Thanksgiving Lamp

Isn't this fun? I just love these sweet pilgrims from A Child's Year & the sentiment is from Lyrical Letters.

I used chocolate brown vinyl and used the "Flip" feature on the Expression because I adhered it to the inside if the lamp shade. I also used transfer tape to make it easier to stick on.

It's kind of like a little surprise. See how it's barely visible with the light off?


It could be peeled off and discarded after the holiday, but I'm a bit tempted to buy another inexpensive shade (this was $15 from Walmart) and make one for Christmas. But then I'll have to store extra shades. Hmmm...,what do you think?


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Bike Helmet Makeover

(I know it's on backwards in this pic!)


We were given this functional (but very plain) helmet that had red lettering on the side. I told Joy we could "cricut it up"! We covered the red lettering with pieces of white vinyl then cut flowers and leaves (Accent Essentials), jewels (Happily Ever After) and "Joy" (Winter Woodland). She stuck the pieces on and us so proud of it, I think I will have no trouble in getting her to wear it now!

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Drawer Pull / Knob Redo with Cricut Vinyl

Before:



After:






Aren't they sweet? I wanted to get some newer, funner (yes, I just used the word "funner") knobs for my crafty room and saw someone (it was awhile ago and, my apologies, but I couldn't find the exact post I had seen) use vinyl to so easily dress up these little babies. I used the flower from Storybook and did it in chocolate brown so it would match this:



over my window and this:



In my entry way. :)
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The Fastest (and cheapest!) Baby Shower Gift Ever!

Aren't they stinkin' cute?  I got them at.....shhhh!....the Dollar Tree.  A little black vinyl and welding the letters with Design Studio make them look adorable and personal.  I cut the letters at 1 1/2" and they took all of 5 min to do both of them.  Love that!  I think I need to go back to the Dollar Tree and stock up on these little gems.

60th Anniversary Card and Gift

I will be away for the weekend, but wanted to show you how I used the leftover vinyl from the Etched Picture Frame on the gift wrap.  I just taped on the card and put the vinyl on above and below.  (The scrolls are from Storybook and they aren't on the frame, but the lettering and heart from Plantin Schoolbook is.)  The best gift-wrapping tip I ever heard is just to get a big roll of this brown kraft paper from the Office Supply Store and use it for everything.  It is just good all-purpose paper that is a nice weight and can then be decorated for any occasion and best of all, you only have to store one roll of wrapping paper!

I figured I would post the card here as well.  The cuts on the card are all from A Child's Year (a favorite, for sure).  I used design studio to hide the violin cutout on the image I used for a liner and the vellum... The paper is Amy Butler and it just reminds me of my grandma.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (the button is on my sidebar).  Thanks for letting me share.  Have a blessed weekend!

Expression decorated with Vinyl

This was such an easy project and with almost-instant gratification, too!  (I saw the idea on the Cricut Messageboards several months ago with some beautiful butterflies.)  I used Design Studio to weld my name (Opposites Attract) and the images (Serenade).  Sooo much easier to apply!  I took it to a crop the next morning.  I just have to have it with me now every time I crop.  :)