My husband gave me a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas. Until last weekend, it just sat and sat and sat in the box…
I was ignoring it on purpose. My husband would ask me “Um, what’s up..? That was an expensive present to just sit in the box… ” Truthfully, while I had yearned for this machine for EVER, I was intimated and overwhelmed by the thought of figuring it all out.
Girls Trip!! For months I had been envisioning using my Silhouette to create fun swag bags for our yearly girls trip.. This May, 13 of us were headed to Santa Barbara and I had “Hello Cali” on my brain.. With two days to go until departure, I plugged in the machine got to work making 15 bags. Lol. Nothing like a little pressure to get the job done…Right?
I bought the font and “hello” from the Silhouette online store. Hello is from the artist Jillibean Soup and the font is from the artist Lori Whitlock. I LOVE how the bags turned out! The girls were surprised and very impressed. Here is my friend Sue goofing around for an Instagram pic by the pool. I am beyond hooked on this little machine.
We rented a house this year. Let’s just say that we were a little giddy about the digs when we arrived.. Here are a few pictures. The 3rd pic down is the “pool room” and where I slept on bed large enough for 4 people.. It was a separate area detached from the house. Lol. Not too shabby, right?
Well, that’s it for today. Happy Sewing! Ps. You can now follow me on Instagram
Very cool! Sometimes I procrastinate using new stuff too because it takes some brain workouts to get into them. Looks like a super cool tool now that you’ve figured it out though! And the house is gorgeous!
I know exactly how you felt Marni. It took me 3 years to use my new Brother Innovis 80. I felt intimidated and wondering if I was going to be able to figure it out. Well, I’ve been working on it for about 2 months now, and I love it. I still feel I need some instruction (a lot of instruction) on this machine, which I will get free from the dealer. Maybe I’ll start going next week . . . we’ll see!!
Lol.. Thanks for the email. It made my day. I want a new Janome sewing machine and am worried I will keep this super fancy machine in the box for a few months.. Have great week-end!
Hi Marin, you will love the silhouette ! I adore mine:) the tote looks great !
Btw I think you and I are switching places – you in Cali and I mad in floridly traveling ! 😉
Loved the bag – we just used it this weekend for the girls’ dance recital!!
Yay!! So glad to hear you are using the bag. You should look into getting a Silhouette machine.. You are super crafty and creative – your girls would LOVE it.