Looking for a cute, easy project to try out your new Cricut Maker? Look no further! These darling felt succulents are a great first project to use your fabric mat and rotary blade. (Want to know more about the Cricut Maker? Read the post HERE)
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I have been answering some of the most common questions people have about the Cricut Explore Air machines over the last few months. Today I’m including them all in this post and I am also excited to be hosting a giveaway. Read to the end to learn how to enter the Cricut Ultimate Bundle giveway!
This post contains affiliate links. This means, if you make a purchase through my links, I’ll receive a small portion of your purchase at no extra cost to you.I just got back from the most wonderful time at the Cricut Mountain Make-a-thon in Salt Lake City, Utah. Not only did I get to meet more of the wonderful people from Cricut, I was with hundreds of others influencers and consumers when they announced their newest product that has been in the making for over 3 1/2 years………………….. the Cricut Maker!
This post contains affiliate links. This means, if you make a purchase through my links, I’ll receive a small portion of your purchase at no extra cost to you.This cute letter R sits in my little girl’s bedroom. I wanted to add some colors that coordinate with her other decor and I thought some paper flowers and foliage would look cute. I knew I could use my Cricut to cut out some fun flowers (see THIS post for other flowers I’ve made using my Cricut). But I wanted to add some leaves this time for some added dimension. That’s where the Cricut Cuttlebug comes in.
I was given a Wagner paint sprayer in exchange for my post and honest review. All opinions are my own. I love to upcycle furniture and garage sale finds. I have painted quite a bit of furniture by hand which can be very tedious and time consuming. One of my last projects was this cute Jenny Lind bed I got for my daughter’s room. I spent a long time hand painting all those spindles. How I wish I had known about the Wagner sprayer before I did that project.
This cute gift card holder is one of the available images in Cricut Design Space included with Cricut Access. I’ve included a picture tutorial in the post of how to put it together.
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In this post about why I love my Cricut Explore Air 2 and how it’s different from other cutting machines I mentioned that I love that you can upload your own images. You may have wondered, “is it easy to upload my own images?” And the answer is yes! I’ll show you just how easy it is in this post.
First, select Upload Images in Cricut Design Space.
Wondering how easy it is to create a Make It Now Project (now called Ready-to-Make projects) in Cricut Design Space? Read on for instructions for this cute felt letterboard 3D flower. The best part is I used felt on the back of my flower and it magically stays attached to my letterboard!
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These cute Valentine’s decorations were made using my Cricut Explore Air 2. Read on to see the how-to for the cute pillowcase and a pallet sign. Also, if you have wondered what what materials you can cut with your Cricut Explore Air 2 this post covers that too!
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These cute kids’ aprons made with Cricut Iron-on are perfect for your little kitchen helpers!
Take those cute Dollar Spot metal mailboxes to the next level with some Cricut vinyl and cardstock!
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Cute silhouette cameo decor is so easy to create using your Cricut Explore Air 2! Make these silhouettes with your family pictures and enjoy them for years to come.
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I was so excited to get my hands on the brand new Cricut Explore Air 2! I couldn’t wait to use it to create these cute wood slice napkin ring holders and cute Fall mason jar centerpiece. They are the perfect 15 minute project for a Fall dinner party. Read on to see how to make them and to read my review about the Cricut Explore Air 2. (Read all about frequently asked Cricut questions on my post —> HERE.)
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Its no secret that I love making all kinds of cakes. But what about people who don’t like cake? (gasp!) This donut cake is the perfect alternative! I used my Cricut Explore Air to make the custom cake topper and cute photo cutouts. A tiered cupcake stand was used to hold the donuts and I also used some edible gold spray to give them a slight shimmer.
I was so excited when I saw this cute floral midi dress at Walmart of all places. It got even better when I saw the price- only $9.88! I bought one for myself and I have loved it. It’s so stretchy and comfortable! Then a few days ago I thought about having matching outfits with my little girl for Mother’s Day. I don’t think we have ever had matching outfits. I stopped by Walmart and picked up another one as I had decided I was going to make her a dress out of it. I was so nervous to do this project because I’m not a great seamstress, but then I saw a tutorial for making toddler play dresses from women’s shirts HERE. I realized I could do this a dress and so can you! You use the already existing hemlines of the neck and the sleeves, which makes this even faster and simpler. I timed myself and I did the whole thing in an hour and a half. So go grab a couple of these cute dresses and make yourself and daughter one! They are out of stock online, but I found mine in the Juniors section of the local Walmart.
Here are the dresses I chose. They also have a blue floral one and a few other cute patterns.
Seriously only $9.88. Total steal of a deal!
First lay your dress out on a flat surface. You are going to cut the front from the back of the dress, leaving the sleeves intact.
You will now have two pieces- the front and the back. Put the back piece (with the sleeves) aside and fold the front piece in half with right sides together.
Taking a t-shirt that fits your toddler, turn it inside out and fold it in half as well. Line up the t-shirt on top of the dress with the necklines matching. You are going to use the t-shirt as a pattern to cut the dress. Carefully cut around the shirt on the top of the shoulder. You are not cutting out sleeves at this point. Make sure you give yourself extra room for a seam allowance. Once you cut around the arm hole shape, STOP! You are going to cut down to the bottom of the dress in an A-line dress shape. I measured approximately how long I would want the dress so I knew where to stop. I had extra fabric left on the bottom.
You should have a front dress shaped piece that looks like this.
Now fold it in half again, right sides together. Fold your back piece in half, right sides together, and place your front dress shaped piece (that’s folded in half) along the back piece, matching up the folds.
Place the front piece slightly further down on the neckline, so the back neckline is higher. Then cut out along the front piece.
Now you have a front piece and a back piece. Next line up the top and hems of your toddler shirt sleeve on the top and hems of the original sleeve. Cut out, making sure to leave a seam allowance.
Now line up that sleeve with the other sleeve so that you have two total.
Now you should have four pieces total.
Place the front and back of the dress together with right sides together and match up the shoulders. Sew them together with whatever seam allowance you chose.
Now open up the dress with the right side up. Place the arm sleeve face down and match up the center and mark with a pin.
Now carefully pin the sleeve to the curve of the arm hole, pinning small sections.
Then sew the sleeve into place. Repeat with your other sleeve and you should have one piece.
Now fold the dress back in half with the right sides together and sew up the bottom of the sleeve and down the side of the dress. Repeat on the other side. You’re almost done!
Fold up the bottom of the dress about an inch making it even all the way around and hem it. If you have a double needle use that (I don’t). Now your dress is done! Yay!
When I found out I was having a little girl, I was so excited to finally do a girly nursery! I found this tutorial for ruffle curtains from a twin sheet, and figured I would give it a try.
A little background on my sewing experience. All my friends senior year in high school thought it would be awesome to take a sewing class that they were offering for the first time. Unfortunately, it was the same time as yearbook, and I really wanted to do yearbook. So I didn’t take that beginning sewing class and I still regret that decision! Yearbook is not worth missing out on sewing. If only I could have told that to my 17 year old self! So besides watching my mom sew on a machine here and there, I had no sewing experience when I decided to try this curtains. In fact I had just gotten my sewing machine for Christmas (and if you are looking for a good, basic cheap machine I got this Brother machine from Walmart as a Black Friday deal).
The instructions on the tutorial I linked to are great. I worked on the curtains at night for a few hours at a time. My lines weren’t very straight, but I think this is a great project if you are first starting out. The ruffles overlap so you can’t see all my mistakes 🙂 The curtains look great in my little girl’s room, and the best part was that I made them myself for cheap!
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