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DIY Baby Onesies with Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition & CAMEO | Bonus Discount Code

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On Monday our family was thrilled to welcome a new little nephew into the world and I jumped at the chance to make some cute DIY onsies for the new little guy with my Silhouette CAMEO, the Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition & the Heat Transfer Material also from Silhouette.

 

Aren't they cute? A Cuddle Bug and a Stink Bug… I LOVE it!! Back when I first bought my Silhouette SD a couple of years ago, I came up with this fun idea for a infant or toddler shirt, but my hands were tied.  Silhouette has thousands of images in the Silhouette Studio® however, they didn't have the VW Bug that I needed to make this shirt work.

img source | vw bug from clipartsy

Since then Silhouette has introduced the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition that allows you to use Scalable Vector Graphics or .svg files that you can find on the web for your designs. When I found that out I did the HAPPY DANCE!! Here are some of the other features that the Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition has to offer…

  • Ability to open, manipulate, and cut .svg files
  • Rhinestone tools to convert designs into rhinestone templates and create your own rhinestone designs
  • Sketch tools to convert designs into several styles of sketchable art
  • Creative knife tools to allow you to clip designs using different patterns
  • Enhanced eraser set to modify designs with more precision
  • Built-in ruler and guide lines for precise alignment and drawing

Isn't that sooooo fun!!  All the things we can do now with our CAMEO and Silhouette SD. It's super easy to use as well. On Saturday I will have a tutorial on how to open and use a .svg file in Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition to create this fun infant onesie.

TODAY, I have an aaaamazing bundle deal to share with you from Silhouette.

Click here to visit the Silhouette Shop and cash in on this smokin' hot deal!! Don't forget to check back on Saturday for the full tutorial on how to make these super CUTE shirts for your little ones.

Come Learn to Knit with WhipperBerry & Craftsy

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When I was a little girl, my Mom patiently tried to teach me how to crochet & knit.  The crocheting came rather easily to me as long as I could crochet one looooong chain and didn’t have to figure out how to turn and then build something out of the massive chain.  Unfortunately, I didn’t really have a need for a yarn chain that was two miles long… so I quit! The knitting on the other had was a little more challenging, you know… having to use two needles for a young girl who had no hand-eye coordination to speak of was almost impossible.

Fast forward several years… My sweet Mother-in-Law came to visit and taught me how to crochet FOR REAL and I discovered a love of the yarn arts.  Knitting on the other hand, as much as I would love to knit… I have to admit that art has been a bit of a challenge for me.  It’s a hand-eye coordination thing again, I can’t play video games either.

That is until I discovered Craftsy…

Have you discovered this site yet? It’s amazing! The team at Craftsy has worked really hard to create a site that is not only beautiful, but super user-friendly. I wrote a full craftsy review here.

It delivers top-notch online video classes that are unmatched on any other site that I have seen. They have searched high and low to find instructors that are masters at their crafts and then given them the tools to create the best online learning environment out there.  Here’s an example…

If you are taking a class on how to quilt and half way through the video a question pops into your head. You can pause the video at that point and type your question right there in the user interface and the INSTRUCTOR will answer your question as soon as they see it!!  How cool is that?

So here’s my thought… I want to learn how to knit.  I want to be cool like Julia Roberts and all those other cool knitting people or if you just want to gift someone a handmade gift. I am going to sign-up for…the Knit Lab at Craftsy and I would LOVE it if you guys {all of you who don’t know how to knit, or would like to brush-up on your skills} to join me!!  Won’t that be fun?

The sweet folks at Craftsy have given all of you guys a 25% discount on the price of the class.  It’s only $29.99 for all my sweet WhipperBerry friends!  Head over to Craftsy and check out The Knitting Lab and see all that it has to offer.  You can even watch sample videos to see if this is something that you would like to do.

So, come learn to knit with me! If you decide to accept this challenge, leave a comment in the comments section and then let’s get started!  I will check in with a post next week to show how far I have gotten and then maybe we can set-up a link party for everyone to show off what they’ve made in a few weeks.

So who’s in? I can’t wait to give this a go!!

Do you Feel Lucky?

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Do you believe in luck? Is there really some cosmic lottery that falls on each of us randomly, bestowing us with gifts large and small? If there is, I seem to have missed my turn in line a few times.  The last time I remember “winning” something was when I was 12 years old and I spent hours listening to the radio waiting to call in and win tickets to see the “new” Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie.  River Phoenix was in it and I was a BIG fan!! I sat tethered to my phone which was {believe it or not} also tethered to the wall.  I know… soooooo long ago! What on earth did we do before the cellular age?

To continue this story and have a chance to win a Trip to Ireland or some aaaamazing swag from International Delights click HERE!

Friday Flair | Link Party

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Happy it's {almost} Friday everyone!!  Are you ready for the weekend? Do you have big St. Patrick's Day plans? I know, I know… it's not exactly the most exciting holiday out there, but…  I love it, because I love corned beef. You either love it or hate it, I find.  I fall in the love category.  I love making one of my favorite dinners and you never know… a blushing leprechaun may possibly make an appearance {one of these years I should share my blushing leprechaun.} I WISH I could serve these aaaamazing cookies from Sweet Sugarbelle for dessert!

img source | sweet sugarbelle

I dream of being able to decorate cookies like this!! Aren't they incredible?

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Extra Creamy Yogurt Cups | Recipe

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Two times of the day that can be a little hairy at our house are breakfast and after school.  The kiddos are hungry and they are looking for whatever isn’t nailed down to eat.  If not careful, they will eat their body weight in junk and empty calories.  One trick I have is to make sure to have healthy, tasty alternatives ready at hand.  One of my secret weapons is a super rich and extra creamy yogurt cups with granola, berries and drizzled with a bit of agave. I keep these tasty little cups on hand in the fridge for the kiddos to easily grab for a healthy, satisfying breakfast or after-school snack.

I know this isn’t a new concept at all but what makes it a little different and super economical is the way I make the yogurt extra special.  Instead of buying the more expensive individual cups or even the creamy and a little more decadent Greek yogurt, I buy the cheaper low-fat or fat-free vanilla yogurt that you can purchase in large containers.  This is then where the magic a happens…

Here is what you will need…

  • Large container of your favorite yogurt
  • Fresh or frozen berries
  • Granola
  • Agave nectar or honey
  • Small containers in which to store individual portions of the tasty treat {optional}

I pour all of the yogurt in to a mesh strainer lined with a paper towel and let that sit in the fridge for a few hours. 

 

This drains some of the excess liquid from the yogurt and makes it extra decadent and creamy.  My kids LOVE it!  I top it with berries, granola and then drizzle a little Agave nectar over it and they couldn’t be happier. I store the creamy yogurt in small jars in the fridge so that the kiddos can run and grab one anytime they like!

 

What are some of your healthy treat options for your kiddos? What tricks do you employ to get them to crave healthy foods?