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April 13, 2018 by Sydney Leave a Comment

April Showers Bring May Flowers Wood Sign With Iron On Vinyl

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Make this bright and fun spring sign in minutes with iron on vinyl and the new Cricut Iron On Designs.

Doesn’t it drive you crazy that as soon as you wash your car it seems like it rains the next day?! It drives me nuts and the SAME thing happened when I made this sign. When I was working on this project it was 70° outside, sunny and perfect weather. The next day…. it SNOWED! All I have to say is the flowers in May better be extra beautiful for all the rain and snow we’re getting.

That being said, I love spring time. The trees and flowers blooming, birds chirping, warmer weather and of course more light in the day to do crafts! If you’ve been reading the blog for anytime at all you know how much I LOVE working with Cricut Iron On Vinyl. It’s by far my favorite material to craft with because it’s so easy to work with and the results last.

Did you know you can use iron on vinyl on wood?! Yep, you can and it makes it stand up better to the elements outside. I used glitter iron on for this sign. I started with glitter for the clouds and rain drops and then foil for the wording BUT I had a really hard time getting the foil to stick. So I covered it with glitter and it turned out great!

And you see those flowers down at the bottom? Those are one of the NEW Cricut Iron On Designs! You may have saw the teacher tote bag I shared yesterday with another Iron On Design, and these are quickly becoming my favorite way to personalize gifts, home decor and more.

They are SO easy to use. All you have to do is take them out of the package and iron them on – easy peasy right?! You can use them alone or combine them with other iron on like I did hear to create a custom look. Right now there are over 50 designs available with lots more to come! I’ll be sharing a few more crafts with these in the next few weeks. But for now let me show you how to make this sign!

SUPPLIES:

Wood Shadow Box (I got this one from Joann)

Glitter Iron On (I used silver, blue and pink)

Small Flower Iron On Design

https://design.cricut.com/#/design/new/projects?category=My%20ProjectsCricut EasyPress

StandardGrip Cutting Mat

Essential Tool Set

Cricut Maker or Explore Air Machine

**If you’re ordering supplies from Cricut.com, make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

DIRECTIONS:

Open up this design in design space and send it to be cut. Make sure to mirror your image when using iron on vinyl.

Select glitter iron on from the drop down menu of materials.

Load your StandardGrip mat with your iron on vinyl shiny side down.

Cut and weed your designs.

Heat your EasyPress to 340°F.

Preheat wood for 10 seconds.

Line up designs and make sure there is no plastic underneath any of the iron on. You can have plastic touching plastic but if you have iron on vinyl over plastic it will get pressed on to the plastic not the material.

Use EasyPress and press with medium firm pressure for 50 seconds.

Peel glitter iron on right away. Wait 1-2 minutes to peel iron on design.

Hang and enjoy! Every time I see this sign as I walk out our front door it makes me smile and patiently wait for warmer weather with lots of flowers.

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

I’m excited to join some super talented bloggers today as part of the Inspire My Creativity Link Party! The second Wednesday of every month (I was a few days late this month) we will be posting our projects and you can link your projects up too!

Shani | Sunshine & Munchkins Anna | Practical and Pretty Ali | Home Crafts by Ali

Cathy | A Boy and His Mom Christine | Swordfights & Starry Nights Meg | The Kusi Life

Candice | She’s Crafty Lauren | A Life of Love and Joy Amy | Leap of Faith Crafting

Jaclyn | The Dotted Nest Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled Sydney | Tastefully Frugal

Lindsay | See Lindsay Julia | The Quiet Grove Pam | P.S. I Love You Crafts Marie | The Inspiration Vault

Check out the other spring projects these talented ladies made here:

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April 12, 2018 by Sydney Leave a Comment

Teacher Appreciation Tote Bag And Tumbler

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Need some ideas for teacher appreciation week? Check out this fun tote bag and cup and other fun ideas you can score at the Dollar Store. PLUS print your FREE Teacher’s Favorites List and give it to your teacher so you can make sure you gift her things she will love.

Can you believe we’re almost done with school?! I feel like it was just last week I dropped Rohrl off for his first day and now we’re getting ready for teacher appreciation week. Between work, school and family I haven’t had much time to make gifts for his teachers but I wanted to do something special for them.

Before I went out and bought (or made) gifts they wouldn’t like or use, I made this My Favorites List and gave it to them. This way I can actually gift them things they will use! You can download your FREE Checklist here.

After I got their lists back, I headed to Dollar Tree where they actually have a ton of really great gift ideas! I picked up some bath bombs (I picked a few up for me too and they actually are really nice), some coconut oil lotion, their favorite candy and some cute nail files. Because I’m buying for multiple teachers, I feel like I can do more for each teacher at Dollar Tree.

Then I headed home to make this tumbler and gift bag. They both were SO easy to make thanks to my Cricut Maker and EasyPress. The tote bag I actually didn’t even need my Maker for! Have you seen Cricut’s new Iron On Designs?! There are over 50 styles and designs available and all you need to use them is an EasyPress (or an iron).

TOTE BAG

SUPPLIES:

Tote Bag

Iron On Design

Cricut EasyPress and EasyPress Mat

**If you’re ordering supplies from Cricut.com, make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

DIRECTIONS:

Heat EasyPress to 340°F

Place EasyPress Mat inside tote bag (this way the tote bag doesn’t get stuck to itself on the inside)

Preheat tote bag for 10-15 seconds.

Place design on tote bag and press with medium firm pressure on EasyPress for 50 seconds.

Turn tote bag over, remove EasyPress mat, and heat for 15 seconds.

Let cool for 1-2 minutes before removing the plastic.

TEACHER FUEL TUMBLER

SUPPLIES:

Tumbler

FREE Teacher Fuel SVG File

Red and Black Vinyl

Transfer Tape

StandardGrip Cutting Mat

Essential Tool Set

Cricut Maker or Explore Air Machine

DIRECTIONS:

Upload Teacher Fuel SVG to Cricut Design Space. Resize to fit tumbler (I had my design at 3.5″ tall)

Send to machine to be cut.

Weed excess vinyl from designs and apply transfer tape.

In layers, apply design to tumbler. I did the black first and then the red.

And there you have it!

I had everything I needed to make the tote and tumbler already so I spent less than $10 per teacher to make these gifts!

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

I joined a few of my blog buddies this week to share ways your Cricut Machine can help make Teacher Appreciation Gifts and End Of Year activities easier! Check out all the ideas here:

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April 4, 2018 by Sydney Leave a Comment

Heart Outfit With The New Cricut Patterned Iron On

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Make a cute coordinating outfit for you little one in minutes thanks to Cricut’s new Patterned Iron On.

I knew as soon as the doctor’s told me I was having a little girl that I was going to have so much fun dressing her up. Don’t get me wrong, I loved dressing my boys in cute outfits too, but there are so many more cute options for girls (and way more cute ways to customize them too). When Cricut released their Patterned Iron On last month, those possibilities grew even more.

Not only are there are a ton of really cute styles but they come together in sampler packs with coordinating colors/patterns. It makes it really easy to make coordinating designs in different patterns.

When I was making this outfit I designed a dress and some nursery art with the Patterned Iron On in mind too, so keep an eye out for those in the coming weeks. You can check out the 9 Patterned Iron On Samplers here.

In addition to this new Patterned Iron On, I’m obsessed with Cricut’s new EasyPress Mat. I talked about it a little bit last week, but seriously guys this is a game changer! It makes applying iron on with your EasyPress much easier and it protects your table (or countertop) from the heat that comes out of your EasyPress. I didn’t really realize how much heat the EasyPress puts out until I felt my counter underneath where I had pressed a few shirts and it burnt my fingers to the touch. Thanks to the EasyPress Mat know I don’t have to worry about my kiddos getting burnt after mama crafts.

Now that you’ve heard all about my obsession, let’s talk about this cute outfit! I love getting my blank tops and leggings for Mahle’s outfits at either Walmart or Old Navy or The Children’s Place when they have a sale. I got this top at Walmart for $2.88 and the leggings are from Old Navy and I think I got them for $3 – so $5 for the whole outfit; not too shabby! Let me show you how easy these were to make.

SUPPLIES:

Cricut Patterned Iron On (I used the Chantilly Patterned Iron On Sampler)

Plain White Shirt (this is the one I used)

Plain Colored Leggings (these are the ones I used)

Cricut EasyPress and EasyPress Mat

StandardGrip Cutting Mat

Essential Tool Set (the weeding tool makes removing the extra iron on SO much easier and the paper cutter is perfect for slicing the heart and dumbell in half)

Cricut Maker or Explore Air Machine

**If you’re ordering supplies from Cricut.com, make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

DIRECTIONS:

Open up this design in design space and size your design to fit your shirt. I measured from seam to seam to determine the width for my shirt. Also, measure your leggings from seam to seam to determine how big you need your bigger hearts.

Send your design to the mat. *make sure to Mirror your design.

Select Patterned Iron On in the drop down menu for materials.

Load your Patterned Iron On design side facing your mat and cut design.

Weed excess vinyl.

FOR PATTERNED IRON ON, YOU’LL WANT TO HEAT YOUR EASYPRESS TO 340°F AND PRESS FOR 30 SECONDS ON THE FRONT AND 15 SECONDS ON THE BACK. IT IS ALSO A COLD PEEL. THAT MEANS YOU’LL WANT TO WAIT ABOUT 45 SECONDS AFTER YOUR PRESS YOUR SHIRT TO PEEL THE PLASTIC BACKING OFF. This chart is super helpful for determining the temperature you need based on the material your pressing and the type of iron on.

Once your EasyPress is up to temperature, place your shirt on the EasyPress Mat and preheat the area you’re putting your design for 5-10 seconds.

Line up your hearts and make sure they are equally spaced from the seams.

Press for 30 seconds with medium firm pressure.

Flip your shirt over and press for 15 seconds.

Let cool for 45 seconds to 1 minute and then slowly peel at an angle.

Repeat with the larger hearts on the leggings.

Isn’t Mahle so cute in this outfit?! What Patterned Iron On Sampler are you most excited to try?! Let me know in the comments!

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March 28, 2018 by Sydney 2 Comments

Workout Buddies Tees With The New Cricut SportFlex Iron On

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Customizing workout shirts and activewear has never been easier thanks to the new Cricut SportFlex Iron On! You can make these workout buddies tees for you and your bestie with the Cricut Maker and EasyPress.

You guys I am SO excited to tell you about the newest Cricut Iron On – SportFlex Iron On! It’s a flexible, stretchy iron on that’s perfect for nylon and polyester fabrics (like workout tees, tanks and leggings)! It’s also super light weight – you can feel the difference when you take it off the roll! And when I say stretchy I mean STRETTCCHHYYY! You can see in this picture I can stretch it without any wrinkling or bending. It also features Cricut’s new StrongBond Guarantee!

This SportFlex Iron On is obviously great for activewear but it’s also great for shirts that need a little extra stretch, like maternity shirts or shirts for us ladies that have a bigger bust. I’m working on a series of shirts with references from my favorite chick flicks and this SportFlex is definitely a game changer with those shirts too!

Along with the new SportFlex Iron On, I got to use the new EasyPress Mat when I made these shirts and it is a total game changer too! This 5 layer mat helps eliminate moisture, protects your surface (countertop, tabletop, etc.) from heat damage and makes sure the heat from your EasyPress goes directly on to your shirt. You place the mat under your shirt (or whatever you’re pressing) and you’re good to go.

Since I’ve been using the EasyPress Mat, I’ve noticed I don’t have to put as much pressure on my EasyPress and I’m getting the same, if not better results. Before I would do a final press for 5-10 seconds after I peeled the backing off and now I don’t have to do that.

Now that I’ve told you all about these new products let me show you how to make these fun shirts!

SUPPLIES:

SportFlex Iron On (I used Fuschia)

Workout Tee or Tank (I found these on clearance at Target for $5)

StandardGrip Cutting Mat

Cricut EasyPress and EasyPress Mat

Essential Tool Set (the weeding tool makes removing the extra iron on SO much easier and the paper cutter is perfect for slicing the heart and dumbell in half)

Cricut Maker or Explore Air Machine

**If you’re ordering supplies from Cricut.com, make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

DIRECTIONS:

Open up this design in Design Space.

Send to mat. Make sure to mirror your image.

On the next screen select Choose Material and select SportFlex Iron On.

Send to your machine – you’ll want to make sure the white side is facing up on the mat.

Cut and weed your design.

Use your paper cutter to cut the heart and dumbell in half (you’ll want one half for each shirt).

FOR SPORTFLEX IRON ON, YOU’LL WANT TO HEAT YOUR EASYPRESS TO 305°F AND PRESS FOR 30 SECONDS ON THE FRONT AND 15 SECONDS ON THE BACK. IT IS ALSO A COLD PEEL. THAT MEANS YOU’LL WANT TO WAIT ABOUT 45 SECONDS AFTER YOUR PRESS YOUR SHIRT TO PEEL THE PLASTIC BACKING OFF.

Once your EasyPress is up to temperature, place your shirt on the EasyPress Mat and preheat the area you’re putting your design for 5-10 seconds.

Line up half of the heart where you want it and press for 30 seconds. Since I did multiple presses I only did the back press on the last layer. Remove plastic backing after 45 seconds.

Next you’ll want to line up your broken heart and press it for 30 seconds. Remove plastic backing after 45 seconds.

Lastly you’ll add your word and the dumbbell and press for 30 seconds. Then flip the shirt over and press on the back for 15 seconds. Remove plastic backing after 45 seconds.

Aren’t these shirts so fun?! Whose your workout bestie? Can you see the two of you wearing these at the gym?!

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

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March 21, 2018 by Sydney 1 Comment

Rustic Burlap Bunny Garland with The Cricut Maker

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See how easy it is to make this cute Rustic Bunny Garland with your Cricut Maker. It’s the perfect way to add a pop of color and rustic style to your Easter decor.

Today is the day for our Create with Cricut Challenge! Every month I team up with a group of super talented bloggers and we all use the same material to make something with our Cricut machines. This month’s challenge was burlap and I’m not going to lie I was stumped on what to make at first.

That was until I realized we had absolutely no Easter decorations up yet. That’s when I knew I wanted to go with an Easter theme. When I was at Hobby Lobby picking up some fabric for another project (which I can’t wait to show you) I saw these colored burlap ribbons. They were 5.5″ x 15′ and I knew they would be perfect to cut Easter bunnies out of.

I also picked up this Yarnology Pom Pom Maker and you guys this thing is seriously awesome! I’ll do a video soon showing you how to use it but it makes making yarn pom poms SO easy! Thanks to my sweet friend Jenn from Housewives of Riverton for the recommendation!

As I cut these bunnies out with my Cricut Maker, which cuts through burlap like butter, it’s seriously awesome to watch, I learned a few things. First, it’s best to clean your mat of all leftover burlap in between cuts. I didn’t do this with the orange bunnies and some of their ears and feet got unraveled. Secondly, it’s best to not use the cheapest burlap you can find when cutting shapes like this. It tends to unravel easily. I bought two different types of burlap ribbon and the more expensive of the two (the blue color) definitely stayed together better.

With that being said these were still super easy to make and the only thing that took more than 5 minutes was making the bunny tail pom poms. It took about 3-4 minute per tail so it’s a great craft to do while catching up on your favorite Netflix show! Let me show you how to put this fun garland together!

SUPPLIES:

If you’re ordering supplies from Cricut.com, make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!

Bunny SVG (I got this one off Etsy for $1)

Burlap Ribbon

Twine

Yarn

Yarnology Pom Pom Maker

Scissors

Spatula Tool

Hot Glue Gun (this is the one I have)

Cricut Maker

StrongGrip (purple) Mat

DIRECTIONS

Open up your Cricut Design Space and upload your bunny SVG.

If you are using burlap ribbon that’s 5.5″ wide, size your bunny to 5″ tall. Duplicate the bunny and move your second bunny right below the first bunny and attach.

Duplicate the two bunnies and move them to right past the 6″ mark on the horizontal axis. Attach all 4 bunnies. This makes it easy to put two strips of the burlap ribbon on your mat and cut them all at once.

Duplicate your set of 4 bunnies two more times and change the color so they cut on a new mat.

Send to your Cricut and cut. You’ll want to change the material to burlap and use the rotary blade to cut these bunnies.

Carefully remove the burlap from the mat with your spatula tool.

Use the Yarnology Pom Pom Maker to make the bunny tails.

Attach bunny tails to your burlap bunny with a hot glue gun.

Attach your bunny to the garland with a hot glue gun.

And that’s it – easy peasy right?! I love how this garland turned out and my kids love it too!

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

Want to check out what other projects you can make out of a cereal box with your Cricut?! Check out what some of my super talented friends did with their Cricuts below.

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March 11, 2018 by Sydney 7 Comments

State Home Tee (PLUS 50 Free SVGs)

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I received a shirt and iron on vinyl from HappyCrafters.com for this post. All opinions are mine alone.

If you love your home state this shirts is for you! See how easy it is to make and download your state’s SVG for FREE. Plus, enter to win an iron on vinyl prize pack at the bottom of this post.

You know when you see a shirt and you think I really love that but I just can’t justify the cost?! I saw a similar shirt to this somewhere, where I can’t remember (thanks mommy brain), and it cost $20+. Seriously, $20 for a t-shirt was a little ridiculous so I decided to make my own version.

Another issue I have with shirts these days is the fit. I’m in between sizes and this mama pouch just makes most shirts a little too tight. But when I Happy Crafters sent me this shirt I immediately fell in love! Not only is it super soft but it’s the perfect fit! It fits perfectly around my arms but is loose around the belly. This color is Heathered Charcoal and I can’t wait to order more colors!

It also is a great shirt to use iron on vinyl with. It got a little wrinkly waiting for me to make the shirt with (my to-do list is about a million miles long these days and it took a little longer than usual to make), but the wrinkles came out quickly and easily when I preheated with my EasyPress. I don’t know if I’ve shared a t-shirt tutorial here with the EasyPress so let me show you how EASY it is to use.

SUPPLIES:

Iron On Vinyl (I used Cloud White and Rainbow White)

Shirt

StandardGrip Mat (Green)

Cricut EasyPress

Teflon Sheet

Ruler

Towel

Weeder (I love this Essenital Tool Kit b/c it has everything you need for working with iron on vinyl, vinyl, cardstock and paper)

Cricut Maker or Explore Air Machine

**When ordering from Cricut.com make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

DIRECTIONS:

Open up Design Space and upload your SVG (link to get SVGs is at the bottom of this post).

Size to fit your shirt. My shirt is a medium and I made this 10″ wide in Design Space. If you want your state to be a different color like I did, make it a different color on the canvas so it’s easier to cut.

Sent to mat and mirror image.

Cut your design and use your weeder to remove excess iron on vinyl.

Set your EasyPress to 305°F and 30 seconds.

Place a towel down on your table and then place your shirt on top of the towel.

Once your EasyPress reaches temperature, preheat your shirt by running the EasyPress over it for 5 seconds or so.

Size where you want your design to go. I have found that a 4 finger gap from the collar on women’s shirts makes for perfect placement of your design. You’ll also want to use a ruler to measure the edges of your design to the seams on the sides of your shirt to make sure it’s placed evenly. I can’t tell you how many times I thought I had the design centered and I was off by almost a whole inch.

Put your teflon sheet over the iron on vinyl. Press the green C button and apply medium firm pressure on your EasyPress.

Flip your shirt over and repeat the previous step (without the teflon sheet).

Flip your shirt back over and slowly peel your plastic backing sheet at an angle. If you peel at an angle it’s easy to see if something isn’t sticking and easily add more pressure. I didn’t have any issues with the temperature and time setting for this shirt.

And there you have it! Want to download your own state home SVG?! Sign up for our Cricut emails to get notified anytime we post a new Cricut project and be the first to hear about Cricut sales, new products and events. Once you sign up for our newsletter, you’ll get an email with a link so you can download one (or all) of the state home SVG files.

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

I’m excited to join some super talented bloggers today as part of the Craft & Create with Cricut Challenge! Check out all the fun tees they made below! AND enter to win a super fun Iron On Vinyl prize pack in the widget below!!

A Turtle’s Life for Me • Weekend Craft • Create and Babble • Happy Go Lucky • Refresh Restyle • Daily DIY Life • Happily Ever After, etc • Cookies, Coffee and Crafts • The Kim Six Fix • See Lindsay • Dragonfly & Lily Pads • PS I Love you Crafts • Our Crafty Mom • Doodle Craft Blog • Real Girls Realm • Upright and Caffeinated • That Sweet Tea Life • Smiling Colors • Tastefully Frugal • The Inspiration Vault • The How-To Home • Evey’s Creations

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February 21, 2018 by Sydney Leave a Comment

DIY Mini Piñatas With The Cricut Maker

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Make these fun mini piñatas in 30 minutes or less with a cereal box, tissue paper and the Cricut Maker.

There is something about things that are miniature that I just love. Everything from mini macarons to mini tacos, mini coopers and everything in between; if it’s a smaller version of the original I think it is just so cute! That must be why I love my baby girl so much *wink wink*. When I was thinking about what I wanted to make this month for our Cricut challenge I just couldn’t get the word mini out of my head.

Our challenge this month was to make something out of a cereal box. At first I was stumped, but then I remembered this Olaf piñata I made out of an old exercise bike box and I thought this would be the perfect mini project to make!

I was surprised how easy it was to make too! Once I dug out an old regular sized cereal box (I had a tough time getting the thick cereal boxes from Costco to cut), I had this cute little guy made in about 20 minutes. I’ve actually made quite a few piñatas for my kids’ birthday parties and this was the easiest yet! Not only was it MUCH smaller but, thanks to the Cricut Maker, the time consuming job of cutting all the tissue paper into fringes took no time at all.

The best part was this project literally cost me $0 to make. I had the cereal box, tissue paper and the rest of the supplies to put together already. Nothing’s better than using up craft supplies you already have to make something new. And it makes the hubby happy that I’m actually using some of the things I have already – it’s a win-win! But enough about me… let’s get to this cutie!

SUPPLIES

If you’re ordering supplies from Cricut.com, make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!

Cereal Box

Tissue Paper (I have this bundle from Walmart I use for wrapping birthday gifts)

Hot glue gun and glue sticks (this is the gun I have)

Glue stick

Cricut Maker

Scoring Stylus

Deep Cut Blade

Spatula Tool – you’ll for sure want this for getting the tissue paper off the mat

Scissors

LightGrip & Standard Grip Cutting Mats (Blue & Green)

DIRECTIONS

Open this design in design space.

Cut your cereal box so you have the front and the back separate from the sides.

Select your material as Cereal Box and I had to do more pressure to get it to cut.

Place one side of your cereal box on the StandardGrip cutting mat. Put the scoring stylus in the A clamp on your Cricut and the deep cut blade in the B clamp.

Cut your design.

Load each color tissue paper, one at a time, on to the LightGrip cutting mat. If you have an older mat that isn’t super sticky – use that mat. It makes it easier to get the tissue paper off.

Change the material to tissue paper on the cut screen and you’ll be prompted to replace the deep cut blade with the rotary blade.

Cut the tissue paper and use the spatula to lift the tissue paper off the mat.

Once everything is cut it’s time to put together our piñata. Start by folding on the long pieces at the crease made by the scoring stylus.

Place a bead of hot glue along one edge of the donkeys and place the folded edge of the long piece along the hot glue with the center of it facing outwards.

Repeat along the outside edge of one of the donkey shapes. You may need to cut your long strips to fit around the edges.

Hot glue along the outside edge of the second donkey and place on top of the long strips. The folds on the long strips make it easier to attach the two outside donkey pieces.

Using a glue stick, glue tissue paper along the front and back side of your piñata. Glue extra tissue paper pieces along the edges of the piñata.

And there you have it. I didn’t fill mine with candy because I’d be too tempted to break this cutie open and eat it. But you could easily fill yours with candy before you completely glue the second half together.

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

Want to check out what other projects you can make out of a cereal box with your Cricut?! Check out what some of my super talented friends did with their Cricuts below.

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February 14, 2018 by Sydney 6 Comments

DIY Mermaid Makeup Brush Holder Dollar Store Craft

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Make this fun makeup brush holder in minutes with supplies found at the dollar store.

One of my (and my kids) favorite places to shop for craft supplies is the dollar store. Not only is everything only $1 (or less), but the last few years they have really upped their game when it comes to the quality and cuteness of the things they carry. As I was walking through the aisles picking things up for Valentine’s Day, I found this candle holder and colorful rocks beneath and new they would a perfect addition to my otherwise dull and boring bathroom.

The inspiration for this makeup brush holder came in the middle of the night one night when I was up with Mahle, my one year old. We were watching Little Mermaid and the song “Part Of Your World” came on. If you’re not familiar with the movie, the song starts out in her little cave with her collection of things she collected from above. She sings ‘Look at this stuff. Isn’t it Neat. Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete.’ And that pretty much sums up how I feel about my mermaid makeup brushes.

They are so bright and colorful and I only paid like $5 for the set. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to use all of them because I just haven’t had anywhere to store them. So in the box they sat. But not anymore! Thanks to my dollar store supplies and my Cricut Maker they are now displayed proudly and they are easy for me to reach when I’m getting ready. Let me show you how EASY this makeup jar is to make!

SUPPLIES

**When ordering from Cricut.com make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

Square Candle Holder

Decorative Stones

Makeup Brushes (if you don’t already have them)

Blue Holographic Vinyl + Transfer Tape

StandardGrip Mat (Green)

Cricut Maker or Explore Air

Essenital Tool Kit (not 100% necessary but it makes weeding and applying vinyl SO much easier)

DIRECTIONS

Measure one side of your candle holder to get the dimensions of how big you need your design. Mine was 3″x3″ so I made my designs 2.75″x2.75″.

Open up this design in design space. For the text, if you want this font, you can download KG Ray Of Sunshine for free on DaFont first.

If necessary, resize your design. If your candle holder is the same as mine just go ahead and send to print.

Cut out, weed and apply transfer tape to design (this post has a great tutorial on how to easily and effectively apply, weed and apply transfer tape).

Center each design to your candle holder and firmly press down on transfer tape with the scraper tool.

Pull up at an angle slowly to remove transfer tape (this way if something isn’t sticking you can easily put the transfer tape back down and add more pressure).

Add stones to your jar. Add makeup brushes to your jar.

Look at this project. Isn’t it neat?! I LOVE working with Holographic Vinyl because it looks different from every angle. And, I think, it really looks like a mermaid’s tail – what do you think?!

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

I’m excited to join some super talented bloggers today as part of the Inspire My Creativity Link Party! The second Wednesday of every month we will be posting our projects and you can link your projects up too!

Shani | Sunshine & Munchkins

Anna | Practical and Pretty

Ali | Home Crafts by Ali

Cathy | A Boy and His Mom

Christine | Swordfights & Starry Nights

Meg | The Kusi Life

Candice | She’s Crafty

Lauren | A Life of Love and Joy

Amy | Leap of Faith Crafting

Jaclyn | The Dotted Nest

Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled

Sydney | Tastefully Frugal

Lindsay | See Lindsay

Julia | The Quiet Grove

Pam | P.S. I Love You Crafts

Marie | The Inspiration Vault

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Next month’s theme is flowers! I hope you can join us on March 14th!

January 24, 2018 by Sydney 2 Comments

DIY Light Box Inserts With Cricut

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Make your own light box inserts in minutes with your Cricut.

Don’t you just love the Heidi Swapp Light Boxes?! I just love putting little messages on them and changing up the design for the week, month, holiday, whatever! Now that my 5 year old is enjoying reading he loves coming home and seeing if I changed up the light box and what it says. They also make great night lights too!

What I’m not a fan of is how pricey all the insert pieces can be. So what’s a mama on a budget to do?! You make your own of course! Making your own inserts is SO easy to make thanks to my Cricut Maker. You can use an Explore Air or Air 2 as well but I used my Maker on this one.

The best part is I spent less than $10 for everything to make these and I’ve already made 10 different sayings and I STILL have supplies left. All you need are these transparent plastic sheets and vinyl. Easy peasy right?! Let me show you how easy they are to make!

If you want to see me make this LIVE tune in to my Facebook page this Friday, January 26th at 3PM MST.

SUPPLIES

**When ordering from Cricut.com make sure to use promo code TFRUGAL to get 10% off and score FREE shipping!**

Transparent Plastic Sheets

Vinyl (I used red adhesive foil)

Transfer Tape

LightGrip Mat (Blue)

StandardGrip Mat (Green)

Essenital Tool Kit (not 100% necessary but it makes weeding and applying the transfer tape SO much easier!)

Cricut Maker or Explore Air

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Open this design in design space. If you aren’t a fan of country music and/or don’t like this saying you can change the text to whatever you’d like. If you like this fon’t you’ll want to download the KG PDX Blocks font from DaFont first.

Send your project to your machine.

For the plastic transfer sheets – you’ll want to use the LightGrip (blue) mat. Select material as TRANSPARENCY under Plastic.

Use the spatula tool to help lift the sheets off the mat.

For the foil – you’ll want to use the StandardGrip (green) mat. Select material as ADHESIVE FOIL under vinyl.

Using your weeding tool to remove the excess foil around the banners and then letters inside the banners.

Attach the transfer tape to your foil. The easiest way to do this is to start at the top and slowly add it down. To make sure the transfer tape really has the foil well, use the scraper tool and, starting at the middle of the letters press up firmly. Do this all the way across and then do the same thing but push down from the middle.

Peel your transfer tape at an angle and the foil will easily come off the backer sheet.

Eyeball where center is on the transparent sheets and apply the foil. Using the same technique as above, use the scraper tool to firmly press up and down on the design.

Peel away at an angle.

Slide into light box.

See how easy that was?! Like I mentioned earlier, I’ll be going live on Facebook THIS Friday (tomorrow) sharing with you how to make this and answering any questions you have about foil, vinyl, transfer tape or anything Cricut. Make sure to like and follow Tastefully Frugal on Facebook to get notified when we go live.

If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

January 21, 2018 by Sydney 1 Comment

Over 50 Easy Cricut Projects For Beginners

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If you’re a Cricut newbie and feeling a little overwhelmed (it’s totally normal) these 50 projects can totally help!

I remember when I first got my Cricut Explore Air there were SO many things I wanted to make! Of course, all the ideas I had were way above my skill level so in the box it sat for a month or two. Then I decided to just dive in and do what I could; and I’m so happy I did! Over the past two years I’ve learned a lot, made a lot and pinned a lot. And today I’m going to share with you over 50 super easy projects even for beginners! I’ve divided the projects into different materials so you can work on projects you already have supplies for. Let’s get started!

VINYL

DIY Grinch Glasses – Tastefully Frugal

DIY Magnet Chore Chart – Clarks Condensed

Personalized Phone Cases – See Lindsay

Vinyl Pantry Labels – Hey Let’s Make Stuff

Teacher Tumbler Gift Idea – Ginger Snap Crafts

We The People Farmhouse Sign – Housewives of Riverton

Matching Mommy & Me Cups – Tastefully Frugal

Fixer Upper Supermarket Sign – See Lindsay

5 Minute Citrus Coasters – Tastefully Frugal

Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments – Amber Simmons

IRON ON

Oogie Boogie Treat Bags – Tastefully Frugal

DIY Football Tee – Housewives of Riverton

DIY Baby Milestone Blanket – See Lindsay

DIY Monogram Can Koozies – Tastefully Frugal

Game Day Tee and Koozie – Everyday Party Magazine

Disney Snacks T-Shirt – Pretty Providence

Knock-Out Text Trick or Treat Pillow – Everyday Jenny

Choose Kind Hoodie – Housewives of Riverton

DIY Hooded Towels – Sugarcoated Housewife

DIY Santa’s Workshop Wooden Sign – Giggles Galore

FABRIC

Buffalo Plaid No Sew Reindeer Pillow – Tastefully Frugal

Cosmetic Bag Tutorial – Crafting In The Rain

Fabric Bookmarks – Over The Big Moon

Hexie Hand Towels – Sweet Red Poppy

Fabric Alphabet – Amber Simmons

Quilted Fabric Case – Hey Let’s Make Stuff

FELT

2 Minute Felt Mask – Tastefully Frugal

Felt Flower Wreath – Everyday Jenny

Felt Flowers – Crafting In The Rain

Unicorn Mask – Made By Melli

Felt Play Money – See Lindsay

DIY Mini Canvas Banners – Giggles Galore

No Sew Felt Nativity Finger Puppets – Everyday Jenny

Felt Bows – Crafting In The Rain

Felt Succulents – Everyday Jenny

Christmas Advent Calendar – Fleece Fun

CARDSTOCK

DIY Wedding Invitations – Tastefully Frugal

Unicorn Party Decor – Sugarcoated Housewife

Berry Fruit Basket Gift Basket – Everyday Party Magazine

Favor Bags – Artsy Fartsy Mama

Easy Mother Day Gift Tags – Housewives of Riverton

Owl Valentine Basket – Crafting In The Rain

Go Team Straw Toppers – Sugarcoated Housewife

Bachlelorette Party Supplies – See Lindsay

Tea Party Cupcake Holder – Housewives of Riverton

Treat Boxes – Artsy Fartsy Mama

LEATHER/FAUX LEATHER

Faux Leather Heart Earrings – Tastefully Frugal

Leather Hair Bow – See Lindsay

Faux Leather Home Keychain – Tastefully Frugal

DIY Leather Napkin Ring – Over The Big Moon

Girls Stacked French Hair Bow – Sweet Red Poppy

Leather Strappy Cuff – Amber Simmons

Need supplies to make these projects?! Use promo code TFRUGAL on Cricut.com to get 10% off and score FREE shipping! If you’d like to check out more ways you can use your Cricut check out these posts! Need help with your Cricut? Join our Cricut Support Facebook Group!

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