Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


  • DIY Painted Rainbox Trinket Box

    Learn how to paint your own rainbow box! This colorful little painting project is perfect for storing jewelry or other little treasures. The project was made in partnership with DecoArt, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Hello Hello! I have a new simple… [Keep Reading]

    DIY Painted Rainbox Trinket Box

  • Free Valentine Doodle Heart SVG Cut File

    Use this free Valentine Doodle SVG cut file with your Cricut or Silhouette to get crafting this Valentine’s Day! Plus 17 more free Valentine’s Day cut files! This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you when you make a purchase through one of our links.… [Keep Reading]

    Free Valentine Doodle Heart SVG Cut File

  • 100 Days of School Color By Number Free Printable

    This free printable 100 Days of School color by number printable coloring sheet is a fun activity to celebrate the 100th Day of School! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site when you make purchases through those links, at no extra cost to you. Can you believe that the 100th Day… [Keep Reading]

    100 Days of School Color By Number Free Printable

  • Free “Hit the Road” SVG + More Travel Cut Files

    Use this free “Hit the Road” Retro Sunset Style SVG cut file with your Cricut or Silhouette to get crafting for your next road trip! Plus find 15 free travel-inspired cut files for lots of vacation-ready projects! This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you… [Keep Reading]

    Free “Hit the Road” SVG + More Travel Cut Files

DIY Painted Rainbox Trinket Box

Learn how to paint your own rainbow box! This colorful little painting project is perfect for storing jewelry or other little treasures. The project was made in partnership with DecoArt, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Hello Hello! I have a new simple painting project to share with you today! This little painted box craft was inspired by the new DecoArt Pastels with Pop Paint Set, which is a new collection of DecoArt Americana Acrylic paints that comes with a ready-to-go color story. The Pastels with Pop Paint Set is kind of exactly what it sounds like - a bundle of paints in a variety of pastel shades with a few bolder pops of color. When I first received the paint set, the color story felt like my kind of ... [Read More]

Free Valentine Doodle Heart SVG Cut File

Use this free Valentine Doodle SVG cut file with your Cricut or Silhouette to get crafting this Valentine's Day! Plus 17 more free Valentine's Day cut files! This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you when you make a purchase through one of our links. Guess what, friends?! It's time for some new free Valentine's Day SVG cut files! 💃 If you have been in a Target lately, you are probably aware that Valentine's Day is already creeping up on us! Time for all the hearts and X's and O's! I'm a big fan of Valentine's Day projects especially because they can so easily be used year round since love and hearts just aren't seasonal, amiright?? My new design is made up of a bunch of hand drawn Valentine's and love inspired doodles ... [Read More]

100 Days of School Color By Number Free Printable

This free printable 100 Days of School color by number printable coloring sheet is a fun activity to celebrate the 100th Day of School! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site when you make purchases through those links, at no extra cost to you. Can you believe that the 100th Day of School is quickly approaching? Depending on when school starts in your neck of the woods, the 100th Day of School will fall sometime in the month of February this year. 100 Days of School celebrations are perfect for celebrating the progress young school children have made so far in the year and to reinforce some of the skills they have been learning. This month my #totallyfreeprintables crew are bringing you an awesome collection of printable activities, treat toppers, ... [Read More]

Free “Hit the Road” SVG + More Travel Cut Files

Use this free "Hit the Road" Retro Sunset Style SVG cut file with your Cricut or Silhouette to get crafting for your next road trip! Plus find 15 free travel-inspired cut files for lots of vacation-ready projects! This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you when you make a purchase through one of our links. Hello crafty friends and freebie fans! Today I have another free SVG cut file to share with you all. This month, my designer friends and I are bringing you 15 free travel and vacation inspired cut files, so be sure to scroll to the end of the post to find all the links! My free design this month has a kind of retro sunset vibe that I just love! I have used a similar look in my Endless Summer bundle, which I'm pretty crazy ... [Read More]

DIY Macrame Snowflake Pattern

Learn how to make your own macrame snowflake ornament with this free pattern and video tutorial. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you when you purchase through our links. Hey there! I have a fun little holiday macrame project to share with you all today! This simple little macrame pattern is perfect for adding a boho element to your Christmas tree this year! Today, we are going to be making some pretty macrame snowflake ornaments! These ornaments would be so pretty tied on a boho Christmas gift or strung onto a winter garland. I have a full written photo tutorial to show you how to make your own below plus a video tutorial as well! Ready to get knotting? DIY Macrame Snowflake Ornament Macrame Snowflake ... [Read More]

Free “Just Keep Crafting” Tattoo Style SVG Cut File

Show of your crafty side with this free "Just Keep Crafting" SVG cut file. You can use this design to make t-shirts, craft room decor, and more! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Hey hey hey - it's time for another collection of awesome free cut files from me and my designer friends! This month we are all sharing designs for crafters that celebrate that crafty life. My newest design is inspired by old school tattoo styles and is similar to the printable Maker tattoos I shared several years ago. This new hand drawn crafty cut file reads "just keep crafting" and can help remind you to keep on making even when things are tough. I thought this design would make a super cute sign for a craft room! You can read more ... [Read More]

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Free Printable Christmas Cootie Catcher / Joke Teller

These free printable Christmas Cootie Catcher Joke Tellers are easy to make and fun to play with this holiday season! Just print, fold, and spread Christmas cheer! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site when you make purchases through those links, at no extra cost to you. It's time for another round of #totallyfreeprintables! This month my designer friends and I are sharing a cute collection of Santa-inspired printables to help you celebrate the holiday season! I so enjoyed making the Thanksgiving Cootie Catchers I shared last month, I decided to keep the Cootie Catcher love going and this time around I am sharing a cute printable Christmas Joke Teller loaded with punny Santa jokes! You won't want to miss out on any of the other free printables from ... [Read More]

Free Crochet Star Pattern – Make Star Ornaments!

These simple Christmas crochet stars are a free pattern that makes a fun and easy holiday project! Use them as ornaments on your tree or as decorations and appliques any time of year. This post was originally shared at Darice, and may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.  Welcome to Persia Lou! If you are new here, you may want to check out some of my other free crochet patterns right HERE. I love to crochet, and I extra love quick and simple crochet projects, which is why these little crochet stars are the best. Plus, they are so cute, right? This pattern is incredibly easy to make - just two short rounds and your classic, five-point crochet star is done! You can make some to hang on your Christmas tree, attach them to ... [Read More]

Free Happy Birthday Sketch / Foil Quill SVG

You can use this free Happy Birthday Single Line/Sketch SVG file to create birthday foil quill or sketch projects with your Silhouette, Cricut, or Brother machine. Plus get 19 more free birthday cut files to make someone's special day extra special! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I have a new free SVG file to share with you all today! This one is a little bit different than some of my other free cut files, because it's really designed to be a sketch or foil quill file instead of a cut file. I'm a big fan of using my Silhouette and Cricut machines as sketching or drawing machines, and this file is designed specifically to be used in that way because it is made up of just one single line. This design will work perfectly ... [Read More]

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Free Printable Thanksgiving Cootie Catcher / Joke Teller

You can make your own Thanksgiving Cootie Catcher / Joke Teller in minutes with this free printable! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I was kind of obsessed with cootie catchers as a kid (although I always called them "fortune tellers"). Anyone else?? Lately, my kids have been making them all the time too, and I thought a Thanksgiving themed cootie catcher would be a lot of fun, so I collected some holiday inspired dad jokes, drew some little Thanksgiving characters, and created this printable to share with you all! I'm calling this cootie catcher a joke teller because instead of giving you a fortune, you get a cheesy, punny Thanksgiving themed joke! (P.S. There are even more cute FREE Thanksgiving printables ... [Read More]