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Heating Up: Using An Iron To Apply Heat Transfer Vinyl
It's a questions every crafter will likely ask at least once: How do I use a household steam iron to apply heat transfer vinyl (HTV)? Well, we've put together this step by step guide to answer that very question and give you some guidance to make your next project easy as can be.A few things you need to get started is:
A nice solid tableAn ironing mat, or some kind of towel or something to protect your table. We recommend using a heat transfer pillow. You can buy one at our website!Your pr
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Jan 2nd 2017
Free Block Handwritten font roundup
Today we have a totally fun font roundup--Block Handwritten! I love pairing these with some gorgeous script fonts or leave as is! So many fun options!
Generally Speaking
Belta Regular
CJ Potter Handwriting
Sunrise International
Mathlete Bulky
Bear hugs
Wonder journey
Pencil Sharp
Personality
We actually have a whole pinterest board for fun fonts
Make sure to leave us a comment telling us what your favorites fonts are&nb
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Dec 20th 2016
First Time’s A Charm: Transfer Tape vs Contact Paper
Today we are going to do a little experiment. Compared with transfer tape, the price per square inch of contact paper is only cheaper by 2 tenths of a penny, yet is not nearly as reliable. Not to mention, transfer tape is made especially to transfer vinyl. Yet, a lot of people use contact paper instead of transfer tape. So we are going to put them both to the test in a true contact paper vs. transfer tape challenge. Let's see which makes it out on top.Let's start with Contact Paper!I cut a
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Dec 19th 2016
Santa Camera Free Silhouette Cut File
Santa Camera--free silhouette cut file!These Santa Camera's are so popular this year! We keep seeing them pop up in our feed! So we wanted to show you step by step how to create one--and even offer a free silhouette cut file!You can grab the santa camera ornament with free silhouette cut file HERE!When you open it it...It should look like this:You will drag each layer (two circles and the santa cam words and the reflection and dot) onto the cut mat one at a time and cut each in the appropriate c
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Dec 18th 2016
How to adjust a design to fit your project
Hello, hello! It's Michele from The Scrap Shoppe, and today I'm sharing one way I beat the post Christmas blues. Tell me I'm not alone in getting so sad when the Christmas decor comes down. The house feels so empty! I like to make up for it by staying partially decorated... with winter decor! So a fun winter chalkboard platter was in order.I've included some details instructions so you can easily make something similar yourself.I found this awesome metal platter at Joann's. I'm pairing it with s
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Dec 14th 2016