Sharing Tips & Tutorials for my Sewing, Embroidery & Silhouette Cameo creations!
With the recent 50% off fonts sale in the Silhouette Design Store, you can believe that I stocked up on fonts!! I love having all the different options, and the different looks that you can achieve just by using fonts. But sometimes, it’s hard to sort through them all & decide which one to use. The Text Style Panel in Studio lists the fonts alphabetically. It is also difficult to tell what the font will look {Read More}
For any of you that know me — you KNOW that I love All Things Summer!! Tank Tops, Flip Flops, Pool, Beach, but mostly the Sun!!! The warmer weather & sunshine just puts me in the best mood ever!! Not to mention that you don’t have to deal with hats, gloves, socks, coats………. You get the idea! To celebrate Summer — and to maybe hold on to it just a little bit longer — I’ve created a {Read More}
Its hard to believe that summer is flying by so quickly!! And why does it seem that winter drags by so slow!?? I love summer & everything about it — but it just seems that the time flies by so quickly. And with all of the outdoor activities, there often isn’t much time for creating or crafting! So, today I wanted to share with you a quick way that you can create a fresh, new design — with {Read More}
As you may know, I recently attended the Silhouette Summit in Hawaii in May! My 2 daughters tagged along, and we had a wonderful time. I wanted to make a little keepsake from the trip – so, I thought I would create a Photo Text Collage. With the Designer Edition of the Silhouette software, you can add photographs to the Pattern Folder in your Library – Super Easy! To do this, simply open your Library – and then find the {Read More}
I love Valentines Day! Its just a fun day in the middle of winter that everyone can celebrate! And I love making things for Valentine’s day! Even though its still early January, Valentines Day is just around the corner & will be here before you know it! So for today’s post, I’m going to share with you how you can create files in Designer Edition, using this FREE font – “Beach” – from Font Bundles! It includes a Premium {Read More}
One of the things I love the most about Silhouette – is how quickly you can create something! So, with only 5 days until Christmas – this is important! Today I’m sharing with you another FREE Cut File that I created using the LW Nativity Dingbat Font from the Silhouette Store — and a little tutorial about using Sticky Notes. So often, when I share a design, people will ask what font I used. And honestly, I often don’t {Read More}
Today is a “twofer” (as my Daddy used to say) – -which means you get 2 things for one blog post! I have a video to share with you how to work with Dingbat fonts in Silhouette Studio! I love Dingbat fonts & if you are purchasing these — they are a great value, as you get a whole bunch of designs in one font! You can use them whether or not you own Designer Edition — {Read More}
With all of my health challenges the past year, I haven’t been able to make much for my littlest (one year old) grandson, Silas — So since I’m feeling better, Halloween is the perfect time! I loved using the designing tools in Silhouette Studio to create my little ghost in this design! I’m working in Silhouette Studio, V4.1.201. First, I selected the Elipse tool and drew a large oval shape — and a smaller oval shape for the ghost eyes. {Read More}
My last post tutorial shared how to adjust 3 letter monogram fonts that you bought in Silhouette Design Store. However, sometimes you purchase them elsewhere — and today, I am sharing with you a FREE Hearth Wreath Monogram frame — with FIVE beautiful heart frames – from our friends at Cuttable Designs! Just in time for Valentines’ Day! So, I want to show you how to use these frames & combine them with the monogram font! First, when you download the files, they {Read More}
Monograms! We all love them! And if I had to pick the #1 reasons that people buy a Silhouette machine (or embroidery machine), it is so that they can put their monogram on anything that doesn’t move! But sometimes, the files that we purchase are a little confusing. They often come with multiple folders & files & you may not know what to do with them! And I have received questions about working with these fonts, so when the folks at {Read More}
Sewing & creating have always been my passion, since I was a young girl -- and how I've expressed & shared that has evolved over the years. This blog is just one more form of that expression! I hope you enjoy some of the tutorials, posts, tips & ideas that I share here! [Read More …]
