My youngest boy recently got engaged. Hurrah! I was very excited to welcome his sweet future wife to the family. He had a very elaborate plan that worked almost to perfection, culminating in a celebratory dinner with her parents who came in as a … [Read more...]
13 things to do with fonts besides cut them
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...]
Why you may not see all the parts on premium fonts (and how to find them)
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...]
How to make your own brush lettering practice sheets
Don’t get me wrong — I love my Silhouette. But since I write about it all the time and do projects with it every day, sometimes I need to take a break from it and express my creativity with other crafts. Last spring it was watercolors. Over the … [Read more...]
Tuesday quick tip: 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...]
Making layered letters from a plain font
It’s SPRING!!! It took a really long time to arrive here in Utah, so we’ve been working on the outside of our home as much as possible now that it’s here. We got new lights for beside our front door (yes, those are the old lights) and I realized how … [Read more...]
5 Great Print and Cut Tips
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...]
Glass block and vinyl project to practice text techniques
We’ve been doing a LOT of renovations in our home, which means it’s been a good time to reevaluate some decor pieces. I’ve had a glass block with vinyl sitting in one spot for several years, but always meant to redo the vinyl. Why? Because it’s the … [Read more...]
Getting organized with kitchen labels
It’s the new year — that lovely time when many of us are motivated to get organized. It’s even a bigger deal now that we are all at home more during the pandemic. We have just replaced our kitchen appliances and floor, so to go with all the new … [Read more...]
Tracing Tips & Tricks — #6 Text and Potential Pitfalls
Today we’re continuing in our series on Tracing. If you haven’t read the previous lessons, start here. I could have included this in the last lesson, but it was getting pretty long so I thought you could use a break. We’re going to cover what to do … [Read more...]
What in the world??? — No points to edit on a design
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...]
What in the world??? — Text doesn’t cut the right 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...]
Tuesday quick tip: what to do when text on a path messes up as you mirror
The day I learned about placing text around a circle was a great day! I had been doing it manually before that. LOL! And then my mind was completely blown when I found out you could put text around ANY shape. (If you don’t know how this works, you’ll … [Read more...]
3 ways to cut block text as a single piece
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...]
How’d they do that? Outline words
I love the look of this week’s Free Design of the Week. It’s a phrase where each word is an outline only. Here’s what it looks like: Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase something, I may receive a … [Read more...]