5 Unexpected Ways to Use a Cricut for Wood Projects
Try these 5 creative hacks that no one talks about. These tips are perfect for personalizing, customizing and improving precision and detail in all of your wood projects, without having to buy an expensive CNC machine. These ideas are especially valuable if you have a craft business and are selling wooden products! You may have…
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DIY Father’s Day Gift From Kids: Apron With Handprints
My husband loves to cook, especially outdoors. This apron is the perfect Father’s Day gift for dads who love to cook with their kids. It is available as a free Cricut Design Space project and is fully customizable with your child’s handprints. In this tutorial I’ll show you how I made these aprons two different…
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DIY Mother’s Day Gift: Leather Photo Keychain
This personalized leather (or faux leather) keychain is the perfect DIY Mother’s Day gift for grandma! What grandma doesn’t love a cute photo of a grand baby and a catchy saying? This keychain is easy to make and is so sweet. Choose from three designs and customize it with your choice of text, photos, and…
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Easy Easter Egg Hunt for Toddlers
This Easter egg hunt (or scavenger hunt) is perfect for toddlers. It is so quick to set up – I literally did it the night before our Easter egg hunt and it turned out great. We did our Easter egg hunt on Good Friday, because my husband works the rest of the weekend. My daughter…
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Bring Spring to Your Kitchen: DIY Wooden Sign Tutorial and 6 SVGs
I designed these SVGs to put on a reversible, interchangeable sign on my two tiered kitchen stand. Spring cheer always inspires me, especially after a long northern winter. I went with a bright colour palette for most of the designs, but you can really choose whatever colours you want. To see how I made the…
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The Ultimate Guide: Sealing HTV (Iron On Vinyl) on Wood Projects
Have you ever tried ironing vinyl onto wood? If you haven’t you should check out my guide. I did a series of 18 tests to find out how both Siser Easyweed HTV and Cricut Everyday Iron On vinyl adhere to painted, stained, unfinished, and finished wood. But what about after the vinyl is on? What…
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The Ultimate Guide: Ironing Vinyl Onto Wood
This guide covers ironing heat transfer vinyl onto stained, painted and finished wood surfaces. I did 18 tests, so you don’t have to. So Many Questions Have you ever wondered what would happen when you apply iron on (heat transfer) vinyl on to wood? Have you ever wondered what would happen if the wood was…
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DIY Wooden Stacking Name Blocks & Baby Animal SVGs
Wooden toys are my favourite. I love that they can look beautiful and teach my kids so much. I love how they encourage imaginative play and help with gross and fine motor skills. Jump to Baby Animal SVGs I made this toy for my 8 month old daughter. She is at the grasping-and-banging-toys-together stage right…
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Family Heirloom Eggs: DIY Painted Wooden Easter Eggs
With Free SVG Cut Files Paint your own wooden Easter egg set for Easter egg hunts, décor, and a cherished family tradition! Every year since my oldest daughter’s first Easter we have been doing Easter egg hunts. I hide the eggs around the house with clues and leave the first clue in plain sight so…
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Why Woodworkers Should Try Cricut
Lately, almost every project I make involves the Cricut Design Space. This is especially true for woodworking. Honestly, I purchased the Cricut to help me customize my woodworking projects and it has seriously enhanced all the projects I’ve used it for (more than I can count). If it’s available, every crafter should try using a…
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Easter Sign Tutorial
Spring is a time of year us northerners are always looking forward too. I know when I see those first signs of life in the sunniest part of my yard that the countdown is on. Especially with lockdowns and restrictions across the country, a little bit of warm weather would be much appreciated by all.…
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The Walnut Grove 