Hand Poured Candles

Hand poured candles are so much fun to make! My favorite base is all natural
organic beeswax, purchased online or in craft stores.  The candles below are scented
with grapefruit, sweet tea and basil mint sage essential oils.

When making candles you will need bees wax, candle wicks, essential oils
and a jar. Attach the wick to the bottom of your jar with hot glue or sticky tape.
Melt the base in the microwave in a glass container for 30 secondincrements until melted.
Stir in essential oils. If purchasing oils from an online candle making company, follow essential oil amount instructions. Stir oils in the wax. Pour wax into your jar. You can use clothes pins to hold the wick in place while the wax is hardening.
Let the candle sit for several hours to set. Wait 24-48 hours to light.

Have fun!

3D Pop Up Foldable Cards

There are so many amazing files in the silhouette design store. I’ve been playing with the 3D foldable cards lately. They’re just adorable and so easy to assemble and mail! This one I’m keeping for me. I always wanted to have a flower shop! 

These silhouette files are by Lori Whitlock. She has many options to choose from. 

A Woodlands Animal Baby Shower

Baby Shower Fun! 

I’m helping prepare for a really exciting baby shower. The theme is Woodland Animals! I used my trusty silhouette vinyl machine for most of the decorations! 

Golden Book Junk Journal

This Golden Book Junk Journal is for a very sweet baby about to be born! It’s actually a scrapbook and junk journal. There are lots places to pop phones and memorabilia. We used it for guests to sign in and a gift list. I hope it will look cute in baby Allison’s room! 

Heat Transfer Vinyl

In a hurry to make a special baby gift? Try a set of slightly "pre-decorated" onsies and add a personal touch using your Silhouette Cameo! These were a set of Carters' Onsies that had some printing on them already. I added the truck, the name and initials, and the pug as accents. I used heat transfer vinyl from Amazon.

I think they came out pretty cute!

Heat Transfer Vinyl was also used to make this cute little "KitKat" apron.

I used to use my heavy iron to transfer the vinyl on to fabric, but now I use my heat press.

Art Junk Journaling

Here’s one of my newest art junk journals. I used my gelli plate sheets alone with other stamps and stencils. I also added a few vintage flowers and collected ephemera. 

Gelli Plate Printing

Playing with the gelli plate today! Made some cool designs on scrap vintage music and dictionary pages that I tore out of books. Love using my favorite colors on them. I used my stencils on most pages.