Washcloths

Kelly made these washcloths as part of her Christmas gifts for her mom this year.

Birthday Shirts

 My son turned 3 this month and his two current obsessions are Legos and Angry Birds.  So I used my Silhouette and heat transfer to make him a shirt of each. They were a hit.

First Birthday Shirts

 This month Erin and Gail took a request from a friend to make 1st birthday party shirts for her son.  The cute sock monkey on the brown shirt was a full iron-on purchased at Hobby Lobby.  The white shirt we designed with the silhouette to match the invites and used heat transfer in red, brown, cream, and black to cut out and heat press.  We learned a few new tricks in creating the shirts so that's always helpful!

Wedding Gift

 One of my cousins got married this month and I created this card and variation on a split letter for them as part of their wedding gift.

Custom Post-it Notes and Notepad

For Mother's Day Allison made some custom Post - It Notes for her mom (ones on the left) and a notepad (one on the right).  She used Vista Print to do this.  They are big St. Louis Cardinal Fans - can you tell?

Anniversary Gift

This month my sister and brother-in-law celebrated their 3rd anniversary and I decided to make a fun little gift for them.  I looked at items I pinned on Pinterest and various websites that suggested dating ideas (The Dating Divas website is still one of my favorites!) and then I typed up a whole bunch of dates in different columns in a word document.  Most of them I tried to keep to a few sentences.  Then I printed out the pages on different colored card stock and cut them all out.  I put all the strips of paper into a little box that I decorated. I also included a homemade card and a gift card to Caribou Coffee (some of the dates may need some extra motivation:)

I did a mix dates and most of the ideas were inexpensive ones.

Some are normal dates (go bowling, try a new restaurant, go to a museum you have never been to, etc.)

Some adventurous/unusual dates (find the best climbing trees - test them out an document it, go indoor mountain climbing, etc.)

and some at home dates (have a living room camp out, write love letters to each other and seal them up for a date night 20 years from now, Game Night, Food Taste Test Night, etc.)

Hope they have a good time!  

I am totally going back through the list to pull out all the at home dates for me and my hubby to do.

Knitted Washcloths

This month Kelly learned to knit.  She was able to get two Washcloths done in time for a Mother's Day Gift for her mom.

"Super" Glass Etched Mugs

For my brother in law's birthday I took a set of 4 glass beer mugs and glass etched his "Family Logo" into them:)  I cut the design out of vinyl on the Silhouette and then weeded the part I wanted to show up.  I then placed the vinyl on the mugs and applied the glass etching, waited 45 minutes (it says you only have to wait 15, but longer seems to be better).  Then I scooped the excess back into the container, took up the vinyl and washed them up.  They came with a case of beer - they were a hit!

Heat Transfer Gifts

 We had a cousin that gave birth to twins last month so I made these onesies as part of their gifts.

Some family friends had little girls celebrating their 4th and 1st Birthdays this month so I made these t-shirts.  I was happy to be able to use more pink glitter heat transfer!

Super Hero Cape

Vicki made this great reversible cape as a Big Brother gift for her Great Nephew.  She initially saw this tutorial and then used it as a base to start from. His first name starts with a "K" so she used the Captain America Shield and instead of a star, used a K.  Then since he likes Batman she did that on the reverse side. 

Valentine Day Gift Frame

For her Valentine's Day Sweetie Allison made this gift.  She found a quote she liked and cut it out on vinyl with the Silhouette.  Then she attached it to one side of the glass and put a piece of paper in the frame for an added pop of color.  For the other side she added a goofy picture of her and her Valentine.

Under the Sea Shirt

Amy created this shirt for her SIL's birthday.  Inspiration came from this. Amy took it another direction.  She came up with an under the sea theme so when you cross your arms the fish are swimming in the sea.  She used her Silhouette shapes and heat transfer.  Fun.

Glow in the Dark Shirt

I still had some glow in the dark heat transfer left over from other projects so when I saw this shirt, I thought - ooooh I can totally make the moon out of that!  So that is exactly what I did:)  I made the moon out of glow in the dark heat transfer and then I did the wording out of silver heat transfer.  I gave it to my book doctor sister as a birthday present and then made one for myself as well as I seem to stay up way to late - often stuck in a book.

Nativity Blocks

 This year for Christmas I made a bunch of Nativity Blocks as presents.  I bought Craft Blocks with the hole cut in the bottom so I could insert a strand of lights (100 fits).  Then I found a Nativity Scene that I liked at the Silhouette Online Store and cut out several on black vinyl.  I then adhered them to the blocks and tied a ribbon around the block.  I made 11 of these this year and people seemed to enjoy them.

This was the set I did for myself.  I have had the small block for a while and decided to expand the "scene."

Sharpie Mug

Karen also made some Sharpie Mugs for Christmas Presents and Birthday Presents.  Here is one of them "Par-Tea!"  Some of the reviews on Pinterest stated that the Sharpie will wash right off (some reviews said the same thing of the porcelain pen).   She wrote on the mugs (purchased at Target) and then baked them at the 350 for 30 minutes.  She then tried washing them when it  cooled down and yup, it came right off.  So round two she baked them for the same amount of time and then turned it up to 400 for an additional 15 minutes.  That seemed to do the trick.  Several washings later and it seems to be sticking:)

Knitted Scarves

For Christmas Vicki knitted her daughters scarves.  Hard to see from the picture, but they are a made out of a lace type of yarn.

Sewing Projects

This month Vicki did several sewing projects:

 She made a few fun pillow cases for her grandson. 

 She used fabric scraps she had to make bags to contain the grocery/Target sacks.

She also made a table runner and napkin rings.

Color Bag and Pipe Cleaner Crown

Vicki made a big sister gift for a relative.  She sewed a crayon bag, handy for carrying all your crayons and coloring books.  Also she made a quick and easy crown out of pipe cleaners to go with it.

Sibling Gifts

Today a friend of Erin and Gail's had their 3rd baby boy.  So they made some gifts. . . 

 These are the front of the shirts: "Biggest Brother," "Big Brother," and "Baby Bro."

 The back of the shirts: "I'm the Oldest, I Make the Rules."  "I'm in the Middle, I'm the reason we have rules." and "I'm the Youngest, the rules don't apply to me." 

Then Baby Finn got a whole set of onesies for himself: "Chick Magnet" "The New Favorite", "A Rob and Jen Production," and "This is how I Rock . . . . And Roll (on the tushie)"

Big Brother and New Baby Shirts

I have a friend with two boys who are into superheros and they just became big brothers to a little sister this week.  I made each of the boys a shirt.  Instead of the "S" in Superman I used the first initial from his name.  I used Superman font from DaFonts.com for the letter "T".  For the Batman shirt I took the logo and added "Big Brother" to it.  I just received glitter heat transfer today and was super eager to try it out.  What better way to use pink glitter than on a baby girl's shirt?  I used it for the cape, the "R" initial and for the lettering on her other onesie.  I was really excited with the way they turned out.  I hope they liked their shirts!