Free onesie SVG

This week has been a busy one for me, so I thought that I'd share an image.

It seems like everyone is having a baby, so I am designing a set of graphics with a baby theme.  I think it would be adorable with little snaps on the bottom, and stitching drawn on.  Enjoy for your personal use :0)

(download the .svg file here )  There has been a problem with my server, so I moved my .svg file over to box.net - please let me know if you use the file, or if you have any trouble downloading it.

Buggy Bags

Here is a better photo of the bug guides and jars I made a few days ago, along with the magnifying glass and little bugs that came with it .  (I found my camera charging cord!)  There is also a small bug coloring book with stickers and crayons (valentines clearance) and a ziplock with gummy worms inside.   I needed a place to keep those neat little things, (and I only have to get stuff for my son and one friend) so I picked up two pre-made bags from the clearance isle at Hobby Lobby.



Using SCAL and my Cricut I cut the boys names out of freezer paper using a bug's life font.  I was going to use one of the stencil fonts, but then I saw this one and couldn't resist.  To iron that wrinkle (which is transferring from the back seam) out of the center of my bags, I had to insert a washcloth into the bag.



Place the stencil where it looks good, and gently iron on the highest non-steam setting of your iron.  It will only take 5-10 seconds for the freezer paper to adhere.  If it doesn't end up in the right place, just pull it off and iron it on again - your stencil can be reused several times.



I used the same Plaid fabric paint as I used for my clothes tags, you could use acrylic paint as well. Gently dab the paint on working your way from the outside edges in, being careful not to brush under the stencil.  (It is really easy, and will only take you a few minutes to complete.)



While the paint is still damp, use a straight pen and tweezers to remove any floating pieces (like the center of the letter "o".)



And here is a close up of the details- I love the little snail heads and bugs creeping in almost each letter.  Be sure to follow the paints directions for drying times and heat setting.  I let mine dry for a full hour, and then ironed it to heat set.  Not per package directions, but it works with this brand of paint.

So for $6 I have two really nice bags full of bug stuff that will occupy two boys for at least an hour.  I am holding the candy and plastic bugs aside to stick in the bags after they play outside - dirt and gummy worms don't mix, and I can see the little plastic bugs getting lost in the grass.

Free stencil fonts that aren't ugly

I love my Cricut machine and my Sure Cuts A Lot program.  There are so many crafting possibilities, including making freezer paper stencils to personalize fabric.  I don't mind lining up the center of an "O" or "P" occasionally, but if you are spelling out something long it can be difficult to align all of those tiny pieces.  I prefer to use stencil fonts in those instances, and I have found several that aren't ugly.  A few of them are even pretty.  Here are links to the fonts pictured above:

• Goth Stencil


• LL Cooper


• Domo Aregato


• Odishi


• Strange World


• AC


• Soft Autumn


• Sledge


• Carrot

Contact paper yard sign

Doesn't this sign look nice?  I made it using my cricut machine and some contact paper.  I have a tutorial *here* that tells you how to cut out vinyl and transfer it using clear contact paper.

I used wax paper to lay out all of the letters to spell each line out, and then using the clear contact paper method linked above transferred them to my sign.  (My husband picked up the signs for $5 each at Lowes.)

When I got married 6 years ago, we wrote our names on posters and staked them up with directions for our out of town guests.  If I would have had access to these supplies, I could have done a much better job.  And the contact paper is removable, so you could easily peel the letters off and reuse the sign board.  (Don't get the wrong idea, the letters are securely on the sign and withstood rain, but they would peel off easily.)

The contact paper is $2.50-$3 a roll at Dollar General, Family Dollar, Big Lots, Freds, or WalMart.  I have seen it in black, white, two shades of wood grain, two shades of marble, and several other patterns that I won't mention as they aren't really conducive to this application.

I am thinking of making a faux headboard for our bed by using dark wood grain contact paper with light wood grain motifs so that it looks like its carved in relief.  With a little creative cutting, I think I can get a decent looking 'headboard' for $3 plus some scraps.  But I will wait until we move to try it out.