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Vertical painted and stained porch sign with contact paper stencil

June 11, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

contact paper stencil welcome sign

Lately, I've been sharing several lessons as I've been spiffing up my porch for spring. (Yes, for some of you it's already summer, but we are still having nights in the 40s here). I painted a door mat with our name using a freezer paper stencil. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Designing, Materials, Projects Tagged With: contact paper, home decor, paint, projects, stencil, vinyl, wood sign

Personalized door mat with freezer paper stencil

May 20, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

personalized door mat

It was one of those "almost, but not quite" moments. My husband, noticing our front door mat was looking ratty, proudly brought home a new one. Only problem -- it wasn't exactly my ideal design. I had been planning to make a custom one. Famous last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: door mat, freezer paper, home decor, paint, projects, stencil, vinyl

Etching slate

January 14, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

etched slate coaster

Recently, I saw a project from a friend who had etched some slate pieces. I'd seen folks use their Curio and the etching tool, but this time my friend used the etching cream you normally use on glass. I just had to try it! Since not everyone has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: coaster, etching, projects, slate, stencil, vinyl

Vintage-look sign letter on acrylic

July 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Our family room is decorated to express, well, our family. There's an old Disabled Vet license plate that was my dad's, a football, locker baskets with tags whose numbers are our old house numbers, an old Clue board of my mom's and more. For years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Materials, Projects Tagged With: acrylic, paint, plexiglass, project, sign, stencil, vinyl

Think outside the box: customizing a ready-made sign

May 14, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

wood sign painting

Today I want to share an out-of-the-box idea with you for a wood sign. Rather than starting completely from scratch, I'm going to show you how to take a sign that already has something on it and add your own unique twist. I found a really cute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: crop, page size, paint, photo, sign, stencil, vinyl, wood

3 ways to cut block text as a single piece

February 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I love making Silhouette projects from paper. It's the primary reason I bought my first machine. One thing I don't like, however, is having to glue down each letter separately. It's takes too much time and I am very bad at keeping them straight or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: autoweld, connect, cut edge, overlap, stencil, Text

How to make a stencil

August 23, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

butterfly stencil silhouette cameo

I had a great question recently from a Silhouette user. She was wondering how to make a regular image into a stencil. This is a common question, and it's easier than you might think. Let's look at a few different ways to do stencils, from easiest to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: modify, stencil, subtract, weld

Simple Subtract: An intro to the Modify panel

July 18, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette subtract modify design

Recently I was making a birthday gift for my sister. I had an idea in my head from a sign I saw at Hobby Lobby. It's a pretty common graphic right now -- a rooster standing on a pig standing on a cow. Sometimes they have words on each animal like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: design, modify, stencil, subtract, weld

10 Fun Stocking Stuffers to make with your Silhouette

December 6, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

floating locket charms

Is your Christmas shopping done? For once, I got a big chunk of mine done early. But I love to give homemade gifts too, especially as stocking stuffers. Let’s face it – custom is always a good idea! And if it’s also inexpensive, that’s even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tips Tagged With: christmas, decal, gift, htv, jewelry, scraps, shrink plastic, spirit swag, stencil, stocking stuffers, tattoo, vinyl

Using vinyl as a watercolor stencil

March 29, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 6 Comments

silhouette watercolor stencil

I LOVE the look of watercolor paintings -- the way the colors blend, the casual feel. I've always wanted to take a watercolor class but it hasn't happened so far. Every now and then I bust out the paints and play around. The hardest part for me is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: no mat, stencil, watercolor

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