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How-To: Rope Words and Letters

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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Getting hitched? Or maybe you’re just looking for a creative way to add some unique typography to your home decor? Check out this rope words tutorial that Jessica and Garett from Wednesday shared on Green Wedding Shoes. Who would have thought using jute beyond the 1970’s could be so cute! These rope words are a […]

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Falling Leaves Typography

Falling Leaves Typography

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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I’ve always been a fan of cut leaf art, and the Falling Leaves typography collection from Dutch graphic designer Twan van Keulen is really fantastic. Inspired by the falling of the leaves, leaves are cut with a scalpel and scanned, no further processing has been done, now they hang in a frame along with other […]

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How-To: Paint Perfect Letters on Wood

How-To: Paint Perfect Letters on Wood

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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Use this simple technique to paint letters like a pro.

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“Letters, we get letters…”

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. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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We got this wonderful letter from MAKE subscriber Jim Kelly that we thought we’d share with all of you: Make: Team, Issue 21 is, in my opinion, the best issue of MAKE to date. I’m blown away by all the DIY fabrication tools that are now available to the small business or hobbyist. Reading through […]

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