Pinterest Challenge: Felt Jam Cookie

A tutorial from a Pinterest pin creates a felt jam cookie perfect for use as a magnet or a needle minder | SuzerSpace

Last year for awhile I participated in a blog hop that was centered around the idea that we should be actually making some of the things we pin to our Pinterest boards as opposed to just spending all our time scrolling and pinning. 

I liked the concept, but posting on someone else’s schedule took some of the fun out of it for me, so I dropped out of the group. The holidays also pretty much dictated my crafting designs, but now that we are deep into the new year I’m back to revisiting my boards with an eye toward finding new projects to try. 

I have a soft spot for felt, pun intended :). This pin:

looked so cute and the tutorial for the felt jam cookie was so straight forward that I had to try it. Also, Julie featured it in a roundup, so I knew it was going to be good.

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February 16, 2020 by From a Tutorial I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room

Cut Custom Earrings From Text or a SVG file

Cut custom earrings using a Silhouette Cameo and just about any text or SVG file using this easy technique | SuzerSpace

I have to admit that I was skipping over the earring tutorials for Silhouette Cameo or Cricut that were showing up in my Pinterest feed. They all seemed to be featuring a similar tear drop shape with cutouts, and that really isn’t my style, so I just kept scrolling.

But then last month a customer from my Etsy shop reached out for some assistance with a cut file, and after we worked through the kinks, she told me she was going to use my file of a Westie head to cut custom earrings for her cousin.

Well, that had never entered my (very vivid) imagination. You could turn just about any image, text or cut file into earrings with a strategically placed hole for the jewelry finding!

And down the rabbit hole I went.

Valentines Day is coming, and that’s a great excuse for whipping up a pair of very custom earrings.

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February 9, 2020 by Holidays I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate Using my Silhouette Cameo

February 2020 Work in Progress

A look at the work in progress for February 2020 | SuzerSpace

Here’s a look at what I’m working on this month at SuzerSpace. I’m including links to help you if you might be on a similar path.  Some of these links may be affiliate, which means I’ll earn a small commission at no cost to you. My full disclosure policy is here.

Reading

My February reading is going to take me into March and April as well. While commuting in to work I heard about a new way of teaching/learning about economics so I bookmarked the free online textbook mentioned in the program and I’m going to do as David Brancaccio suggested and work a chapter a week. I’ve already started and it’s serving as a great second round from my January book choice. 

Skill Improvement

Skills wise I’m working on my lettering and Procreate techniques. I found this awesome free resource for palettes for Procreate that match the Tombow pens that letter artists often use in those pretty Instagram shots. The only way I could justify my purchase of the iPad and Apple Pencil a couple of years ago was to promise myself I wouldn’t be buying a ton of colored pens – they were all “included” in my choice to go digital with my lettering. 

I’ll be using a new a color changing Procreate brush that is a super big help in working on the pressure changes needed to make those pretty thin and thick strokes needed for brush lettering. I made it after watching this  quick video from the twins at Loveleigh Loops.

Skillshare Classes

My Skillshare focus this month is doodling. The challenge I did last month was super fun and I’d like to go a little deeper into that. If you are interested, here’s the first class I’m planning on taking. And as a reminder, if you’d like two months free to try out Skillshare, this affiliate link will get you that (plus give me a small commission at no cost to you).

February 2, 2020 by Now

Sew a Simple Lunchbox Utensil Keeper

Keep your silverware in a lunchbox utensil keeper to make desk lunch more fun! | SuzerSpace.com

Where I work, we only are allotted 30 minutes for lunch. That, and the fact that I am a super picky eater combine to make me totally #teambringmylunch.

I really don’t mind. It saves me a ton of money, I always know what’s in my lunch, and I have a pretty solid routine of meal prep on Sunday plus planning dinners to include leftovers that make this really easy.

Two other things make a big difference – a good lunch container and real silverware. On the first subject, I’ve tried just about every plastic and glass system out there, and I’m still on the hunt for the perfect version. I’m also on the hunt for a better storage system for all the bowls and lids.

If anyone has any advice on that, I’m all ears!

On the silverware front, I’m set. My sister gifted me two sets of a lunch kit system that came with these neat, slightly smaller than standard size silverware.

To keep them together and clean, I’ve sewn up a very simple lunchbox utensil keeper that doubles as a napkin or spill blotter for my work desk.

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January 26, 2020 by Because I am a Picky Eater By Upcycling I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room

Create A Score in Silhouette Studio

Create a score in Silhouette Studio to make your paper 3D projects look professionally finished | SuzerSpace

A score in the paper world is a deep crease in the paper that allows the fold to be crisp and clean. Without it, paper projects can show cracks and become crooked on the fold areas.

If you spend most of your crafting time working with vinyl, then you don’t have much use for it. But if you create cards or boxes, then you’ll definitely want to know the tricks to making them.

There is more than one way to create a score in Silhouette Studio. Cricut users also have score options, but since I’m a Silhouette crafter, I’ll be stepping you through that software. I’m also using a Cameo 3, which has a blade holder that accommodates two blades.

I have two favorite ways to create a score in Silhouette Studio:

  1. The faux score, which is really just a small perforation cut
  2. The Silhouette Studio Score, which still isn’t a true score, but it’s a little more finished looking.

I probably use the faux score 99% of the time, partly because it’s the easiest to set up, and partly because I don’t mind the end result. It’s really a personal choice – I encourage you to try out both on some scrap paper and see which way you prefer.

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January 19, 2020 by I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo
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