Keeping Those Scissors Sharp the Easy Way, Re-Post

Back in June, I posted about this. Tonight, I'm sharing it again, for those who might not have seen it before.

I just finished, yesterday, cutting out 100 of my plastic canvas crosses. When I need to cut that many small pieces of plastic canvas, my scissors lose their "oomph" several times along the way. Long ago, I found that it's easy to sharpen scissors right where I sit if I keep some aluminum foil in my crafting supplies and work area.

The photo, from my original post, shows how I cut a small piece one way, almost to the end, and then the opposite way between the first cuts.

I'll often the top half of the scissor blades, up at the joining of the two blades, with my first set of cuts, and then use the bottom half of the scissor blades the second way. This sharpens the blades evenly.

One time I found that even Tootsie Roll bags, made of aluminum foil, work. The candies are wrapped so there is no residue on the inside of the bag. Sources of aluminum foil are all around us, if we're looking for it. It's a great way to get some more mileage out of it. When a family friend was on a nebulizer five times a day, several years ago, her little medication vials were packed in little aluminum pouches. I always had a supply of foil back then.

My original post might have more ideas, so you might want to look at that one, too. Of course, you might already do something similar, but it was worth sharing with those who will find it new.