Dear Vicki: For Christmas, my dear husband gave me a pair of pinking shears. They were pretty pricey, and he wanted to give me something special. My problem is that I don’t know what they are used for ...

Eye-catching mobiles will liven up a room. Buy wooden embroidery hoops in a variety of sizes. Use pinking shears and cut a circle for each hoop – the circles must be slightly larger than the hoops.