By Apr 09, 2017

Easter Brunch | 5 Crafts to Spruce Up Table Decor for Easter

Hippity, Hoppity—Easter is certainly on it’s way! And with Easter comes brunch, and with brunch comes a bunch of cute ways to spruce up your Easter Brunch table. From place settings to drink accessories, today I’m sharing five of my favorites. Long gone are the days when a table centerpiece had to take the main stage. With […]

By Mar 30, 2017

Hand-Painted Planters Using Silhouette Stencil Material

Friends! Spring has sprung and it has got me wanting to be surrounded by beautiful botanicals, both indoors and out. So, here I am with a fairly fast and inexpensive way to add a little personal touch to the plants you keep around your place and the vessels that hold them. Let me be clear, I have […]

By Feb 09, 2017

8 Must Have Valentine’s Day Crafts

Ah, love—the thing the world needs most right now. I’m taking the opportunity to smother people in that love lately, so we’ll put our focus into Valentines Day for now . . . but keep spreading those warm vibes year round, k? I’m not a fan of this one-day dedication when our daily lives should […]

By Nov 20, 2016

Sketch Pens Are Curio’s Best Friend—Here’s Why

The fall colors that make this project pop comes from the sketched stem detailing.  The leaves are all made out of neutral colored paper, so the variety of color options in the Sketch Pen Starter Kit were perfect for this project Because it’s still technically fall, right? (But seriously. Can we talk about how fast this year […]

By Oct 24, 2016

Custom Stamped Halloween Candy Stickers

  Friends, it’s that time of year again– when avoiding candy is impossible and we curse the ghouls that allow us to eat it all. And by ghouls, I mean my own inability to ever let the sugar-life slide. I was born on Halloween though, so I think it’s part of my make-up. No? Yes. To […]

By Sep 14, 2016

Thickening A Font That Doesn’t Have A Bold Option

Friends! HELLO! It’s been a minute, huh? So glad to be back at it– sharing more tips, tricks and projects with you. By adding thickness to my favored thin lettering, I was able to cut out this intricate invitation with more stability than the very thin font alone would allow and I’m so happy with […]

By May 24, 2016

Monogrammed Beach Bag

Hi friends! Brittany here, sharing an easy heat transfer material project.   I don’t know about you, but with the way Chicago’s weather has been acting lately, I’ve got one thing on the brain– SUMMER! When I saw this Sailboat Monogram shape from Megan Hardy, I knew it was going to make a great little […]

By Apr 08, 2016

Six Ways The Silhouette Mint™ Can Customize Your Wedding

Brides, Grooms, couples of all ages—have I got something special in store for you. Brittany here, sharing some different ways you can use your Silhouette Mint™  to help make your wedding a custom DIY to die for. From stamped flatware to personalized return address stamps, we’ll highlight a few and even share the full tutorial for […]

By Mar 30, 2016

Easy Home Organization Tags

Home organization is one of my heartthrobs. Though, you wouldn’t guess that based on the looks of my desk and craft room right now. Ya feel me? So while I work on getting all of the things back in order, I’ll share with you these very easy-to-make organizer tags that you, too, can make with a […]

By Mar 21, 2016

Silhouette Mint vs Stamping Material

Hello happy crafters! Brittany here. Today, instead of a tutorial, we’re gonna be doing things a little differently and go through the differences between creating a stamp using the Silhouette Mint® vs using Silhouette’s Stamp Material. I’ve used both and can say there are quite a few differences (even down to the software), but don’t […]

By Mar 10, 2016

Stamped Wooden Coasters

Hello friends! Cheers, to whatever it is you’re celebrating right now. And cheers to trying out different materials on my Curio. Brittany here. Today I will be taking you through a tutorial using Silhouette’s Deep-cut Blade to cut these wooden-faced coasters, and explain a little more about the guessing game of blade-settings when using a […]

By Mar 01, 2016

Layered Bird Gift Topper

For this project I’ll be turning a bird design from  Jamie Koay into a little gift topper using some patterned cardstock I had on hand and Silhouettes’ Printable Adhesive Kraft Paper. If you haven’t gotten a chance to play with this kraft paper yet, please do! The color and texture are great, and IT’S ADHESIVE! Sigh, […]