So I bought myself a cricut create last month and have been filled with ideas of things I want to make. I wanted the Expression for Christmas but didn't get one. My loving hubby told me to get one (we don't buy for each other anymore since the baby has been born, its all about him) but I decided I didn't want to spend that much money, $180. But I made some decent money in January from Ebay so I bought the smaller version for only $90. I got it but then the next week is when we all got sick so I haven't been able to do, well pretty much anything. Since just this weekend this is what I have done. I hope everyone likes them.
This is the first thing I cut. I had all the words cut out and glue together in one night. But then we got sick so it sat for weeks. Finally this weekend I put it together. I think it turned out pretty good for my first project. Actually second if you count the name magnet I did for my mom. I totally forgot to take a pic of it before she took it home. I will have to take one when I go to her house sometime.
This past Saturday I took a cricut class with my mom, sis and good friend Kayla. We made calendars. I wanted to take it because 1. I wanted to get back into scrapbooking, 2. I bought a similar one at a craft fair in Nov last year and kind of wanted to know how to make one, and 3. It was made with a cricut cartridge. So yay finally a chance to learn to do something a little more in detail than just cutting letters. This is mine. it isn't quite finished as there is a cup that goes in the bottom right hand corner that I haven't made yet, and my days of the week aren't up. I ran out of time so I couldn't do the cup and when I got home I realized I didn't have all the days of the week. Good thing my mom bought the cartridge we were using so I can make some when I borrow it.
This is the calendar that I bought at a craft fair. Now that I took the class I can kind of manipulate what I learned and I think I can create one just like this one. I paid $28 for mine. Our class was only $15. So cheaper was better even though we had to make it, I like doing things like that. 2 bonuses I guess :)
So tonight I have still had the crafty bug. So I decided to make some character picks. These will go into cupcakes. I realized I didn't have toothpicks so I used cut up skewers. I did two and decided they were way to much of a pain to cut small and they are just too thick. I will need to go to the store and buy toothpicks so I can finish. They are turning out sooo cute. They boys are going to love them. No theme, just characters they all love.
I also did these tonight. Little paper clips. Something simple but cute as heck, or so I think. I found out on a blog, after I totally had this idea, that girl uses Jumbo clips and makes bookmarks. She says she gets them at walmart so when I go there to get toothpicks I am totally going to look for them so I can make them.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Jenn
3 comments:
How cute! You are so good at that crafty stuff. I could never do that they look so cute! I love the cup cake picks what a cute idea I will have to try to attempt to make some for Miss Greenleys 1st birthday!!!
Very cute, look at you miss suzy homemaker with the crafts and all!
Hope everthing is well with you and your sweet family. I have not heard from you in a while :) XOXO
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