Sharing Tips & Tutorials for my Sewing, Embroidery & Silhouette Cameo creations!
I was so excited for this month’s Silhouette sale, because I absolutely love my Silhouette Mint. I feel it is often overlooked by its cousins, the Silhouette Cameo and Curio — but I was excited when it was first introduced & still am today! I recently taught the Mint class at the Silhouette Instructor Licensing, and will also be sharing it at this weekend’s Silhouette Getaway Weekend, September 6-8, 2019. AND, we will have Mint classes {Read More}
Happy Friday everyone! I have just finished up an amazing weekend with 40 newly Licensed Instructors! Some of them have already booked classes with students, and many more are getting ready!! I will be adding them to the “Find a Licensed Instructor” page of my site in the next few days. Now, I am finalizing all of the details for next weekend’s Silhouette Getaway Weekend in Peachtree City with Mandy Graham! So, as you can imagine, I’m slammed! To help {Read More}
I am very excited to announce the very first of its kind — Silhouette Getaway Weekend! with me (Terri Johnson) and Mandy Graham of Sparkleberry Ink! This weekend is very different from the All Things Silhouette Conference, as it is much smaller & hands on with 7-8 Silhouette projects. Attendees will bring their laptop & Cameo- and have the opportunity to sit & create for the 3 days! It is a much smaller event, with only 100 {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}
Happy Friday! We just finished our 8th “All Things Silhouette Conference” this past weekend! Wow! What an amazing weekend! All I can say is this event just keeps getting better & better!! This conference is a weekend of learning, inspiration, friendship & fun!! We have classes presented by the leading experts in the crafting industry, shopping from all of the best vendors of Silhouette machines & products, vinyl, blanks, embroidery, heat press & sublimation equipment, scrapbooking & so {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}
Hello!! We are just 49 days away from the 8th All Things Silhouette Conference – June 8-9, 2019!!! I cannot believe it was 4 years ago in 2015 that I held the first Conference!!! It has grown & expanded beyond my wildest imaginations!! So thankful for everyone that participate & to be a part of it. I just wanted to share a quick post today to let you know that we do have a few spaces remaining for this event {Read More}
So excited that my long awaited Foil Quill device from We R Memory Keepers arrived this week – -and I have been playing!! Or…. “working” with it — and I wanted to share my discoveries with each of you!! Unboxing — First, the Foil Quill is a foiling tool that is designed to work with different electronic cutters — so, if your purchase the all-in-one kit, it includes 3 tip pens (standard, bold, fine) – and comes with 4 adapters for different {Read More}
This past weekend was our Silhouette Spring Retreat, and first event of 2019! It was an amazing weekend with 35 women attending, along with 5 Terri Johnson Creates Instructors and myself! Anytime you get 40 like minded women together, who all share a love of Silhouette — it is guaranteed to be a party! And this weekend did not disappoint! Instruction & tutorials were shared for 9 fun projects — but even more important than the finished projects, were {Read More}
Recently, we had a big weekend snow (big for Northern VA), and we were all cozy at home! It’s no secret that I love machine embroidery — but just don’t often get the time. But, with Valentines approaching & 5 precious grandchildren, it was the right time for embroidery! So, today I’m sharing a few of the things I made & how I cut my machine embroidery appliqué on my Silhouette Cameo! This is the whole reason I {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 …]
