Welcome to another month of Craft and Create with Cricut! Today I am using two different Cricut products- the Cricut Explore Air 2 and the Cricut EasyPress. I am going to show you how to easily layer HTV Vinyl like a pro by making Coco inspired pillows! As we are gearing up for fall, I wanted to make something for Halloween. We don't generally decorate for Halloween since our kids are little and we don't do scary! However, since my kids are obsessed with the Disney movie, Coco; we are ... View Post
Adorable DIY Halloween Sign Every Mom Needs to Make
Do you go all out for Halloween? I feel like there are "Halloween people" and "not-so-much" Halloween people. If you pass by a house owned by Halloween people, expect to have the bejesus scared out of ya! Then there are the people who just decorate for fall and place a jack-o-lantern on the front porch and call it Halloween (we fit into that category). Our kids are still little and not into scary Halloween stuff...yet. So we keep it simple and not-so-scary. This year I made a DIY Halloween ... View Post
First Day of School Sign
Heading back to school in a few weeks? We still have our big beach vacation right before school starts, so at least we have that to look forward to. However, school does start back up in a month. Whaaaaaaaa. I can't believe I am going to have a kindergartner in just a few weeks! In preparation of my kiddo starting school, I made a first day of school sign. Read on to see how to do it and where to get the tools to make it. The first day of school is an exciting time (for kids and ... View Post
Easy DIY Christmas Countdown Sign
Hello friends! Welcome to my Christmas in July series! Today I want to show you a quick and easy DIY Christmas Countdown sign. I made this sign in a matter of minutes using Chalk Couture. If you are new to Upright and Caffeinated, first of all, WELCOME! So glad you stopped by. If you have no idea what Chalk Couture is, read this♥ I am loving Christmas in July this year. Apparently it is over 100 degrees all over the south right now. Just thinking about Christmas will make you feel ... View Post
Make Flowers Using a Cricut Machine
Howdy friends! I am super excited to share this tutorial with you today. Can I tell you a secret? I had no idea how to make flowers using a Cricut machine until last week. But I figured it out and decided to write a simple tutorial showing you how to do it! I wanted to make some flowers out of card-stock using my Cricut machine. I absolutely love how these turned out. I was shocked at how easy it was and kinda disappointed in myself for being overwhelmed and not trying it ... View Post
Easy DIY Project for a Chalk Couture Beginner
Hello there! Are you new to Chalk Couture ? Or possibly have never heard of it? If you have never heard of Chalk Couture. Start here! If you are a Chalk Couture beginner, I want to show you an easy project I did that is perfect for someone just starting out! Have you heard the story of how I resisted Chalk Couture because I thought I had enough crafts in my life? It is true. I heard of Chalk Couture almost a year ago when they first started out. I sort of dismissed it ... View Post