Beach Themed Subimation Iron on Patches

 

How adorable are these Artesprix Iron on Patches?!?! These are the blank of the month for July over at Artesprix and they have SO MANY possibilities. I decided to go beach themed. These patches are sublimation ready. With some simple supplies you can create endless projects!

 I used the new Sublimation Coloring Books from Artesprix. They are sublimation ready - if you don't want to color them, you don't have to! You can simply transfer the black design to the blank of your choice. How cool is that?? 

Supplies used for this project:

• Sublimation coloring book Summer and Travel - I used the medium and the small
• Iron on Patches 
  
• Artesprix Sublimation Markers
• Heat Tape
• Protective Paper
• Heat press or iron

 

Forthe first patch I used images from both the Medium coloring book (the beach sign) and the small (the surf boards). I colored them in using a variety of sublimation markers. I used a tiny piece of heat tape to adhere them together - be sure not to cover any part of your design!

 And the after! I made these for the princess - so I haven't actually adhered them to anything yet. I am waiting on her next visit so she can pick out what she would like to put them on! 

I made a second patch using the starfish from the medium coloring book. 

 

This is such a fun and easy craft project!

1. Pick your designs and color with sublimation markers
2. Position your design face down on the blank and adhere with heat tape
3. Wrap in protective paper
4. Use a heat press to transfer your design

Easy peasy! 

Be sure to get these Iron On Patches before they are gone - they are only available for the month of July at Artesprix  

I hope you give these a try - it's a great summer kid's craft and so much fun!

Simply Stitched Patriotic Felt Stars

 

I'm spending time recuperating from surgery and I'm couch bound - so I'm spending my time doing quite a bit of hand stitching. I've recently discovered I love hand stitching with felt!  I am trying to fill my bookshelves in the living room with patriotic decorations - so these fit the bill perfectly! 

Supplies:

• Wool felt - I much prefer wool felt over synthetic felt when hand stitching. This is 20% wool.
•  Embroidery floss - I like Aurafloss. 
• I used a variety of buttons from Gwen Studios - available at Wal-mart and Wal-mart.com

 

I'm not sure how I'm going to use these yet, so for right now they are just hanging out on the bookshelves. I am thinking I am going to make a banner out of them, but time will tell. 

You've Been Poisoned Trivet using Artesprix Sublimation Markers

The Artesprix Blank of the Month is a Trivet this month - and it is so versatile! I had a lot of fun with this one. This is a VERY simple project, so if you are looking to jump into sublimation, this would be a great place to start!

Supplies:

• Artesprix Trivet Sublimation Blank
• Artesprix Sublimation Markers - I used the Black Fine Tip-good news! Single markers are now available to purchase, so if you only need one color, you are golden!
• Protective Paper
• Heat Tape
• Copy paper, scissors, pencil
• Heat press
  

 

I started by printing my design using my Silhouette Studio software - no matter what you use, be sure to MIRROR your image if it has text. Learn from my mistakes young Jedi! I like to print in a color other than what I am going to filling it in with - in this case I knew I was going to use black, so I printed in red. That helps me make sure I get all the lines covered. 

 

All finished! If you look closely at the top of the photo between the V an the E you will notice a small piece of the paper missing. I slipped while coloring and I didn't want that little mistake to transfer, so I used my exacto knife and cut it out!

Ok, so I centered my paper on the blank, but I did NOT center my design on the paper 🙄🙄 But I don't think my kids are going to mind!  Use heat tape to secure your design to the blank, making sure heat you don't cover up any part of the design with the heat tape! Then make a sandwich with protective paper and press. For this blank you need to press at 400° for 105 seconds.  

Tada! Fresh out of the heat press.  This is going to be great at the next family dinner!

 Be sure to grab some trivets while you can -they are only available for the month of April at Artesprix.com 

 

Spring Break Fun with Artesprix Garden Stakes

 

Princess and I are having a great time on Spring Break and of course we had to do some crafting! We had a blast playing with the Blank of the Month from @Artesprix - a set of 2 Garden Stakes. 

We grabbed some supplies and did some shaving cream marbling. The process is SO easy! 

*Spray some shaving cream into a pan
*Add random drops of Artesprix Sublimation Ink
*Stir gently using a toothpick of skewer
*Press plain copy paper into the mixture
*Set the paper aside and let dry
*Press using Protective Paper and the instructions found at Artesprix.com

Of course the princess had to add embellishments to the finished project. She dug up some rub ons and bling. 

Be sure to grab some Garden Stakes while you can - they are available for March only at Artesprix.com

Valentine Popcorn Box

 

I'm always looking for simple things to give to my sweet princess. For Valentine Day I used a Dollar Tree popcorn box and some simple supplies from Gwen Studios to create this fun gift. I used a variety of ribbons, buttons, and the super cut little bees - all from Gwen Studios.

I started with a mini doily, then a doily die cut, and some red buttons from Gwen Studios, which are available at Walmart online.  I adhered the buttons with my hot glue gun. 

Look how cute those little bees are! They are iron on appliques, but I used some med weight wire and hot glued them to the end of the wire. I then inserted the wire into the ribbon bow below my heart. 

I filled the box with crinkles, some new pens, a few pieces of candy, and a few other fun things. I hope she loves it!