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These pillows are made with HTV vinyl and are inspired by Disney's Coco.

Easily Layer HTV Vinyl Like a Pro With This Excellent Tutorial

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

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: chalk couture, Chalk Couture Ink, Cricut, EasyPress, HTV, Iron on Vinyl

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

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Back to School, chalk couture, chalkboard sign, Cricut, DIY, DIY Sign, first day of school, first day of school chalkboard, last day of school

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

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

a DIY laptop table is a perfect back to school gift for a college student.

DIY Laptop Table-Must Have for Every Dorm Room

Hello!  I'm super excited to share this DIY laptop table tutorial with you today.  This is the perfect solution for kids going back to school- especially college students living in the dorms. My legs get hot when I sit in bed with a laptop on my lap, and I wanted a solution.  Of course, I was going to DIY this solution (and use my Cricut Explore Air 2) because that's what I love to do. But I got to thinking- what do college students who live in dorms do when their lap gets hot from using a ... View Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Back to School, College, Cricut, Cricut Explor Air 2, DIY, Dorm Room, Laptop table

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