More Cameo Giveaways

A few more of these giveaways have popped into my google reader and here they are, for you, my readers:

Little Miss Momma

Kara's Party Ideas

Brown Paper Packages

eighteen25

So- go to these sites, enter, and win!

Merry Christmas to Me!

I failed to mention the Christmas present that my hubs and I bought for me......a new computer!! The computer I am currently working on is a dinosaur and will run fine for a time and then slows down majorly. My hbs has been reinstalling windows to "fix" this, but I decided it would probably be best in the long run to invest in a new one. We did some researching and decided an all-in-one would fit my needs (also, it is touch screen, which is super fun to play with.) We bought this Dell and it should be here by January 4th according to the shipping confirmation I just got. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Slhouette Cameo Giveaways!

I've been a bad blogger and have slacked off during this holiday season. I've worked on some projects, but in my rush, failed to take pictures before I gave them as gifts. To make up for this, I am sharing links to Silhouette Cameo Giveaways from the blogs I subsribe to. I LOVE my machine and would love one of you to win one. Here are the giveaways in no particular order:

Skip to My Lou

My Repurposed Life

Craftaholics Anonymous

Crap I've Made

Tater Tots & Jello

I Heart Naptime

All Things Thrifty

House of Hepworths

The Idea Room

Good Luck to you, and if you win, please let me know so I can share in your joy!

Glass Etching

I decided to be nice and add an extra gift to go along with the peppermint bark I made for my co-workers, so they are all getting jars to hold the bark! And not just any jars, PERSONALIZED jars! Man, I must really like them.

I have yet to attempt glass etching, but thought this would be a great project to try out this technique. Here are the tools you will need:
- stencil of some kind (I used a vinyl stencil I made on my Silhouette)
- bottle of Armour Etch
- foam brush
- rubber gloves
- glass container of your choice

I went to my closest Hobby Lobby during one of their 50% off glass sales (which, if you didn't know, run pretty much every other week) and purchased 5 smallish glass jars with lids (priced at $3.79 each normally, with the sale were only $1.90 each). Also, I had a 40% off coupon which I used to purchase the Armour Etch. I got a small bottle which cost $8.99 normally, so with the coupon was $5.40. The gloves, foam brush, and vinyl for the stencil are things that I already had lying around the house.

To get started, I created my stencils on my Silhouette, and stuck them to the jars. Sticking vinyl to round objects is not the easiest thing to do, which is why I cut my stencil into 3 seperate pieces. This allowed me to lign up the words better. I would highly recommend doing this.

Then, with the foam brush, I dabbed on a thick coat of the Armour Etch cream, and waited 5 whole minutes (as per the printed instructions on the bottle), then rinsed them off thoroughly under running water.

Here is one of the finished jars:

This is a fairly easy project to take on and there are SO many options for what you can make. I have a couple more gift ideas in the works, and hope the recipients love them!

Silhouette Cameo Sale!!

I got really giddy when I opened up the latest e-mail I received from OhMyCrafts. They are running a 25% off your entire order over $50 sale right now. That means, you can be the proud owner of a Cameo for just $202.49, plus, they offer free shipping on any order over $75 (double score!!). Just enter coupon code JINGLE25 at checkout. The Cameo retails at $300, so this is a FANTASTIC deal (and the cheapest I've seen it!) The coupon is good through Christmas Eve, but if you were thinking about getting a Cameo, this would make a great gift to yourself this year!