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Friday, October 4, 2013

Halloween Luminaries

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Here's what you need:

Paper Bags

Digital Cutter (or craft knife)

Silhouette Pattern

Cardstock

Spray Adhesive

Candles

Sand or Rocks

Here's what you do:

Open out the sides of the paper bag (use the creases that are already there). Find the seam of the bag and fold the bottom up on the same side. This will be the back of the luminary.

Cut a piece of cardstock that fits tightly inside the bag. Apply a light coat of spray adhesive and then insert the cardstock inside the bag.

Use your digital cutter to cut out the design. Make sure you cut on the side without the seam. Remove the cutout pieces and carefully pull the bag off the cardstock. If you don't have a digital cutter, you can trace a design on the bag and cut it out with a craft knife.

Add some sand or rocks to weigh the bag down.

Add a candle to create a spooky glow (I used battery operated votive candles).

Luminaries look great along sidewalks and stairs.

And, they look so cute glowing in the dark!

Come back later to get the free digital file to create your own.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Freebie Friday - Witch Shoe Repair

Posted by Unknown at 4:03 PM 0 comments

I've been learning how to make my digital cutter files available in different file formats, so I can share them with you! Each Friday, I will post a link for a free file for your digital cutter! Downloads will be available for two weeks and are for personal use only. Link is at the bottom of the post. Here is this week's freebie. Enjoy!

Here is the project I made.

Sorry, this download has expired. You can purchase the digital file from my Etsy shop.

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Witch Shoe Repair Halloween Sign

Posted by Unknown at 3:52 PM 0 comments

I'm excited to share my project this week because I think it's a fun Halloween decoration and I love how it turned out! I've had these witch boots for a while and just needed something cute to use them on. I thought this sign was perfect.

This is a multi-color vinyl sign and I thought I'd show how I applied each layer of vinyl. For the full tutorial on how I make multi-color vinyl signs, check out this post.

After I had applied all the vinyl, I wanted to distress it. I used an ink pad and gently rubbed it over the top and along the edges.

To hang it, I screwed two eye hooks on the top and then added a chain.

I sprayed it with a protective finish to keep the ink from smearing.

Have you started decorating for Halloween?

Come back later for the free digital file to create your own.

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Friday, September 20, 2013

Freebie Friday - Spooky Frames

Posted by Unknown at 2:06 PM 0 comments

Here is the project I made.

Sorry, this download has expired. You can purchase the digital file from my Etsy shop.

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Spooky Candle Holders

Posted by Unknown at 2:05 PM 0 comments

Here is a simple project to turn some plain glass candle holders into something spooky for Halloween.

Just spray paint the outside of the candle holders with silver paint and add the vinyl decals when the paint is dry.

That's it! Super quick and easy and a great Halloween decoration.

Come back later for the free digital file to create your own.

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Freebie Friday - Swirly Acorn

Posted by Unknown at 3:17 PM 0 comments

Here is the project I made.

Sorry, this download has expired.

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Acorn Door Hanger

Posted by Unknown at 3:03 PM 0 comments

Since the season is changing, it's time to take down my swirly butterfly and put up something new for fall. After last week's project, I've had acorns on my mind, so I thought an acorn would be really cute to put on my door this year. I got to work and came up with a design I really love. I went back and forth on color choices, but finally decided to use these since they match the charger I made.

In my vinyl cutting software, I sized the acorn so it would fit on my piece of wood. Then, I printed it out and traced it on my board. If your vinyl cutting software doesn't print, you can also use a photo editing program to print it.

I cut out and sanded each piece, drilled holes for the wire, and then painted everything.

After the paint dried, I applied the vinyl to the leaves.

I made the vinyl for the acorn a little bigger than the size I printed. This gave me a little bit extra to work with, since my wood cutting isn't perfect :) After I put it on the wood, I used a craft knife and cut the excess vinyl off the edges of the top.