Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
These are some of the “pillow treats” I made for our LDS Young Women’s girls camp last summer that I never got around to sharing. I have a couple more to share with you soon. I found the quote by President Thomas S. Monson on …
I have wanted to use this beautiful saying ever since I first saw it in the Silhouette design store. I made it as a gift to my sister who has had a rough time the past few years, and who also happens to be …
I have just fallen in love with heat transfer material all over again! Not because I was procrastinating, but because I have been so busy (ahem)…I waited until the day of a baby shower to start on my gift. I got up early and went …
I’m sharing this sweet little swing in tree decor on the Silhouette America blog today. It’s a great piece of decor for Valentine’s Day, but I think it can be displayed year round. In fact, I made a second one and gave it to some …
I recently got to participate in a gift swap with the Silhouette Design Team. I’m not great at gift selection and gift-giving in general, so I decided to do completely handmade (with the help of my CAMEO, of course). I have a couple sets of …
This year for Christmas neighbor gifts I gave these cute soap bottle boxes. The month got so busy that I almost gave up on any neighbor gifts at all, but I found this cute 3D hand soap box in the Silhouette design store and …
Can you believe how close we are to Christmas? I used today’s free design for Silhouette’s “12 Days of Christmas” freebies to decorate this Warm Winter Wishes paper mug with white flocked heat transfer material. I made two mugs, filled them with fancy cocoa and …
I made this bouquet of paper calendula flowers for a friend. I just wanted to give her something cheerful that shows I care about her, so I chose a vase of paper flowers. This paper vase was a bit bigger than I wanted at its …
I was asked by a friend to make two sets of cards to give away at a “get-to-know-you” event. I didn’t have a lot of time to create something from scratch, so I revisited several cards I’ve done in the past to come up with …
This year I decided to be a good mom and have birthday parties for all of my kids. Well, three out of four got parties. Long story. Anyway, I figure if I am truly a crafty mom then I can make some fun invitations and …
Are you looking for a simple kids craft? How about cutting out some chipboard shapes, which your child can then wrap with twine or yarn? We added these chipboard shapes to a school tissue box for each child. I wanted to let my kids help …
I’m back on the Imaginisce Blog today showing a couple more Silhouette Cameo projects I created with the Little Princess collection. I made paper purses for my daughters. Click here to go to the blog post which includes details on design and material choices for …
OK folks, my Silhouette CAMEO has once again broadened my craft interests. My daughter wanted an owl-themed birthday party, which we did. I had purchased a yard of owl fabric to make some kind of pillow for her, and though time was running out I …
This is what the kids and I made for Father’s Day this year for our “Dynamite Dad.” They are about 6″ to 7.5″ tall and are filled with his favorite treats. Here are the full details for these Father’s Day Firecrackers, originally posted on the …
My daughter needed a quick gift for a birthday party and I had no time to go shopping for a gift. So of course I turned to my Silhouette Cameo. I found this cute bag from the online store, resized it as large as would …
My mom likes a lot of color and sparkle, so I made this small plaque for her. This quote comes in the Silhouette vinyl starter kit, and I tried something new by adding an accent layer of double-sided adhesive so I could glitterize the …
I made this mobile as a baby gift in less than a day. I had the concept in my mind for a while, but I actually chose all the designs and cut and assembled the whole project the day of the baby shower. I …
Wedding season is upon us! I attended two bridal showers this week and love making handmade gifts, so these are my gift of choice this season. Let me tell you how I made these fabric wrapped canvas panels with quotes. I bought a 3-pack …
Here’s a tutorial for making perfect stickers to put on craft sticks for simple children’s craft stick puzzles. This would even be fun to make a secret message to be unscrambled. This is my take on several related ideas I saw on Pinterest. Original tutorial …
I think my favorite thing about a party is the party favor—making it or receiving it. These are some girly party favors I made where I added a fabric flower as an embellishment on the box. (I’m a big fan of both paper and fabric …
I decided to keep it simple this year for neighbor gifts. I bought a big box of Orbit gum from Costco and made little wrappers for them using this Santa Suit Gum Wrapper file by Lori Whitlock. It was made for a different type of …
I get the enjoyable job of helping our Young Women get through their Personal Progress requirements. We have set a goal for each girl to get a ribbon by Young Women in Excellence in November. I whipped up these little reminders to keep them …
I used these adorable animals from Lettering Delights to decorate a birthday present for my daughter’s friend who was having a jungle-themed birthday party. They are paper pieced and nice and sturdy, so if she wants to play with them she can.
I got all of my secret sister gifts finished for girls camp, and even had time to make 18 of these fabric pouches to hold them all! Originally I was going to use iron-on hem tape to make it easy, but truly it was …
