PRESIDENTS DAY 2011 VAN

Hope you all have a great

PRESIDENT'S DAY!
 

(LIKE MY VAN?)

;-)

HAPPY VALENTINES (VAN) DAY 2011!!

WOW.....it's been a while!  

I have been remodeling one of my sons bedrooms....total remodel project!  

Can't wait for you all to see the transformation.  

I'll give a sneak peak at the end of this post. 

So, it's almost Valentines Day, and of course I have to

 "BLING"

 the family roadster :-)  

I got the

 SILHOUETTE CAMEO 

 for Christmas and wanted to try her out!  

I absolutely "LOVE" it!

Here's my roadster!  It makes me smile :-)

I used:

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One reason why I love the SILHOUETTE CAMEO, is (not like the Cricut, which I still love), if I need a certain image that I don't have in my Cricut cartridge library, I just head on over to the SILHOUETTE SHOP in my applications, purchase it, usually 99cents, and download it!  That's it!  

Can anyone guess what i'm doing in my son's bedroom??

"VANVINYLED"-MY NEW WORD

OK.  If you all have been following my blog, you know that I am a "CRAZY" about decking out my van around the holidays!  So i'm at it again!! :-)

HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!

END OF SCHOOL TEACHER GIFTS & CARDS ALSO BOO HOOING OVER "DRAGONFLY"

Has anyone seen the movie "Dragonfly", with Kevin Costner and Kathy Bates?  It is my by far my favorite movie!  It's a must see!!  If you haven't seen it, rent it or buy it, and watch it soon.  It will steal your heart!  I have seen it (no lie) about 30 times now, and it always makes me BOO HOO!!

Ok, now on to other things!  Yes, since it has gotten warmer around here, I haven't been in my craftroom lately, but today is the last day of school for my kids and of course I had to give my kids teachers, some homemade teacher's gift for being such amazing teachers.   I made two cards to go along with the potted plants.

Here they are:  Don't they look amazing!!

Recipe:

Terracotta Pots w/base (Home Depot Around $2.00) each set.

Basil Plants $3.39 each

Spray paint (stock) $0.00

Primer (stock) $0.00

Scrap Vinyl (stock) $0.00

Transfer Paper

Cricut or Silhouette Cutter

This is how I made them "PRETTY".

First I primed them with a Primer & let them dry.

Then I used my Cricut to cut the letter on scrap vinyl.

Used transfer paper to transfer the letters to the pots.

Then I sprayed the red paint over the vinyl

& let dry.

2 coats later, completely covering the word. 

Peel off the painted words very carefully.

& this is what is left.  Aren't they just shiny & beautiful!!

 Fill with garden soil and plant the basil.

Here are the cards I made to go along with the plants.m

This one is for my daughter Taylor's teacher,  thanks Ms. Cox!

And this is for my son Chris's teacher..thanks Mr. Purser.

All done!  
They loved them. 
Now to think of some fun stuff to do with the kids for summer vacation!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Project 101 ~ "PINEWOOD DERBY"

My youngest boy is getting ready for his annual Pinewood Derby Race, for Boy Scouts!  He asked me if I could help him to bring his car to life.  Ding, ding, ding...Cricut & vinyl to the rescue!! This is what we did!!

"SWEEEEET"!!! (that's what he said when we were done) :D
My son can't wait to race it, next Pack Meet!

Pssstt....Don't forget about my Blog Candy HERE
Bug Hugs!

Project 82 - "Hearts on Strings"

I did it......I vinyled my van's rear window again :D  It's gonna be Valentines Day real soon, so of course I had to get my "vinyl on" ! 

BUG HUGS

:D

Project 63 - FAMILY

I couldn't post anything yesterday because my internet was down!  It's up and running today, Yeah!   I purchased the supplies for this project from Ben Franklin Crafts.  I helped a neighbor to make these for her family for Christmas.  She used their last names instead of the word "Family".  The ribbon just gives it that finished elegant look!  What do you think?

Psssst!..

Don't forget, if you haven't left a comment

 CLICK HERE  for a chance to win the Cricut Snowbird Cartridge and

HERE  to win the Rock Princess Cricut Cartridge

from my New Years Eve Blog Hops!

 BUG HUGS!!

Project 57 - Decorated Vinyled Garage Door

Ohhh my goodness....

I have been working on a Christmas project for the family and I totally spaced.  

I haven't been out of the house for days and I completely forgot to post this!  

I decorated my garage door again....

Here it is.....

Bug Hugs!

Project 54 - Car Vinyl Completion....

Ok....so I know I posted this pic of my car, 

all dressed up for the holidays.  

There was one thing I didn't put on there because

 it was a little too early when I first put the vinyl on.  

So, since we only have 7 DAYS  till Christmas.....

I decided to complete it with my greeting. 

"MERRY CHRISTMAS"!!!.   

What do you think?  

Bug Hugs!

Project #48 - Vinyl Removal

Hello everyone,  Just wanted to post this video, since I have been getting tons of questions on how to remove the vinyl once you have it on the wall or car window.  This procedure works on almost all surfaces as long as it can withstand heat.  Hope this helps to answer your questions.  If you have any more questions please leave a comment on my blog and i'll try to answer them.  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit my Monday post for a chance to win the PINK ATG GUN!

BUG HUGS!

Project #46 - Vinyl Winter Car Decal - Snow Family.

Hello crafters.  I just wanted to say

to everyone who hopped on by, posted a comment & 

subscribed to my blog during Jen's  Blog Hop yesterday. 

 You guys are so inspiring.

 I totally enjoy sharing my love for this craft with you all. 

 Now that you are here and got a little taste,

you are in for a treat! 

 As you guys may have already noticed, 

 I love using my 

Cricut, Gypsy and Imagine

 to create these fabulous masterpieces!!! 

(Here I go cracking myself up again )

For this project,  I just couldn't leave the 
rear window of my van looking so dreary...
after removing my Thanksgiving Turkeys.  
(If you haven't seen the pictures, check out my thanksgiving post below) 

not with all that clean canvas just glaring back at me 

when I look in the rearview mirror!

I had to get my 

VINYL ON!!

again......
Say hello to my...
snow~family!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous day.

BUG HUGS!!!

Project #42 - My MAC "HAD AN ATTACK!" :-)

Hello Crafters,  

MY MAC... HAD AN ATTACK!! 

 I decided to attack my Mac today.  It needed a little dressing up!  

So guess what I did!  Hehehe....time for some vinyl fun!  

I used the Cricut Cartridges 

Home Accent & Home Decor ( I love those carts)

&

 My Gypsy, of course. 

Isn't she just devine!

Hope you like my new, MAC-ATTACK!!, 

Bug Hugs!

 Designed on the Gypsy

More Gypsy...

The front,

The inside, 

 And the Back.  Have a great day!