"create" vinyl sign

Yet another project I did a couple months ago that I never included on the blog.  This sign matches the "simplify" sign that was previously posted.  One day I will get around to actually making new projects.  I did clear off the kitchen counter/island today and dug out the cutting matt and rotary cutter today.  I got a couple pieces of flannel cut and then my husband came home for lunch and then I ended up spending the afternoon at work with him so the fabric is still sitting on the counter and hopefully I'll get to it tomorrow.  Our laptops had been on the kitchen counter but I moved them into the office/craft room which is technically the formal front room but who needs one of those really.  Actually the room that's supposed to be the formal dining room has the formal front room furniture in it and even though I'm in that room now it's pretty much never used except when my mother in law has her visiting teachers meet her here so there you go.
I am pretty excited about a sign that we made today at work today.  My husband has been working for the last month in a wood shop and they have all these amazing machines that they can do so much with and they are actually going to make some things that I suggest so I think that's very cool.  I'll probably go over there tomorrow and work on some things and hopefully I'll have something to share tomorrow night.  I'm also going to be doing some office work for them including bookkeeping, website maintenance, running the facebook fan page, etc... so I'm looking forward to all of that.

While the cat's away...

the mice will play...  So, the last couple of months I've had a lot of fun playing with my friend's cricut.  We borrowed a couple of cartridges from another friend and this is what I made one day to the delight of Jocie - my favorite kindergartner that I recently babysat.  I wouldn't normally apply vinyl lettering to doors and walls in other people's houses but I'm pretty sure my friend would be ok with it and luckily she was.  Of course now I can't remember what the names of the cartridges were.  The font was one cartridge and the butterflies were on another.  The butterfly cartridge had so many amazing things on it.  I would've liked to have made more with it.  You could get more elaborate with them but I just did two layers and think they turned out great.

"Simplify" vinyl sign

Ironically this was anything but simple.  Guess that's why I need a sign that says "simplify" to help me keep things simple.  The word ended up being too long to fit onto the board so I placed the "P" on top of the "M" and overlapped the "f" and "y".  Ended up turning out really cute but took a bit of maneuvering to make it happen.  Also I had already put a hanger on the back and of course put the lettering on upside down so I had to take off the hanger and reattach it to the other side.  Ugh!  I have another board {Note: they are actually drawer fronts found in the "as is" section of IKEA.  Love that place} this same size but am indecisive about what word to put on it.  Any suggestions?

Magnet Boards

These are the brain child of my friend's but I did some of the work on them.  We made some for Christmas presents and gave them away and are going to make more at next week's Relief Society Meeting.  I did the vinyl for the FHE chart today.  Going to give it to my cousin for her upcoming birthday.  (The kids' tags are turned over for privacy)  They are a great gift and are pretty easy to make.
My friend has them for sale in her etsy shop.

Drinking Glasses

We got these awesome insulated drinking cups for Christmas and since I'm obsessed with lime green lately I snagged that one for myself.  Just to make things clear I labeled them with vinyl today just so it's clear whose cup belongs to who.  Since I'll be handwashing these cups I think the vinyl will stick.  We'll see...

Custom Order - Vinyl "Family Faith Friends Fun" Sign

Did this custom order today and I just love how it turned out.  So cute!  Decided to add flowers to the corners to take up some extra space and I think it looks great.  A 5 x 7 picture an fit in the center rectangle.  It's going to look great on my friend's wall.

Congrats Mike & Crystal!

My good friend Crystal got married this morning.  This is her wedding present.  I'm so happy for her.

Will babysit for vinyl!

I did some extra babysitting a month or so ago for some vinyl.  After making several similar boards for others I wanted one for me.  I finally took the time today to put this together.  I think it would look great on an easel in the corner between the two couches.  Hmmmm....

I can't stop!

made another vinyl sign. The phrase was actually much longe than would fit on this board but I love how it turned out don't you?

FAMILY - where your story begins

Just made this board. The middle panel would be great for displaying a trimmed 8 x 10 photo.

More Vinyl Boards

Made a couple more vinyl boards this evening that will be available for sale at the boutique this weekend. If you want to snatch one up before they go on sale to the general public let me know!

Four Fs Picture Frame

I finally applied the vinyl to this cabinet door lastnight. I was holding off for a bit because I was contemplating painting the board first but I decided that it was fine the way it was. The recessed area in the middle is 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 so I figure it would be perfect for a picture frame.

You can use it horizontally or vertically and choose whatever word you want across the top.

Meant to be...

I realized that this vinyl lettering that I had fit perfectly on this board. Also, that there was a hole in the stucco next to the front door where a nail had been. I found a screw that perfectly fit into the hole and tightened it in place, adhered the vinyl to the board and attached a sawtooth hanger on the back of the board and hung it by the front door. Voila! I love it when a project comes together!

DAMIAN name plaque

So when we cut out the vinyl for the name frame there was room for two names. Secretly I was hoping for two vinyl names so I'm so glad it worked out. I had a scrap piece of 1x4 I wanted to make into a name sign since there was a bit of paper left over from the frame that would fit it perfectly. One edge of the board was very crooked but after several minutes with the sander I got it straight enough. Since I had a better idea of what I was doing I painted the entire board black first, then I mod podged on the scrapbook paper. Then I applied the vinyl lettering and then I added a top coat. It is completely nerve wracking working with paper as it wrinkles up something terrible everytime you add a layer but eventually it smooths back out. I really like how this turned out. I think I'll be making a couple more soon.

Vinyl Ornaments

For many months now I have been itching to get my hands on a cricut and see what they are all about. Finally yesterday one of my friends came over and brought hers. It was so much fun. I'm sure if I had one I would use it all the day long.
These are a couple of the projects we made. I got these ornaments from Hobby Lobby on clearance after Christmas and when I saw them I knew these are the words I wanted on them. So even though they are out of season I don't mind. I'm just happy to have some vinyl on them. I fell in love with this font so I used it for all the projects I did.

Instead of buying cartridges she has a program on her laptop that she uses to design her projects. It was great fun. I can't wait to get together with her again and make some more stuff. I have lots of surfaces to put vinyl on I just need to be organized enough to know what I want to put on each item so I can make them.

Custom Vinyl Plaques & Frame

After I recently made the sign for my brother's wedding I received a couple of custom orders. The top two plaques are doors from IKEA. I checked on the retail prices on doors the other day and who knew that most were $100 or more. Crazy! Thank goodness for the "as is" section where they sell doors that are either returned or taken apart from their former displays. You can buy doors for just a fraction of the price. It's my latest addiction.

The bottom frame is from my stash of tole painting wood from my Provo Craft days. Although it looks like it's painted really fancy I actually just mod podged a piece of paper on it.

I love how these projects turned out and can't wait to make more.

Keith & Rachael Millett

The happy couple with their wedding present from me.

It looked great on their sign in table. The frame on the right she received at her bridal shower.

My brother got married on Friday and this is the present I gave them. I was helping set up Friday afternoon and noticed they were putting up some pictures by the guest book in the lobby and thought they might want to add this to the diplay so I went out to the car and got it and let them open it. They really loved it and it was a nice addition to the table. Rachael really loves black frames. I was so lucky to find this cabinet door in the "as is" section at IKEA. Thanks to my friend Jen for generously cutting the vinyl for me. I was so nervous to apply it since this is the biggest vinyl project I've done to date. I'm so happy with how it turned out. I hope to make one for me soon. Plus I keep getting requests for more so I'll be going to IKEA again soon and hopefully will find some more cabinet doors that will work for this project.

HOME love is spoken here

I know I already posted a picture of this board along with some others a few months ago when I made them but I wanted to show you what I finally did with this one. Unfortunately, all the walls in the house I rent are painted white so it wasn't really going to work to just hang this on one of the walls. Luckily, I realized that the curtains in the front entry match the colors in this sign. Since I had already nailed a sawtooth hanger on the back of the board all I had to do was track down a piece of ribbon (which I found in exactly the right length), slip the ribbon through the hanger and tie a bow around the curtain rod. Then I cut a "v" in the ends of the ribbon and tada - cute decoration in the front entry. Love it!

Remember

Before Christmas I went to Ikea and searched through the "as is" section of IKEA and found some awesome boards (they are actually returned cabinet doors and drawer fronts. I went once with my cousin and then I couldn't get it out of my head so I begged Josh to go with me again and we made an outing of it. I hung up this board above my door and put a sticky on it with the word "Remember" on it. Lastnight I finally got around to ordering the vinyl and I made it today. I love it so much. I can't stop staring at it. There are so many meanings behind the word too. One is that everytime I leave the house I always forget something and am always coming back in to retrieve another item. But of course the most significant meaning is that the word "Remember" appears in the scriptures so many times. If we really "remembered" it would keep us out of a lot of trouble. I'm so glad to have this sign up above my front door to keep me in constant remembrance. Thanks Jen for the incredible vinyl!

L o v e

These were mostly made by my friend. We were supposed to work on this project together but due to her kids being ill I didn't go over and help much. All I actually did was apply the vinyl letters which is the fun part. She's kind of obsessed with making them and has plans for many other projects throughout the coming year. She made J O Y blocks for Christmas and they were super cute.

I have them all wrapped up in gift bags I had on hand and I made these Valentine's cards on Sunday evening. I found these heart cards in my box of Valentine decorations. I found cute Mary Englebreit images from an old page a day calendar and matted them with cardstock and glued them on the cards with a glue stick. Now I just need to get them all delivered so my friends can display them for a bit before the big day is here!