Food Gifts from the Kitchen (with FREE printable labels!)
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Food Gifts from the Kitchen
(with FREE printable labels!)

I love giving homemade Christmas gifts, especially when I can prepare them in bulk for teachers, neighbors, and co-workers. Sometimes I’ll make an ornament or a holiday decoration, but often you’ll find me in the kitchen, putting together food gifts that are both practical and pretty (as well as economical!). Using the Silhouette Studio software…

Crayon Stained Glass Suncatchers
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Crayon Stained Glass Suncatchers

If you’re stuck at home while most of the stores are closed, it doesn’t mean you can’t still create some fun crafts with your kids! These Crayon Stained Glass Suncatchers require very few supplies – and you probably have most of them somewhere in your house right now! Lycia EvanoffLycia is a lifelong crafter whose…

10 Tips for Homeschooling During a Crisis

10 Tips for Homeschooling During a Crisis

Today’s post is dedicated to all the moms, dads, grandparents, and caregivers who are suddenly homeschooling due to the COVID-19 crisis. Before I became a Silhouette instructor, I was a homeschooling mom for 13 years. Even though it was something we planned for, I can still remember feeling overwhelmed and anxious at first. I also…

10 Podcasts to Listen To When You’re Crafting (or Traveling!)

10 Podcasts to Listen To When You’re Crafting (or Traveling!)

What’s on your summer bucket list? In addition to some serious crafty time, mine includes plenty of road trips – in fact I’m on one right now! So what do I do on these road trips besides look at the scenery? The same thing I do when I’m crafting – I listen to podcasts! While…

Creative Cutters: Fun with Alcohol Inks
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Creative Cutters: Fun with Alcohol Inks

We always have fun at Creative Cutters, but we really got to PLAY this month and experiment with something new for all of us – alcohol inks! Working with alcohol inks leaves plenty of room for creativity. There’s no limit to what you can make using different techniques and color combinations and no two results…

Creative Cutters: DIY Fall Fridge Magnets and More
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Creative Cutters: DIY Fall Fridge Magnets and More

What better way to spend a rainy Tuesday evening than crafting with your friends? That’s exactly what we did this month at Creative Cutters! We always have a great time and this month was no exception. It may have been cold and wet outside, but inside we were warm and full of laughter as we…

Making the Cut: Linda Majewski of Paper Home and Garden

Making the Cut: Linda Majewski of Paper Home and Garden

It’s no secret that I love my Silhouette machines and use them in as many ways as I can possibly think of. But I also love getting to know other Silhouette users, especially those who use their machines in a unique way.  “Making the Cut” features some of those people, each of whom are artists…

Creative Cutters: Bless You Jars (with tutorial!) includes a free download for dust cover cut file
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Creative Cutters: Bless You Jars (with tutorial!)
includes a free download for dust cover cut file

Is it possible that each Creative Cutters meeting is better than the last? It sure feels that way to me! We had a wonderful turnout this week and over half of the attendees were brand-new to our group. I love, love, love seeing new faces – especially when I can introduce a few of them…

DIY Chalkboard Kitchen Command Center using Silhouette Chalkboard Vinyl
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DIY Chalkboard Kitchen Command Center
using Silhouette Chalkboard Vinyl

I recently received some happy mail in the form of a Silhouette Mystery Box. It contained such a nice assortment of goodies that it was hard to choose which one I wanted to try first! Ultimately I decided to make this kitchen command center using the Chalkboard Starter Kit and today I’ll show you how…