doctor Who-Inspired Stepping Stones

Decorate Your Garden with Doctor Who Stepping Stones

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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May 19th, 2015March 18th, 2016 3

Ready to bring some serious geek cred to your garden? You’ll definitely want to carve out some time this weekend for this delightfully unexpected Doctor Who-inspired stepping stones project! To the uninitiated, these lovely stepping stones will just look like quirky geometric art, but, to fellow Whovians, your new backyard decor will make you a […]

Bring on Spring with a Living Succulent Wreath

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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March 22nd, 2015March 20th, 2015 3

Decorative wreaths? I could take them or leave them. Living plant wreaths, however, are an entirely different story. With nearly endless options for color, pattern, and texture, succulent wreaths are pretty much the perfect choice for decorative DIY gardens, no matter what your style. We’ve probably all seen those spreads in fancy home or gardening […]

How-To: Spring String Garden

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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May 23rd, 2014 0

Turn bright springtime blooms into an eye-catching piece of outdoor decor with this lovely spring string garden tutorial!

How-To: DIY Hanging Garden

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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