It’s the Cricut Summer of Flowers! And I really don’t need much excuse to make a paper flower project; they’re so beautiful and fairly easy to make with the Cricut Maker. My daughter’s room is going through a remodel, so creating this Paper Flower Hoop Wreath project to go on her wall was just the…
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DIY Luau Tiki Glasses and Tiki Drink Buckets
Besides the coconut bras and grass skirts, one of the things that make luaus so FUN are the tiki things that get put to use at them. Like DIY luau tiki glasses, DIY tiki drink buckets, and pretty much tiki anything! Tiki glasses and tiki buckets are a snap to make with Cricut or any…
How to Make a DIY Viking Ship Centerpiece – How to Train Your Dragon Party Ideas
Any good How to Train Your Dragon party or Viking party needs to have a DIY Viking ship included in the decorations. For my first How to Train Your Dragon party, I built a huge mast and sail and made an entire table into a Viking ship. Hindsight has shown me that this is probably…
How to Train Your Dragon Craft Idea: Toothless Pot
When I put together the How to Train Your Dragon party ideas for family movie night, I was willing to do a little work for the evening’s celebration of our favorite vikings and dragons, but not a lot. That meant coming up with lots of 5 minute crafts, and hopefully with supplies I already had…
How to Make a Hot Mess Canvas for DIY Beach Decor
Hot mess canvas projects have been all over the place recently. Not sure what took me so long, but I finally decided to try it out for myself and share with you here what I found to be the best way to go about making a hot mess canvas. Since my new guest room has…
Princess Bride T-Shirt free SVGs
Part of what made our Princess Bride movie night for teens such fun was our collection of Princess Bride t-shirts. Blank shirts can be had for around $3 (or less) so not making these shirts was inconceivable. And the teens in attendance could not have loved them more! You can see how to cut and…
Scrabble Wall Art for National Scrabble Day
National Scrabble Day does not occur until April 13, but I thought I’d give everybody a jump on starting their Scrabble craft project to celebrate the day. And seeing how it’s February, you can also use the “Love” Scrabble wall art as a pretty little piece of Valentine’s decoration. Bonus? This is a Craft Lightning…
DIY Christmas Shirt for Swimmers – H2O H2O H2O!
A funny DIY Christmas shirt for swimmers was a must have this year. If you’ve read my blog at all, you know I have a bunch of really active kids. Both of them swim, one of them triathlons, the other is a super competitive swimmer… as in she went to regionals on the high school…
Cup full of cheer custom coffee mug for Christmas
This is a paid partnership with The J.M. Smucker Company and Danone. My opinions and ideas for this cup full of cheer custom Christmas mug are my own. There is really nothing like a perfect cup of coffee. Steaming hot, full of caffeine with a touch of creamer and preferably served in a snarky sort…
Boo Your Neighbors Halloween Piñata from Recyclables
fiI do love a fun bucket full of candy to “boo your neighbors.” But it’s even more fun to boo your neighbors with something creatively different like a mini Halloween Piñata. Creatively different does not equal hard to do or crazy expensive. In fact, these mini piñatas were made from recycled cracker boxes, tape and…
Let’s Get Lit Holiday T-Shirt Designs
Welcome to another lovely edition of Craft Lightning! This month’s project is a 15 minute or less holiday t-shirt project, or in the case of this design, Let’s Get Lit holiday t-shirt designs. I made shirts not only for Christmas, but also one for Hanukkah and have them all for you here as free holiday…
Quick Burlap Beach Decor Frame Craft
It’s time for another Craft Lightning craft project! This month’s topic: burlap. It’s a material that will always be on trend. Today I’m using burlap to do a bit of beachy decorating to make a quick burlap beach decor frame project. It’s going to take about 5 minutes to do. If you have a store-bought…
Mission Control T-shirt and Future Astronaut T-shirt
One of the things that makes parties look a little extra special is when you can create wardrobe for the birthday kid and the party throwing adults. At our space party (see it here), we made some really fun mission control t-shirts and future astronaut t-shirts to match our event. Mission control T-shirt how to…
How to Curve Text in Cricut to Make Monogram Signs
Y’all–Cricut did an update to Design Space. They added in the ability curve text so you can wrap it around circles and stuff. They really did it brilliantly; as someone who works in heavy duty Adobe design programs all day, their set up is so much easier. You can curve text in Cricut with an…
Duck Baby Shower DIY Personalized Wine Glasses
Figuring out the perfect decoration and baby shower favors when you’re throwing a party for someone you love is always a challenge! It’s really the best of all worlds when your decorations can double as the party favors. Like for these Duck Baby Shower DIY personalized wine glasses. This method can be used to put…
Duck Baby Shower Decorations – Frames
Inexpensive and simple to make duck baby shower decorations, these framed duck silhouettes can be hung in a series to create a backdrop for a dessert table or made just as a nice accent for a duck baby shower. After the baby shower, the mother to be is sure to appreciate being able to use…
Morning Coffee Quotes Free SVGs
The three tier coffee bar I set up with morning coffee quotes for International Delight was one of my favorites ever! But I couldn’t have done most of it without a little help from my Cricut machine. I really want you to be able to replicate what I do here at home (it’s why I…
Wine Glass Holder Necklace DIY
It always cracked me up that that these were a thing, but after a wine tasting event where many items were juggled in my hands, I can completely see the need for a DIY wine glass holder necklace. Hands free means it’s easier to take advantage of the appetizer table or shopping! And since this…
Love Letters 5 Minute Valentine
This year, I’ve joined the “Create with Cricut Challenge”–which pretty much means they’re going to throw a material at me and I’m going to have to come up with something crafty. January’s material is felt! And being Valentines Day soon and all, I though it might be nice to make up a Love Letters 5-minute…
Valentines Mini Heart Banner with SVG
Ready for a super fast Valentine craft? In this Craft Lightning post, I’m going to show you how to make this super cute Valentines Mini Heart Banner. This is a Cricut project, but if I hear enough feedback, I can set it up as a printable template as well (it’ll just take a bit longer…
DIY Custom Coffee Is My Love Language Mug
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Eight O’Clock Coffee for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Mornings. Ugh. Pardon me if you are one of those people that simply bounces out of bed and the world is wonderful. I am so not one of those people. I’ll always get up…
7 New Years Eve Party Ideas to Make with Cricut
This New Years Eve Party Ideas post is sponsored by Cricut. Affiliate links ahead. #CricutMade #CricutHoliday Having a Cricut Maker when it’s time to have a celebration is like having a party store right on your desk. There really isn’t a decoration you couldn’t make with your Maker machine! Add to that the amazing variety…
Glitter Light Bulb Garland + Printable
It’s craft lightning time again! That means I’m offering up one super easy craft that takes less that 15 minutes to make (not including drying time) as part of a big bloggy group, so there’s more than just one fast Christmas craft out there for you to pick up. I’ve got a really fun glitter…
Chaos Coordinator Shirt and other Mom Shirt Ideas
So have I mentioned my infatuation with all things Cricut? I’m obsessed. I spotted a t-shirt a bit ago that totally cracked me up but when I went to go buy it I couldn’t find it…so I whipped out my Cricut Machine and made myself the cutest “Chaos Coordinator” shirt ever! Really, it was so…
5-Minute Frankenstein Halloween Dessert
The last parfait I made was perfectly poisonous and was unexpectedly super popular. I’m taking that to mean you all really love the simple five minute desserts that require very little in the way of crafty skill. Like being able to operate a spoon kind of crafty skill. This Halloween Frankenstein Dessert definitely fit that…
Sleepover Waffle Bar Ideas
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone, and all Sleepover Waffle Bar Ideas also came from me. #EggoWaffleBar #CollectiveBias One of my favorite new food crazes is the food truck. They’re like traveling little boxes of gastronomic delight that put out unique and creative food…
Spooky Halloween Art – DIY Halloween Decor
It’s fun to throw up a few understated decorations around Halloween to make things a little spooky without going overboard. Like this Spooky Halloween art. This DIY Halloween decor quite honestly took me about 10 minutes to put together with my Cricut machine. My favorite part about this DIY Halloween art is the layers of…
Easy Thanksgiving Pillows with Cricut EasyPress
This post is sponsored by Cricut, but all thoughts, opinions and ideas are my own. It’s one of my favorite things to be able to whip up cute holiday decor in minutes that looks incredibly awesome. I recently came into ownership of a Cricut EasyPress that makes doing just that a real cinch. One of…
Halloween Boo Bash Party in Black and White with Cricut Maker
We’re shifting to something a little more adult today with our boo bash, “Here for the Booos” party theme. That’s meant to be pronounced with a really long “O”. I’ve got lots of ideas for you to make with your Cricut Maker, and a few party recipes you’ll love all on your own! Because Cricut…
American Girl Party Placemats Cricut Maker DIY
One of the fun DIY items I made to go with the American Girl Tea Party (see it here!) was a set of pink scalloped place mats. They were very inexpensive, very custom and took minutes to make. How to Make American Girl Party Placemats You can use the smaller size sheets that are available…
DIY Boo Banner in 10 Minutes
I believe the only thing I love more than Halloween decorations are Halloween decorations that are cute and super fast to make! This BOO Banner is absolutely both of those, and a perfect Craft Lightning project. But that’s all felt! How on earth can it take you less than 10 minutes to make? Answer: I…