These simple DIY Unicorn party favors are so cute and so easy to put together with my free printable toppers! Just print, cut, fill, and glue to make adorable unicorn party treats for all of your guests! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thanks! We recently had an awesome unicorn party at our house full of lots of pink, purple, and glitter, and it was just so much fun! You can see a little sneak peek of some of the party decor (including the unicorn party favors from this post) right here: BUT - be sure to go check out the whole party because there were some really fun little details including some really fun party activities. Anyway, I had a lot of fun putting together lots of little DIYs for the party and these ... [Read More]
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How to Easily Make DIY Scratch Off Cards in Color! (Plus Free Easter Printable)
Learn how to DIY scratch off cards with color and pattern! It is so easy with Silhouette printable scratch off material! I will walk you through the whole process step by step plus you can get a free Easter printable for adorable Easter egg cards! This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thank you! I am super excited to share this fun technique and product with you guys today. I have done scratch off cards before - (even Easter ones!) - but the cards I am sharing today are extra special. Can you see why? That's no silver scratch off, folks! It's colorful! It's patterned! It can be whatever you want it to be! Seriously. How cool is that? I am crazy about this stuff. You can do make your own DIY scratch off stickers ... [Read More]
How to Work with Printable Vinyl: DIY Vinyl Stickers
Printable Vinyl 101 - Learn how to print on vinyl to make your own awesome DIY vinyl stickers at home! Custom printable vinyl stickers are perfect for labeling and decorating all your stuff. Once you see how easy it is to make custom vinyl decals you are going to be labeling all the things! A big thanks to Expressions Vinyl for sponsoring this post, which also contains affiliate links that help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Psst - If you are new to working with vinyl, check out Vinyl 101 - my beginner's guide to working with vinyl right HERE. I am really excited to share today's tutorial with you all! As much as I love working with vinyl, I know that it can be really intimidating if you have never worked with it before! Today, we are kicking things off with a ... [Read More]
How to Make Stickers with your Silhouette: DIY Planner Stickers
Learn how to make stickers using your Silhouette Cameo! It's easy to make DIY planner stickers or any other kind of custom stickers, and I will walk you through each step. This post contains affiliate links, which allow me to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We are only a few days into 2018, but I have already spent a lot of time planning and dreaming and hoping for the coming year. I'm guessing you are probably doing some of that too, am I right? I mean, tis the season! ;) In my opinion, cute stickers, motivational quotes, and fun calendaring designs always make that planning and goal setting more fun, and that's what this month's Fresh Cut SVG Bundle is all about. The bundle contains over 40 SVG elements plus 14 bonus files, so you will have loads of material to ... [Read More]
Free Printable Valentine Cards with Heart Glasses
These free printable Valentine cards are a great last minute gift idea for Valentine's Day! Just print and assemble these adorable heart glasses cards for your sweetheart or galentine this year. They are the perfect Valentine card for teens and adults alike. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support Persia Lou. Guys. I think we have talked about this, but I just love crafting for Valentine's Day. It's not just because of all the pink and hearts and glitter, which I love year-round, but this special holiday also has so many printable possibilities plus one of my very favorite things, PUNS! Man. I love me a good pun. So today I have some new printable valentine cards for you all, and yes, they combine pink + hearts + puns, but that is not all! They also give you ... [Read More]
DIY Gift Card Box – Free Printable Gift Idea for Christmas
If you are giving gift cards to loved ones this Christmas, why not use a little DIY gift card box to make it extra special? Download this free printable gift card box and you will have all your gift cards beautifully wrapped in minutes! They are so easy - just print, assemble, and gift! I originally shared this post at Crafts Unleashed, and the post contains affiliate links that allow me to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Where do you guys come down on the gift cards as gifts debate? I know some people have strong feelings on this question, but I can definitely see both sides. I do see how maybe a gift card can seem a bit impersonal, but I also think sometimes it's just the best option! And I think they are often really appreciated by the recipient. I think ... [Read More]
DIY Tote Bag and Stepping Forward with Confidence
This post brought to you by Famous Footwear. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Persia Lou. Make a cute DIY Tote Bag in minutes with this free tutorial and download to remind yourself to keep stepping forward with confidence because you are going places! As we near the end of 2016, it's good to take some time and reflect back on the year and think about what we have accomplished and what steps we want to take in the new year. Of course, 2016 has been very difficult for a lot of us in a lot of ways, but as I look back over the year, I also see a lot of positive steps forward in my life and my business, and today I want to focus on those. Famous Footwear asked me to share my Step Forward moment, and it has been a great opportunity for me to reflect on this year ... [Read More]
Silhouette Print and Cut Fish Classroom Valentines
Make your own cute fishy Valentines with this free Silhouette Print and Cut file. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks! Guys - Valentine's Day is really growing on me. I just love love and hearts and PUNS. Gosh, I love dumb puns. I think the great thing about Valentine's Day too is that I can craft and do fun things for my kids and husband and friends, but it doesn't put the same kind of expectation and stress on me that some other holidays do (I'm looking your way, Christmas and Halloween). Sooooo because of my love of puns and silly little Valentine's Day treats, I have another Valentine for you guys - Fish Valentines! I had the thought the other day that those little red fortune teller fish I used to love as a kid would make a perfect - ... [Read More]
DIY Ice Cream Shop Freezer Decorations and Cups
I am really excited to be participating in a Silhouette Challenge today! Silhouette sent me and some other bloggers a goodie box full of fun Silhouette materials to play with. The challenge was to use at least two of the products included in the goodie box to make a summery project. After you see what I've made, be sure to scroll down to see all of the projects and vote for your favorite. PLUS (!) you can enter to win your own challenge box full of Silhouette products. So, I've mentioned that I have been planning my son's ice cream birthday party that is coming up soon. I wanted to use my Silhouette challenge box to make something for the party. We are planning on having the birthday party in our backyard. And July + Vegas + backyard = HOT, which can be a problem for an ice cream ... [Read More]
DIY Double-Sided, Custom-Shaped Business Cards
Last week I was in Salt Lake attending SNAP!, a conference for creative bloggers. It was a great experience - I met lots of incredible people and filled my brain up with all loads of information - but, honestly, the days leading up to the conference were on the crazy side of hectic. One of the things on my to-do list was making my business cards. As you can probably imagine, the business cards at a creative blogger conference are kind of a big deal. I could do a whole post just about all the awesome-sauce cards I collected (from coloring pages, to sugar cookies, to sand paper), but I'm just going to share what I did and how I made them. I wanted to incorporate the new blog design into my cards, which meant I got to bust out my watercolors again. Yay! I painted a whole stack of 90 lb. ... [Read More]