Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


  • DIY Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

    Learn how to make your own adorable felt Christmas tree advent calendar to count the days til Christmas and celebrate all season long! I am sharing free printable templates, cut files, and a step by step instructional video to help you make your own DIY advent calendar that you can use year after year. This… [Keep Reading]

    DIY Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

  • Free Winter Monogram SVG Cut Files

    Download my new free winter floral monogram SVG cut files and use them to create all kinds of adorable personalized gifts and holiday decor this year! I am giving away all 26 monograms with their pretty winter floral wreaths completely free for you to use however you like! This post contains affiliate links, which help… [Keep Reading]

    Free Winter Monogram SVG Cut Files

  • DIY Unicorn Costume: Easy, No Sew Kids Costume

    Learn how to make an adorable DIY kids unicorn costume with this easy no-sew tutorial! You can quickly customize this simple costume DIY to suit any unicorn fan this Halloween! Thank you to VELCRO® Brand for partnering with me on this project. This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at… [Keep Reading]

    DIY Unicorn Costume: Easy, No Sew Kids Costume

  • Easy Homemade Cookie Monster Costume

    Learn how to make your own DIY adult Cookie Monster costume! This Cookie Monster costume is so cute and easy to put together! This post may contain affiliate links, and I may make a small commission if you decide to make a purchase. Thanks! Raise your hand if you know what you are going to… [Keep Reading]

    Easy Homemade Cookie Monster Costume

DIY Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

Learn how to make your own adorable felt Christmas tree advent calendar to count the days til Christmas and celebrate all season long! I am sharing free printable templates, cut files, and a step by step instructional video to help you make your own DIY advent calendar that you can use year after year. This project was made in partnership with VELCRO® Brand, and includes affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.  As a kid, one of my favorite Christmas traditions that we had was a felt advent calendar that my mom had made. The main feature of the advent calendar was a big green felt Christmas tree and beneath that were pockets filled with beautifully decorated handmade felt ornaments. My siblings and I each had our favorite ornament and we would take ... [Read More]

Free Winter Monogram SVG Cut Files

Download my new free winter floral monogram SVG cut files and use them to create all kinds of adorable personalized gifts and holiday decor this year! I am giving away all 26 monograms with their pretty winter floral wreaths completely free for you to use however you like! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site when you make purchases through my links at no extra cost to you. Thanks! Hello, friends! Are you guys ready for some winter holiday crafting yet? As you may or may not know, I live in Las Vegas, and normally this time of year we are still enjoying pretty warm weather, but it has been unusually cold here this week! I've been having to put on socks! Gasp! Haha... But really the cold weather rolling in is making me feel all ready for winter and ... [Read More]

DIY Unicorn Costume: Easy, No Sew Kids Costume

Learn how to make an adorable DIY kids unicorn costume with this easy no-sew tutorial! You can quickly customize this simple costume DIY to suit any unicorn fan this Halloween! Thank you to VELCRO® Brand for partnering with me on this project. This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I am really excited to share this simple costume DIY with you all! The unicorn trend doesn't seem to be going anywhere soon, and my cute little girl has completely embraced it! This year for Halloween, I made her an easy DIY unicorn costume, and I wanted to put together a little tutorial to help you all make your own unicorn costume. This costume DIY is completely no-sew, which is my favorite kind of costume! VELCRO® Brand Sticky Back for Fabrics ... [Read More]

Easy Homemade Cookie Monster Costume

Learn how to make your own DIY adult Cookie Monster costume! This Cookie Monster costume is so cute and easy to put together! This post may contain affiliate links, and I may make a small commission if you decide to make a purchase. Thanks! Raise your hand if you know what you are going to be for Halloween this year! Anyone? Our family is still in the negotiation stages, but I am excited I at least have a cute and easy option for myself with this Easy DIY Cookie Monster Costume. In my ideal world, my whole family would do a big group costume, but my kids keep growing up and having opinions, which makes it harder to get a theme everyone agrees on. Dang kids! A couple's costume like last last year's Inspector Gadget and Penny costume is a good consolation prize, but I'm still ... [Read More]

Cute Crochet Emoji Ghost Bag – Free Halloween Crochet Pattern!

Get the free crochet pattern to make your own adorable ghost bag inspired by the emoji ghost! This cute Halloween crochet pattern makes a sweet Trick or Treat bag or tote for any occasion. This post was originally shared on the Crafts Unleashed blog and may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks! Welcome to October! It's officially time to bust out all the pumpkins, spiders, monsters, and ghosts! It's Halloween Time, friends! I'm really excited to kick off Halloween season here on the blog with this cute little crochet bag with you all today! This fun project is my latest free crochet pattern, and it's inspired by one of my favorite emojis, which just happens to be perfect for Halloween. 👻Isn't it cute?? It's a pretty ... [Read More]

DIY Glowing Mystic Eye Pumpkin with Free Cut Files

Learn how to make this mystical glowing pumpkin with this step-by-step tutorial and free cut files! This magically luminescent pumpkin will add an otherworldly element to your Halloween decor, plus it's so much fun to make! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. It's officially October, and I'm kicking this month of spooks off with a fun little pumpkin project! I have been into all kinds of witchy designs and mystical elements for Halloween this year - crystal balls, astrological elements, etc. - and I wanted to incorporate some of that vibe into this project. I'm really happy with the way this pumpkin turned out, and I hope you guys will love it too! If you want to make your own, keep scrolling for the full instructions (I ... [Read More]

Silhouette Cameo 4 Presale and Launch Party!

The Silhouette Cameo 4 Launch Day is here! We are celebrating this exciting new machine with an exciting launch party and an opportunity to preorder your new machine with free shipping! Hi, friends! I am writing to you all today from Salt Lake City where I am getting ready to attend the Silhouette Cameo 4 Launch Party! I am so excited to check out this new machine and share some of the details with you all! I will come back and update this post later with some fun details from the event, but first I wanted to let you know about an opportunity to get yourself one of these new machines! Silhouette Cameo 4 Presale Silhouette is offering a limited number of machines for presale today to celebrate the launch! And, if you use my code "PERSIA" at checkout, you can get free shipping! ... [Read More]

Announcing Stitch Makers Live Online Crochet Conference

Introducing Stitch Makers Live: The Worldwide Virtual Crochet Conference! Learn all about this exciting new crochet event. I am so excited today to announce something brand new in to the online crochet community! I feel very honored to be joining with some amazingly talented crochet designers and industry experts to bring you Stitch Makers Live 2019! Keep scrolling for all the details. So, what is Stitch Makers Live Virtual Crochet Conference? Stitch Makers Live is a 3-day virtual event during which over 10 crochet designers and teachers are going to spend time with you right on Facebook! The conference will consist of 15 crochet sessions LIVE with industry experts. That means you can watch, learn, and interact in real time. So fun, right?  Now through 9/18 at 11:45 pm you ... [Read More]

How to Use the Silhouette PixScan Mat

This beginner's tutorial will walk you through all of the steps of using the Silhouette PixScan Mat. This video tutorial will show you the basics of PixScan crafting, plus teach you how to calibrate your camera to work with PixScan, and give you lots of ideas for crafting with the PixScan mat! This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Hey hey! It's time for another awesome Silhouette tutorial! I am really excited to share this one with you guys today. This is a tool that I have admittedly not used enough: The Silhouette PixScan Mat. As I was playing around with PixScan for this video tutorial, I realized that I have been missing out! This little mat can really help you get create some awesome things! So, What is the PixScan ... [Read More]

Amazon Prime Day Craft Deals 2019

Amazon Prime Day is coming! This guide will show you how to find the best Amazon Prime Day Craft Deals for 2019 plus I will collect my favorite deals here for you throughout the shopping day! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Guys! Prime Day is coming! Do you have any idea what I'm talking about? If not, keep reading for a little info on what Prime Day is and how it can get you some deals. What is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day basically an excuse for Amazon to put a bunch of stuff on sale and try to get us to spend some money. :) But the upside of that for us is that it's a great time to snag some deals and stock up that craft closet. To get the deals on Amazon Prime Day, you have to have a Prime membership. If you ... [Read More]