These easy tips will help you get crisp and clean paint lines when using a stencil with your Silhouette or Cricut cutting machine! I have a slight obsession with stencils and wooden signs. Ever since I started using Oramask 813 for my signs I've become obsessed with how easy they are to ...
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How to Use Transfer Tape
If you struggle with applying transfer tape to your projects then you need these easy tips that give you professional results every time! Have you ever tried to do a vinyl project without using transfer tape? I don't recommend it. It makes the simple process of putting your vinyl onto ...
How to Successfully Cut and Weed Small Designs with Your Silhouette
These tips on how to successfully weed small designs with your Silhouette Cameo will help you keep your sanity while learning actionable tips to get a clean cut and easy weed for your projects! Please tell me that I am not the only one who dreads cutting small intricate designs with my ...
Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Sign
Chris likes modern, I like farmhouse. So we compromised with this Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Sign! For years I've been dreaming of decorating a house. Getting to put my stamp on it and make it my own. And then, when the time came and we bought our first house, there were.... CRICKETS. I ...
How to Make a Hand Painted Doormat Tutorial
Make your own hand painted doormat to add a little fun to your front porch! I honestly hate shopping in a store. Now that there's grocery pick-up and online shopping it's very rare that I actually have to go in to a store and deal with people. I hate dealing with rushed shoppers if I ...
Customize Your Disney Magic Bands with Vinyl
Get ready to show your Disney side with custom Disney Magic Bands! All you need is 20 minutes, a Silhouette Machine, and some vinyl. Trust me, you'll end up with a new craft obsession and some truly nerdy wrist-wear. As if I really needed another obsession but.....I found one. Let's just add ...
The Best Places to Buy Patterned Vinyl
I love finding fun vinyl patterns to use for my projects! I've put together a list of where you can buy patterned vinyl to give your craft projects a completely different and unique look. Sometimes I just want something different than a sheet of colored vinyl. Glitter is nice, I love ...
3 Ways to Decorate Valentine’s Day Mailboxes
If you need a cute way for your children to collect their Valentine's from classmates, you can customize these Valentine's Day Mailboxes from the Target Dollar Spot! My Target dollar spot addiction is out of control. 😬 Originally I went to Target to grab one of their $1 mailboxes and I ended ...
Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments
Want to make your own easy Christmas decor? These Rae Dunn inspired Christmas ornaments are so easy to make. Just cut the vinyl, apply it, and display your finished ornaments - perfect for beginner crafters! Christmas is coming and I am making all the things with my Silhouette Cameo! I love ...
20-Minute Patriotic Land of the Free Decor
Get rid of your scrap vinyl and make this Patriotic Land of the Free decor in 20 minutes or less! (and grab the FREE SVG file while you're at it.) You know those dreams and ideals you have as a new mom? The ones where you think you know it all and your child will never act out or need to be ...
Peter Pan Inspired Wooden Nursery Sign
You can make this wooden nursery sign two different ways with your Silhouette Machine! When I first found out we were having a little boy I couldn't wait to do a Peter Pan themed nursery. I had all the plans in my head; paint color, decorations, and wall art danced through my dreams nightly. ...
DIY Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose Art
Upcycle this Target Dollar Spot board with your Silhouette Machine to make a magical Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose piece of art! I was six when Beauty and the Beast came out in theaters. That day started my obsession with all things Disney, and my twenty-some year love affair with Belle ...
Sherlock Holmes Word Art
Declare your love for everyone's favorite sociopath with this Sherlock Holmes Word Art! I came across Sherlock Holmes pretty late to the game. Last year Chris and I binge watched it on Netflix on the nights our newborn hated sleep, and both of us were hooked after the first episode. Did ...
10 Best Silhouette Cameo Projects of 2016
Use your Silhouette machine to make one of my 10 Best Silhouette Cameo Projects from this year (chosen by you)! How in the world are we creeping up on another new year already? It seems like 2016 just started and now it's almost over. It's really insane to look back on this little space of ...
DIY Vinyl Cookies for Santa Plate
Give a unique look to a common craft and use patterned vinyl on a Vinyl Cookies for Santa plate! One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas holiday is to turn on my favorite tunes and bake some holiday goodies. My younger sister used to come over and we'd spend the day in the kitchen ...
Make a Vinyl Snowman Charger
Make your own Vinyl Snowman Charger with this cute Target Dollar Spot find! Probably my most favorite thing to decorate with during the winter is snowmen. I have always had a soft spot for Frosty the Snowman and now, as an adult, I still am a bit obsessed with him! I mean, who could say no to ...
DIY Magical Harry Potter Ornaments
These Harry Potter ornaments are made with M&M style ornaments so it's easy to lay your vinyl design on the flat surface! Once it starts getting cold out and the days are shorter I love to snuggle on the couch and watch a good movie. Usually my go-to's are Harry Potter series but ...
DIY Glitter Ornaments
Grab the glitter and polycrylic to make these super easy glitter ornaments for Christmas! Why are ornaments so expensive? I mean, if you're getting really nice glass bulbs it may cost a few hundred dollars to get everything you need for your tree. At least...that's how much it cost me (which ...
DIY Hocus Pocus Halloween Popcorn Bags
Fill these Halloween Popcorn Bags with your favorite sweets for a spooky and delicious movie marathon treat on Halloween night! It's Halloween time y'all and that means it's time to stalk the candy aisle at Target on a weekly basis. I'm a sucker for anything salty and sweet, and there is ...
How to Make a Gilmore Girls Coffee Sign
Love all things Gilmore? Why not decorate your coffee bar with this rustic Gilmore Girls Coffee Sign! There is nothing that goes better with a cup of coffee than an episode of Gilmore Girls. It's how I like to start every day, because a visit to Stars Hallow is just good for the soul. ...
How to Layer Vinyl Decals With a Silhouette Cameo
Learn the simple trick to layer vinyl decals with a Silhouette Cameo machine that only takes a few extra seconds before you hit cut in your Silhouette Design Software. Layering vinyl decals with a Silhouette Cameo have always confused me. I look at other people's projects and have never ...
How To Make Your Own Welcome Fall Sign
As a child I hated Fall. It meant that school was back in session and I had to give up summer swimteam, lazy days by the pool with friends, and sleeping in during the week (unless I had swimteam practice, then I was up at the crack of dawn). I loved summer, but as I've gotten older I've really ...
His & Her’s Harry Potter Mugs
Whether you're a diehard Harry Potter fanatic or know of someone who is, these custom Harry Potter mugs would be the perfect gift to make the Potterhead in your life! I will never forget how disgusted I was the first time I ever drank coffee. It was at a close friend's family reunion and we ...
Game of Thrones Inspired Dessert Plate
Get ready for the new season with this Game of Thrones inspired dessert plate. Season 6 of Game of Thrones is back and I can barely contain my excitement! It's the first season that doesn't have a book to follow (pick it up George, I'm dying here....) and I am really looking forward to seeing how ...