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Why My Insanely Cute Clipart is the Sublimation World's Best Kept Secret

Melissa Bastow

Tags birthdays, Christmas, heat press projects, inspiration, school, summer, tutorials

Why My Insanely Cute Clipart is the Sublimation World's Best Kept Secret

So, you've decided to dive into the wonderfully quirky world of sublimation crafting? Congratulations, you've just unlocked a portal to a universe where mugs, T-shirts, and who-knows-what-else transform into colorful canvases of self-expression! And guess what? I've got the secret sauce that will make your sublimation endeavors the talk of your crafting circle. Behold, my utterly adorable clipart collection – because who doesn't want their stuff to look like it's been doused in a bucket of cute? 1. Prepare for Eyeball Assault Buckle up, because my clipart isn't for the faint of heart. We're talking cuteness levels that might induce...


Cricut Easy Press Snowflake Ornament Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags Christmas, heat press projects, tutorials

Cricut Easy Press Snowflake Ornament Tutorial

Here's a tutorial video on how to make a wooden ornament with a Cricut Easy Press Mini and some opaque heat transfer paper!  The video even includes ALL of my foibles and mess ups!! And here are the step by step instructions (includes links to supplies): 1- Print clipart on opaque heat transfer paper using a regular inkjet home printer.  (Make sure to print it the right size!)  And cut it out carefully.  I printed mine a tiny bit smaller than 1.5" and used a circle punch to get it perfectly round. 2- Peel the backing off the paper while...


Making Halloween Kitchen Towels with a Heat Press

Melissa Bastow

Tags heat press projects, tutorials

Making Halloween Kitchen Towels with a Heat Press

This afternoon I got together with a few of my friends to heat press designs onto some kitchen towels for Halloween. I'm going to start having regular crafting afternoons and wanted to start with something simple and easy - and this was PERFECT! Here's is exactly what we did, so you can do it too! I printed some Halloween images before people came so it would be all ready. And then I made a sample so they could see what we'd be doing. And I put out some flavored hummus and cookies because you can't have craft time without treats -...