Jazz up baby’s crib for under $10

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Roeshel

Need a splash of color in the nursery? Jazz up the crib with vinyl decals for less than $10!

Crib before:

Materials I used: Happy Crafters adhesive vinyl x 2 colors

Tools Needed: Scissors

The Oracle brand adhesive vinyl from Happy Crafters has a grid on the back side. Using scissors, simply cut strips of adhesive vinyl to size. No vinyl cutting machine required.

Remove backing and place onto crib like stickers. You choose the color or colors that coordinate with your space. Best part? They’re removable! Get a fresh new look temporarily without ruining the crib’s finish.

After:

Can’t go wrong with easy, affordable, temporary and cute crib decorating!

*Please note that you should make safety your first priority. If you find that your vinyl decals are peeling up, remove vinyl immediately. We do not have any issues, I’m only sharing a decorating project that works for us. Attempt this project at your own risk.

**This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. I love the products and the prices are affordable. Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for great prices, products and inspiration for your next project.

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DIY Vinyl Iron on Decal

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Roeshel

My monthly project for Happy Crafters is all about iron on vinyl, my favorite being the gold vinyl where I can quickly add a little bling to a plain t-shirt, tote back, pillow covers, onesies, etc.

Materials:

Happy Crafters iron on vinyl – I used Happy Face gold foil (LOVE this stuff!)
plain shirt

Tutorial:

Use Silhouette Design Studio software to create a design of text with a quote.

Resize text the text box and font to fit the front of your t-shirt.

*Important! Right click and “flip horizontally” so that the text is a mirror image/backwards.

Load sheet of vinyl iron on into the machine shiny/color side facing down.

Click “send to cut” and be sure to adjust settings for cutting smooth heat transfer. I found that I needed to up the blade 2 more than recommended to get through the vinyl (awesome quality stuff!) so you may want to do a small text cut.

Click “cut”. Once cutting is complete, remove vinyl from machine.

Trim away excess vinyl. I like to have about an inch border around my text.

Weed away the negative part of the design (leaving text on the tacky clear transfer sheet).

Place iron on sticky side down onto t-shirt.

Iron according to paper instructions included with the vinyl iron on material with a cotton cloth over the transparent plastic.

Carefully peel away clear transfer sheet. If vinyl iron on design hasn’t transferred, replace transparent sheet and re-iron/try again.

That’s it! This metallic gold foil has a mirror quality, reflections in the decal. So cool!

*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. I love the products and the prices are affordable. Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for great prices, products and inspiration for your next project.

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Easy DIY Personalized Easter Basket Liner

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Roeshel

Happy Spring! With a new grand-baby in the family, I can’t help but get all giddy about making up an Easter basket this year. As you know, I love to personalize gifts and with just a t-shirt and a DIY iron-on vinyl, this liner is super easy to make!

What I used:

Happy Crafters Happy Face iron-on vinyl
child’s extra large t-shirt (choose a size that fits your basket best)

What you’ll need: sewing machine, scissors, straight edge, computer/vinyl cutter, iron.

What I did:

Lay inside out t-shirt flat and using a straight edge, draw a line beneath the t-shirt arms. This is the sewing guide…simply a straight line.

Sew along the line.

Then cut straight across above the sewn line (right below the armpits of the t-shirt).

Flip right side out.

Place the seam inside of the basket and fold the edges of the t-shirt over the basket to create a liner. Measure how much room you have horizontally and vertically to get an idea of your iron on design’s size. I kept mine under 2″ high by 7″ wide.

Using the Silhouette Design Studio software, I created a graphic with name and a cute little bunny shape.

You’ll need to mirror the text and image by right clicking and selecting “flip horizontally”.

Double check the size. (One sheet of iron-on vinyl is going to make a LOT of decals!)

Load vinyl into the machine shiny side down. The shiny side is actually the transparent cover. Vinyl is the matte side (facing up).

Send the design to ‘cut’. Adjust setting for heat transfer material and “cut”.

When cutting is complete, remove vinyl from machine. Trim to a manageable size.

Weed away the excess vinyl. The decal will show a backwards design on the transparency.

Smooth out the t-shirt liner with the open end facing you. Place the iron on decal towards the bottom, centered.

Cover with a cotton cloth (or the scrap t-shirt material) and iron according to instructions that came with the iron on vinyl.

Carefully remove the transparency film.

Line the Easter basket and fill. Easy, right? Cute too!

It’s actually a pretty easy DIY project for any time of the year, any basket or to personalize a gift basket for any occasion.

More Easter DIY ideas…

Striped DIY “Love You More” Sign

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Roeshel

I like to incorporate a little Valentine’s vibe into my decor this time of year but I prefer to have decorative accents that can withstand longer time frame. Creating a “love” themed vignette works year round and this striped scrap wood sign is the perfect focal point.

Materials I used:

scrap wood for canvas
paint
FrogTape® Multi-Surface
vinyl decals

What I did:

Sand edges and clean scrap wood canvas.

Paint base color and let dry. I did two coats.

Use FrogTape to create stripes. I started with a center stripe and worked my way out. Just eyeball it. Use a small piece of FrogTape for spacing.

Burnish the edges of the FrogTape using a thumbnail or credit card.

Paint stripes. I did two coats.

While second coat of paint is still wet, remove FrogTape. Let paint dry.

I added DIY vinyl decals. Other options include a print/rub technique (print out wording, rub pencil on the back of the paper then place paper on wood sign and trace lettering) and paint or marker or stickers…get creative!

Now I have a “love” themed vignette perfect for Valentine’s day and a wood canvas sign that I can display all year round (cute for the nursery too)!

Disclaimer: I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

Valentine Mason Jars

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Roeshel

Being able to create your own vinyl decals makes last minute quick gifts easy. You’ll need:

Happy Crafters adhesive vinyl – I love the patterns available! I used aquatrefoil print in cherry and plain white adhesive vinyls.
transfer paper
pint sized mason jars

Of course you can create your own designs by just cutting things out with scissors but investing in a vinyl cutter has proven to be well worth the it. I simply created some Valentine designs and circles for mason jar lids using the Silhouette Design Studio software…

Load vinyl into the machine pattern/shiny side up.

Adjust settings for vinyl and send design to cut.

Remove vinyl from machine and weed away (remove) excess vinyl (vinyl that isn’t a part of the decals).

Apply vinyl like stickers or use transfer paper to decorate mason jars and lids.

Add ribbon or decorative tape to embellish and fill jars with candy, small gifts, homemade bath salts, etc. Instant, quick easy Valentine gifts for teachers or friends.

*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for great prices, products and inspiration for your next project.

Metallic Gold Arrow Accent Wall Tutorial

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Roeshel

A small plain wall is a great spot for adding some pattern and detail to a room. This small wall in the apartment nursery nook was just begging for a little attention. Here’s what we did to give it some pizzazz:

Arrow Accent Wall Tutorial

Materials:

Happy Crafters metallic gold glossy adhesive vinyl
Metallic gold Sharpie

What worked for me:

I started with creating triangle (arrowhead) vinyl stickers in my Silhouette Design Studio software. (Since I had some extra space, I created a few vinyl decals including the letter A and a deer head as well…they aren’t a part of this project.)

I hit the “cut” button and adjusted the settings on my blade for vinyl.

Load the vinyl into my Silhouette Cameo color side facing up.

Hit “cut” and remove from machine.

Weed away the excess vinyl (the vinyl that’s not a part of the design). Vinyl stickers. That fast!

On the wall using a level and Sharpie, I drew vertical lines evenly spaced part.

We then decided on placement of the arrow heads, alternating the direction every other line.

I cut a “chevron” pattern from cardboard and used it to create arrow tails, again, evenly spaced and alternating the direction every other line.

Ali used a piece of damp magic eraser to erase the Sharpie line between arrows (note for potential future reference: magic eraser works on removing permanent marker from walls).

That’s it. I was hoping for a more staggered look, but even with drawing it out on paper, the final design had an alternating horizontal pattern too. Cool!

What do you think? Cute. Simple. Right?

See the entire nursery nook HERE.

See my guest room/nursery space for more nursery ideas:

*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for inspiration for your next project.

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