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Tuesday quick tip: matching rotated angles

November 2, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I've been making some shoe tags lately by etching with my Curio on acrylic. Our family has started a tradition of wearing Converse at the reception of family weddings, and I add the tags with the couple's initials and the wedding date. (If you want … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: angle, rotate, rotation

13 things to do with fonts besides cut them

August 24, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I freely admit it -- I'm a complete font junkie! Every time there's a new text style that comes into vogue, I have to add to my already enormous collection. If you own a Silhouette machine, you already know you can cut out words for things like vinyl … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: fonts, Text, words

Why you may not see all the parts on premium fonts (and how to find them)

June 25, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I freely admit it -- I'm a font junkie! I'm trying to do better, but on my last computer I had over 1200 fonts. There are just SO many fun ones!!! I was getting better, then font designers started having the ability to add multiple glyphs or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Design Store, Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: download, fonts, glyphs, install, letters, premium, Text

Tuesday quick tip: font identification trick

June 15, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette studio font identification trick

My son is currently living with us while he attends physical therapy school. This is the child who has a business selling Silhouette-made products. This blows my mind, as he's probably the last of my 4 that I thought would ever be doing that. But a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: fonts, Text, tuesday quick tip

The trick to removing “baked on” vinyl

June 4, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

cracked baked on vinyl

Here I am again with another project for my front porch. I've already shown some custom-made layered letters I'm working on for a sign and my door mat. Once I had those up, I realized my address sign was looking pretty worn. (It's completely true … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Tips Tagged With: projects, vinyl

5 Great Print and Cut Tips

April 28, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette print and cut bookmark

The Print and Cut feature on Silhouette Studio gives you SO much creative flexibility. I recently created a series of bookmarks for a church event and thought they would be a great project to show you more about Print and Cut. I'm going to share 5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Print and Cut, Tips Tagged With: bleed, bookmark, color, Print and Cut, projects, shadow, Text

Unexpected surfaces to use HTV on

January 22, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I gotta tell you -- HTV is probably my favorite material to cut. I rarely have to change my cut settings, don't have to use a mat (on pieces that are wide enough to fit under the rollers) and the plastic carrier holds everything in place really well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects, Tips Tagged With: ceramic, glass, htv, leather, metal, projects, vinyl, wood

Top 2 reasons HTV doesn’t stick

December 16, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

If you've ever used heat transfer vinyl (HTV -- also known as heat transfer material), you've probably had trouble at least once with it not sticking, or falling off after a wash. You're not alone! This is a VERY common problem and the vast majority … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Tips Tagged With: htv, pressing pillows

Tricks to working with SVG files

October 21, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

One of the great things about using Silhouette machines is the Silhouette Studio software. It is amazing, especially since it's free and updates are always free. And if you choose to upgrade to a higher level of the software, it's relatively … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: cut line, cut style, Designer Edition, line, modify, preferences, resize, svg, thickness, vector

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...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tips Tagged With: bell, logo, project, spirit swag, vinyl

What in the world??? When the shape won’t let you change its fill color

September 15, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I LOVE LOVE LOVE mystery/detective shows, particularly British ones. And I really enjoy doing puzzles and playing games where I have to solve a problem. Lots of folks do. But very few of us like to have to solve a mystery when working with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: color, detach lines, Fill, line, modify, open path

What in the world??? Shape won’t fill with color (or doesn’t act right when it does)

September 11, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Have you ever encountered a real head-scratcher in Silhouette Studio? That's what this series is about -- explaining those and showing you how to fix them. Today, I'll show you why sometimes you just can't get a shape to fill with color. Or, you do, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: closed, color, drawing, Fill, open, point editing, points

What in the world??? — No points to edit on a design

September 1, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

In this series, we're uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Well, at least the Silhouette universe. I'm covering topics that can really stump you no matter how long you've been using Silhouette machines. Today, we're going to talk about what's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: Compound Path, edit, group, point editing, points, Text, ungroup

Think outside the box project: custom peel-and-stick paint samples

August 17, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

After several bad paint choices, I have learned it's best to put samples on the walls. I live with them for a bit, checking them at different times in the varying light. But it's not always practical to have different-colored squares of paint all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tips Tagged With: home decor, paint, project, vinyl

What in the world??? — Text doesn’t cut the right size

August 12, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette text myth letter size

In this series, I'm covering topics that stump new users (and even old pros like me). They're the things that drive you BATTY unless you understand them. The good news is that in almost every case, there's a quick fix. Today, I'm explaining why you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: font, size, Text, words

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