Layered Wood Farm Sign- How to Engrave and Cut Wood at the Same Time If you are new to xTool and laser cutters, check out my beginners guide to the xTool M1. A couple months ago my husband asked me to make him something to display at his work. I had had my xTool M1 for about a…
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Engraved Wooden Picture Frame with Boise Temple
Engraved Wooden Picture Frame with Boise Temple Today is my parent’s anniversary. They were married on St. Patrick’s Day 61 years ago today! It is the first anniversary since my dad’s passing, so I wanted to make something special for my mom. I know that it is going to be a hard day for her,…
Engraved Wooden Tie Holder- Father’s Day Gift Idea
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…
Personalized Wooden Easter Basket Tag with SVG File
Personalized Wooden Easter Basket Tag with SVG File Easter baskets are such a fun way to celebrate the holiday. I love making Easter baskets for my kids to come down to on Easter Sunday morning. It’s fun to see their faces when they see their baskets filled with goodies and candies. This year I thought…
How to Install Air Assist on xTool M1- How to Prevent Burn and Scorch Marks
How to Install Air Assist on xTool M1- How to Prevent Burn and Scorch Marks This post is a sponsored post. I was given the xTool M1 10w machine to review. All opinions, content and ideas are 100% my own. If you are new to xTool and laser cutters, check out my beginner’s guide. There…
How to Make a Layered Wood Sign with xTool M1
How to Make a Layered Wood Sign with xTool M1 If you are new to xTool and laser cutters, check out my beginners guide to the xTool M1. 2023 in a pretty big year for our family, my oldest son is a senior in high school and is graduating. It just boggles my mind that…
DIY Valentine’s Day Tic Tac Toe Board Game
DIY Valentine’s Day Tic Tac Toe Board Game- How to Add Heat Transfer Vinyl to Wood If you are new to xTool and laser cutters, check out my beginners guide to the xTool M1. Valentine’s Day is coming up soon and it’s time to start thinking about the class parties that happen for it. It…
Beginners Guide to the xTool M1- How to Use xTool Creative Space
Beginners Guide to the xTool M1- How to Use xTool Creative Space This post is a sponsored post. I was given the xTool M1 machine to review. All opinions, ideas and content are 100% my own. Laser cutters are all the rage right now, they can do so many things. They can cut wood,…
Dining Room Cabinets- How to Add Extra Kitchen Cabinets
Dining Room Cabinets- How to Add Extra Kitchen Cabinets We have a storage problem in our house. We have a nice big house, with lots of open space but we do not have very big closets. Our pantry is small and we don’t even have a coat closet. So we have to come up with…
DIY Growth Chart Board
DIY Growth Chart Board I have been wanting to make a growth chart board for my family for awhile now and finally got to it. We have been using just a plain piece of wood for the past several years and my oldest got too tall for it, so it was time to get another…
DIY Face Mask Holder and Organizer
DIY Face Mask Holder and Organizer We live in the state of Washington and they just made it mandatory to wear masks in public, so I needed some way to keep our face masks organized and displayed so we won’t forget them as we leave to go out. I had them in the little green…
DIY Medal Holder Board
DIY Medal Holder Board This past year I made a goal to get healthy despite my health issues, you can read all about it here. Well in doing so, I did a lot of races. For fun, we did several races as a family and so all of my kids have medals. They needed a…
DIY Crafting Table {Vinyl Work Station}
DIY Crafting Table {Vinyl Work Station} A couple months ago, I got an itch to start moving furniture. That is always bad news for me, because it ends up snow balling and I end up changing up several rooms in the house. Whenever I do it, I love the outcome, so I end up doing…
Shoe Storage Solutions- DIY Shoe Shelf Organizer
Shoe Storage Solutions- DIY Shoe Shelf Organizer for less than $50 We have a shoe problem at our house. I like shoes, so I have a lot of shoes and so does my family. I am always looking for shoe storage solutions but they never seem to hold enough shoes. I recently bought some shoe…
DIY Cube Organizer Shelf- IKEA Kallax Knock Off
DIY Cube Organizer Shelf- IKEA Kallax Knock Off I love the Kallax line at IKEA. Seriously love it. My whole craft room is full of the cube organizers. I just love the look of them but also how functional they are. They can hold a ton of stuff and they look good too. Really they…
Running Medal Holder with Display Shelf
Running Medal Holder with Display Shelf Back in high school running was my life. I did cross country, indoor track and track for all 4 years of high school and I loved it so much! In my 20s running was my way of exercising and when I needed to get into shape, I would immediately…
Christmas Truck Popsicle Stick Ornament
Christmas Truck Popsicle Stick Ornament I love making ornaments, it’s so fun! I was looking for something to make with some preschool aged kids and I saw this awesome idea. I loved it so much that I knew that I wanted to do something similar for my Sunbeam class (it’s a Sunday school class with…
Christmas Countdown Sign- How to Put Heat Transfer Vinyl on Wood
Christmas Countdown Sign- How to Put Heat Transfer Vinyl on Wood During the holiday season, one of the most common questions for my kids is, “How many more days until Christmas?”. This starts way before December even gets here. So I made up this fun Christmas countdown sign so when they want to know, they…
Double Sided Halloween Block Sign
Double Sided Halloween Block Sign I am a little obsessed with double sided things, I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck or something. I wanted to make a cute Halloween block sign for my kitchen, so I decided that it would be great to make it double sided because at the…
How to Make a Buffalo Plaid Sign with Vinyl
How to Make a Buffalo Plaid Sign with Vinyl I love buffalo plaid signs and I love that you can use the design for lots of different holidays and seasons! Like the black and white buffalo plaid, it’s great for fall, Halloween and Christmas! I love how versatile it is. I thought that I would…