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Plant markers with Singe Quill

June 17, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

singe quill plant markers

I've shared several posts lately about projects I did for my front porch (welcome sign, door mat, address sign). Now on to the back yard! Well, yard is a bit of an understatement. We live on the side of a mountain so it's mostly a slope. The good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: Curio, plant marker, projects, singe quill, wood

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...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: Curio, embossing, etching, machines

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Materials, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: cardstock, christmas, crepe paper, Curio, flower, foil, foil quill, gift wrap, singe quill, tag, wood

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: Curio, pen, projects, singe quill, tag, wood

Etched acrylic shoe tags

August 25, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

etched acrylic shoe tag

This past weekend I attended a family wedding. The bride is well known for wearing Converse tennis shoes constantly. So, we decided to wear regular shoes to the ceremony and then change to our own Converse for the reception. Most of the females wore … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Machines, Materials, Projects Tagged With: acrylic, Curio, etching, projects, shoe tag

First Steps in Acrylic Etching: Curio

July 27, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette curio acrylic etching

One of the coolest things about a Curio machine is that it can etch materials. Initially, it was created to etch metal. Some super innovative folks have been finding other materials to etch. In particular, my friend Cindy Pope uses it to etch leather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Machines, Materials, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: acrylic, Curio, emboss, etching, jig

Cut Doctor: Lesson 11 — Platforms and other Curio-specific settings

January 3, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette curio platforms

Today’s visit with the Cut Doctor is for Curio owners only, or for those of you studying to be cut doctors yourselves, or who just want to know what makes the Curio different. That’s because we’re dealing with platforms, which only the Curio uses. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: base, Curio, cut doctor, cut settings, embossing, etching, mat, platform, platforms, stipple, stipple size, stippling

Before you Begin Series #1: What to know before you buy

August 4, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 54 Comments

When I first considered buying a die-cutting machine, I did some research on the types of machines available. I found the original Silhouette machine by accident in a web search and was thrilled with the possibilities. I loved the flexibility of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Machines, Silhouette America website, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: before you begin, beginner, bundles, buy, buying, Cameo, computer, Curio, machines, materials, minimum, Portrait, software

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