Treasury of Memories

Fun Tutorials!

Go check out this awesome post, with 21 fun tutorials for headbands, over at Tip Junkie.

What Inspires You?

I find inspiration everywhere. BUT, being that a lot of the design work I do here has to do more with typography than graphics, I love find myself falling in love with type...

I love typography & letterpress. I can name off random fonts used in movie credits. Instead of being addicted to Angry Birds I am addicted to Typewar.

I've been seeing a lot of gorgeous letterpress inspired art on the internet & on etsy, and decided to create my own version of it... using, of course, VINYL!

VINLY doesn't just have to be a one-color deal; you can layer and mix and match different colors to create something truly dynamic and fun!

I was originally just going to use a grungy font and high quality printing, but I realized something... I'll take canvas over a frame any day of the week. Makes me feel more arty.

Want to DIY? 

This would be a wonderful beginners project for Silhouette & Cricut users. This particular canvas is 8x10, so the Silhouette cuts the perfect size!

You just need to design two parts to this... the black gibberish, and your colored words.

A helpful hint: Decide, beforehand, how many letters you want on each line... it will make your project look more even & professional.

There are lots of fonts available for free on the internet that already look distressed & grungy. So fun! 

More Info

Stop by our warehouse any Wednesday from 2-6pm. We have lots of canvas on sale, and we sell vinyl by the yard in lots of fun colors! :)

Not ready to take the plunge and make your own vinyl? No worries, that's what I love to do... Email me at heidi@decoratingyourlifeonline.com with custom requests!

Silhouette Inspiration!

I ran across this blog the other day, and found myself completely inspired! 

Scherenschnitte is a completely talented woman who is a master in the art of paper cutting... and she shares here talents in a weekly Template Tuesday! Jeez, I love catchy day of the week blog posts! :)

While I don't think I have the patience or the skill to print her templates out and hand cut them, I do think they'd be a fantastic tool to use with the "get outline" feature & my Silhouette machine.

This is one of my favorites of Cindy's templates, I can't wait to turn it into something beautiful for my home! 

Hope you're feeling inspired, too!

Three Little Words...

They strike fear into the hearts of moms and dads everywhere... 

"What's for dinner?!"

But I am loving this fabulous custom family chalkboard menu.... you can plan out the week's meals and beat your munchkins to the punch line!

Because it is vinyl, it can be applied to almost any surface.... Elizabeth put hers up on the refridgerator, which is so cute, but it can also go up on the wall, a pantry door, etc. So fun! 

If you're ready to order you can pop over to our online shopping cart--fill out the customizable field & it will come with a custom vinyl menu piece!

Winner Wednesday

Oh-my-gravy!

Thank you for all the WONDERFUL comments. I am feeling totally inspired... you guys were exactly what I needed, I can't wait to start making some of these wonderful dreams REALITY!

I used random.org to randomly select the number 14, commenter Kelli. She said....

"I want to vinyl the play room: Up, down, top, bottom, upside down, left, right, I odn't know. . . . shapes, colors. Haven't spent enough time thinking about it yet."

Well, Kelli, you had better start thinking about what you want to do in the play room because you've got $15 credit to use! Congratulations!

 

....help?!

Alright, guys, let's face it...

I'm feeling a little tapped in the creativity department, it's been almost a whole year of fun, fresh & fabulous Friday's.... and I'm stuck.

Totally in a rut. Can't think of anything new. Nearly every surface in my home has already been vinyl-ed in some way.

What little brain power I have goes into figuring out how to debug the javascript webpage I have to make for class (who signed me up for computer science, anyways?!?) and memorizing various archaeological dating methods....

See what I mean? 

I need YOUR help!

Leave me a comment telling me what types of things you'd like to see us do with vinyl. Are you interested in more designs you can personalize? Would you like to see more of the projects we share here end up in our online shopping cart? What surfaces are you interested in vinyl-ing?

All comments that come in by midnight on Sunday 2/20 will be entered into a random drawing for a $15 vinyl credit. I figured a bribe would help. :-)

12 Hour Crop!

Benefiting the Ferndale  Boys & Girls Club

Saturday April 16, 2011    

9am-9pm doors open at 8:30am 
Ferndale Boys & Girls Club Gym

2015 Cherry Street, Ferndale, WA 98248

A day to create, socialize,  organize and more….

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner and Fun

Pre-register by 4/1/11 $40 or $50 after 4/1

Door prizes on the hour, Raffle tickets just $1

Space is limited so register today!

(Pre-registration is preferred for planning purposes)

Questions:   Contact Rachel Naidu, Event Organizer

robrachel.n@comcast.net    (360) 312-0252

What a fun project!

I love this beautiful DIY scarf, found over at How About Orange (one of my all time favorite crafty blogs)!

The freezer paper idea is nifty, but I don't think I have the patience to cut that beautiful design with an exacto knife... I am thinking this stencil would be an awesome project to use your Silhouette or Cricut machine with! I am also thinking that I'd like to try using vinyl as a stencil, what do you think? 

Also... She has an awesome downloadable Oscars Night Bingo that looks like tons of fun! :)

Not too late to get your honey the best Valentine EVER!

There is still time to order one of our super popular custom subway vinyl + canvas for only $22! We're running low on canvas, so be sure to order SOON! 

Want to order, but having trouble thinking of ideas for your canvas? Here's a few examples to get you inspired:

Email me at heidi@decoratingyourlifeonline.com with 8-10 words, ranked most important to least important. I'll respond with a digital proof for you to OK. Place your order by noon tomorrow, February 8th so I can have it ready for pick-up on Wednesday!

Fresh Friday Meets Friday Creative

Many of you are probably familiar with our dear friend Carly's blog. It's amazing and her Friday Creative posts are the best! She is one of the most talented and sweet ladies I know.

A little over a year ago Carly posted this fun project. It finally got my corks together & put this together! And the finishing touch? Vinyl, of course!

"EVERYTHING IN EXCESS!
TO ENJOY THE TASTE OF LIFE, TAKE BIG BITES. MODERATION IS FOR THE MONKS."

I couldn't think of a quote better for a cork board sourced entirely from empty vino bottles!

As always, email me at heidi@decoratingyourlifeonline... I can't wait to help you put the finishing touches on your projects!