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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...

This card was super duper easy to make.  And the best part is you can make it with almost ANY of our clipart! The first thing you'll need to do is pick out, purchase, and download your art.  I used this set: Then you'll need to digitally create a basic card design.  You can use any photo editing software or something like Silhouette Studio.  You can add text, like "programmed for love" using the fonts you already have.  You can also add a background or combine multiple clipart images - it's totally up to you! And then you'll need to print your...

Heat transfers aren't just for fabric!  You can print and press all sorts of things - like this wooden mason jar Halloween decoration.  This tutorial will show go through the steps of how I made this one (but you can make one for any season, holiday, or occasion)! Things you'll need: • PNG design (like the DBJJ watercolor printables!) • inkjet printer and heat press • opaque heat transfer paper (I like 3G Jet Opaque) • wooden mason jar • small clay pot • styrofoam • small wooden dowel • paint, chalk markers, string, pot filler, brushes, scissors - -...

Have you wanted to try using watercolor designs but you don't want to invest in sublimation equipment?  You can make these Halloween towels with just a few simple and cheap products in just a few minutes! What you'll need: • The digital watercolor files and a computer (try my Halloween designs at DBJJ!) • An Inkjet printer (most regular home printers are inkjet) • Heat transfer paper, I suggest Red Grid 2.0 or Jet Pro SS • Scissors • A ruler • A heat press (I have a cheap fancier heat press and it works great) • Parchment paper and/or teflon sheet  • Kitchen towels...

Adding a name on a curve can seem daunting, but it's actually pretty easy!  I usually use photoshop, because it's the program I'm most familiar with.  But not everyone needs it on a daily basis like I do, and the cost is quite high for the casual user.  So this is how you can achieve the name-on-a-curve look in Silhouette Studio. I did this in version v3, so it's possible that your version has a few different options, but it should be similar. First of all, open up the design you want to print.  Make it the right size for whatever...