I have a special giveaway to kick off the US Independence Day week: My favorite crafting tool -- the Silhouette! You probably know how much I love and use my Silhouette, that's why it's my favorite crafting tool. Here a little project I made with it last week -- Easy DIY Summer Pallet Art. I ...
Make a Front Porch Let’s Play Sign!
Good morning Tatertots & Jello readers! Today I'm going to share a little project I put together for our front porch. Now that the sun is shining and the weather is warming up the neighborhood kids are coming out to play! I love that even though my daughter is only 4, that the kids want to ...
How to Cut an Extra Large Vinyl Design with Your Silhouette Machine!
Good morning Tatertots & Jello readers! I'm Anna, and I'm happy to be back here, on this beautiful March morning, sharing a tutorial with you of something I recently learned how to do. I absolutely love my Silhouette Cameo but a few months ago I was wanting to cut a custom piece, that was ...
Make a DIY Monogrammed Lacy Spring Tote!
Make a monogram Tote with Lace or Spring! An easy DIY project from Amy at Positively Splendid. Hi, TT&J friends! It's Amy again from Positively Splendid, and I am thrilled to be here today to share a new spring project! Being a southern girl, there are few things I love more than to ...
How to Upcycle an Old Piece of Art Into Something Fabulous (Stenciled Typography Tutorial)
Over at East Coast Creative, we love a good Upcycle! We totally thrive on taking something junky, that we already owned, and giving it a new (and much cooler) life! I just finished a bathroom mini-makeover using all old things I already had on hand. Today, I'm going to share one of the projects ...
Advent Calendar to Year-Round Instagram Display and Special Silhouette Discounts
Didn't get a Silhouette Portrait™ for Christmas? Now's your chance to get yours! There's a special bundle available for tatertotsandjello.com readers -- but only until January 2! You can get $20 off a new, limited-edition Silhouette Portrait tote bag and a Silhouette Portrait ... only ...
10-Minute Halloween Favor Boxes (and win 2 Silhouette Cameos)
10-Minute Halloween Spider Party Favor Here's an easy and simple idea for Halloween parties this year. You can find these clear boxes at any party supply store. And I love the idea of adding an image to the front of the container. This idea would work for Halloween, or change up the image for ...
DIY Laptop Skin Tutorial and Silhouette Cameo Giveaway ($350 value)!!
Happy Fourth of July!! And to celebrate -- I have a FABULOUS giveaway from Silhouette. But first, here's a project I made using the designer edition software. DIY Laptop Skin ...
Make Spring Specimen Art!! (paper crafting tutorial)
I have this little area in my kitchen that I love to change out for the seasons. From Summer {Summer Mini Gallery Wall}: To Halloween {Creepy Specimen Art}: To Winter {Snowflake Specimen Art}: And I thought it would be fun to make some paper flowers to use as Spring Specimen ...
My Favorite Crafting Tool Giveaway — A Silhouette Cameo ($350 value)!!
I know I've told you about the Silhouette Cameo. It's my favorite crafting tool. And I am SO excited to be giving one away to YOU!!! Plus, have you heard about their NEW Designer Edition Software?? It's fabulous!! Update -- Giveaway Closed. The winner is Donna @ Epicurean Crafter Winner ...
{{Gobble Gobble}} Thanksgiving Pillow tutorial
Here's a little Thanksgiving project I made up this morning. {Kind of fun for this time of year.} {Gobble Gobble Pillow} I made it with my Silhouette and Heat Transfer Material. But you could print out the letters and make a stencil too, then stencil the words on your pillow with fabric ...
A pretty wedding gift idea — Etched Chevron Glasses and Pitcher {Tutorial}
You may have noticed that I have a new obsession lately -- Chevron or Zig Zag Patterns. {my painted Chevron Rug} {Chevron Pennants} {Chevron Summertime Subway Art project} And since it’s Spring, with weddings in the air. I thought a really cool wedding or ...
Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea — Make Personalized Tote Bags!!
It's Teacher Appreciation Week!! I'd love to share what we are giving our wonderful teachers this year. I recently saw some cute pillows on Freshly Picked and thought they were so funny and whimsical. {Freshly Picked} I thought I would take that concept and make some tote bags for my kids’ ...
Guest Project — Love Birds Wall Hanging {tutorial}
Hello all you wonderful Tatertots &Jello followers! I am beyond excited to be here sharing a tutorial with you today. I met Jen at CHA this past January and wasn't a bit surprised at how nice she was. If you get a chance to meet her you won't be sorry. My name is Dresden and I absolutely ...
Give clothes new life with Rhinestones {and a sparkly Silhouette deal}
In honor of Earth Day I have a little project that will help add some new life to hand-me-down clothes. You might know that I have four kids. Well, if any of you had older siblings you might know what it's like to get hand-me-downs. Ella, my youngest has two older sisters and she is very familiar ...
Spring Project – make a Washi Tape Topiary Centerpiece {tutorial}!
I am a little obsessed with Washi Tape. Have you ever used it? Washi Tape is Japanese decorative tape -- Washi comes from wa meaning Japanese and shi meaning paper, and the term is used to describe paper made by hand in the traditional manner. I love all of the different patterns and colors ...
Spring Project — Make Chevron Subway Art!! {Tutorial}
I have been ooohing and aaaahing over all of the Chevron projects around blogland lately. It got me motivated to make some Chevron art for my home. And since the weather here has been so dreary and grey, I was aching for some happy, sunny art to lift my mood. And what better song ...
30-minute Textured Embellishment Pillow
I made this little pillow the other night. I guess I didn't realize that St. Patrick's Day is so close! But you could actually make this pillow for any occasion -- just change the word out to whatever you want to say. This is a basic, envelope pillow which requires no zipper. Cheryl from A ...
A Decorating Solution {project} and some Silhouette information!
You might know that we turned our Dining Room into my Craft Room/Office, And I LOVE it. It was one of the best decisions that we ever made. In doing it, we filled in a big arch with drywall and installed big french doors. I love the french doors because they let in the light from both ...
Guest Project — Turn plastic bins into Cool Kitchen Utensil Holders {and free printable}
Hi everyone! My name is Amanda Formaro from Crafts by Amanda. I just wanted to start by saying thank you to Jen for having me here today. :) We recently moved back into this home (long story) and I've been pretty busy creating projects to spruce up my kitchen. Aside from my craft blog, I'm ...