If you need a costume, you might just like this free print and cut out cow mask. [cow mask]
You can pair it with this SVG file to make your own cow shirt. Just download the file and cut it out on your personal cutting machine. Then iron-on the vinyl. If you don’t have a personal cutting machine, print out the file on transfer iron-on or just print it out and pin it in place. Add the mask from the link above and you will finish off your costume!
Need a little help with your costume? Print out this cow mask, cut around the outer edge and eye holes, add a string or elastic band and you have an easy DIY costume!
A portable table that could be made in a variety of sizes. Great for small spaces. Great for an additional temporary surface. Use it in a workshop or throw a table cloth over it for an elegant dinner. It is so flexible. From American Woodworker, scroll down the page a bit to the Instant Surface title. [table]
A craft tutorial for decorating a fall candle with vinyl leaves.
Decorating for fall can be store-bought, but it is so much more meaningful when you create it yourself. It isn’t difficult to make this fall candle. In fact, I cut the leaves and took the vinyl and candle in the car with me. I was running teens around town and had to wait for an hour while they were volunteering at a nursing home. I could easily place the leaves around the candle while I waited. I’ll show you a quick way to set up cutting the vinyl so that you only have to run the mat through the machine once.Â
Another option to make a fall candle would be to use a paper punch with a leaf shape. Vinyl is easily cut with a cutting machine, a die cutting machine, scissors, or a paper punch.
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Instructions:
Using the free leaf SVG linked above, I laid out the leaves to cut multiple times on four different groups. I set the leaf size to 1″ for this project. Using copy and paste made this really easy to do. Once the first column was set, I selected it all, attached them, and then duplicated it three more times.Â
cutting four colors at once
Using a paper cutter, I cut the four colors of vinyl into strips that were about 2.5″ wide. Placing them all on the mat at once allowed me to cut them all in one run on my Cricut Explore Air 2.
finished fall candle
I applied the leaves in a random pattern around the glass candle. I peeled the leaves off each sheet just as you would a sticker. Since the vinyl is transparent, the overlapping leaves create a new color. Once the candle burns down, the light will travel through the transparent vinyl giving the glass jar a totally different look. The candle is a Fresh Cotton scent and I can’t wait to light it. I know it will smell wonderful.
This fall candle post is a part of the Tape Technologies Inc. Design Team. We were asked to use Transparent Glitter Vinyl for a Fall or Halloween theme. You can purchase Tape Technologies vinyl from Amazon under the name StyleTech.Â
I am participating in a Cricut Ornament Exchange. We were challenged to make a Christmas Ornament using our Cricut machine and then we sent them to another participant. I sent my ornament to Kara at Happy Go Lucky. The ornament I made is from an original design and the SVG file will be included below. The inspiration for this ornament was the red and white spiraled hard candies as well as candy canes.
Materials:
Doubled sided scrapbooking card stock
2 brads
Personal cutting machine (I used a Cricut Explore Air 2)
The process for this ornament is more hands-on after the cutting of the design. When I cut out the design, I wasn’t getting through the card stock. I finally went to change the blade and found that my blade had some form of material stuck around it. Once this problem was resolved, the cutting was so easy. I really like using two-sided paper. I chose red which had burgundy on the other side. The only downside to using this kind of paper is the core of the paper is white and shows a bit on the edges of the paper.
Design Space showing the progress of cutting the paper.
The cut paper before weeding.
The cut shapes.
The two brads, you can use any color.
Take the bow shape, using your fingers, curve the bow shape.
To begin you are going to stack the elements in order on the brad. Here is the bow we began to curve in the above image.
Then add the ends of the ribbon to make the bow.
Stacking all six similar pieces together, curve the paper by rolling it in your hand. This will help form the ornament in a later step.
Add the six pieces to the brad and then add the brad to the bottom. Make sure all pieces are facing the same direction if you are using a two-toned paper. Fan open the brads but not the full amount so there is some movement available.
Begin to seperate the ornament shape once piece of paper at a time.
Now you can tighten up the brads by reaching into the ornament. You can manipulate the shape as needed even by pushed top and bottom towards each other until you are happy with the rounded shape.
I sent the file to my sister and that same night she went a bit crazy and made these two.
I am joining a group of bloggers who are creating sewing projects that can be used as little gifts or stocking stuffers. You can read more about this year long project at the bottom of my post. My contribution to this project is a reversible sleep mask. It is made using two coordinating fat quarters. This is a quick and easy sewing project.
I want to personally thank Cricut for providing materials for this post. I am a design team member with Cricut.
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Materials:
2 cotton fat quarters
scrap fleece **
Elastic
a personal cutting machine (Cricut Maker) or scissors
** fleece can be replaced with a recycled terry cloth towel, flannel, or fleece batting.
Directions:
See the PDF pattern for marking description on the pattern.
Cut the fabric using the pattern linked above. In the picture above I am cutting the cotton fabric with the back side of the fabric up to show how you would cut your fabric if it were a lighter color. Doing so would allow you to use the Cricut Fabric Marker to add the lines included in the SVG file. Since my fabric is dark, the marks would not show.
The image above shows the cut fabrics. Two cotton pieces (dark) and the scrap fleece (red). I used the SVG to cut the cotton fabric on a Cricut Maker and I cut the fleece using scissors. I did so to show that either form of cutting would work equally well for this project. As a general guide, I cut the elastic band to 15″ – choose a length that works for you.
It is important to layer the fabric sandwich correctly. Start with the fleece, then layer a piece of the cotton correct side up. Place the elastic band and pin in place, fold in the middle as necessary. Top this off with the other piece of cotton face down. Pin all the layers of the sleep mask together to prepare for sewing.
This is the entire project layered together ready to sew. The top layer of the sandwich has the top cotton piece with the backside facing up. You can see the pins around the sleep mask shape. The top two pins are used as guides to show where to start and stop sewing, leaving a slit at the top to turn the mask right side out. This is easier to see on the PDF pattern.
Because this piece is one large curve, sew around your eye mask at a slow pace making the stitching about 1/4″ from the cut edge of the fabric. I need to give a shout out to my favorite sewing machine. It is a Brother SE4500 (sewing and embroidery machine) and I bought it at Walmart.
Remove any remaining pins from the sleep mask. Cut the V shapes into the curve areas of the mask. In the nose area of the eye mask, cut slits into the fabric making the curve easier to turn inside out. DO NOT cut into the stitching.
close-up of one of the cuts
The sleep mask right side out, notice the open slot at the top – where you can see some red peeking out.
Finger fold the open seam and pin closed. You can choose to hand stitch this seam closed and be finished. I chose to add a finishing machine stitch around the sleep mask which accomplishes similar results.
This is a close-up of the finishing stitch. If you choose to machine stitch, do so very slowly. Keep your stitching close to the outer edge, about 1/8″.
I used my EasyPress to iron the finished masks. An EasyPress isn’t necessary, mine is handily on my work table and easy to use. A regular iron works just as well for this project.
I created two sleep masks to show the reverse sides. They will be gifted to my daughters. I have enough leftover fabric to make more. I am thinking about making another one for myself and possibly having a few on hand for easy and quick gift-giving.
How the Little Gifts Sew Along Works
Every other Tuesday from January 1 through December 3, 2019, we’ll share a free sewing project for a little gift! These gifts are small enough to be “stocking stuffers” if you’d like to get a head start on holiday crafting, or you can gift them for birthdays and other events throughout the year. Each little gift will be made from 1-4 fat quarters of cotton fabric (or a yard or less of fabric, if you don’t have precut fabric on hand).
And, because sew alongs are more fun with prizes, we’ve reached out to some of our favorite companies to get some amazing end-of-SAL prizes. You can find out more about the prizes and enter for your chance to win here on Underground Crafter!
How To Join the Little Gifts SAL
You can join in by sewing the projects as you have time.
Share your progress and post pictures of your finished projects. Tag your projects and posts #sewlittlegifts and #stockingstuffersal on all social media.
If you’d like to chat with other sewists, join the Underground Crafters Facebook group.
By the end of the SAL, you’ll have up to 25 handmade gifts.
Visit Underground Crafter to learn more about the prizes, enter the end-of-SAL giveaway, and to get links to each Little Gifts Sew Along project as it is released.
A special thanks to Marie from Underground Crafter for organizing the Little Gifts Sew Along, what a great idea and I had fun working on this project.
How to make a quick and simple envelope without a template or fancy tools.
I have a video tutorial on the ScraPerfect blog today showing how to make an envelope. This is the final step of a three-part series that makes the card and envelop in the image above. Visit me on ScraPerfect and follow along with each step. [step 1 – DIY stamp] [step 2 – card] [step 3 – envelope]
Make a quick and easy homemade gift that keeps on giving.
I am participating in a YouTube hop with Taylor Made Cards 4 U. Using this Down on the Farm digital pack, inspired me to create a recipe stack. This quick printable and piecing idea would make for a fun house warming gift, hostess gift, wedding gift, bridal shower gift, and more. The best part about it is that it is expandable by utilizing a ring clip. (or whatever those things are called)
Need a frame? They are so easy to make with cardstock. Using a personal cutting machine makes it that much easier. They are very sturdy. Thick enough to also be used as a shadow box. The frames were really easy to make and rather addictive. Fold your own paper frame with this free SVG file.
Open the file in Design Space, ungroup. Select all and then center the two layers vertically and horizontally. Then attach, change the red box to score, and then cut.
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Directions:
Begin by cutting out the SVG file linked above.
This is what the SVG file looks like. The black outline cuts and the red lines need to be set to score.
The video below will show you how to set up the file in Cricut Design Space as well as how to fold it after cutting.
finished frame, ready to use for artwork
final measurements: outer measure 4 7/8” x 6” inner measure 3 3/8” x 4 1/2”
Every Nothing Wonderful has a great free printable Cooking Conversion Chart. It is listed in their resource area here. [link]
There comes a time when every cook needs a conversion chart. It is hard to keep all these different numbers in our heads. You can print this free version and save it for everyday use. The free PDF file is a convenient 4″ x 6″ in size, making it easily fit in your recipe box or tape it inside your kitchen cabinet for a quick reference. If you think you will be using it often, you might want to laminate it as well. You can download the file at the following link.
