Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
Silhouette America has recently added adhesive-backed cork sheets to their store, and I’m a fan! I’ve made two projects with the cork sheets already, and I’ll share one today. My other cork project includes a full tutorial on how to use the cork sheets, and …
I’ve been meaning to share a fun little craft we did for our New Year’s Eve party with the kids. My girls made glittery star headbands with their grandma and cousins. We used just a few simple things for this project: Lia Griffith paper star …
How about another Silhouette Curio™ metal stippling tutorial today? I made a project to highlight my one inspirational word for 2017. You can find the full tutorial on the Silhouette America Blog HERE. I’ve also got a couple of other ways I created this word …
If you follow me on Instagram, you may know my recent new interest is hand lettering of all sorts. I’ve tried brush lettering, broad-pen calligraphy, and pointed-pen calligraphy (aka modern calligraphy). Pointed pen has turned out to be my favorite. I was able to attend …
Are you curious about the dual carriage on the new Silhouette CAMEO® 3 and on Silhouette Curio™? I’ve got a tutorial on the Silhouette America blog today showing the advantages of a dual carriage, along with steps on how to use it efficiently in both …
This offer is closed. Original post: I’ve got exciting news if you’re a Silhouette fan and/or have been considering getting a Silhouette CAMEO 3! Silhouette America is opening up their Black Friday sale for early access on Wednesday, November 23, to select followers (that means …
Do I have any intimidated or overwhelmed Silhouette Curio™ users out there? I’ve written this Getting Started with Silhouette Curio tutorial for beginners so you know all the basics about the base, platforms, how to load and unload, etc. This post first appeared on the …
The winner of the Silhouette Mint™ (plus extras) for my 6th Bloggiversary celebration is: Cyndy! Thanks for being one of my blog subscribers since 2014! I’ll be contacting you shortly. For those of you who didn’t win, I’m sorry. I’d love to give each and …
I’m a bit ashamed to say I haven’t really gotten out my Halloween decorations yet this year, but I did make an entirely new Halloween village this month with Carina Gardner’s designs in the Silhouette Design Store. Details about all the fun houses I made …
Hello, Silhouette friends! I’ve got a new tutorial up on the Silhouette America blog today with the PixScan™ mat. Whether you’ve tried this specialized mat many times, once, or don’t know what I’m talking about…you’ll want to check it out HERE. Everyone can try something …
My blog is officially 6 years old! To celebrate, I’m having a giveaway. Who wants a brand new Silhouette Mint™ machine for making custom stamps? Read on… Year 6 Recap This past year turned out completely different than I thought it would. I knew I …
How about a little help with blade troubleshooting? I’ve got some great tips on the Silhouette America blog today. Go check it out HERE. 🙂 Save Save Save Save
It’s been a while since I’ve posted pictures on a project just because I made it (with no tutorial). Well, today you can enjoy this pretty packaging for a gift card. I made this suitcase box to hold a Costco Cash Card we gave as …
Hi, friends! Today I’m going to share two ways to use the dual tool holder on the Silhouette CAMEO 3 (or the Silhouette Curio) for sketching and cutting. Sketch & cut is when you sketch a design with a pen, then cut it out with …
Have you missed me? The Silhouette America blog is back up and running and more beautiful than ever! My post there today talks all about the test-cut feature of the Silhouette machines, including why you need it and how to use it. Go check it …
This is it, my friends! Silhouette’s new-product release month! I found out about all of these cool new products in May when I attended Silhouette Summit in Hawaii. Unfortunately, I was told just days before that everyone was supposed to wait until the official announcement …
Aloha! As many of you know, I was invited to attend Silhouette Summit in Hawaii this past May. My husband and I flew out there to be treated by Silhouette Global to all kinds of luxuries, like a fancy hotel right on the beach of …
As you may have seen in my previous post, our Girls Camp this year had a Harry Potter theme. I took that theme and ran with it to make my daughter’s and my niece’s secret sister gifts. Enter Pumpkin Juice, spell books, and Hedwig the …
I love Harry Potter as much as the next gal, but I was curious to see how the leaders could use a Harry Potter theme in an uplifting setting for Girls Camp. My daughter just returned from her second year at LDS Girls Camp and …
For this week’s free design from Silhouette America, my goal was a quick and easy project. Watermelon dish towels! By the way, have you grabbed this watermelon design yet? I decided to decorate multiple dish towels with the same design in fabric ink, so Silhouette’s …
One of my recent Silhouette design-team posts needed some good photo props, so I took the opportunity to make some paper patriotic decor. It was refreshing to work with my favorite medium again: paper. Flower Pot I made this sweet paper pot design by Jodi …
I’ve got the perfect small gift for my husband this year for Father’s Day, but just wrapping it was too boring. I used this Hawaiian-style shirt gift box to hold the present. (I’ll add a little bit of candy, too.) I chose to go with …
Big News: Silhouette Summit I have been so excited about this for MONTHS! I’ve been invited to attend Silhouette Summit 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii! The clock is ticking down, and it’s only a matter of days away! (May 20-21) I truly think I am Silhouette’s …
I Will Not Comply T-Shirt I made this T-shirt for my niece whose mother complains she is a bit…um…non-compliant. I used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut the phrase out of gold and black glitter heat transfer material. A tutorial follows for how to keep the …
My latest tutorial on the Silhouette Blog shows how to use the Emboss Effect with the Silhouette Curio for various applications. Originally this etched metal art was published on the Silhouette blog, but now the full tutorial is below. Hello, my fellow Curio users …
