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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...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: cardstock, christmas, crepe paper, Curio, flower, foil, foil quill, gift wrap, singe quill, tag, wood

Frugal Friday: Ways to use leftover foils

May 29, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

I admit it — I LOVE all things shiny! That’s why I really like to use foil in my crafting. It’s also why I have lots of leftover pieces of foil. I just hate to throw those pretty things away. If you’re like me, then read on and I’ll show you all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: earrings, foil, frugal friday, htv, leather, projects, scraps

How to clean a heat press

July 5, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

I freely admit that although I’m a very organized person, I’m not necessarily a neat one. As my creative juices get going I sometimes rush through projects to get to the end result. Or I take so long in the designing portion (which I find more fun), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: clean, foil, heat press, htv

Frugal Friday: Using up scraps of textile foil

November 23, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

textile foil scraps

I recently shared a Frugal Friday technique for using foil scraps or "damaged" pieces of textile foil. Today, I'm going to share another simple way to use scraps. It's a tip that's pretty logical, but something you may not have thought about. Often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: clear adhesive, foil, frugal, htv, scraps, t-shirt

Frugal Friday: Distressed Foil Technique with a time-saving tip

November 9, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette distressed foil technique

I've just returned from teaching at the All Things Silhouette Conference. One of the ladies asked in the Facebook group for the conference for us to share 1 thing we learned. Believe it or not, the top thing I learned was from a vendor. He showed us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: adhesive, easyweed, foil, frugal, htv

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