These Hand-Lettered Black and White Christmas Gift Tags are free to download and print for all your gifts this season! This post includes affiliate links, which help to support this site when you make a purchase through our links. Christmas is coming, and you know what that means - time to wrap some gifts! I LOVE cute wrapping paper and gift tags and ribbons and bows, so I love to create my own wrapping designs and share the printables here with you all! Last year I shared some hand-lettered printable Christmas gift tags, and they were some of my very favorite printables, so this year I wanted to share some more designs! This year our Christmas is going mostly pink, white, and black. It's not the most traditional of color schemes, but I am pretty crazy for it. My pink ... [Read More]
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Free Hello Sunshine Cut File & DIY Summer Lemon Wreath
Download this free, hand lettered "Hello Sunshine" SVG cut file to make your own projects for sunny days! Plus learn how easy it is to customize your own cute DIY lemon wreath. I originally shared this wreath at Crafts Unleashed, and this post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Today, I have a new free cut file to share with you all PLUS a simple little wreath DIY that's perfect for sunny days! First, I will walk through the super simple wreath DIY, and then you can grab the free Hello Sunshine cut file to use for any projects you can think of. DIY Hello Sunshine Lemon Wreath Supplies: Lemon Wreath or add faux lemons to a simple wreath Unfinished Wood Plank Hand Saw and Sand Paper White Adhesive Vinyl (Or you can ... [Read More]
Tombow Brush Lettering Tutorial: How to Blend Tombow Markers
Learn how to blend your brush lettering for a beautiful ombre look using Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a simple DIY blending palette. I have step by step instructions plus a tutorial video to help you make your own blended brush lettering! I originally shared this post at Crafts Unleashed, and it may contain affiliate links, which help to support to site at no extra cost to you. Brush lettering is one of my favorite hobbies, and while I share lots of printables and cut files I have made with my hand lettering, I haven't done too many hand lettering tutorials here on the blog yet. But since quite a few of you indicated you would like to see more hand lettering on the blog in my reader survey (P.S. If you haven't filled it out yet, I would still love to hear from you!), I am going to try ... [Read More]
Motivational Hand Lettered Printables
Get motivated with this free printable hand lettered quote. Plus six more inspirational hand lettering tutorials and printables! This post may contain affiliate links, which allow me to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It's already halfway through January, but I'm really just getting started with my goal setting and planning for the year. I love this time of year. It just feels so hopeful and like there is so much possibility in the months to come! Today, I'm joining in with some of my favorite hand lettering bloggers to share a whole collection of inspirational hand lettering printables, tutorials, and worksheets. A few days ago, I was looking at some motivational quotes to put up around my desk, and I found this quote from Maya Angelou: "Nothing will work unless ... [Read More]
Fa La Llama: DIY Llama Christmas Sweater with free Cut File
Make your own DIY Llama Christmas sweater and other gifts using my free SVG cut file. It's fun to make and even more fun to wear this holiday season! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thank you! Are you guys ready for Christmas stuff? I know we still have Thanksgiving and all that, but I say bring it on! In fact, I'm behind on my Hallmark Christmas movie binging. Need to get caught up on that! Haha... To kick off a whole bunch of fun Christmas craft ideas over here at Persia Lou, I thought we'd start off with a this cute little DIY Llama Christmas sweater that I made for my daughter. I am kind of crazy about it and definitely need one for myself now. I have been doing lots of sketching and doodling on my ipad pro with my apple pencil lately, ... [Read More]
Thankful For You: Free Thanksgiving SVG Cut File
Create your own cute fall crafts with this free Thanksgiving SVG cut file! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. I have had a cold for what feels like forever now. It's really only been about two weeks, but as far as I'm concerned that is long enough. These past couple weeks, one thing that has been a treat for my sore throat is a nice cup of tea (this one is my latest favorite), and drinking it out of a special mug makes it even better. I love making mugs, and wanted to share a new design with you all today that's perfect for fall and a season of gratitude. Thanksgiving SVG Cut File I used my ipad pro and apple pencil to create this little hand lettered thanksgiving cut file design, and it's not just for making mugs! You can use the design to create ... [Read More]
How to Sketch and Cut with the Silhouette & Thanksgiving Place Setting Idea
Learn how to sketch and cut with your Silhouette Cameo 3 or Silhouette Curio while we make some pretty yet simple Thanksgiving place settings. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Hello, hello! Today, I want to share some simple Thanksgiving table and decor ideas AND teach you how to sketch and cut with your Silhouette, which is, I have to say, a technique I love that I think is really underutilized! To create my Thanksgiving decor projects, I'm using two wreath SVG designs that are great for creating signs, tote bags, decals, or anything else you can think of. You can grab these designs in my shop. I cut one of the designs from vinyl and applied it to a simple wooden sign to make some quick and easy fall decor. Then, I decided ... [Read More]
Happy Hauntings Halloween Tote with Free SVG Cut File
Make your own cute "Happy Hauntings" Halloween tote in no time at all using silver glitter vinyl. Get the free hand lettered SVG cut file to use for all of your Halloween projects! I originally shared this post at Crafts Unleashed, and it contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I've shared a few different Halloween themed cut files this year (like this one, this one, and this one), but there's always room for more cut vinyl projects, right??? I mean, I think so. I am really happy with this little "Happy Hauntings" design, and I hope you will love it too! You need just a few supplies to make your own cute Happy Hauntings tote. DIY Halloween Tote Bag: Black Tote Bag Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl Silhouette Cameo or Cricut Maker ... [Read More]
Haunted Mansion Inspired Pumpkin Craft – Free SVG Cut File
I have a fun little Haunted Mansion inspired Halloween craft to share with you all today - a simple no-carve pumpkin craft! But this free SVG cut isn't just for pumpkins! You can use it to create all kinds of projects to decorate your Halloween home this year. A big thanks to Expressions Vinyl for sponsoring this post, which also includes affiliate links that help to support this site. I am a huge Disneyland nerd. HUGE. It's been a little while since we have been able to get there, so I'm bringing some of that Disney Halloween magic into our home with this little Haunted Mansion inspired no-carve pumpkin craft. I created this little svg cut file design using my ipad pro and apple pencil, and it's pretty much the best way to welcome people to your home this Halloween season. :) I ... [Read More]
DIY Custom Foil Shirts with Free Halloween Cut Files
Learn how to make your own DIY custom foil shirts at home! You can create beautifully shiny t-shirt designs in all kinds of colors with this easy DIY technique. Plus snag two free cut files to make your own cute DIY Halloween shirts. This post contains affiliate links that help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I love crafting for the holidays, especially when that crafting creates something fun I can wear! I loved the Halloween tee I made last year (because Hocus Pocus is pretty much the best), so it seemed like a good time to make some more spooky shirts, which is just what I did. :) This time I decided to try out a fun technique I have been wanting to try for a while now - foil! I am really happy with the way these shirts turned out, and I'm ready to share all my ... [Read More]