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Hi everyone! Connie here from Kutie Kaira Designs showing you how to create vinyl stencils to use to paint your own rocks!Painted rocks is a super trendy phenomenon where you paint awesome rocks and hide them for others to find. I have been seeing these rocks everywhere online and I figured I would find a fun way to DIY using my cutting machine. My 2-year-old daughter has an obsession with rocks! You will usually find her with 2 or 3 rocks in her hands at all times. I knew this project would als …

Hey crafty friends! Kayla here today to talk to you about the wonder that is Oramask. Oramask is a translucent stencil film. It's a little thicker then standard vinyl and holds up nicely on most surfaces. Today, I'm showing you how to use it to DIY your own doormat.Set Up DesignI started by setting up and sizing my design. A standard doormat is 18x30 and the largest cutting mat is 12x24. Keep that in mind when you're creating your own doormat design. Cut Stencils But Do Not WeedNext I cut o …

Who grew up watching Troop Beverly Hills? It's one of my all-time favorite movies, seriously! When I saw this tumbler from ban.do, I just had to get it and use Expressions Vinyl to customize it.Here is what you need: ban.do tumblercut fileelectronic cuttertransfer tapeExpressions Vinyl Champagne LustreApplication ToolSiser weeding toolBegin by saving this jpeg to your computer and upload it into your cutting machine software. I used a Cricut Explore and had my setting on iron-on + because …

Father's Day is just around the corner! Are you ready to celebrate all the great Father's in your life?It's Carrie with Designed to be Crafty back to give you ideas for how to create amazing chalkboard art without needing amazing artistic talent.My husband likes to keep things simple and only requested a BBQ with our local family. Meat, beer, and a nice outdoor cookout, easy enough! I have been working on rearranging our dining room with a newly reworked mid century modern buffet I found on crai …

My daughter Leila turned 7 years-old this past month. It seems like so long ago she was the 2.4lb baby I struggled to bring into this world. You can read more about my pregnancy struggles here if you're interested but for this I decided to keep it light. She wanted a Moana party and I wanted to incorporate more of the Island theme so I made her this DIY Pineapple Birthday Shirt.She wanted a Moana party and I wanted it to be more mom level Moana so we compromised and created an awesome Luau party …