Mailbox Makeover - Cricut Vinyl

My mailbox just looked sad. No frills, no muss, just a lonely, black mailbox. With hubby at softball practice tonight, I decided it was high time that mailbox got a face lift.

Enter, Circut and Vinyl. Man, I love Vinyl. So many ideas, so little time. Just a quick google search will  reveal to you the wide variety of projects that are made possible when the Cricut and Vinyl unite.

I'm a little crazy over monograms, so I called up my trusty Design Studio to create a design. I used 3 different cartridges - Plantin Schoolbook, George, and Tie the Knot to make this spiffy layout:

My 24x12 mat came in handy for this particular project. I set my cricut to speed 3, depth 3, pressure 3, and away she went. With my design cut, I headed out to brave the bugs and the setting sun to apply my new pattern. I must say, I am pretty pleased with the end results!

Check out my "before" and "after"...

Tomorrow I'll add a coat of clear to make sure that baby stays put.:)

A Pizza Bridal Shower Gift

My good friend Jess is marrying the man of her dreams, Nick, this coming September, and I have been honored enough to have been chosen as a bridesmaid! I am really looking forward to Jess & Nick's big day!

Jess's shower is tomorrow and I really grappled with what to choose from their registry. I remember when we got married, the most memorable gifts were those that had some special meaning, or were wrapped/presented in a unique way. While the more utility-type gifts were received were much appreciated at the time (dish towels, pot holders, etc.) I couldn't tell you who gifted them.

I noticed that Jess & Nick registered for a pizza stone, a pizza cutter, and two oven mitts, and a light bulb went off in my head. I sense a pizza-themed gift!

I purchased these items off of their registry and headed to my local pizzeria to ask for a box. I offered to pay for one, but they insisted on just giving it to me. Score! I created a personalized pizza label with my Cricut and used it to cover up the Pizza logo. (I played on their last name for the wordage) I packed the items inside along with some pretty paper and voila - a pizza-themed bridal shower gift! Hopefully when Jess & Nick have homemade pizza night, they will think of me and my husband with fondness instead of saying " I don't know who the heck gave us these, but we sure love 'em!"

Bridal Shower Card made with my Cricut: