{Silhouette} Shirts for Grayson

Hi there! I've been busy with my Silhouette again. I have been having so much fun with heat transfer vinyl! These little shirts were very easy to make. I can't take credit for the designs because I saw them on Pinterest. I added these designs to Garanimals shirts that I picked up at Walmart. I have found these shirts to be inexpensive and hold up very well.

The font on this one is SF Slapstick Comic font, and I added the crown from the Silhouette store.

These glasses are also from the Silhouette store, and the font is My Own Topher.

I love being able to make things for Grayson. It is so much fun!! That's it for me today. Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

t-shirts, black and pale blue heat transfer vinyl (Siser Easy Weed), iron

{Silhouette} Love Birds Card

Hi there! Happy Sunday! The weekend is winding down, and I spent the afternoon making this card for my cousin's wedding shower next weekend.

It is a pop-up card, and I purchased the file (Pop Up Love Birds Card) from the Silhouette Design Store. Unfortunately, I had a really hard time figuring out the pop-up part. I finally got it!

I used some My Mind's Eye patterned papers. I popped the clouds up with foam tape, and I embossed the pink panel with the Polka Dots embossing folder. 

I am keeping this short because I need to prep for my school week. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink Sweet Blush Cardstock, cream cardstock, white cardstock, Kraft cardstock

Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye Ruby, My Minds Eye Lucky in Love

Accessories: foam dots, Kaisercraft rhinetsone

Tools: Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder

{Silhouette} Valentine's Day Shirt

Good morning! Happy Monday!

Valentine's Day is coming up, and I wanted to make Grayson a shirt to wear to daycare on Friday. 

I can't take credit for this design because a very sweet lady shared it in one of the Silhouette groups I am in on Facebook, and I downloaded it from there. I purchased some heat transfer vinyl recently to play around with, and I only bought silver and red, so that is what I used for this shirt. 

I don't have a heat press, so I used a regular iron and hoped it would work. Someone online gave me the tip to use either a teflon sheet or a pressing cloth and press for 15 seconds, remove the carrier sheet, cover again with the teflon sheet or pressing cloth and then press for another 15 seconds. That is what I did, and it stuck! I did not have a teflon sheet or pressing cloth, but my mama had something that she uses to iron her appliques, and I used that. It worked perfectly! 

I'm so proud of how my first attempt at an HTV shirt turned out! I will definitely be trying this again. I hope y'all have a great day. Thanks for stopping by today!

{Silhouette} Personalized Heart Dishes

Hi there! I have been having fun with my Silhouette lately. I've had it for a few years, but it spent a lot of time collecting dust. I have been trying to use it more!

I found these adorable ceramic heart-shaped dishes at Family Dollar for just $1. They are rather small and the perfect size for ring dishes! I participated in a Valentine's swap, and Dana was my swap partner, so I made her one as part of her goodie package. I used red and black vinyl for her monogram and name.

I also made some for Grayson's daycare teachers, and I decided to use gold and pink vinyl for theirs. I think these colors look so pretty together! I really love how these dishes turned out. I may have to go back and get me one!

I filled the dishes with Hershey's Kisses, wrapped them in cellophane, and tied them off with the Valentine's Day tags I posted last week. I think it will be such a sweet surprise when they get to the bottom of the dish and realize it is personalized!

This was such an easy, inexpensive, yet thoughtful Valentine's Day gift! Pier 1 Imports also has some affordable, white, ceramic dishes that work great as ring dishes. I have used those in the past, but the heart ones were too perfect for Valentine's Day.

I am entering this project in Challenge#169 - Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday. Their verse this week is "Let all your things be done with charity." 1 Corinthians 16:14. I really enjoyed the message about the scripture while reading the blog. It's definitely one I needed to hear today. If you get a chance, I encourage you to head over there and read it. You won't be disappointed. While I didn't make a card, I definitely made these projects with lots of love, and I added love-themed tags to them.

That is it for me today. I hope y'all have a great day! 

Supplies:

heart dishes (Family Dollar stores), Oracal 651 vinyl

{Silhouette} Mason Jar Keychains

Hi there! I am enjoying posting regularly to my blog again! I've also been having a lot of fun with my Silhouette. 

I found these adorable mason jar blank keychains in one of the Facebook groups that I am in. I added a quatrefoil pattern to it using some mint vinyl and then put my initials on in light pink vinyl. I finished it off with some twine. This was so fun to make! I can't wait to make more with different patterns and colors. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Supplies:

acrylic blank keychain, vinyl, twine, keychain hardware

{Silhouette} Personalized Valentine Frog

Hello, everyone! It has been a very LONG time since I have blogged or made anything creative. I've been busy being a mama and teaching 6th graders. Grayson is growing up so fast. He's 20 months old now. We'll celebrate his 2nd birthday in May...so hard to believe! I've been inspired to get back into my craft room and start creating again, and I used my Silhouette a lot over the holidays. I'm going to be posting more Silhouette projects here on my blog, as well as my paper-crafting projects. In fact, later this weekend I am going to post come Valentine's gift tags I made, so check back for that. :)

I have a cute and fun project to share with you today! I am in a couple of Silhouette groups on Facebook, and the ladies there were posting these personalized stuffed animals they got at Dollar Tree (love that place). I had tried using Heat Transfer Vinyl with my iron in the past, and I didn't have much luck with it, so I gave up. After seeing the success these ladies were having with their regular irons, I decided to give it another try. I bought just one of these animals. I figured if I messed up, I was only out a dollar, right? 

I used my Silhouette to cut Grayson's name out in the Tangerine font. I don't remember what size I used, but I just measured the belly of the frog and sized it accordingly. To make my font a little thicker, I created an offset. I was going to link the font to share with you, but when I Google it, the Tangerine font that comes up is very different, so I'm not sure where I got this font from. I cut the name out in Red Siser Easy Weed Heat Transfer Vinyl. Don't forget to mirror the image/name before you cut it. After I weeded it, I placed it down on the frog's belly. I used my regular household iron (decided to put it to use...I don't iron my clothes with it), and I put it on the highest setting. According to this YouTube video I watched, I think you should put some parchment paper over the top, but I didn't have any, so I used wax paper and prayed that it would work. It did! 

I just ironed it for about 10 seconds, and then a little more for good measure, and then I peeled off the plastic carrier sheet. I was really happy with how it turned out!

Now, I don't claim to be an expert on this at all! This was only my second time trying HTV. I just saw other people using their irons for these and figured I could try it myself. I did look at this tutorial which helped me. This YouTube video also made it seem very simple! 

If you try this, best of luck to you, and have FUN! Y'all have a great weekend! 

Supplies:

Vinyl: Siser Easyweed Heat Transfer Vinyl in Red

Other: frog (Dollar Tree), household iron, Silhouette