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DIY Beachy Wooden Earrings

May 22, 2018 by Carolina 4 Comments

Looking for the perfect summer accessory? These DIY Beachy Wooden Earrings are super simple to make, and so much fun to wear! You’ll get compliments each time you put them on – and you’ll be able to say, “Thanks, I made them myself!” Once you learn how to make your own jewelry, the sky will be the limit – it is so simple and inexpensive to whip up your own earrings, and necklaces too!

These DIY Beachy Wooden Earrings are part of Craft Lightning Week. All week, along with my friends Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and Laura from Pet Scribbles, I’m sharing a 15 minute or less craft made with wood. Not only are they making fun and fast wood crafts all week long, but we’ve asked some of our craftiest friends to join in! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page (and come back all week) to check out these 15 minute wood crafts!

To make your DIY Wooden Beach Earrings you’ll need:

Wooden Beads
Jewelry Pliers
2 Earring Wires
2 Head Pins
2 Small Cone Beads

Follow along in the video as I show you how you can make these earrings in just a few minutes!

Check out all these other great crafts you can make out of wood, and in just 15 minutes or less!

Over at Morena’s Corner, you’ll learn how to make this fun and cheeky sign from a thrifted tray.

You can be the envy of the block with this monogrammed wreath by Evey’s Creations.

Pouring Paint is the hot new trend. And Craft Shack Chronicles shows you how easy it is to do, and whip up these paint pour keychains.

Cathie Fillian shows you how you can use wooden beads to make this faux broken China necklace!

How fun is this Unicorn Hoop that Debra Quartermain Made?

Doodlecraft made these fantasticly geeky wood burned Star Wars Coasters.

Celebrate the family with this fun sign from Gingersnap Crafts!

Our guest co-host for the series, Laura from Pet Scribbles, made this cute bathroom decor.

And my long-time co-host, Angie from The Country Chic Cottage made a pallet flag – how fun is that?

Be sure to stop back tomorrow when we share even more 15 minute crafts made out of wood!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, easy, fast and cheap, jewelry, simple, summer, video Tagged With: bead, craft, earrings, Simple, wood

DIY Lego Minifigure Shelf

May 21, 2018 by Carolina 3 Comments

Are you a fan of Minifigures with no place to keep them? Make this simple Minifigure shelf to display your favorites! This DIY Lego Minifigure Shelf is quick and easy to make – you can whip yours up in just 15 minutes!

This week is another Craft Lightning Week! All week long I’ll be sharing fast 15-minute-or-less crafts made out of wood. Of course my long-time co-host Angie from The Country Chic Cottage is joining in. And we have Laura from Pet Scribbles joining as our guest co-host. Plus some of our favorite crafty friends from around the internet. Be sure to check out their fun crafts down below, and each day this week!

To make this DIY Lego Minifigure Shelf you’ll need:

Wooden shadowbox (found at the craft store)
Rectangular dowel (found by the dowels in the craft store)
Small saw or craft knife
Hot Glue
Paint and Paintbrush

Measure the inside of the frame. Cut two lengths of dowel.

Check the fit of the shelves.

Use the hot glue to secure the shelves in place.

Paint the shelf in whatever color you like.

It is that simple to whip up your own DIY Lego Minifigure Display Shelf!

Be sure to check out all these other 15 minute crafts made out of wood!

Summer is coming – time to make this fun Outdoor Tic Tac Toe game from Amy at Leap of Faith Crafting.

Learn how to cut wood for cards over at Color Filled Cottage.

These Balusters got an upgrade over at Clover Lane.

I’m loving this DIY Pig Cutting Board from Create and Babble!

Over at The Ruffled Daisy you’ll learn how easy it is to make this fun and colorful Summer Sign!

How fun is this “Life is Better on the Porch” sign from Jen Gallacher?

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, easy, fast and cheap, kids, paint, simple Tagged With: decor, lego, wood

DIY Tissue Paper Streamers

April 26, 2018 by Carolina Leave a Comment

When I was growing up, I would wake up on my birthday to find the house decorated with beautiful tissue paper streamers. Year after year each of us kids would wake up to find these colorful decorations celebrating our special day. It was such a special tradition. I remember hanging these tissue paper streamers (we called them “slingers,” which is the Dutch word for streamers) at night for my brothers’ birthday celebrations. They were so delicately put together. I always wanted to replicate them. And now, a few decades later, I finally have made my own DIY Tissue Paper Streamers!

These DIY Tissue paper streamers were cut out using the Cricut Maker. The rotary blade makes it possible to cut delicate materials, like the tissue paper. If you want to see more fun projects made by cutting tissue paper on the Cricut, scroll down to see more ideas!

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To make your DIY Tissue Paper Streamers you’ll need:

Very worn-out Cricut Fabric Mat (the pink one)
Tissue Paper (the kind you use in gift bags)
Cardstock
Glue (a less-watery glue like Aleene’s is best)
String

You can start by cutting the two small ends from cardstock. You need a pair of these for each streamer. They are important. Cut these using your regular blade (also called the “fine point” blade).

Then cut out the flower shapes on the very worn-out Cricut Fabric Mat using the rotary blade. If you don’t have a pink mat, you can use a blue one, but whichever mat you use you want it to be very, very well seasoned. Unusable for any other material. The mat you probably should have thrown out 6 months ago. So well seasoned that if it was on a dinner menu, it would have three chili peppers next to it. A mat so ugly only its mother could love it… and tissue paper. Tissue paper will love this thing.

I cannot stress it enough – having a worn out mat is essential if you want to remove your designs intact, rather than scrape off remnants in frustration. If you don’t have a well seasoned mat, this craft will take you much longer than 30 minutes to make.

You can cut 8 of these flowers at a time on a 12″x24″ mat. I made mine in sets of 3 different colors. How many you make total will depend on how long you want your streamer to be, and how much time you want to commit to making the streamer. Every 8 pieces will make about 12″ of tissue paper streamer.

To peel up the flower shapes, start by peeling away the outside. Go carefully, but if it rips, it is fine. It is remnants anyway. Use it as packing material for a box, or recycle it.

I tried different tools to pull up the tissue. My favorite was these curved tweezers. They slide best around the corners and under the notches to lift up the tissue. If you don’t have these tweezers already, they are part of the Cricut Essential Tool Set.

Once you have some of the edges up, you can carefully peel up the whole design.

Assemble the tissue paper streamers

Collect sets of two in matching colors. You’ll notice that of the 6 large curves, three have decorative windows cut out of them, and three do not. On one piece of each pair, add a dab of glue on the large curves that don’t have the notches.

That is three dabs of glue. If you’re using watery glue, that will become evident at this point. Find a more robust adhesive, because the glue running through the tissue will become really frustrating as you continue this project.

Place the other half of the pair on top of the piece with the glue dots, lining up the curves and windows.

Repeat with all the sets.

On each end, glue one of the small cardstock flowers.

Start stacking the pairs. Between each pair, add dots of glue around the center.

Start with one end piece with the small cardstock flower attached, cardstock side down. Finish with the other endpiece, cardstock side up. When you’re finished, you’ll have a stack of tissue flowers sandwiched between the two smaller cardstock flowers.

Allow to dry.

Thread the string through one of the holes in the cardstock end, through the center hole of the stack of tissue flowers, and out the cardstock hole on the other end. You can tie one end now. Wait until you stretch out the streamer before you tie the other end.

That is it! So fun and festive – you can make yours in whatever seasonal colors you like!

If you liked these tissue paper streamers, you might also enjoy this Graduation party banner and this fun half birthday party idea!

And check out all these other fun projects you can make with tissue paper and your Cricut Maker!

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, cricut, fast and cheap, simple Tagged With: banner, decoration, paper, party, Tissue

Ready Made Iron-On Designs with Cricut

April 25, 2018 by Carolina Leave a Comment

When Cricut asked if I’d like to play with some of their new Ready Made Iron-On Designs, I said “ABSOLUTELY!” I love customizing shirts, totes, pillows, and more with custom Iron-On that I cut on my Cricut Machine. But having adorable designs ready-made? Oh, yeah! They have a full range of ready-to-go Iron-On Designs that are as easy as opening up the package and ironing it to your surface! Even the least crafty person on the planet can find success with the new Cricut Iron-On Designs. And you don’t need a Cricut machine or other digital cutter to use these Ready Made Iron-On creations!

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There are over 50 Iron-On designs available, so you’re sure to find several that speak to you. And Cricut has made sizes small enough to fit on a onesie, or large enough to make a statement on an Adult’s tee.

I made a video that shows you three quick projects I made using these fun Cricut Iron-On Designs. Watch the video or keep reading below to learn how easy the designs are to apply!

I use my Cricut EasyPress and EasyPress Mat to secure the Iron-On Designs. You can use your household iron if you like.

To use the Ready Made Iron-On Designs:

1. Pick a design from the many design options Cricut has available. (This might be the hardest part! So many cute options to pick from!) In the video I used Dreamer, Let’s Sleep In, and the Mandala.

2. Pick a surface.

3. Use the Cricut Reference Chart to determine the time/temperature for the surface you chose, and if you are using an iron or the EasyPress. Heat up your EasyPress.

4. Follow the instructions to preheat the surface, press the design in place, and heat the back as needed. If the directions indicate a “Cold Peel,” wait for the design to cool before removing the carrier sheet.

5. You are done! Enjoy your customized project!

Yes, it really is that easy! Even those who claim that they are not crafty can absolutely add one of these designs to a pillowcase, onesie, shirt, tote, or other surface!

If you have a Cricut machine and want to cut your own designs, you might like this Quilt Block Tee, or these shirts with fun sayings,

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, cricut, easy, fabric, quick, quick handmade holiday gifts Tagged With: apron, bag, iron on, onesie, tote

Pop-up Graduation Card

April 13, 2018 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Making your own pop-up cards is a great way to show someone how special they are to you! I whipped up this simple graduation Pop-up card using a file in Cricut Design Space. I made a few adjustments, and am sharing it here with you so that you can create your own custom graduation pop-up card!

This project is part of a week-long series of crafts celebrating the end of the school year. My friends Jessica from Mad in Crafts, Jen from 100 Directions and Angie from The Country Chic Cottage are joining in each day with more ideas, as are some of our craftiest friends around the internet. Be sure to check out all of their amazing ideas at the bottom of this page!

To make this Pop-Up Graduation Card, you’ll need:

Cardstock for outside of card
Black Cardstock
Carstock for Tassel
Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Tape
Adhesive (glue or double-sided tape)

Cut out all the cardstock pieces using this Cricut Graduation Card Cut File for Design Space.

Cut out and weed the vinyl.

Cover in transfer tape.

Carefully peel the paper backing off of the vinyl to expose the adhesive. Center onto the small rectangle that will go on the front of the card. Carefully peel back the transfer tape, leaving the vinyl behind.

Glue this piece onto the front of the card. The front of the card is now done.

On the inside of the card, line up the Mortarboard. It should be folded in half, with the fold towards the middle. The corner of the fold closest to the tab should line up with the center fold on the card.

Careful not to shift the pieces, put adhesive on the tab, then close the card. Press down on the area with the adhesive to secure.

Open the card, and repeat this process, gluing the second tab in place.

Insert the triangle end of the tassel into the slot.

Your card is complete and ready for gift-giving!

And be sure to check out all these other great crafts that celebrate the end of the school year!

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Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, cricut, fast and cheap, paper Tagged With: Card, cricut, graduation, pop-up

Simple Graduation Party Favors

April 12, 2018 by Carolina Leave a Comment

I love hosting parties, and sending my guests off with a favor that means something special to the guest of honor. These simple graduation party favors can hold anything you like – put candy, a note, a thumb drive of photos, a keyring… or any small gift or token into the boxes to give to the guests at your graduation party. They’ll love leaving with a token commemorating the occasion!

This project is part of a whole week of End-of-School-Year posts that use the Cricut Machine. My friends Angie from the Country Chic Cottage, Jessica from Mad in Crafts, and Jen from 100 Directions and I are all sharing fun end-of-school-year posts this week, and we’ve invited some of our craftiest friends to join in! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page for more fun ideas!

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To make these graduation party favors, you’ll need:

Cardstock in 2 colors
Hot Glue
Tissue Paper
Cricut Machine (Get it online at Cricut here or on Amazon here)

Cut out the pieces using this Graduation Party Favor cut file in Cricut Design Space. Glue the smaller piece on the inside to cover the diploma cut-out.

Fold up the flap, add a line of glue, and fold down the other side.

Push the ends in to create the box shape.

Wrap your small token in tissue paper, and tuck it inside the box. Repeat, making enough boxes for all your guests. And a few extras, just in case.

And be sure to check out all these other great end-of-school-year craft ideas!

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Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, cricut, easy, fast and cheap, paper Tagged With: favor, gift, graduation, party

Mini Mortarboard Headband

April 11, 2018 by Carolina 3 Comments

Wearing a Mortarboard at graduation is a rite of passage. Yes, it is a goofy hat with a tassel, but has such great ceremony and tradition behind it. However, it is pretty clunky to wear during a party. Make a mini mortar board to put on a headband, and you can wear your graduation cap as a cute accessory for the whole day!

This project is part of our big End-of-school-year Cricut event! All week long we’re sharing crafts that you can make with your Cricut machine, all celebrating the end of the school year!

To make your mortarboard headband, you’ll need:

Headband
Black Cardstock
Embroidery Floss
Needle
Hot Glue
Scissors

Use the Mini Mortarboard cut file I created in Cricut Design Space to cut the mini graduation cap. The file will cut 2 of each piece so that you can make 2 hats.

While the hat is cutting, make the mini tassel. Cut two 10″ pieces of embroidery floss. Set aside.

From the spool, wrap the embroidery floss around 3 fingers 25-20 times.

Cut, severing one end of the loop.

Use one 10″ piece of embroidery floss through the loop.

Use the second 10″ piece to wrap around the top of the tassel. Tie tightly in place.

Trim all the ends even. If you want more details on making tassels, check out my mini tassel making tutorial.

Pick up the hat pieces. Curve the long piece to fit the slots into each other. The tabs should be hidden on the inside.

Fold up the tabs around the circle, tuck in, and glue into place.

Thread the ends of the embroidery floss onto a needle. Insert into the center of the square.

Adjust the length, making sure that the tassel hangs off the end of the graduation cap. Trim the threads, then sandwich between the two hat pieces with a dollop of glue.

Glue the hat to the headband.

Be sure to check out these other fun projects!

An InLinkz Link-up

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, cricut, easy, fast and cheap, paper Tagged With: graduation, hat, headband, tassel

Graduation Party Banner

April 10, 2018 by Carolina 1 Comment

If you’re looking for a way to customize your Graduation Party decor, this graduation party banner is super simple! Use whatever colors of cardstock that will compliment your theme (and school colors are a great springboard for a graduation party theme), and let your Cricut do the cutting! The banners come together super quickly after all the cutting is complete!

This project is part of a week-long series of end-of-school-year crafts that I’m doing with my friends! Be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page to check out all of the awesome end-of-school projects we’ve made using the Cricut machine!

To make your graduation party banner you’ll need:

Cardstock in your chosen colors
Ribbon

Use the Graduation banner cut file for Cricut Design Space. Cut as many as you need to fill your party space.

When peeling the more intricate designs from the mat, lay the mat face-down on a table, then roll the mat away from the table, back onto itself. This peels the mat from the paper rather than the paper from the mat so you don’t have curling paper.

Once all your pieces are cut and removed from the mats, string ribbon through the holes at the top.

Your banner is ready to hang!

Be sure to check out these other end-of-school-year craft ideas using your Cricut machine!

An InLinkz Link-up

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, cricut, easy, fast and cheap, paper, simple Tagged With: banner, party, pennant

First and Last Day Photo Frame

April 9, 2018 by Carolina Leave a Comment

At the end of the school year, it is fun to look back to see how much a child has changed and grown. This simple “First and Last Day” photo frame lets you and your child compare side-by-side just how far they have come! Print out photos and put them in this simple frame to see how much they have changed this year!

This project is part of a special week of Cricut projects some of my friends and I are putting on. Each day this week we’re sharing projects that celebrate the end of the school year – graduation, teacher gifts, and more! Scroll all the way down to find dozens of ideas for end-of-school-year crafts to make!

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To make this First and Last Day photo frame, you’ll need:

3 colors/prints of cardstock
Photos or photo printer (I love my Canon Selphy)
Glue
Scissors
Cricut Machine (get one on the Cricut Site or on Amazon)

Cut out the pieces using the First and Last Day Frame Cut file.

Print out your pictures from the first and last day of school. You can use the first and last day of the same grade, the first and last day of elementary school, or even the first day of kindergarten and the last day of their senior year! So many ways to interpret what the first and last days of the school year are! And you don’t have to limit yourself – you can make one each year, or several!

I’m using the Canon Selphy to print out my photos. It is super quick and easy to use, and I can print photos right from my phone onto photo paper!

Trim up the photos. You can cut them a little larger than the hole in the frame (the hole is 3″), or you can trace the outside, and trim the photos slightly smaller than the traced line.

Glue the layers together, and you’re all done!

Be sure to check out all the other fun ways to celebrate the end of the school year!

An InLinkz Link-up

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, fast and cheap, kids, paper, quick, scrapbooking, simple Tagged With: frame, paper, photo

Shoo Fly Quilt Block Tee with Cricut Patterned Iron-On

April 5, 2018 by Carolina 2 Comments

Do you love quilting? Or maybe just lounging underneath a quilt? Either way, this Shoo Fly Quilt Block Tee is super fun! You can make it in just a few minutes using Cricut Patterned Iron-On. Choose the pattern and colors you love (there are over 25 designs, sold in coordinating sets of 3), and make your own shirt featuring this iconic quilt block!

Cricut sent me some of their new Patterned Iron-On to play with. I made this fun shirt in just a few minutes. But with a little more work, I was able to make an entire faux quilt top! Click over to check out the step-by-step video.

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To make this DIY Shoo Fly Quilt Block Tee, you’ll need:

Shirt
Cricut Patterned Iron-On
Your Cricut Machine (Maker or Explore series)
EasyPress
Cricut EasyPress Mat

Use this Shoo Fly Design Space File to cut the Patterned Iron-On for your shirt. You can make the design smaller or larger (up to 11.5″).

Each pack comes with 3 coordinating designs, so there are lots of different designs to choose from. I just love the blue and white of this set!

Cut the Iron-On patterned-side down.

Weed away the extra Iron-On, leaving the areas that you want to iron onto the shirt.

Following the instructions at Cricut.com, use the EasyPress and EasyPress Mat to fuse the Patterned Iron-On to the shirt.

Wait for the shirt to cool, then peel away the transfer plastic.

It is that easy to make a DIY Shoo Fly Quilt Block Tee! You could add this same design to a pillow, baby outfit, tote bag, and so much more! And if you want to see more fun quilt block designs, check out my No Sew Mini Quilt that is made entirely using Cricut Patterned Iron-On!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, quick, simple, sponsored Tagged With: quilt, quilt block, shirt, t-shirt

DIY Beachy Wooden Earrings

DIY Lego Minifigure Shelf

To make this DIY Lego Minifigure Shelf you’ll need:

DIY Tissue Paper Streamers

To make your DIY Tissue Paper Streamers you’ll need:

Assemble the tissue paper streamers

Ready Made Iron-On Designs with Cricut

To use the Ready Made Iron-On Designs:

Pop-up Graduation Card

To make this Pop-Up Graduation Card, you’ll need:

Simple Graduation Party Favors

To make these graduation party favors, you’ll need:

Mini Mortarboard Headband

Graduation Party Banner

To make your graduation party banner you’ll need:

First and Last Day Photo Frame

To make this First and Last Day photo frame, you’ll need:

Shoo Fly Quilt Block Tee with Cricut Patterned Iron-On

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