25 DAYS OF CHISTMAS! THEME: ORNAMENTS

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas, with 25 Cricut projects a day.

Don't forget to stop by Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today and EVERY day in December.

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Today I am sharing with you actual ornaments I've made.  No tutorial here, just lots of pictures.  I have these for sale on my Etsy page, so reach out to me if you are interested.  I highly suggest if you choose to make them on your own that you have a supply pf glitter and glossy vinyl on hand.  The matte indoor vinyk does not seem to work well with curved objects.

Here they are:

Plantin Schoolbook

Tie the Knot

Songbird

As always, thank you for taking the tume to stop and check things out to day!  Make sure that you heat back to Erica's page and see what the rest of my DT sisters were up to today!

Home Decor Project - "Days Until" Chalkboard Countdown

As part of Erica's Cricut Craft Room Design Team, I was asked to share a Home Decor project today.  If you haven't caught on to the craze that is Pinterest - be forewarned.  It is the equivalent of internet crack.  Especially for crafters and DIY'ers... so I'm just saying.  You've been warned.

Anyway - I saw both parts of this Pinterest.com and I'm excited to share it with you!  So, you know those Christmas coundown calendars?  Well this one, allows you to change the event to anything... vacation, birthday, concert - whatever! 

So first thing's first.... chalkboard paint.. you have a few options...chalkboard spray paint, pre-made chalkboard paint in a variety of colors at yor local craft store, or you can do what I did and MAKE YOUR OWN!!!  All you need is a little bit of Non Sanded Grout from your local hardware store.  A decent sized can only cost me $3 and the ratio is 1.5 tsp powder to 1/4 cup paint.  Thats it.  Mix and paint.  The KEY is priming your chalkboard after the paint is dry.  Take some chalk and run it all over the board.... give it a good coat and then wipe it all off.  Then voila!  Chalkboard!

Next step is the vinyl. I designed "Days Until" using Songbird on Cricut Craft Room, welding the letters together and then cut them out on a beige colored vinyl.  Adhere to the board, then decorate with chalk : )

  I hotglued a picture hanger to the back, but I also found a small easle will also work well for this.

Here is an alternate version:

I also have this listed on my Etsy site - if you are interested in purchasing one, please click here.

As always - thanks for looking!  Have a great day today and make sure you stop back at Erica's page to see what the rest of my DT Sisters are up to today!!

Welcome to the 100 Cartridge Blog Hop, hosted my My Cricut Craft Room!  You should have been sent to my page by the fabulous and talented Jenny R's Blog.  If you didn't, please see the blog line up at the bottom of this page and start from the beginning.  There are TWO days and over 100 cartridges featured!  You won't want to miss a thing!

Today I will be showing you projects made using Tie the Knot, Songbird, and Create a Critter.

Did you know about the fabulous Monogram font that comes with Tie the Knot?  Well, I used Cricut Craft Room (CCR) to create a monogram ornament for a friend.  I like the look of script much better when writing out a name or using just one letter, so I chose the Songbird font for some of the other ornaments.  I cut them from different colors of adhesive vinyl which I purchased on ebay, and I also cut several small circles - to save time later I cut about 30 small circles out of red, green, white, black, and metalic pink vinyl so that I would have them on hand for other ornaments.

Here is how they turned out after some robbon embelishments:

Using Tie The Knot

Using Songbird

The other project I would like to show to you today is using a modified own on Create a critter - that owl is so cute but her eyes are closed!  I had a friend ask if I could make her owl themed birthday invitations for her daughter's birthday.  This is the design I came up with:

I chose to forgo Layer 1, and used CCR to "steal" the eye shape to cut out of white, and I glued down blue rhinestones for the eyes.  I'd show you the back, but I don't have a picture of a genericinvite without the family's personal information and I'd like to respect their privacy.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my projects today!

Next stop on the hop is LAURA!!!   If her post is not ready, please jump on over to Lisa's Blog and check out Laura's page a little later today!

In case you get lost, here is the entire lineup for today:

My Cricut Craft Room http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Melissa http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com/ - santas villiage, trim the tree, gingerbread, VERY MERRY TAGS
Jen L http://mybusycraftylife.blogspot.com/ - Mickey and Friends , Mickey and Friends Font , My community , Christmas Noel
Jenny R http://myimagitivity.blogspot.com/ - Art Philosophy, Hello Kitty Greetings and Kate's Kitchen
Heather S http://operationcricutdesign.blogspot.com/ - Songbird and Tie the Knot, Create a Critter
Laura http://laurascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/ - Groovy Times, Christmas, Joys of the Season
Lisa www.allmadebylisa.blogspot.com Word Collage & Quarter Note
Karey http://www.creativecraftcorner.com/ Handy Man Cricut Lite Cartridge, Just Because Cards and Freshly Picked
Suzy's Crafts http://suzyssimplecrafts.blogspot.com/ - Sophie, Fancy Frames, Sophisticated, Sweethearts
Yvette http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ - Snow Angel and Storybook