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How to Engrave a Logo onto Leather with the xTool M1

January 17, 2023 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

How to Engrave a Logo onto Leather with the xTool M1 **** DEAL ALERT**** xTool just released a new, gorgeous white machine for Valentine’s Day! They are on sale until Feb. 16, 2024. The S1 10W is $899.99, $300 off The S1 20W is $1699.99, $400 off, plus you get $338 in accessories FREE: Air…

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Filed Under: clothing, fashion, laser cutter, sewing, tutorial, xTool, xTool

Best Fitting Face Masks {Tips on how to Make Face Masks}

April 26, 2020 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Best Fitting Face Masks {Tips on how to Make Face Masks} Face masks, are you sick of this topic yet?  I’m sure you have seen lots and lots of different styles and face mask patterns and takes on the best face masks to make.  I figured that face masks aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, so…

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Filed Under: clothing, fabric, sewing, tips

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

Christmas Ugly Sweater for Boys- Grinch Santa Shirt

December 18, 2018 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Christmas Ugly Sweater for Boys- Grinch Santa Shirt Every year my kids have a Christmas sweater day at their school and every year the night before that day, they tell me about it.  Anyone else’s kids do that?! Well this year my son told me about it a couple days before, so I actually went…

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Filed Under: Christmas, clothing, fabric, sewing, shirt, tutorial, video tutorial.

DIY Halloween Pillow Ideas with SVG Cut Files

October 4, 2018 by Kaysi 1 Comment

DIY Halloween Pillow Ideas with SVG Cut Files Halloween is my seconds favorite holiday to decorate for.  It just second to Christmas!  I love it so much.  I was so excited when stores started adding purple and green to the Halloween decor too, I love the combination with those two colors and black and orange. …

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Filed Under: fabric, Halloween, heat transfer, home decor, pillow, sewing, silhouette, vinyl. silhouette

Fall Pillow Ideas with SVG Cut Files

October 3, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Fall Pillow Ideas with SVG Cut Files I love pillows!  I cannot tell you how many throw pillows I have in my house.  They are one of the easiest things to make and to switch out during the holidays.  I used to make pillows for every holiday but then I stopped doing it for some…

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Filed Under: autumn, buffalo plaid, fabric, heat transfer, home decor, pillow, sewing, silhouette

Hocus Pocus Pillow with SVG Cut File

September 18, 2018 by Kaysi 3 Comments

Hocus Pocus Pillow with SVG Cut File I am a huge fan of Hocus Pocus, I watched it all the time as a kid and now every Halloween I watch it with my kids and they love it too!  Oh the classic 90’s movies, they were the best! I have been wanting to make  something…

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Filed Under: fabric, Halloween, heat transfer, home decor, pillow, sewing, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette

Multiple Pumpkin Pillow {Orange, Black and White Pumpkin Pillow}

September 2, 2018 by Kaysi 7 Comments

Multiple Pumpkin Pillow {Orange, Black and White Pumpkin Pillow} Oh how I love fall!  I especially love pumpkins!  I love decorating with pumpkins, they are so easy to just put all over the house and I love how they look.  I’m all for simple and easy decorating! I wanted to make a very simple pumpkin…

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Filed Under: autumn, buffalo plaid, Halloween, heat transfer, home decor, paint, pillow, sewing, silhouette, tutorial, vinyl, vinyl. silhouette

Buffalo Plaid Fall Pillow- Grateful, Thankful and Blessed

August 31, 2018 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Buffalo Plaid Fall Pillow- Grateful, Thankful and Blessed Fall is almost here, hooray!!! I seriously just love fall!!  Are you ready to bust out the pillows and decor and get all decked out for fall??  I am!!  I am thinking any day now my whole house is going to be filled with pumpkins and fall…

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

Red Buffalo Plaid Christmas Tree Farm Pillow

August 20, 2018 by Kaysi 4 Comments

Red Buffalo Plaid Christmas Tree Farm Pillow Buffalo Plaid is really trendy right now and especially the red buffalo plaid for Christmas time!  I know it’s hard to think about Christmas right now, but before we know it, it is going to be here and it’s never too early to start planning for the season! …

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Filed Under: buffalo plaid, Christmas, fabric, heat transfer, home decor, pillow, sewing, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette

Buffalo Plaid Fall Pillow {Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice}

August 19, 2018 by Kaysi 8 Comments

Buffalo Plaid Fall Pillow {Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice} Fall is coming and I cannot wait for it!  Fall is my favorite season and I especially love decorating for it.  This past week I made a couple of signs using white buffalo plaid and now I want to do everything with buffalo plaid!  So I…

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

Fun Sewing Ideas using Scraps or Little Fabric {MMM #437 Block Party}

June 17, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Fun Sewing Ideas using Scraps or Little Fabric I am a sucker for scrap busting projects and diy ideas! Its such a fun to bust out of all the small pieces of fabric.  Plus when it’s smaller, then it doesn’t take as long and is usually simple, so I’m all for that!

Filed Under: motivate me monday, sewing

Cozy blankets and Puffy Pillows Ideas {MMM #407 Block Party}

November 12, 2017 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

 One of my favorite things about the winter and the cooler weather is being able to curl up under a warm blanket to get warm and comfy!  Well today we have lots of cozy blankets and puffy pillows to make!

Filed Under: motivate me monday, pillow, sewing

DIY Uma from Descendants 2 Costume

October 19, 2017 by Kaysi 1 Comment

DIY Uma from Descendants 2 Costume My family is obsessed with Descendants 2.  We love the movie (including myself, I bought the soundtrack and have it on my phone playing all the time).  On Halloween we love doing family costumes but last year we didn’t do anything :(.  Well this year I was excited to…

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Filed Under: clothing, Disney, fabric, fashion, girls, glue gun, Halloween, Halloween costume, paint, sewing, silhouette, tutorial, Uncategorized, vinyl

Flower Applique Travel Sized Pillow Case Made with Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine {GIVEAWAY}

June 20, 2017 by Kaysi 54 Comments

I was given product for this post, all opinions are 100% my own.  It’s summer time and it’s time to travel! This year we decided to get a bunch of travel pillows for our kids (because having full sized pillows in the car is crazy!). So we bought all 5 of our kids travel pillows….

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Filed Under: fabric, girls, giveaway, home decor, pillow, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized

DIY Car Seat Organizer- Perfect for Road Trips

June 17, 2017 by Kaysi 3 Comments

We are traveling a lot this summer and every year I try to come up with something that will entertain and/or organize my kids’ stuff.  Some things work great and somethings not so much.  My daughter loves to draw and color and do all of that kid of stuff but she always has problems with…

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Filed Under: fabric, free printable, kids, organizing, sewing, summer, tutorial, Uncategorized

12 DIY Pouch Tutorials {MMM #370 Block Party}

February 27, 2017 by Kaysi 2 Comments

One of my favorite things to sew are pouches here are 12 Must Make DIY Pouch Tutorials. Lined Zippered Pouch | Scrappy Quilted Bag | Running Phone Pouch Iphone Pouch | Embroidered Zipper Pouch | Color Me Snack Bags Cork Zip Pouch | Simple Clutch | Circular Pouch Dish Towel Bags | Fabric Heart Treat…

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Filed Under: motivate me monday, sewing, Uncategorized

Quilt and Blanket Ideas {MMM #363 Block Party}

January 9, 2017 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Here in my part of central Washington it’s been below freezing for WEEKS…and we’ve got more snow coming down today.  All I want to do is curl up in a quilt with a mug of hot cocoa until it warms up a little.  So I thought I’d share some quilty inspiration, especially since lots of…

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Filed Under: motivate me monday, sewing, Uncategorized

DIY My Little Pony Fluttershy Equestria Girls Costume

October 11, 2016 by Kaysi 2 Comments

DIY My Little Pony Fluttershy Equestria Girls Costume My little girl is obsessed with My Little Pony.  She just loves it and I knew when it was time to come up with a Halloween costume that she would want to be a Little Pony for Halloween. Of course she picked one that is as popular,…

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Filed Under: dress, fabric, girls, glue gun, Halloween, Halloween costume, sewing, skirt, tutorial, Uncategorized

WFM Unlimited Text, Talk & Data Plan and DIY Angry Birds Game

August 4, 2016 by Kaysi 5 Comments

We are huge fans of angry birds at our house, so we made an awesome giant DIY angry birds game to play in our front yard.  It was a blast and a super easy to make! With school starting soon, you may be on the hunt for a new cell phone for one of your…

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Filed Under: angry birds, boys, games, glue gun, kids, kids craft, paint, sewing, toys, tutorial, Uncategorized

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