Starting with #10 … 3D letters and numbers. If you can believe it, both the 94 and 10k were done in January. Hitting 10k was so momentous for me back in January. I could hardly believe it and now sitting at 31k, I’m feeling …. Well … Sometimes I forget to be happy with my progress because of how often I’ve edited my goals and re-raised the bar… and then missing those elevated goals. I’m sure many of us are in the same boat. So here’s to kicking butt all year long and remembering how kick ass we’ve been the entire year. Who’s with me?

Getting my daughter ready to go back into school and I want to make sure all her stuff is super cute (but also unique so no one takes her stuff). This sturdy pouch comes from Amazon (link in my bio) and holds a lot of things.  I added the message "Be Kind" to remind her and everyone around her that everyone needs to have a good time at school and everyone needs a friend. 🌈⁠

Poli-Tape's Poli Flex Turbo HTV is really thin which means you can can layer many layers on top of each other.  Remember to use a Teflon sheet when pressing each layer to protect the first layers.  The words "Be Kind" are in Star Flex "rainbow".⁠

Reflective HTV from Poli-Tape on a backpack! The paw prints… just in love … look at how it glows when light hits it at night. Not that my daughter is allowed anywhere at night lol … but you’re going to see us if we are walking on the street. 😁😁😁.Then after I went back and added so much more HTV. It’s crazy to think how much heat this backpack got. But it’s the htv from Poli-tape that allows for low heat and low press times

A perfectly layered thermos lol. You have to celebrate these wins!!!

I am really a big fan of using the registration marks in addition with covering up the majority of the design when you’re putting it down. It really makes it so much easier when you have a small exposed sticky section to maneuver around to line up. I promise it’s worth the extra steps!!!

AND let it cure!!!! This applies to both HTV and adhesive vinyl projects. Let it sit for a day or two before you wash. Personally my thermos projects for my 6 yr old sits for a week. We need all the help we can get. Lol. And they do last 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻.

Who wore it better?! 😁😁😁😁

I hit 25k followers on Instagram this morning and am so excited!!! A big thank you to everyone following along my Useless Craft adventures for all your support !!! 💜💜💜💜.

I had so much fun with this making this custom avatar to celebrate the milestone!!!!

Bridal Shower Party Favors - so easy to execute!!!!

My favorites are all in play: Canva, Creative Fabrica & Neato Labels

Love love love how this turned out!!! Mixing a little luminous htv with my usual glitter cardstock for this craziness 🤡🤡😱just perfection 💛💛💛

26 inches and he glows in the dark! I used the luminous htv (heat transfer vinyl from Poli-Tape) on cardstock to get a super scary effect. In love!!

Tips:

1. I like to weld pieces together to make it easier to piece together and have fewer pieces to keep track of. For example check out the collar. I added little circles to connect pieces.

2. I struggled with the htv a bit because I didn’t apply enough pressure and heat. Next time it’ll be better. But I absolutely loved the results.

Just my favorite mandala project - 16 layers including one of htv (cause you know I had to). Separated with foam tape when there was room, and when the layers were too thin and delicate, Bearly Art Glue glue for the win. The cardstock is just to die for from 12x12 Cardstock. So many shades of blue and green 💙💚💙💚💙💚💙.

Acrylic signs. It’s been one of my favorite projects because it’s so easy to do it flawlessly.Make sure the design is cut with adhesive vinyl or HTV/iron-on vinyl AND draw your design. The drawing will go underneath the acrylic sign and will be your guide ensuring a perfectly straight sign. When you’re not worrying about where to place the vinyl, you can concentrate on keeping the vinyl taut ... ensuring there are no bubbles. This works for big signs and small signs!!

So March is Women's History Month and so I love how I stumbled upon Frida through a request from one of my followers. I have to admit that I knew very little about Frida prior to this - her unibrow, she's an artist and from Mexico. She's known for her self portraits, her love of Mexican and indigenous culture, and is a feminist icon... and I picked up a little fact that she loved her jewelry.

The video tutorials were different this time because each process took many hours. So for the design space tutorial, it was more of a ‘tour’ of what was on my canvas, why I did certain things, and how to work this file. Would love to get your thoughts on this!!!! And the assembly video did not go through the entire process. But trust me when I tell you it took many many hours 🤣😂😆.

In this tutorial I will show you how to make personalized party favors out of Pringle cans.

Just when I thought it was time to give away this ice cream truck and gain some space, I realized it’s a dream party prop 😍😁.

It’s Christmas time! Lol. So I’ve decided to have a fun Christmas tree craft room which is different from my living room fancy Christmas tree.

The grinch is 36 inches and he will have some company ... a nutcracker and Cindy Lou who will definitely be part of this scene. And lots more Christmas crafts to come.

3D letters for a Princess and The Frog Tiana themed party! This was a brand new area for me this year and I absolutely loved it. I’m still learning how to add to it cause surprisingly it’s different than layering a cake topper or banner. But this is definitely on my list for 2021 to get better at editing/adding/designing. 💚💚💚.

One of my favorite cake toppers ever!!! A close friend came up with ir and let me remake it.

The coins spin when you blow out the candles!!

What is it? It’s another milestone shaker! This time for my daughter who is starting kindergarten. I’m missing a true mommy moment of documenting her first day of kindergarten. So of course what’s the next best thing? Making her home desk as EXTRA AF. One week left!!! Any suggestions? 😂🤣🥰.

Another day, another cake topper shaker order. I love how all the colors shine and it’s just all so extra. 😂🥰🧜‍♀️ 🐳 💙💜💚.

Tips:

1. Foam sheet cuts on my Cricut Maker on flex foam setting using the rotary blade - cuts like 🧈.

2. For Print and Cut, I added white circles behind the purple beads so that it won’t try to cut around those tiny details. I try to avoid anything that will give me a headache. Lol. I’ve had plenty of times when the image is ruined cause it ripped during the last step.

3. Sequins is like ordering food - it’s better to have leftovers than to be left hungry. #moreisalwaysbetter 😂🤣.

I'm starting a new trend - milestone shakers! Ok, maybe everyone is already doing it and I'm totally late to the game. LOL. My 5 1/2 yr old went to the dentist last week and we were told there's movement! So sometime in the next 4-6 months, a tooth will be lost. She's my only one and I was feeling so emotional hearing the news. 😪😥. I knew I had to make something right away cause who knows what can happen during my quarantine fatigue.

This 5 yr old wanted this lawnmower. 😂🤣. Let me just say there was not a single lawnmower cake topper on Pinterest or Etsy to get ideas! It was a challenge for me to limit my glitter cardstock. 😂🤣. I hope he enjoys the John Deere mower and the hammers in the shaker. Lol.

Tip: for the slider, the Perler brand perler beads are great! Thanks to @thecraftyblock on IG for this awesome idea. ❤️💕💜.

I am in love with how this turned out and hopefully one day my daughter will too! At least it’ll be fully documented how much work went into this. 😂🤣

Originally I thought about doing it straight onto the cap, but this cardstock layer might be a good option in case you want pics with and without OR the school doesn’t allow it for the official graduation. Add the tassel and I think the whole thing is very stable.