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We all have at least one of these flower vases laying around right? You get flowers in them and then they are so tall and narrow you don't know how to use them again....until now.First step is simple but so important, clean the vases very well so that the vinyl adheres.Then take a few colors of Oracal 631 (3 or more) and cut them in to strips 12 inches long. I cut them in 1/4 inch 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch wide strips.Next start wrapping them around the vases I kept a color order but varied th …

Hi! It's Ashley stopping by from Simply Designing. I am so excited to share a Halloween post with you today. This is actually the first Halloween post I have done this year!Now, I don't know how you are feeling but a part of me is really not ready for fall, or Halloween, while the other part of me can't wait to pull out all my fall decor! I love the fall, it is my favorite season, but I am also not quite ready to let go of summer yet. However, since the temperature recently took a +30 degre …

Don't you just love when an idea in your head finally comes together? A sweet friend recently had a baby boy and I was racking my brain trying to come up with a gift that was personal but also something that she could use somehow. So I found out the colors in her baby's nursery and this is what I came up with!I bought a plain 16x20 canvas board from Michael's Craft Stores. It comes in a very stark white so I purchased Distress Ink in Walnut and applied it using a foam brush and water to give it …

Hello wonderful Expressions Vinyl blog followers! I am Ashley from Simply Designing (a craft and design blog), and am so happy to be here today to show off a really fun vinyl project!I have been feeling real antsy to try my hand at using the Dusted Crystal (aka Etched Glass) vinyl. So I decided to tackle a big project this weekend and am so excited to share it with you.By our front door we have a sidelight (one of those long skinny windows). I love it for so many reasons and I love the amoun …

Hi! I am so happy to be joining you here today on Expressions Vinyl Blog! I am a huge fan of Expressions vinyl and I love their products and was so excited when they asked me to share some of my favorite projects made using their wonderful vinyl.I don't know about you or where you live, but I am in Tampa Florida and in the summer it rains everyday! You can get pretty tired of ruining your shoes stepping into a huge puddle. Needless to say I wear rain boots all the time. I picked up a few c …