Iron On Transfer Experiment

My first iron on transfer experience went fairly well. Funny thing is I made the onesies now I just need to give them as a gift. I got the dog template from Anna Marie Horner's blog. I actually scanned a fabric I had and printed it out on fabric transfer paper. I suppose it would be considered the lazy crafters applique. I cut out the shape of the puppy and follow the paper's instructions. The flowers are from scraps of the paper that I just cut out and placed in the shape of a flower. I still have so many scraps left I could probably make 4 more flower shirts or onesies. Using this technique the possibilities are endless. I can't wait to try many many more. It pays to be creative when using your scraps you never know what you will come up with.
Another option would be to cut the paper with the cricut. I haven't tried it yet, but I will soon. How cute would that be to coordinate a first birthday onesie with all the other decorations based off of whichever cartridge you were using. That new once upon a princess cart or hello kitty. I also saw a picture somewhere of a new robot cartridge coming out this year. For all of you women who craft but don't sew this is the project for you.

Projects I NEED To Finish

The first is a blanket made from my husband's firefighter sweatshirts. It may look done, but I still need to finish the edges.(It was supposed to be for Christmas, maybe now it will be for his birthday.) The second is magnetic board I am going to put in the frames I also have some pegboard to paint and put in them too. The magnetic board needs about 2 more coats of magnetic paint and whatever color I choose. I thought if I posted them as need to finish it would push me to finish.

Snow Days Are Better From Inside

Just makes you want to pull out your cricut or sewing machine and get to work, huh?

Sour Cream Packets

These are too cute...however I did have ongoing adhesion problems on this one. If anyone knows what will hold these together please let me know. There are some good tutorials on these but basically you cut out a rectangle. I think I used 3 by 5 or so and you make a tube shape with the short ends together. Then flatten one end and adhere. Fill your pocket and on the opposite and you fold it perpendicular to the other end. I sewed the ends shut and as you can see the first part you glue(the tube) even popped open, but there is no way to sew that secion.
I also just used regular printer paper for this one because scrapbooking paper is just too thick for my adhesive. Plus they are just going to get ripped into. So here is what I did to get the pattern on regular paper. I scanned my cute paper and just printed my scanned paper so it took up the whole page. I suppose if you wanted to you could also just copy the paper as well, but I like having it saved on my computer before I cut into it incase I need it for future use.

Valentine's Mantle Sneak Peak

In depth overview on its way.

Quick and Easy Birthday Banner

Tools used...cricut gypsy, expression, mother's day cartridge, 3-12 by 12 sheets of cute paper. I made a template on my gypsy using the pennent cut on the mother's day cart. I placed the letters inside the pennents and cut them out with cardstock. Then I cut just the pennent shape out in the patterned paper without the letters.
I have to admit I haven't found an adhesive I am in love with yet.(But my ATG gun is on the way) I'll let you know what I think. That is the long way of telling you I sewed them together because whatever adhesives I have I don't like. I used a zigzag stitch I liked and ran it around the edges. If you didn't have the Mothers Day cart. you could always just use a triangle shape from another one and place little circles in the corners of the triangle for hanging.
That is it..I strung them on my yarn and there they hang on my rustic mantle with my Christmas Decorations still up. We don't have basement steps yet inside our house, but we do have a big hole in our closet to our basement. So I am not taking down my decorations until the steps have been completed...but I digress.
I made the banner for my mother's birthday but I do believe it will stay up until my husbands as well.

Cricut Cuts...From Cereal Boxes

Have any of you used cereal boxes for cricut cuts? Once my husband started getting mad at me for saving all of the old food boxes I knew it was time to see what I could and could not do with them. Now I have yet to complete a project but here is what I have done so far. I have lots of ideas to use these. So I will keep you updated. The other cool thing is the negative cutout can be a stencil for me or my little ones to practice drawing.