Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


  • Print & Cut 101: How to Print and Cut with Silhouette

    In this step-by-step tutorial (with video!) I will show you how to print and cut with your Silhouette machine. The Silhouette print and cut feature allows you to print designs and then accurately cut around them for amazing custom creations. Thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post. This post contains affiliate… [Keep Reading]

    Print & Cut 101: How to Print and Cut with Silhouette

  • Retro Christmas Sticker Gift Tags – Free Printable

    Download these free hand drawn Christmas sticker gift tags to add a retro holiday flair to your wrapping this season. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thank you! I have a free printable that I am really excited to share with you all today!… [Keep Reading]

    Retro Christmas Sticker Gift Tags – Free Printable

  • Free Printable Christmas Tree Gift Box

    Make your own adorable DIY Christmas tree gift boxes with these free printables! They make it so easy to create adorable, memorable wrapping for small gifts this holiday season. These printables were originally shared at Crafts Unleashed, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.… [Keep Reading]

    Free Printable Christmas Tree Gift Box

  • How to Cut Shrink Plastic with your Silhouette

    Learn how to cut shrink plastic with your Silhouette machine! This detailed video tutorial will get you cutting and crafting with shrinky dinks in no time. A big thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post! This post also contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost… [Keep Reading]

    How to Cut Shrink Plastic with your Silhouette

Print & Cut 101: How to Print and Cut with Silhouette

In this step-by-step tutorial (with video!) I will show you how to print and cut with your Silhouette machine. The Silhouette print and cut feature allows you to print designs and then accurately cut around them for amazing custom creations. Thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Today, I am breaking down the Silhouette print and cut process. I have shared lots of print and cut projects on this site in the past (you can check some of those out here), but I have never done a full step-by-step tutorial of how to print and cut with your Silhouette Cameo or Silhouette Portrait, so I am excited to share this full beginner's guide with you all! Silhouette Print and Cut ... [Read More]

Retro Christmas Sticker Gift Tags – Free Printable

Download these free hand drawn Christmas sticker gift tags to add a retro holiday flair to your wrapping this season. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thank you! I have a free printable that I am really excited to share with you all today! I have been sharing free printable Christmas gift tags on this little blog for years and years now, and this year I'm continuing that tradition with a little twist! This year's free printable holiday gift tags are stickers! These sticker style tags are a little nostalgic for me because they remind me of the tags I grew up with and I went for a bit of a retro vibe with my designs. I hope you love them as much as I do! If you want to make your own, I have a brand new full guide on ... [Read More]

Free Printable Christmas Tree Gift Box

Make your own adorable DIY Christmas tree gift boxes with these free printables! They make it so easy to create adorable, memorable wrapping for small gifts this holiday season. These printables were originally shared at Crafts Unleashed, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Who is ready for a super duper cute free Christmas printable today?? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ I just love these little printable gift boxes, and I hope you will too! Out of all of the wonderful things about the holiday season, I think that wrapping gifts may be my number one, tip top favorite part. I love wrapping paper and ribbons and tags and I love creative and unique wrapping ideas. Today, you are in luck because not only am I sharing some awesome free gift ... [Read More]

How to Cut Shrink Plastic with your Silhouette

Learn how to cut shrink plastic with your Silhouette machine! This detailed video tutorial will get you cutting and crafting with shrinky dinks in no time. A big thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post! This post also contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I have definitely done my share of shrinky dink crafts, but I haven't yet written a detailed guide on cutting shrink plastic sheets with your Silhouette machine, so that's what I'm doing with this post and video tutorial! Hopefully this post will answer all of your Silhouette and shrink plastic questions! Shrinky film crafts are some of my favorites because you can create some really cool and beautiful things with a simple childhood favorite craft supply. Really! ... [Read More]

DIY Pom Pom Christmas Light Garland & Gift Topper

Learn how to make cute Christmas pom poms shaped like retro holiday lights! This simple little craft is a fun project to make and decorate your home this Christmas! I originally shared this project on the Consumer Crafts blog. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Are you ready for Christmas crafts? I hope so because here they come! This little project is super simple, but turns out really cute, if you ask me. Plus, it's a great way to keep your hands busy while bingeing on cheesy Christmas movies (which is currently one of my favorite past times). I love pom pom crafts! If you are looking for other pom pom ideas maybe check out my pom pom earrings or pom pom picture holders. This is also a great time to dip into your yarn ... [Read More]

Free Sweetie Pie Thanksgiving SVG Cut File

Download this free Sweetie Pie SVG cut file and get crafting for Fall, Thanksgiving, and baking season! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Today, I'm back with my SVG Design Squad blogger buddies with some new free cut files, and this month we are all bringing you Thanksgiving inspired designs! I don't know what this says about me, but when I think of Thanksgiving, one of the first things I think about is pie. 😂 Anyone else? Just me?? I thought this design could be really cute on an apron, a onesie, or maybe a wooden sign in a kitchen? What would you use it for? DIY Sweetie Pie Apron If you like my little DIY Apron, you can make your own really easily. Here's how. Sweetie Pie Apron Supplies: Blank ... [Read More]

Free Printable Unicorn Gift Card Holder

Download this free printable unicorn gift card holder and make an magically adorable card to send loved ones a special gift! Just print, cut, glue, and gift! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I have the cutest new little printable to share with you all today! See that cute little unicorn up there? Would you believe that it is holding a secret gift?? It's true! AND you can make your own in just a couple of minutes with my free printable! PLUS - great news - I have teamed up with some amazing designer friends to bring you a whole collection of totally free unicorn printables, so get ready to click through the whole list at the end of this post. This cute little unicorn card is free for personal use, so you can print off a ... [Read More]

Free “Amuck Amuck Amuck” Hocus Pocus SVG Cut File

Download my free Amuck Amuck Amuck SVG cut file and make your own magical Hocus Pocus inspired crafts this Halloween! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I don't know about you, but I am really ready for some holiday fun, so get yourself ready for all kinds of Halloween projects as we move into October! Today, I am sharing a new free Hocus Pocus inspired SVG cut file that you can use with your Silhouette or Cricut to make lots of awesome projects. Plus, you will find more free Halloween cut files from my crafty blogger friends at the end of this post. :) I already have one free Hocus Pocus cut file you can grab right here, but this design was inspired by Sarah Sanderson's famous "Amuck! Amuck! Amuck!" I went for a kind of ... [Read More]

DIY Faux Bone Inlay Box

Learn how to get the look of beautiful bone inlay using Oven Bake Clay and Liquid Sculpey! Use this fun technique to create beautifully intricate designs. I will walk you through the process with my step-by-step video tutorial. A big thank you to Sculpey for sponsoring this project! I am really excited to share this project with you all today! I have been playing around with a new-to-me product and just having a lot of fun with it. Liquid Sculpey is a liquid version of bakeable polymer clay that is super versatile and opens up so many crafting possibilities! You can bake Liquid Sculpey in silicone molds to create custom shapes and cabochons, or use it to create colorful window clings, and accents for other clay projects. When I saw that Liquid Sculpey can be used as grout in ... [Read More]

Spooktacular Printable Halloween Matchbox Treat Boxes

Download this free printable Halloween treat boxes to make spooktacular little gifts for friends and neighbors this fall. These printable matchboxes are scary cute and super easy to make too! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Who is ready for some Halloween fun? Anyone else kind of willing fall, cooler weather, and the holidays to get here quickly to hopefully provide some relief from all the 2020 garbage? I know I'm not alone in this. If you are also ready for fall and Halloween, then I have some cute new printables for you all today! I'm sharing one design, plus 17 of my crafty blogger friends are also sharing some freebies to bring you even more adorable Halloween printable activities, gift wrap, stickers, and ... [Read More]