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Full tutorial on how to make these adorable Star Wars Valentines Cards for your kid's classmates!

These Star Wars Valentines Cards Are Out of This Galaxy

In a galaxy far far away....Well, not too far away!  Welcome, today I'm sharing how to make these adorable Star Wars Valentines cards.  If you have kids who love Star Wars, these are so fun to make for classmates!  For the past few years I have made valentines for the boys' classmates.  This year I wanted to do something a little more themed for their classes. I joined five other bloggers this week to give you lots of Cricut Valentines inspiration!  Check them out below! Both my ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: cardstock, Cricut, Cricut Explore Air 2, DIY, Star Wars, Valentines Cards, Valentines Day

Use a Cricut Machine to make flowers for any project.

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

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: 3d flowers, cardstock, chalk couture, Cricut Explore Air 2, DIY magnets, magnets, paper flowers

Patriotic Sign Design

Hello summer and hello friends!  Are you ready for the warmer weather, long days and summer fun?  I sure am!  I am also putting out all of my patriotic decorations.  Beginning with Memorial Day, then Flag Day and right through the 4th of July, we proudly display our red, white and blue.  Today I am going to show you how to make a patriotic sign design in Cricut Design Space.   Welcome to another month of Craft and Create with Cricut!  This month, I joined with 11 other bloggers to ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: 4th of July, american, American flag, Cricut, Cricut Explore Air 2, DIY Sign, Flag Day, Memorial Day, patriotic, Star Spangled Banner, stencil, USA, vinyl

This way to the beach!! Who doesn't love fun beach art!

Beach Art Using a Cricut Machine

Summer, Summer, Summer Time!  Summer means beach season and why not kick off summer and beach season with this simple beach art using a Cricut Explore Air 2! I love making signs with my Cricut and this beach canvas sign is one of my favorites.  I actually made a few of them and gave them away as gifts!  To make this canvas sign, I used acrylic paint and created an ombre effect (dark to light).  I think this turned out so cool using four shades of blue.  Want to see the easiest way to get a ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Beach Wall Art, Beach Wall Decor, Canvas, Cricut, Cricut Explore Air 2, DIY, Ombre, Sign

I made this heat transfer vinyl t shirt in just minutes!

Easy Heat Transfer Vinyl Tutorial

Hey friends, I am so excited to share this easy heat transfer vinyl (or HTV for short) tutorial with you today.  To be honest, I had very little experience with heat transfer vinyl until I started working on this post.   Now that I have made a few t-shirts, I want to put words on all the things!  Seriously, heat transfer vinyl is easy to use and can take a shirt, pillow case, or tea towel from simple to fabulous in just a few minutes! Frustrated with the recent Cricut Design Space Updates?  ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Cricut Explore Air 2, cricut vinyl, happy crafters, HTV, iron vinyl

DIY Valentines Cards

Need a little love to warm you up?  I don't know about you, but I have been cold for a few weeks.  It is freezing here in Maryland!  I am looking forward to the weather warming up, but for now, a little love will warm my heart.  I'm going to show you how I made these adorable DIY Valentines Cards for my kids' classes. I'm also joining with 15 of my Cricut loving friends to bring you some awesome Valentines Day Cricut Projects!  Check them out! Refresh Restyle | Weekend Craft | Create and ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Crafts for Kids, Cricut, Cricut Explore Air 2, DIY, Kids Valentines, Kids Valentines Crafts, Kids Valentines Day Cards, School Valentines, Valentines, Valentines Day

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