Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


  • How to Use Fonts in Silhouette Studio: The Complete Guide to Silhouette Cameo Fonts

    Learn all about using fonts in Silhouette Studio! This complete guide to Silhouette Fonts will teach you how to add your fonts to the Studio software, choose the best fonts for your projects, as well as how to edit and manipulate fonts with your Silhouette Cameo. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support… [Keep Reading]

    How to Use Fonts in Silhouette Studio: The Complete Guide to Silhouette Cameo Fonts

  • Make Your Own DIY Woven Bag

    Woven wall hangings full of color and texture are still a big trend, but DIY weaving projects make more than just beautiful wall decor! Why not make a beautiful woven bag? This post walks you through all the steps of making your own simple yet pretty woven bag. I originally shared this project at Crafts… [Keep Reading]

    Make Your Own DIY Woven Bag

  • Hand Crochet Flower Pillows

    Learn how to make your own chunky flower pillows using giant yarn and hand crochet! If you have never tried hand crochet before, this is a great little project to give it a try. You can make this cute crochet flower pillow using just your hands! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support… [Keep Reading]

    Hand Crochet Flower Pillows

  • Transfer Tape 101: How to Use Transfer Tape with Silhouette or Cricut Vinyl

    Learn everything you need to know about how to use transfer tape! Whether you are using a Cricut, Silhouette, or other cutting machine, I will walk you through the process of using transfer tape (or transfer paper) with your adhesive vinyl decals and vinyl lettering in this written tutorial and video! This post contains affiliate… [Keep Reading]

    Transfer Tape 101: How to Use Transfer Tape with Silhouette or Cricut Vinyl

Silhouette Cameo 3 Black Friday 2018 Deals

It's Silhouette Black Friday time, friends! That time of year when it's time to grab that crafter's dream, the Silhouette Cameo 3, on mega-sale! Who's ready to get shopping?? Keep reading for exclusive EARLY ACCESS to Silhouette Cameo 3 Bundles and lots of awesome crafty deals. (This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.)If you have been in the market to get yourself a new crafting toy, then today is the day! I have EARLY ACCESS to Silhouette's best Black Friday deals starting right NOW. I am so excited about this year's sale because in addition to fab Silhouette Cameo 3 Black Friday bundles (helloooooo, beautiful mint machine!!), they also have deals on all of their awesome crafting machines, including the Silhouette Alta for (I ... [Read More]

DIY Christmas Unicorn Jacket

Make your own cute Christmas Unicorn jacket with this adorable hand drawn cut file design. This SVG cut file works with your Silhouette or Cricut to make your own custom holiday apparel, gifts, and more! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks!I have been working on some new holiday cut file designs recently, and since my daughter is completely obsessed with all things unicorn, I decided to try my hand at a Christmas unicorn design.I already did a couple of Halloween unicorns that I had a lot of fun with, so a Christmas unicorn seemed like the obvious move. :)This festive little holiday unicornhas a peppermint twist horn and holly in its hair. I added the design to the back of a pink jean jacket for my ... [Read More]

Modern, Natural Flocked Green and Pink Christmas Tree

Come check out my modern flocked green and pink Christmas tree! This pretty tree is loaded up with simple modern ornaments and pretty handmade decorations. This post contains affiliate links which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks!Hello, hello! I am so excited to share my modern, flocked, green and pink Christmas tree with you all today! This tree is loaded up with texture, simple modern ornaments, and homemade details.I am also really happy to be joining the My Style Home Christmas Tree Edition blog hop today. This is my first time joining in, and I am loving seeing everyone's beautiful trees so far. If you are coming from the always fabulous Delineate Your Dwelling, welcome! Thanks so much for coming by to check out my tree.My New Favorite ... [Read More]

DIY Gather Here Sign with Free Cut File

Learn how to make this welcoming DIY gather wood sign, which is perfect for decorating your home this fall. This cute feather-shaped wood sign is easy to make with your Silhouette or Cricut and my free hand lettered "Gather Here" cut file (comes with SVG, PNG, and DXF files). I originally shared this project at Crafts Unleashed, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks!Are you guys already switching into Christmas mode or are you still wanting to hang onto fall a bit longer? If you are looking for a simple fall themed decor project (maybe a little something for Thanksgiving?), then I have you covered today with this cute and simple DIY Gather Here sign!This project started out with an awesome feather shaped wood piece that I immediately ... [Read More]

How to Make DIY Reverse Canvas Art

Learn how to make your own DIY reverse canvas art with this free tutorial (written instructions and video!). You can completely customize your DIY reverse canvas art to fit any decor or occasion with your Silhouette or Cricut. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks!I am really excited to share this fun project with you all today! Today we are making reverse canvas art! Have you heard of the reverse canvas technique? It's a simple craft/DIY project that I am seeing more and more of, especially in Silhouette and Cricut crafting communities.I have done a few reverse canvas projects, so I figured it was time to do a blog post all about them. Since we are going into the holiday season, we are going to be using one of my ... [Read More]

How to Make a Silhouette Advent Calendar

Learn how to make your own awesome DIY advent calendar with the Silhouette Advent Kit. It's fun and easy to customize your advent using your favorite colors, treats, and holiday themes! A big thank you to Silhouette for sponsoring this post.I know it's still early for Christmas projects, but I hope you guys will forgive me since this is not just any Christmas craft, but an advent calendar, which really needs to be ready early, you know? Plus this thing is just so cute I can't keep it to myself and need to share it with you all right away!This awesome advent calendar was made with Silhouette's Advent Calendar Kit, which you can get on super discount (only $24.99) through the end of October by entering the code PERSIA at check out. It's just one of this month's great Silhouette ... [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 contains 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 simple pattern, but I really like how it turned out. And so did ... [Read More]

A Cute and Colorful DIY Unicorn Party with Goblies Paint

This sparkly and colorful unicorn party was so much fun and so cute! Keep reading for lots of unicorn party DIYs, unicorn party decoration ideas, and fun unicorn activity ideas! I've included lots of free cut files and printables to make it extra easy for you to throw your own magical unicorn party. A big thanks to Goblies for sponsoring this post!Its officially October, which means it's time to think about Halloween parties and celebrations! If you are looking for an alternative to scary or gory Halloween party themes, why not try out the magical side of Halloween with a cute and colorful unicorn party?! That's just what we did here last week, and we had so. much. fun.This unicorn party is, of course, loaded with lots of cute, sparkly details, but it also has it's fair ... [Read More]

Kitchen Remodel Update: The Power of Paint

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape®. All opinions are 100% mine.What a difference a can of paint can make! Come get a little peek at our kitchen remodel plus a few tips for getting perfect paint lines every time.  If you have been following my recent sporadic instagram stories, then you may have seen some updates and questions and general mulling over things in our little kitchen remodel. We have been in our home for about a year and a half now. We have been sloooooowly remodeling the kitchen over that past year or so, and it is finally starting to come together. Today, I wanted to share a quick update on the space and show off what we have been working on in there.If you want to go back and look at the "Before" Home Tour I posted last year, you can check ... [Read More]

DIY Paper Treat Boxes with Cut Files for Silhouette or Cricut

Learn how to make your own adorable DIY paper treat boxes for packaging up baked goods and sweet treats in style! These paper box SVG cut files work with your Silhouette or Cricut cutting machines to make custom gift boxes in a snap. This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. We are running full speed ahead into the holiday season, and for me, that means there is a whole lot of baking and gifting coming up. One of my very favorite parts of giving gifts is wrapping and packaging. Are you the same way? There is just something about a pretty package that makes my heart skip a beat.Looking forward to all of that wrapping, my newest cut files are designed to help make packing up those baked goods extra cute and extra easy!I ... [Read More]