I couldn’t let Memorial Day pass by without creating a piece to commemorate the men and women who have died while serving my country. And if you’re reading this from outside of the United States, hopefully some of the techniques will come in handy for your projects too! Start with a ready-made canvas in black […]
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Birdseed Toss Wedding Favors
Lately I’ve been working on some wedding favor ideas for a couple of friends. The ceremony and reception will be held at an arboretum, so they decided that instead of rice, the guests should toss birdseed (a nice environmentally-friendly option!). I noticed that the little containers I used for my small embellishment storage in this post were the perfect […]
Small Embellishment Organization
Could you use a few more ideas for organizing your craft room? I’ve tried many different ways of storing all of my tiny craft embellishments over the years, but I began to realize recently that whatever wasn’t visible wasn’t getting used. This is the system that I’ve found works for me, and hopefully you can […]
Recycled Wine Bottle Candle Holders
Between the gift wrap, party supplies, and excess food gone bad, my garbage can is never more full than it is during the week after New Year’s Day. In all that mess, I knew there must be something I could repurpose using my CAMEO. I noticed that I had several empty wine bottles left over […]
Meal Planning Chalkboard
I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions anymore…I’m more of a year-end evaluation kinda girl. Over the holidays, while I was enjoying the many delicious pasta dishes, turkey leftovers, and cookies, it occurred to me…I’m an adult, and I still don’t eat my vegetables. And it’s not that I don’t like them, but I guess […]
Faux-Etched Glass Blocks
Today’s free shape is so versatile that I almost couldn’t decide how I wanted to use it…there were just so many ideas floating around in my head! I thought this design was begging to be cut out of vinyl though, and I wanted to try something a little different, so I used some Silhouette Frosted […]
Rustic Merry Christmas Sign Tutorial
Today I’m sharing a quick tutorial on multi-layer stenciling using acrylic paints with your Silhouette stencil vinyl. When I first begin a project like this, I like to lay out my shapes in Studio and fill them all in with color to get an idea of what the finished product will look like. I chose a […]
Chalkboard Quote on Canvas
I’m really not the kind of person who prints out quotes and slaps them on the wall normally, but this phrase really spoke to me when I saw it in the Silhouette Online Store. I decided to fashion myself a sign out of it and hang it next to the garage door where we’ll see […]