Monogram Hairbrushes With Shrinky Dinks Charms

 I purchased these four Conair hairbrushes at Walmart for $3.98 each.   I liked the fact that they had a nice flat back - perfect for adding a monogram.

Initial monograms in white vinyl.   Initials were cut at 2.5" using Cricut Storybook cartridge.

Adding Shrinky Dinks Charms!   Images printed and cut at 2.5" using Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge.   Above picture is before shrinking in the oven (325 degrees for 3 minutes.)  Place images on a cookie sheet with brown sack underneath.   Images need to be baked printed side down.

When printing / cutting on Cricut Imagine, make sure to print on the ruff side to prevent streaking.   Also, when complete the image will be reversed.  As seen above, images with text were backwards - I should have "flipped" the image before printing on the Imagine to correct the issue.

Additionally, I punched a 3/16" hole at the top of each charm before placing in the oven.

Shrinky Dinks after coming out of the oven.   Charms shrink down to 1/3 of original size.

Purple hairbrush with charm added.  The purple ball chain was purchased at Hobby Lobby for $1.47.  Original chain was much longer; I cut to desired size using regular scissors.

Jump ring was added thru charm to enable attachment to chain.

I also added Mod Podge Dimensional Magic to top of charm to give it the extra thickness and shine.   Make sure the jump ring is in the charm before adding the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.  Allow the charm about 3 hours to dry before handling.

Pink monogram hairbrush with charm.

Orange monogram hairbrush with charm.

Blue monogram hairbrush with charm.

Flower Pot

Flower pot made using a $1 can from Target.  All flowers come from Cricut Bloom Lite cartridge.  Bottom flowers cut at 2 inches, top flowers cut at 2.5 inches.   Flowers attached to popcycle sticks that have been stuck into styrofoam.

Paper colors are from Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge.

Grass is green grass sold for Easter baskets.  Butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch.  Flowers and butterflies accented using Liquid Pearls and stickles.

Leaves are from Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge (cut at 1.25")

Lost Sock Wall Art

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Image created using Cricut Meow Lite cartridge (cut at 6.5 inches).   Background and image colors from Best Friends Imagine (background cut at 7.5 inches using Imagine stock image 8:10).  

 

Canvas is 8 x 10 painted with Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze Gloss paint before images were attached using Mod Podge.  

 

Yellow puff paint used on image above socks.   Cloud created using Liquid Applique.  Twine added along clothes line.

 

Butterfly on cat is a Martha Stewart punch and was added to cover a paint smudge.

 

 

Clothes pins were painted and attached with hot glue gun.  Rinestones on clothes pins from Michaels.

Time Out Stool - Owl

Time Out Stool / Baby Gift.   Owl and tree branch are from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (owl cut at 3.8" and branch at 4").   Background cloud paper from Best Friends Imagine cartridge (circle cut at 9.5").   Kite is also from Best Friends Imagine cartridge (cut at 2").

Blue twine added between kite and tree branch.  Red twine used to outline kite and yellow twine added to center of kite.

 "Silas" font is from Songbird Cricut cartridge - letters were welded together via Cricut Craft room.   Glossy Accents was added to top of kite.   Stickles added to "Silas", leaves and Owl.   Ribbon attached around side of stool using Tacky Glue.

Paper colors are from Best Friends Imagine cartridge.  Images were all attached using Mod Podge.

Thinking of You Card

Thinking of You - Get Well Soon card.

Tree - Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge (3.5 inches)
Sun and Cloud - Everyday Paper Dolls (1.5 inches)
Flowers / Grass at bottom - Everyday Paper Dolls (cut two) at 1.5 inches

Colors:
Background paper and all other card colors are from Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge.   Cut paper using 8:11 Imagine selection at 4.1 inches, then trim to 5.25" x 4".

Bling:
Stickles added to sun; Glossy Accents add to checks of tree.
Sentiment is from Cardz TV stamp set "Encouraging Thoughts."   Face on sun from Peachy Keen Stamps "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment" : 5/8".
One layer of foam tape added to back of sun and cloud to pop up.