Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
How would you like to use your Silhouette machine and some loose change to make custom fidget spinners for summertime fun? Is anyone else running out of ideas to keep the kids busy this summer? My husband has been trying to come up with golden …
We’re only a couple weeks away from my Craftsy launch date! My class will cover a wide range of software, materials, and techniques for beginner Silhouette users (although you won’t be a beginner by the end of the six lessons). You’ll learn about paper, …
Hello, my friends! How about a little Easter treat inspiration? Yeah, I know Easter is past, but I made these treats in a short afternoon and really want to share them with you! These are some quick & easy Easter treats in case you are …
Surprise! For the next two weeks you can get the Silhouette heat transfer starter kit and/or the vinyl starter kit for 40% off by using my special code TIME2. Available March 1, 2017 until March 15, 2017. Here’s how: Go to www.SilhouetteAmerica.com/shop Add the Heat …
I’m doing a little 10-minute presentation tomorrow at our LDS Stake Relief Society conference. The theme is “Delight On the Sabbath,” so I chose to share a kids’ church bag idea. I’ve created a free design with the LDS 2016 Primary theme that can be …
Tutorial time! I added vinyl to this 16×20 canvas art panel with the help of my Silhouette vinyl roll feeder and my CAMEO. Here is my full vinyl tutorial with tips for using the roll feeder and for applying large vinyl designs (originally posted …
Hello Sunshine! I want to share with you this piece I made with my Silhouette Curio. Embossing/debossing is one of those tasks well suited to the Curio with its special platforms and foam mat. I chose to give mine a little more pizzazz with gold …
Here’s the step-by-step tutorial I promised for making this shirt with Silhouette UV light-sensitive fabric inks and smooth heat transfer material. I used my Silhouette Curio, but you can do this project with a Portrait or CAMEO as well. Are you ready? You can …
We had a pretty good garden this year, but we only got one single pumpkin. One. So I had to make it extra fancy when my husband brought it in. I added some pretty vinyl with a fall theme, cut with my trusty CAMEO, of …
Have you heard? I’m back on the Silhouette Creative Design Team! (I enjoyed the 6-month break, but I missed it too much to stay away for a whole year.) Here’s my first project back on the team. I used my Silhouette Curio and Silhouette’s new …
Do you have any of those projects you’ve been meaning to get to for a very long time? (The kind that you live without but really want to make but never find the time?) This Family Home Evening board was one of those projects for …
This is a continuation of my Trek Bucket Vinyl Art post from May. After I added the vinyl design of handcart pioneers to my son’s Trek bucket, I wanted to add the motto for our stake’s Trek, which is Philippians 4:13. I love this scripture. …
Here’s another secret sister gift for my daughter to give to her friend at Girls Camp. This friend likes apple juice, so I designed a custom tote box to hold four Minute Maid juice boxes. I’m sharing the cutting file as a freebie (see below), …
It’s time for Girls Camp again this year, but this time I’m only making 3 gifts instead of 75-90 as in years past. I’m not currently serving in the Young Women’s program, but luckily my daughter is old enough to go to Girls Camp for …
My oldest son has the privilege of going on an LDS Trek this summer, where he will join with about 200 youth ages 14-18 to reenact four days of the Mormon Handcart Pioneers’ journey to the Salt Lake Valley. This is a big deal, and …
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 …
Looking for an eye-catching grandparents’ card? I made a camera pop-up card for my parents with a picture of their grandkids inside as a surprise. The designer, Lori Whitlock, has an assembly video tutorial {here} for assembling this camera pop-up card (Design ID #61512). If …
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 …
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 …
Happy Valentine’s Day! I made this decorative chalkboard for an easy way to write love notes to my husband (and an easy way for him to write them to me). 😉 I couldn’t find exactly the right fabric I wanted for a background design, but …
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 …
I tried something new. I’ve done plenty of vinyl projects for home decor, but I was asked by a family friend to put his store logo and hours on his new location. Here it is: I did my research on which vinyl to use (Oracal …
For our summer vacation we went to visit my parents in Oregon. It’s an 800-mile drive that we make in a single day, with four children between ages 4-13 in tow. This was a pretty good traveling year for us with wonderful technology available …
Wedding season is coming upon us now that the weather is getting nicer. I’ve wanted to do a more formal 3D cake card from Crafting Creatures ever since this birthday card turned out so nicely. This time I used Silhouette double-sided adhesive with their …
I made this card several weeks ago for some good friends of ours who recently moved into a new home. I created this house by tracing some free clipart in Silhouette Studio and bulging out the sides with my point-editing tools. I had my …
