For the first time in my 28 years, I am excited about Halloween and the month of October in general. My change of heart all started with a little prodding from the kids to make our house a bit more festive “like the neighbors”. Since I was just warming up to the whole Halloween thing, … Read more
I have been really trying to make the most of our quiet mornings with Elliot gone to kindergarten and give Gus some one-on-one time AND some preschool activities. So we are now charting the weather AND learning the days of the week. Making a weather chart is so easy and there are tons of different ways … Read more
And the winner is #132, the very last commenter! What are the chances…Erin! She said, “i would love this! i just bit the bullet and purchased a cricut! i used the Toy Story one recently, so this would just open up all sorts of possibilities (my friend made an awesome monster quilt, maybe i can … Read more
I have posted about these several times before, but appliqued bath towels are one of my favorite gifts to give. They’re so fun and easy and adorable! (These templates are from Life is a Beach and Create a Critter cartridges.) If you’ve never cut fabric with your Cricut, watch my video to learn how: I … Read more
The winner is Erin Hudd! She said, “I want to make my Christmas cards with this cartridge!” Send an email with your mailing address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com BEFORE FRIDAY to claim your prize. Congrats! THE PRIZE Roberts Arts & Crafts is giving away the Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge to a lucky reader! Roberts has the best … Read more
I do handmade. I don’t do “art.” I am not really artistic but look what I painted! That little blue flowery canvas in the far corner is my best “art” success. If you’re artistic, you can make up your own pretty little designs, but I used my Cricut. Of course. Using acrylic paint, I painted … Read more
You might remember an appliqued beach towel post from last year, but this one is new and improved! Appliqued/personalized towels are one of my favorite things to make and gifts to give kids and babies, and my sister even just made one for a girl in her neighborhood for a graduation present. Toddler beach towels … Read more
Today’s Mama has teamed up once again with Provo Craft to bring Cricut Crazies another Cricut Ticket campaign! The grand prize this time is $100k and a 7 day cruise, and you win by finding a golden Cricut ticket in 4 of the newest cartridges (Freshly Picked, Mini Monsters, Cindy Loo, and Wall Decor and … Read more
I redid Elliot’s rocket ship wall decor to something that fit the existing color scheme a little better and with more designs to fill up the space. I used the Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge to cut the patterns out and then appliqued them with fabric and put them in embroidery hoops – my favorite … Read more
These appliqued dish towels were my neighbor gifts this Christmas, and they were even easier than the bath towel! I chose patterns that had more angles than curves so the edge stitching would be easier. (The flower and leave patterns are from Walk in My Garden and the bird is from Home Decor.) The process … Read more