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Engraved Wooden Tie Holder- Father’s Day Gift Idea

March 12, 2023 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Engraved Wooden Tie Holder- Father’s Day Gift Idea If you are new to laser cutters, check out my beginner’s post. One of my favorite things about being crafty is being able to make things that have a lot of meaning for myself and for someone else.  With my xTool M1, I am able to create…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, Father's Day, laser cutter, tutorial, wood, xTool, xTool

Baby Yoda Valentines with Free Printable

January 14, 2020 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Baby Yoda Valentines with Free Printable I don’t love Valentine’s Day, but I do love making valentines for my kids to hand out a school.  It’s one of my favorite things to do this time of year and I love coming up with different sayings and designs for it.  This year I had to make…

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Filed Under: boys, food, free printable, homemade Valentine, kids craft, silhouette, star wars, tutorial, Valentine, video tutorial., vinyl

Last Minute DIY Marshmello Fortnite Costume

October 22, 2019 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Last Minute DIY Marshmello Fortnite Costume Back in September my son told me that he wanted to be Marshmello for Halloween.  He even found a costume online for me.  Well life was busy and I wasn’t thinking about Halloween because it was still September…. so once October hit, I went to order the costume and…

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Filed Under: boys, Halloween, Halloween costume, heat transfer, kids, sewing, shirt, silhouette, tutorial

Funny Mens Shirts {Father’s Day Shirts}

June 2, 2019 by Kaysi 5 Comments

Funny Mens Shirts {Father’s Day Shirts} Making shirts is one of my favorite things to do for my family.  We love graphic tees and shirts with funny sayings on them but somethings we don’t want to pay a ton of money for them.  Making shirts is an easy way to get those fun graphic tees…

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Filed Under: boys, fabric, Father's Day, gifts, heat transfer, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial.

Avengers Shirt {I love you 3000}

June 2, 2019 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Avengers Shirt {I love you 3000} Raise your hand if you loved the Avengers Endgame movie!  We did!  It was such a great movie and I love how they ended the Avengers movies.  One of my favorite lines from the movie is the I love you three thousand part.  I won’t go into much details…

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Filed Under: boys, Disney, fashion, Father's Day, gifts, heat transfer, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial.

Homemade Fortnite Valentines with Free Printable

February 6, 2019 by Kaysi 1 Comment

Homemade Fortnite Valentines with Free Printable I have four boys, so of course I know about Fortnite.  My kids love it, me on the other hand…. not so much.  But I do love all the fun dancing that it has it in.  I love that my kids know some of the old school dance moves…

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Filed Under: boys, free printable, homemade Valentine, tutorial, Valentine, video tutorial.

DIY Fortnite Battle Royale Shirt

September 5, 2018 by Kaysi 2 Comments

DIY Fortnite Battle Royale Shirt Anyone else’s kids obsessed with Fortnite??  Mine are!  I feel like that is all they talk about, 85% of the day.  All of my boys love it and I figured that instead of fighting it, I might as well embrace it and make them stuff!  Since Fortnite is still pretty…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, fashion, heat transfer, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette

Woodland Animal Pillows Bear and Moose

August 23, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Woodland Animal Pillows Bear and Moose {Wood Texture Vinyl} Woodland animal pillows are so much fun and perfect for rustic decor!  They are so much fun and perfect for the holidays or for whenever, especially if you live in the woods or in a cabin.  They are also nice for and manly for a bedroom. …

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Filed Under: autumn, boys, buffalo plaid, fabric, heat transfer, home decor, pillow, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette, winter

Back To School Kindergarten Shirt {Dinosaur Shirt}

August 14, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Back To School Kindergarten Shirt {Dinosaur Shirt} Back to school is almost here (or here for a lot of people) and lot of kids are starting kindergarten and starting school for the very first time.  I had a friend ask me to make her son a shirt to wear on the first day of kindergarten…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, paint, school, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, vinyl, vinyl. silhouette

DIY 4th of July Shirt Design Ideas

July 2, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

DIY 4th of July Shirt Design Ideas 4th of July is this week and I am finally getting to makings some 4th of July shirts for my kids and me.  Better late than never, right??  These shirts turned out amazing and I cannot wait to wear them on the 4th of July during the parade…

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Filed Under: 4th of July, boys, clothing, fashion, girls, kids, kids craft, paint, shirt, silhouette, video tutorial., vinyl, vinyl. silhouette

Father’s Day Tie Coloring Page Printable

June 16, 2018 by Kaysi 1 Comment

Father’s Day Tie Coloring Page Printable For my church, I teach the sunbeams (3-4 year olds) and so I am always looking for ideas that work with preschool aged kids.  Our lessons are about 50 minutes long, which is a really long time for sunbeams, so I like to have lots of activities for my…

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Filed Under: bakers twine, boys, Father's Day, free printable, gifts, kids, kids craft, tutorial

DIY Music Shirt with 4 Different SVG Cut Files

March 5, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

My son turned 13 this past weekend and for his birthday shirt he said that he wanted a music shirt, so I made him a fun and clever music shirt for his birthday :).  I liked it so much that I ended up making four different designs, two in treble clef and two in bass…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, girls, heat transfer, paint, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, vinyl, vinyl. silhouette

Sports Wall Art with SVG Cut File

February 6, 2018 by Kaysi 2 Comments

My 9 year old son is obsessed with sports, he loves it all!  He loves watching and playing them, so when I redid his bedroom, I knew that I needed to put something sporty in there.  The room has a game theme, it’s all kinds of games including video games and then sports.  I did…

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Filed Under: boys, football, home decor, kids, paint, sign, silhouette, tutorial, vinyl

Tips on How to Build a Closet to Make a Room a Bedroom

February 2, 2018 by Kaysi 8 Comments

Do you have a room in your house that no matter how many times you rearrange it or declutter it or organize it, it is still a big disaster and drives you CRAZY?!?  Well that was my boys’ bedroom, which really was a bonus room.  It’s a HUGE room which is awesome but also caused…

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Filed Under: boys, DIY, furniture, home decor, home improvement, home tour, minecraft, paint, Pokemon, tips, tutorial, wood

Homemade Valentine- Nintendo Controller Valentine with Printable

January 17, 2018 by Kaysi 4 Comments

My son is obsessed with Nintendo right now, it’s about the only thing that he will talk to me about (that and basketball).  So I knew that I needed to make him a fun valentine that would have something involving Nintendo.  I was thinking a Mario one but then it hit be that a candy…

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Filed Under: boys, food, free printable, homemade Valentine, tutorial, Valentine

Boy Pajamas Shirts- Mario, Emoji and Football {Cut Files}

December 19, 2017 by Kaysi 5 Comments

Every Christmas Eve we open up pajamas that we get to wear to bed and then wear on Christmas morning.  Well as my boys are getting older, it’s harder to find pajamas that have shirts that aren’t too warm (my boys are really warm sleepers) and that aren’t too young looking.  It is easy to…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, fashion, gifts, heat transfer, kids, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial.

Classic Nintendo Controller Birthday Shirt {Free SVG Cut File}

November 29, 2017 by Kaysi 5 Comments

It is really fun to make them something special that they can wear on their special day and then through out the year.  My kids get excited to see what their birthday shirt will look like when they wake up in the morning.  Every year I try to do something that they like.  I have…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, paint, shirt, silhouette, tutorial, Uncategorized, vinyl

DIY Carlos Son of Cruela De Vil from Descendants 2 Costume

October 19, 2017 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

DIY Carlos Son of Cruela De Vil from Descendants 2 Costume We are doing a Descendants 2 theme at our house for Halloween!!  I am loving it so much!  Well yesterday when I finished up my Uma costume I told my son that his package was here for his costume (it was a blue suit so…

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Filed Under: boys, clothing, Disney, Halloween, Halloween costume, paint, tutorial, Uncategorized

No Candy Boy Homemade Valentine- Sport Ball with Printable

February 14, 2017 by Kaysi 4 Comments

This post contains affiliate links It’s February 13th and I am now getting to making valentines… it’s been a crazy year so far!!  But I am finally getting to them and so I wanted to share with you one that made for my 2nd grader who loves sports.  These are great if you don’t want…

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Filed Under: boys, free printable, glue gun, homemade Valentine, Uncategorized, Valentine

Time Saving Hair Products for Men- Great Clips GRIT GIVEAWAY

January 16, 2017 by Kaysi 13 Comments

Does anyone else have CRAZY mornings at their house?  We have 4 kids in school, plus my husband getting ready for work- getting ready for the day is just plain crazy.  So anytime I hear about products that can help with saving time, I’m game.  My boys are growing up and starting to smell a…

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Filed Under: boys, fashion, giveaway, Uncategorized

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