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This is just going to be a three months out of the year kind of blog. I really enjoy blogging to share my crafty creations, however I rarely have time or energy to blog during the school year. And if I do have free time I usually spend it doing nothing because I am so worn out! Anyway... These last couple of weeks have been crazy. This is (BY FAR) the worst school year I have had yet. I really need to find a better school closer to home... Despite the stress, I have found time to make a few Pinterest inspired Christmas crafts/gifts. Here are some ornaments I made for my team using floor wax, fine glitter and vinyl cut using my Cricut:
OMG! Have I told you that I am slowly becoming smarter than my Cricut! I can't believe it's finally happening. I've actually made a few gifts and things for my house using the vinyl. And just this week was college week at school. AND we were able to wear jeans EVERYDAY as long as we had on a college shirt! **For those of you who don't know - Wearing jeans to work is a big deal for teachers!** Anyway, I graduated from college 4 years ago and my SFA spirit shirts are starting to look a little worn. So, I needed another shirt ASAP. And Diddles over here didn't have one at all (and he just graduated like a year ago). His only college shirt has now become mine b/c it is much too small for him. Anyway... Thanks to my handy dandy Cricut and some iron on vinyl I was able to whip up these babies in a matter of minutes:
Yes, I know they are super plain. I was in a hurry and this was just my first experiment with the wonderful world of iron on vinyl. I looooooove it!
So... My BFF sent me a link to what appears to be the EASIEST t-shirt craft I've ever seen. I must admit I'm a little sad/embarrassed that I didn't think of it first. You can see the idea here or here. Now I went to JoAnn's several times this week and stocked up on thread, scissors and other goodies they had on sale + I used my teachers 15%off ALL purchases ALL the time! Yay! Definitely my FAVORITE crafting store. Anyway..... After being inspired I went back again yesterday and got a few more supplies seen here (and yes I know I really didn't need any more thread, rotary cutters or scissor/nippers, but at 40 and 50% off I just had to):
I decided to try this idea not only on colored shirts with bleach, but on white shirts using dye - I know! I think this is going to be genius idea. So, I got all sorts of fabric dye and I'm still thinking about going back to get more when the hubster isn't with me. I'm sooooo excited to try it out (as soon as my CRICUT comes in that is)! For my t-shirts I drew letters by hand and I have them all thrown in a drawer and I pull them out and trace them every time I need them. I'm hoping my Cricut will help me out with this issue.
And yes I know I don't need a Cricut to do this. However, after years of creating patterns and cutting them out by hand I refuse to do it anymore. That's why I bought myself a Cricut for my birthday.... just one week ago and now I just have to wait a couple more days for it to arrive via UPS. But, I've already got all of the materials laid out and I bought a few different brands and types of dye to test out. Here are the ones I've decided to experiment with:
As much as I hate don't really care for the color red it is our school color so I went ahead and got some to test out for a spirit shirt. I purchased red and turquoise (my fav) in powder form and pink and purple in liquid form. I have really high hopes for this project and I hope it is a success b/c I really think it will be by far one of the easiest crafts ever crafted!!!!
