Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
Over on the Silhouette America blog I’ve got a fun little project to share with you. I used clear and white sticker paper to create little happy note cards in a jiffy! The tutorial covers print and cut, the Modify: Crop tool, and tips for using …
Have you tried the Silhouette deep cut blade yet? Today I want to share with you how to use this special blade. I added a glitter foam balloon to this card for my little friend’s birthday, and I think she’s really going to like it. …
Hello, and happy new year! I’ve got another Silhouette Mint machine tutorial up on the Silhouette America blog today that shows how I created these “property of” stamps for my kids. I discuss some of the Mint Studio software features, along with step-by-step instructions for …
Today I want to share these pinecone elves I made with my kids as a Christmas craft. I used a Martha Stewart PDF template available online for the mittens, hat, and shoes. Of course you know if I can use my CAMEO, I will, so …
My daughters recently checked out a library book with all kinds of felt crafts, and they made a lot of hand-cut and hand-stitched felt cupcakes. They wanted to give one to their little 6-year-old cousin who was having a birthday, so I made a cute …
Need a quick and easy child’s gift? My daughter needed an auction item for school, so I grabbed a 2-liter bottle of soda pop and created a face in vinyl. Her class earns fake money for completed assignments, good behavior, good scores, etc. Once a …
I’ve been playing with pink and gold 180 gram Italian crepe paper from Carte Fini, and it’s a lot of fun to work with! This is not your typical paper, nor even your typical lightweight crepe paper. I’ve seen a lot of beautiful floral arrangements …
I spent today helping my daughters make their valentine collection boxes for school this upcoming week. Both girls knew exactly what they wanted, so I just helped them fill in the details with my Silhouette CAMEO. My older daughter (6th grade) wanted an aquarium to …
It’s been several consecutive years now that I’ve had to make between 75-90 valentines for my kids’ class parties, so we do simple. OK, it would be easier to just buy pre-made valentines, but where’s the fun in that? I would much rather put my …
This year on our kids’ Christmas to-do list, they asked if they could decorate graham cracker houses. This is what we all made (kids ages 5-14, plus my husband and I). I found the recipe for the frosting and the way to cut the graham …
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 …
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching here in the United States, which for my family means big get-togethers with lots of kids. I thought it would be fun to make a kids’ craft for the little ones to do while they wait for the food on Thanksgiving …
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 …
My daughter loves owls lately, and she was thrilled when I told her she could pick an owl from the Silhouette design store so we could put it on a T-shirt. There are so many owls! She settled on this cute owl, which meant we …
I was asked to help with a neighborhood party where the organizers wanted to set up an area for taking pictures. They asked me to make photo props and help take pictures of everyone, so of course I said yes. I love an excuse to …
Summer vacation starts today for my kids, so I’m on the lookout for ways to keep them busy. Of course I turn to my CAMEO first. 😉 My preschooler has spent the year learning his letters and their sounds, and I’d love for him to …
Today’s project is a fun way I used this week’s camera free shape to have a little photo op with my kids. (Originally posted on the Silhouette blog 5/13/2014). How about a Picture Perfect Frame? I used a square scallop frame to fill my 12 …
You may have seen this idea on the Silhouette blog by my talented fellow design-team member, Annie. I think we bought the shapes in the Silhouette online store at the same time because I had created my own set of monsters by the time I …
It has come around again: state floats for a school project. My son ended up with the state of Oregon a couple of years ago, and my daughter managed to get the same state this year. I grew up in Oregon and the kids’ …
Who likes to be the star of the show on their birthday? Every kid I know. This is a fancy ribbon that can be worn by the birthday boy or girl on his or her special day. Sometimes it’s nice to draw a little attention …
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 …
Both of my girls needed collection boxes for their school Valentine’s Day parties, so I grabbed my Silhouette Cameo and whipped these up. “What does the fox say?” is cut in black vinyl with LD Carefree font. (This phrase is the name of a silly …
My kids and I made these Valentines using the new Silhouette stencil material. I created the stencils using my Silhouette Cameo, and they painted them with watercolors. It was a great kid-friendly project! (And our 75 homemade Valentines are done ahead of schedule.) Original …
When I started making tutorials about Silhouette Studio back in 2010-2011, I was sharing what I had discovered in order to ease the learning process for others. Well, I’ve learned a few more tricks the past few years and still want to share them so …
