Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
I’m not normally a fabric gal (looove paper instead), but I’ve been experimenting a little. If you’ve read my recent posts you know I made these organza peonies using my Silhouette to cut them out, but I finally got brave enough to try fabric interfacing. …
Here it is! I can’t tell you how long I spent on this project because I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of months, collecting ideas and watching/reading tutorials, and gathering flower files. The actual cutting and assembling I spread across a couple of …
First, let me give credit to my source of inspiration. I found this cute spring project on Pinterest and had to make something like it for myself. Here’s Kim’s DIY spring art project from the Celebration Shoppe. And here’s my take on it: I made …
Ahhh…it feels good to scrapbook again. I decided to take on the sketch challenge from the Silhouette Blog and scrapbook a funny conversation I had this week with my two-year old, who has quite an advanced vocabulary for his age. He’s constantly asking questions, but …
Welcome to my stop along the “Love My Cameo” blog hop. If you have just come from Lisa’s blog at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons, you’re in the right place. If you just stopped by my blog today, click on this link to Amy Chomas to …
I was asked how to design your own scalloped circles using Silhouette Studio, so I’ve written a short tutorial. This can be done in either version (basic or designer). Here are the scalloped circles I’ll show how to make, using basically the same steps each …
I spent hours drooling over all the pretty mobiles I could find on Pinterest, and then I combined several of my favorites to create this one. This is another project I submitted as a design-team member for Heartland Paper Co. It only uses a single …
I made a version of this Valentine hanging decoration a couple of years ago, but this is my new and improved version. I turned this in to Heartland Paper today, so if you live in or near Davis County, Utah, you can go see it …
A reader asked me how she could use her new Cameo to make these from Skip to My Lou‘s free printables: using Sarah Bailey’s “Butterfly Valentine” file from the Silhouette Design Store: She wanted to get text on a path around the butterfly wings, so …
I know a lot of you aren’t Silhouette users, but a lot of you are. I’ve written quite a few tutorials for the Silhouette Plus forum, and teach Silhouette classes at Heartland Paper, but I’ve decided I should include these tutorials here on my blog …
Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make pop-up letters for gift wrapping or whatever you want using Silhouette Studio (basic or Designer). 1- draw a long rectangle 2- type your desired letters (I used Franklin Gothic Demi font in these screen shots and Impact …
Here it is, folks! The tutorial I promised for making this Christmas Village from my previous post. The video assembly tutorial is in four parts so you can find what you need easily. Part A covers the stairs and window boxes. Part B covers the …
Use any kind of ephemera to create a mobile. Here’s a tutorial I’m sharing with you to create a Halloween mobile with ribbon, thread, and scrapbook paper. Materials: 10” metal ring (or you could use an embroidery hoop, painted black if desired). 4-5 yards …
Here is a card of my own design. I knew I wanted to use a spiderweb, and the rest evolved around that. Simple, but cute. You can see this card in person soon, on display at Heartland Paper. I used a spiderweb shape from my …
This is another card going to Heartland Paper for display. I used a Mojo Monday sketch for inspiration. Here are the instructions for this card: Materials: Pattern paper: Haunted Hallows “Damask” and “Witch” by Teresa Collins Orange cardstock for base Black cardstock Rhinestones by Teresa …
This Halloween Party Invitation is an idea I saw from a Flickr photo, and apparently the original idea came from Martha Stewart, but of course I changed it a little to use things I had accessible to me. I can’t compare to Martha Stewart, but …
I recently entered a challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum, and the theme was Subway Art. My submission won in a three-way tie for first place. What I’m really excited about is that I made my first piece of subway art, and it will …
Here’s the tutorial I promised! (Sorry it’s taken a while, but my July this year has been as busy as any Christmas season.) For those of you with a Silhouette machine, you probably know you can use any True Type font (.ttf) on your computer …
This interactive card helped me win the most recent challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum. Interactive Card Free File Here is the Silhouette Studio cutting file for you. Instructions Here are the instructions for this interactive card. The front can be adapted to suit your …
I was asked about creating a cross shape with a zebra pattern inside. I referred them to my monogram tutorial and my valentine weld tutorial, but neither of these worked exactly right for this particular situation. Using the Modify tools in Silhouette Studio can be …
I can usually “eyeball” the center of a single flower, but when it comes to stacking layers of flowers together, my layers tend to drift off-center. Here’s my solution: Take a piercing tool, needle, or stick pin and poke through the center of the top …
Update 1/26/2014: The instructions below still work, but I’ve made simplified video tutorials on my new blog post Disney Princess Paper Dolls. Please go there first for updated and easy instructions. Thanks! Original post: I found these Disney paper dolls from a photo on Silhouette’s …
I can’t bring myself to buy boxes of valentines from the store. I just can’t. Even with three kids in school this year, my crafty self just won’t allow it. So I had to plan for 60+ homemade valentines. Where do I start? The Silhouette, …
Here’s a card and a mobile I made for my brother with the Silhouette using the print and cut features. The unicycle comes as a cut design, but I didn’t want to cut and then glue all the tiny little pieces, especially multiple times for …
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Silhouette Blog and the Flickr group for Silhouette, and it’s obvious there are a lot of questions out there. I wish I could just spread all my knowledge I’ve learned about the Silhouette the past couple …
