Mother’s Day Gift Ideas To Make with Your Silhouette
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas To Make with Your Silhouette

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if your mom is anything like mine, she much prefers a handmade gift or card over anything I could buy in a store. And you know I’m going to try to use my Silhouette any way I can! Many of the projects I’ve shared before on the…

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…

Oramask 813 Stencil Film – What I Like About It & Why
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Oramask 813 Stencil Film – What I Like About It & Why

If you’ve spent a little time in the Silhouette world, you know that there are endless possibilities of what you can do and create. Even after many years of being a Silhouette user, I’m learning new things all the time, not just about techniques but about different tools and supplies as well. A product I’ve…

Creative Cutters: String Art – Using the Rhinestone Tool in Silhouette Studio
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Creative Cutters: String Art – Using the Rhinestone Tool in Silhouette Studio

As I’ve said before, it’s always a great week when the Creative Cutters group gets together! I was very eager to see everyone again after the Christmas break and having postponed our first meeting of 2018 due to snow (in Texas!!!). A few “regulars” were absent due to either illness or work commitments, but we…

Caught by Design 2017: The Year in Review
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Caught by Design 2017: The Year in Review

The end of the year is always a time of reflection for me and what a great year it has been here at Caught by Design! Since launching this site in February 2017, I’ve published more than 40 Silhouette-related articles including project ideas, tips, tutorials, and much more. I hope you’ve found them to be…

The Silhouette User’s Gift Guide (Part 1) Machines, Tools, Specialty Items, and other fun stuff
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The Silhouette User’s Gift Guide (Part 1)
Machines, Tools, Specialty Items, and other fun stuff

Is a Silhouette machine on your holiday wish list? Wondering what you’ll need to go with it? Are you already a Silhouette user and looking to try some new things? Or maybe your significant other wants to put some Silhouette goodies under the tree this year but doesn’t have a clue where to start? Whatever…

Creative Cutters: Print & Cut, Paper, and PixScan
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Creative Cutters: Print & Cut, Paper, and PixScan

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week and Christmas is just around the corner. The year has certainly flown by! My ambitions are always pretty high when it comes to Christmas crafts and my “want to-do” list is much longer than time ever allows. Seeing all the cute project ideas on Pinterest and…

Silhouette Emergency Kit – A Super Simple Swap Idea (includes free printable)
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Silhouette Emergency Kit – A Super Simple Swap Idea
(includes free printable)

I’m keeping this simple today because I’m headed to Peachtree City, GA for my 3rd All Things Silhouette Conference!!! Rather than attending classes this time around, I’m volunteering as a staff member and couldn’t be more excited. It’s always fun to get together with my Silhouette buddies and I know we’re going to have a…

Turning Artwork into Wearable Art using Silhouette Studio
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Turning Artwork into Wearable Art
using Silhouette Studio

What could be more fun for a kid than being able to wear a shirt featuring a design of his or her own creation? I’ve been wanting to turn one of my grandson’s drawings into a t-shirt design for some time and when he came to visit recently, I finally got the chance. It’s a…