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O Captain! My Captain! | Red-Handled Scissors

O Captain! My Captain!

So very sad. Rest in peace, Robin Williams. Update: Shame on a world that looks upon mental illness with fear, judgement, and contempt simply because it feels helpless, impotent, and ignorant in the face of such a struggle. I’ve dealt with depression my whole life. And, dearest readers, if you struggle too, know that you …

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Sunday Snapshot: Tiny Cranky Haley, Week 3 | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Tiny Cranky Haley, Week 3

This week, Tiny Cranky Haley solved all of your sewing problems, then utterly failed at untangling some yarn. (You win some, you lose some.)

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5 Simple Drawing Tools for Quick Cartoon Sketches | Red-Handled Scissors

5 Simple Drawing Tools for Quick Cartoon Sketches

Over the past couple of weeks, my Tiny Cranky Haley series has gotten a rather surprising amount of attention and encouragement from fellow crafters on social media. This has been, to say the least, completely unexpected. When I drew the first sketch of crotchety cartoon me, it was meant to inject a moment of levity …

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Sunday Snapshot: Tiny Cranky Haley, Week 2 | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Tiny Cranky Haley, Week 2

This week, Tiny Cranky Haley was, well, cranky. (And tragically lacking the bad paranormal reality television necessary for long hours of stitching.) Fringe problems.

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