Month: October 2011

Halloween House

Halloween House

Sorry I haven’t posted anything lately.  I’ve been getting to know my new Cameo machine.  I love it so much and am having no troubles whatsoever with it.  Here is my first big project I made with it: This is a cutting file from the 

My New Silhouette Cameo

My New Silhouette Cameo

Here it is:  my new Silhouette Cameo! What a beautiful thing! Hopefully I’ll have time to play with it this weekend, but I absolutely love the larger format already!  For those of you who don’t know, the Cameo is the new Silhouette digital cutter that 

Halloween Candle:  Silhouette Tattoo Paper

Halloween Candle: Silhouette Tattoo Paper

I tried the Silhouette Temporary Tattoo Paper yesterday for the first time. I had heard you could use it on candles, so this was my first project using it. These gorgeous Halloween images came from a free downloadable set by April at SecondsisterSuaviloquy, called The 

Silhouette Class Details

Silhouette Class Details

If you can’t make it to Heartland Paper’s Holiday Open House, here are the details for my class. You can call the store to sign up starting Tuesday night, October 11th. This will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Heartland Paper 801-294-7166 616 W. 

Graphic Tee

Graphic Tee

Here’s another shirt where I’ve added fabric paint and heat transfer vinyl (HTV). I cut the sun out of freezer paper (Silhouette settings: speed 3, thickness 10, blue cap on original blade or blade 1 with ratchet blade) and got nice crisp lines when I 

Happy 1st Anniversary!

Happy 1st Anniversary!

I started my blog one year ago today, and it started me on a path I’m really enjoying. This blog has been everything I hoped for so far, sharing my creative ideas and tips with friends and strangers alike. In the past few months I’ve 

More Heat Transfer Vinyl

More Heat Transfer Vinyl

Here are a couple more heat transfer vinyl projects. The first is a falcon in smooth silver on my son’s backpack. He loves Peregrine falcons and I bought this from the Silhouette store a while back for him. It was perfect to dress up his 

Fall Cards

Fall Cards

I needed to make a couple of birthday cards, and my cards in the fall usually have to have something autumn-related (colors or theme) to make me happy. So the birthday ladies today get a jar full of leaves. I used 8 Fall Leaves (ID# 

Fabric paint and HTV

Fabric paint and HTV

Here’s the shirt I made for my youngest daughter yesterday.  Well, I decorated it anyway.  🙂  I don’t sew, so it’s nice to make some form of handcrafted clothing once in a while. The hardest part, as usual, was finding a good idea. I knew