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Hi everyone, it’s Bonnie from expressionsvinyl.com. I am extremely new to vinyl and I wanted to try a project that I thought would be somewhat simple. It's a New Baby Name Sign. I thought this would be an easy project because I knew exactly what words I wanted on the sign, but I didn’t realize I would have such a hard time choosing fonts, colors, and actually designing the sign! That part was hard! What made it even harder is that if you ask others for advice everyone has their own opinion about …

Happy Thursday everyone! Carrie with designed to be crafty again showing you how to make your own fun custom graphic printable vinyl signs. I don't know how the weather is where you live, but I'm in a suburb of Chicago and its FINALLY starting to warm up here and act like summer. No seriously, last week was 40 degrees and rainy every.single.day. I kinda have this thing for always having a fun seasonal sign hanging on my front door. Check out my instagram feed @designedtobecrafty so you see my fu …

Mother's Day is quickly approaching! If you are a last minute planner and can't seem to find the perfect gift, you can never go wrong with something that's made by little hands with love. I enlisted the help of my toddler for this fun Mother's Day gift for Grandma!Supplies Needed:-Silhouette CAMEO-Menu Board from Michaels-Oracal 651This is used for the stencil, flowers and handwritten words. Pick your paint colors and then pick vinyl colors that coordinate. I used Lilac, Mint and Pink.-Grandma S …

Hey, it's Jessica from expressionsvinyl.com., and today I wanted to show you how to make a stencil using the Sillhouette CAMEO machine. So, the first thing we need are some tools. Paint brush Piece of wood that is already painted and nice and dry Paint vinyl transfer tape   I am in the Silhouette Studio software. If we go over to the store, this is the file I'm using. It is called Life Is Beautiful Ride Phrase from Lori Whittlock. And I have already purchased …

Hi crafty friends! My name is Connie from Kutie Kaira Designs and today I am going to show you how to make a super cute weekly meal menu made from chalkboard vinyl as well as printable vinyl and Oracal 651 vinyl. I love practical projects that I can use on a daily basis to help me stay organized!Things you will need:-Chalkboard Vinyl -Inkjet Printable Vinyl -Oracal 651 White Vinyl-A board of your choice (Any material will do since you will be using chalkboard vinyl …