Canvas Signs

I had a great time at the NCLB conference in Chicago. Wednesday we listened to a very inspiring Keynote Speaker! Later this week I will post about what he talked about after I read a little more of the book I purchased from him. As most of you know leaving your classroom for two days can be a headache. Sometimes it is easier to just stay. I played a lot of catch up on Thursday and Friday after I came back. So I have been on brain overload.

I decided to spend my Saturday catching up on my DVR from the week and making some crafts. As I told you before I recently had to have new carpet installed. In order to do that I had to pack up ALL of my scrap-booking items. After unpacking I was able to see all the stuff I have that I have forgotten about. I have had a Provocraft Cricut for over 3 years now. I have more than enough cartridges, some I have never used before. I told myself that this has got to change so that's what I did today. I used my cricut again! I took a drive to Hobby Lobby and picked up a few items, and got to creating. I made two products today, both for upcoming holidays.

The Valentine's Day sign was made on wood that was pre-painted black from Hobby Lobby. I found this for 30% of in the Valentine's section. I used two different color vinyl. The X's and hearts are in red, the rest of the words are in pink. Putting the vinyl on wood was MUCH easier than on the canvas, but I used two different transfer tapes and I am not happy with the straightness of this sign. It may not be to very noticeable but I see it. I might be taking another trip to Hobby Lobby and trying again. I think it would also look great on a white canvas. The red and pink would really pop better on white than the black does.

The St. Patrick's Day one was my favorite, it may be because it is my all time favorite holiday, but I also really like the look of it. I used a darker green vinyl and added green glitter to the shamrock. Like I said it was much more difficult to get the vinyl to sick onto the canvas. I also had to cut it out a few times because the letters were smaller and vinyl is very sticky and difficult to work with.

Sometime I would like to start an Esty shop and sell items like these. I have started reading up on it, but haven't gotten very far. If you have any tips on how and where to start that would be great! If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, I would be happy to create one for you. Just contact me and we can figure something out. Hope you have a great weekend.

I hope you have your chance to get back in the swim of things,

Kimberly