46 Silhouette Posts to Help You Learn More About Your Cameo, Curio, Portrait, or Mint
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46 Silhouette Posts to Help You Learn More About Your Cameo, Curio, Portrait, or Mint

2018 is quickly coming to a close and what a great year it has been! I’m more convinced than ever that crafters in general – and Silhouette crafters in particular – are some of the most wonderful people in the world!!! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you better through my classes, workshops, and the comments…

Creative Cutters: Getting into the Christmas Spirit!
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Creative Cutters: Getting into the Christmas Spirit!

Are you someone who can’t wait to put up your holiday decorations? Do you start playing Christmas songs before the last trick-or-treater is tucked in on Halloween night? Or do you subscribe to a more last-minute style, waiting to put up your Christmas tree until Christmas Eve? I fall somewhere in the middle. While I…

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…

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…

New Class! Two-Color HTV Tea Towel featuring Chemica HotMark Revolution (plus what's coming up this fall!)
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New Class! Two-Color HTV Tea Towel featuring Chemica HotMark Revolution
(plus what's coming up this fall!)

Want to learn more about working with heat-transfer vinyl but don’t own a heat press? Come join me for this class featuring Chemica (pronounced “SHEM-a-ka”) HotMark Revolution, a heat-transfer vinyl product that can be easily applied on a variety of materials, using just a home iron! Lycia EvanoffLycia is a lifelong crafter whose goal is…

Creative Cutters – Tattoos & Glitter
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Creative Cutters – Tattoos & Glitter

If you’ve visited my blog before, you’re probably aware that I host a monthly Creative Cutters group 🙂 . Besides showing off all the wonderful things a Silhouette machine can do, my goal in this group is to demonstrate some of the many specialty products available for the Silhouette and give students a chance to…

Creative Cutters: Glass Etching (and more!)
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Creative Cutters: Glass Etching (and more!)

I can’t think of any better way to spend an evening than crafting with friends. And lucky for me, I get to spend one night a month with the Creative Cutters group! Our topic for February was “Glass Etching (and more!)” with the “more” being a paper project. Several new people were in attendance, four…

There’s a New Kid in Town: The Silhouette Portrait 2
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There’s a New Kid in Town: The Silhouette Portrait 2

When I purchased my first Silhouette, I chose the Cameo for its ability to cut materials up to 12 inches wide. A few years later, enticed by its dual blade-holders and increased cutting depth, I acquired a Cameo 3 as well. The Curio and Mint machines followed soon after.  Recently, yet another Silhouette has found…