Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Bathroom Décor–Vinyl on Canvas

Materials:

  • 12x12 white canvas (purchased at Michael’s)
  • Vinyl (purchased from Expressions Vinyl)
    • Beige
    • Aqua
  • Faber-Castell Gelatos – Snow Cone
  • Vinyl Transfer Tape

I started by running the gelato across all 4 sides of the canvas. With a damp sponge, I pulled the color away from the edges of the canvas.

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After cutting the two parts of the art on the Silhouette Cameo, the pieces were aligned.

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Using transfer tape, the vinyl was adhered to the canvas. I am quite happy with the results! Here it is hanging on the outside of my boys’ bathroom door.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

A New Etsy Shop - Digital Designs by MRS

One thing I enjoy in addition to photography and creating hand stamped jewelry is graphic design. Though I no longer do this professionally, I still enjoy creating things for personal use.

While creating this file to get myself organized for the upcoming school year, I thought of how fun it would be to make these available to customers as well. I can't be the only one looking for "pretty" school planners. :)

Thus, Digital Designs by MRS was born! This shop will offer digital files for instant downloads.

This Homeschool Weekly Planner is currently available:


Last year, I purchased a Silhouette Cameo machine. I am hooked on that machine and all its capabilities. I have been playing with creating cut files so I decided to offer those in the shop as well!

Right now, I have 2 Silhouette Studio cut files available in the shop:

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Chicken Silhouette - Silhouette Studio File and JPG

Here is an example of what I had created with the chicken silhouette file:


Stay tuned for more available files (and possibly other products) in the future!
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

“Farm Fresh Eggs” Vinyl Window Decor

First, I will apologize for the low quality photos. I used my cell phone (at night) to take the photos.
After a year of owning a Silhouette Cameo, I am finally venturing beyond cards and scrapbooking.

My current addiction is vinyl. I had learned about Expressions Vinyl from a friend and have been stocking up on colors for a couple of months now! My home will be vinyled out in the next couple of months. ;)

 I am blown away at how versatile vinyl is for projects. One of my favorite projects so far is this one.

I had purchased an old wooden window from my favorite local shop, Patina Home and Garden, a few months ago. I had purchased it with the intent to use it as a photo frame over our couch. Instead, I decided to create something for my dining area.

I started by cutting the vinyl pieces out with my Silhouette (the chicken file is available for purchase through my Etsy shop, Digital Designs by MRS.
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The hardest part for me with any project is alignment. It took a few rulers and a measuring tape to get this project close to being aligned. :)
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I love the way the final project turned out!
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It is nicely displayed just above our dining table.
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