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Christmas 2X4S
Hi everyone, it's Kaysi again from Keeping it Simple.It's Christmas time!!! I LOVE decorating for Christmas, it is my favorite holiday! I love the feel of the season, everyone seems to be so much happier :).I made this for my front door step. I made it for Christmas but plan on keeping it out all winter long!This is how I made it:1) Using my Silhouette, I cut out my vinyl for the faces. I used colors: light brown, black, white, lime tree green, red, orange, yellow, and black in the outdoor vinyl
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Nov 29th 2011
Mustache And Lips Mugs, Christmas Gift Idea
Hi, this is Dorangela, visiting from Two Prince Bakery Theater today! I have a very simple and fun gift idea that you could use for Christmas or any other gift giving occasion.Mustache Mug using Permanent Expressions VinylLip mug using Outdoor Permanent Expressions VinylBefore Vinyl Two Plain MugsThis project is so simple, I started with two plain white mugs purchased at the Dollar Store. Next I used my Expressions Vinyl Black permanent vinyl. Using whatever cutting program you have d
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Nov 23rd 2011
"Days Until" Countdown Board
It's that time of year again where we are constantly counting down until the next big holiday! I love it! And so does my daughter. But she's only 5 so she doesn't fully grasp the concept of time. However, she can count quite well, so I decided to make a "days until" countdown board for our home.My daughter loves counting down until the next holiday, plus she gets to practice writing her numbers every day with this cool new board.You will need a wooden board, paint and/or stain, chalkboa
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Oct 23rd 2011
Vinyl Bats
HI! Kim here....I thought I would do a little Halloween craft with my vinyl from ExpressionsVinyl.comSomething fast and easy and a quick clean up (i'm a lazy decorator!)We have been talking all about using ding bats with our SCAL on my blog (you can go HERE to read the 411)and I found these fun Halloween fonts:I used these great Halloween dingbats that had a bunch of different bats...I just picked the one I wanted and made it all different sizes....and ran it through the cricut...when you c
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Oct 19th 2011
Halloween Tile
Hi again!!! It's Kaysi, from Keeping it Simple. Today I'm going to show you how to make a 12x12 tile with Subway art. I love doing this and do it for every holiday. It's so fun and it's easy to switch out after each holiday.This is how I made it:1) I first sketch out what words, sizes and colors on a piece of paper. I know it sounds silly but to get things to fit, it's a must.2) Then I separated the words by color and used some fun fonts on my Silhouette studio program.
3) Next I cut the word
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Oct 4th 2011