Since I started sewing I feel like my creative bug has grown quite a bit. It has allowed me to explore new things and try out projects I would simply not do on my own. It was about three years ago that my husband and mother-in-law got me a Cricut Maker for my birthday and that opened even more doors in the creative world! I have made many projects using my Cricut and had fun with each and every one.
In general I would say that I have always been a bit controlling when making something, which is not something I am necessarily proud of. Even when I was a pool manager many years ago and I would make posters for our swim meets or events, I cared more about it being done well than I did inviting others to do it with me. Again, this is not something that I am proud of but as the girls are getting older it is an area that I want to drastically change. There have been times where Eva and I learn something new together and that has been very enjoyable. For example a few years ago she wanted to learn how to watercolor so we watched YouTube tutorials together and learned some techniques! We both then practiced water coloring in Bibles together and that was really fun.
With sewing I feel like she is a little young to do too much but one project she has helped me with more than once is making beaded bracelets. Sometimes it will feel like too much for her and she gets tired halfway through a bracelet but lately she has really been enjoying it a lot. I think that overall what I have learned is that my need for control or worry about perfection is taking away from building an area of our relationship. Which can be really sad when you think about it from that perspective, I do not want a worry about how something turns out to take away from building the relationship with my daughters.
Glass cups have been very popular lately and you can use the Cricut to cut out vinyl that you then add to the glass, and it is something that I have been wanting to make for a long time now! My “Jesus & Coffee” tee is very popular and I have thought it’d make a great cup for sometime, so I decided to finally order some glasses and give it a shot. I asked Eva if she wanted to make one with me and she immediately asked if she could make her own that says “Jesus & Cupcakes” to which I said “Sure!”
With sewing I feel like she is a little young to do too much but one project she has helped me with more than once is making beaded bracelets. Sometimes it will feel like too much for her and she gets tired halfway through a bracelet but lately she has really been enjoying it a lot. I think that overall what I have learned is that my need for control or worry about perfection is taking away from building an area of our relationship. Which can be really sad when you think about it from that perspective, I do not want a worry about how something turns out to take away from building the relationship with my daughters.
Glass cups have been very popular lately and you can use the Cricut to cut out vinyl that you then add to the glass, and it is something that I have been wanting to make for a long time now! My “Jesus & Coffee” tee is very popular and I have thought it’d make a great cup for sometime, so I decided to finally order some glasses and give it a shot. I asked Eva if she wanted to make one with me and she immediately asked if she could make her own that says “Jesus & Cupcakes” to which I said “Sure!”
Step 1: Use design space to choose and design your text. We used the font “babette” and the cup measures about 5” tall so we chose to have our text 3” tall. I allowed the width to change automatically based on that height
Step 2: Measure and cut out the amount of vinyl you will need and place it on your cutting mat and then have your machine cut out the text.
Step 3: Use your weeding tool to remove the background vinyl around your text
Step 4: Cut out transfer tape that is the same size as your text and then place the transfer tape on your letters. Make sure you use your scraper to then scrape along the back of the vinyl and over the top of the transfer tape
Step 5: Wipe your cup down with a cotton ball and alcohol to remove any lint or debris
Step 6: Place your text on your cup and ensure that it is straight. Then rub all over the transfer tape to ensure your letters stick to the cup well
Step 7: Remove the transfer tape and enjoy drinking out of your beautiful new cup!
We have already washed and filled Eva’s cup up with water and I am looking forward to making myself an iced americano tomorrow in mine. Our plan to make many more! My prayer is that I will continue to share more projects like this with Eva (and eventually the twins) so that we have many memories of creating together in the years to come. I pray that if you have littles and enjoy creating, that you also will be able to invite them in to the process as well.
Blessings, Ellen
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