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Virtual All Things Silhouette Conference this May

March 25, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

all things silhouette conferences

If you haven't heard, I am an instructor at the All Things Silhouette conferences. These conferences bring together top notch teachers and vendors for a 3-day event in the Atlanta area. They are open to anyone who wants to learn more about using a … [Read more...]

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Curios currently in stock at Silhouette America

March 9, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette curios machines

I told you in a recent post that Silhouette America has announced plans to discontinue manufacturing the Curio machine. You can find that post here. Curios can do things none of the other Silhouette machines can, such as etching and embossing. That's … [Read more...]

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Silhouette America to discontinue the Curio

February 25, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Word came down this week from Silhouette America that they will be discontinuing the Curio machine. I'm sad, because I LOVE LOVE LOVE mine. It can do things none of the other machines can because it uses a rigid base instead of a floppy mat. Check … [Read more...]

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Frugal friday: freebies from Michaels

February 19, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

There are some FANTASTIC new freebies from Michaels for Silhouette users. That's the subject for today's Frugal Friday tips.       NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase … [Read more...]

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Silhouette to discontinue support for Windows 7, Mac Sierra and High Sierra

February 18, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

operating systems support ending

If you use a much older computer with your Silhouette machine, listen up. Silhouette America will be discontinuing support for older operating systems later this year. Which operating systems are affected? The operating systems we're talking … [Read more...]

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Silhouette Go app officially released

February 16, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette go app design

As of today, the Silhouette mobile app -- Silhouette Go -- is available in the Apple and Android apps stores. This is a free app. Just go to the app store for your device type and search Silhouette Go. This is great news, but you need to know the … [Read more...]

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Valentine’s sale at Silhouette America

January 15, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Well, yes, we ALL love a sale! It's time for the Valentine's/New Year's sale from Silhouette America. You'll need the links below and will want to use my code SMART to get the sale prices. Make sure you're signed in so that you see the area in the … [Read more...]

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My entry for Silhouette’s gift wrap contest

December 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 1 Comment

custom gift wrap with silhouette cameo

Recently, Silhouette America held a contest for their blog affiliates. The challenge was to come up with gift wrap and a gift tag. That's it -- that's all they gave us. We had free reign to do whatever we chose. The winning designs will be featured … [Read more...]

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Black Friday sales 2020

November 25, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette black friday cameo machine

It's that time again for the best sales of the year. We can definitely all use that here in 2020! I've got info on the sales here on my site, on Silhouette America and the Silhouette Design Store. You'll especially want to know that you can get EARLY … [Read more...]

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24” Cameo 4 PRO now available (and other sales this week)

November 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

cameo 4 pro machine

Silhouette America has just released the new Cameo 4 PRO model. And there's a BIG surprise! The original intent was for this to be a 20" wide cutting machine. I can now let you in on the secret that it's actually a 24" one! That's pretty exciting, … [Read more...]

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Wood tag using the Singe Quill

October 6, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I've been working a great deal lately on bringing my house out of the 90s. I've just finished my powder room and it's a HUGE transformation from dark, earthy colors to light, farmhouse ones. I like to keep out extra TP and room spray in arm's reach … [Read more...]

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Spirit Swag — Personalized cowbell

October 1, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

For me, fall means FOOTBALL!!! It's an especially good bright spot this year. Since my son is no longer playing college ball, we have "adopted" a couple of players from a local university. It's so they have a family away from home. This week, I'm … [Read more...]

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Silhouette Go app now available in Beta form

August 28, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 5 Comments

silhouette go app

For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting it, the Silhouette Go app is now available for IOs and Android users. It is still in the Beta stage. Today's post is just to give you an introductory overview of how it looks and what it does. Note: … [Read more...]

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Silhouette sales — free shipping on Portrait 3

August 27, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I know I'm a bit late this week, but here are the sales from Silhouette America and the Silhouette Design Store for the week of August 25 - September 1. Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase … [Read more...]

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Release of the Portrait 3 (with sale bundles and free shipping)

August 21, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

portrait 3

If you haven't heard, let me be the first to tell you -- Silhouette has released the Portrait 3 machine. Keep reading to find out the features and learn about sales for materials to use with it. Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means … [Read more...]

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