Buckets and buckets of RAIN!!!
We bumped the party back 2 hours since it was going to be out of the area at the time, but alas...the pool was closed! Total bummer...there were tears, it was sad!!!
So to help fill her day mom and I headed off to Michaels and bought a project for her: a purple shirt and a rhinestone iron-on owl. Combine that with some glitter iron-on vinyl I had in my craft stores and we had a birthday project to bring a smile to a disappointed girl. Oh...and while we were at it I put together a shirt for me I'd designed on the Silhouette Cameo.
Here's what we came up with...
We took her owl then came up with a cute "Owlie" saying to go with it. She ended up loving my idea of "Whoo Cares?" and the Baby Kruffy font was PERFECT for this project. I typed it all out and sized it for her shirt then welded each word together...voila! Oh, and I learned a secret about this vinyl...here's the scoop.
I purchased this glitter iron-on vinyl from Expression Vinyl. Here's the link straight to the heat transfer vinyl and the color is "Blush". It doesn't come with instructions (and if there are any on the website well I didn't look...so no pointing it out...I like to live dangerously. Ok, I just looked and it would have saved me some hassle. Ok, humbling moment...) so I winged it! I messed up, at least on the one below. I ended up cutting it from the glossy, plastic covered side. I cut through the whole thing, then I wondered "How in the world am I going to transfer and iron this on my shirt properly?" (Yes, it pays to pay attention...lesson learned...anyway) When I got the owl I realized that the way it was applied was a hint how to apply the glitter vinyl. So I turned the vinyl over on my cutting mat, mirrored the image, kiss cut it, weeded away the extra vinyl, then applied it with the sticky plastic it came with. (Ok, you can say it now..."DUH!!!" Live and learn, Baby, live and learn.) The first cut was not wasted, however; I took the plastic from the second cut and picked the first one up off my cutting mat with it then applied it to my shirt that way. I then turned the shirts inside out and ironed them. It worked perfect. My daughter's was much easier than mine since I did it right the first time...
...but I LOVE how mine turned out!!! I purchased the black flocked piece for Oklahoma from Hobby Lobby. It was only $2.99 for a piece of iron-on flocked vinyl that was 9.25" x 5.5" of cutting surface. The remaining is the same glitter heat transfer vinyl. The little heart over our city was a test cut that my mom suggested I insert as a last minute idea. It's perfect!
So, all eyes are dry, hearts are happy and the Birthday Girl has a pretty, new shirt. Happy 10th birthday, Chrissy Girl!!!
Love you from Mom and Nana!!!
She's one of my ultimate treasures!
Jennifer
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