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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...


Gingerbread Toy Printable and Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags Christmas, printables, tutorials

Gingerbread Toy Printable and Tutorial

Are your kids like mine - the second Christmas break from school starts they just want to lay around in their pajamas and stare at screens?  And then they ask for snacks every 5 seconds, and say "Mom, I'm bored" about 2,000 times per hour?  It's obnoxious.  If you're kids are like that too I have a craft that will keep them occupied for a pretty big chunk of time!!  A printable gingerbread toy!   You're going to need: • The files that can be found lower in this post • White and/or colored cardstock and a printer • Crayons, colored pencils,...


Giant Finger Puppet Turkeys - Free Printable!

Melissa Bastow

Tags Thanksgiving, tutorials

Giant Finger Puppet Turkeys - Free Printable!

  Make a giant finger puppet turkey with your kids this Thanksgiving!  They're lots of fun to make for kids of any ages (even really old kids......like your husband).  And they come with different accessories so everyone ends up with a turkey unique to them! Right click on the images below to get the free printables.  (All the instructions are on the pages, but I'll also include them in this post.)   The first thing you want to do is print both pages on white cardstock.  Regular paper is too wimpy to hold these giant turkeys up, so cardstock is definitely...


The Easiest Christmas Tags that Will Impress Your Friends and Family - A Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags Christmas, tutorials

The Easiest Christmas Tags that Will Impress Your Friends and Family - A Tutorial

Want to make your friends and family think you spent forever making them a custom gift tag?  Even though you really don't want to spend forever making anything for them?  Boy do I have a tutorial for you!!   Here's what I did, step by step: 1- Throw a bunch of cute Dorky Doodle Christmas clipart on a page (size them according to the tags they'll be going on - mine are around 2x3"). 2- Print the page on white cardstock. 3- Cut around images.  No need to get too detailed, no one is going to care about the white...


Make 3-D Christmas Tags Using Clipart - A Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags Christmas, tutorials, winter

Make 3-D Christmas Tags Using Clipart - A Tutorial

Making custom gift tags isn't something I'd do for EVERY gift.  But for a special few, it's totally worth it!  And it really isn't that hard, it just takes some cute Dorky Doodle clipart and a little bit of time!   Here are the step by step instructions on how I made this tag (including links to products I used): 1- Print some of our super cute Christmas clipart on white cardstock.  Print the same image at the same size 2-3 times (depending on how many layers you want to have).  Also make sure you're printing at the right size...