Carole Knits

october zinnia
october zinnia
martinis with a view
martinis with a view
gettysburg fence for
gettysburg fence for
germinate shawl on rocks
germinate shawl on rocks
field of flags 2
field of flags 2
color affection with edge
color affection with edge
cedar leaf shawlette 2
cedar leaf shawlette 2
3_27_2014
3_27_2014
3_18_13
3_18_13
2_24_2014
2_24_2014
1_11_13
1_11_13
peony-bouquet-for-carole-knits
peony-bouquet-for-carole-knits
dale-and-jackie-for-carole-knits
dale-and-jackie-for-carole-knits
nightshift-progress-for-carole-knits
nightshift-progress-for-carole-knits

ABC Along Adventures of Dale and Carole Arthritis Ask Me Anything Birthdays Bloggers Books Buy More Yarn Charity Knitting Circular Sock Machine Contests Crochet Dyeing Epic Sock Blanket Eye Candy Friday Feeling Crafty Fiber Festivals Food Good, Bad, Ugly Hmmm Joyful Wednesday Knitting Knitting Olympics Macro Monday March Money Madness Memes Mittens Monday On My Mind Movies Museum of Me Mutterings My Backyard NaBloPoMo One Little Word Patterns Photography Project Spectrum Quilting Random Ravelry Read With Us Reenacting Run For Your Life Saturday Posts Selfies Sewing Show & Tell Sock Knitting Spinning Sunday Funnies Swaps Ten on the Tenth Ten on Tuesday Thankfulness That's Life Think Write Thursday Three Things Throwback Thursday Thursday Things Uncategorized Vacations Wordless Words in the Wild

  • Home
  • Carole Julius Photography
You are here: Home / Thursday Things / Three On Thursday

Three On Thursday

September 5, 2019 By Carole

As I told you back in July, and then mentioned again when I started reorganizing my craft room, I recently bought a Cricut machine. If you’re unfamiliar with what this is, it’s basically a printer but instead of printing your design the machine cuts your design out of whatever material you want . . . vinyl, iron on, paper, thin wood and more. There’s a definite learning curve (don’t ask me how much vinyl I’ve wasted trying to get the cuts just right) but there are videos and tutorials galore and they are quite helpful.

Today, because it’s Thursday and because I’ve got three, I’m going to show you three things I’ve made recently with my Cricut.

This onesie (or bodysuit, as it’s technically called since onesie is a copyrighted term) for Jackie. The design was free and I had the machine cut it on iron on material so that I could transfer it to the shirt.

This t-shirt for Jackie. I paid $2 for this design on etsy because I just couldn’t resist it when I saw it. Both this shirt and the onesie were garments Jackie already had, I just asked Jess for anything plain he had that I could practice on and she gave me these.

And this mug for Hannah. I saw this design on Pinterest and I almost then bought it on etsy but decided to put my skills to the test and I did it myself with fonts from the Cricut software. It might be hard to read because of the curve of the mug but it says “Does this ring make me look engaged?” The cursive stuff is a little tricky, you have to weld the letters together, and I used the character map to get those extra swirls, and I would have preferred to do the ring itself in gold but I didn’t have any gold vinyl. Honestly, I think it’s pretty good for my first effort. Plus it made Hannah laugh when I gave it to her for her birthday – which happened on Tuesday and I forgot to tell you! My girlie is 27!

I feel like a person with a brand new label machine . . . I want to put vinyl on all.the.things and I walk through my house coming up with ideas of how I can customize and personalize our stuff. Christmas ought to be extra fun this year, I think! Plus all that wedding stuff. Oh my!

If you wrote a post for today please include your link below. As always, thanks for joining in on Three On Thursday.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


Related posts:

Default ThumbnailThree On Thursday Default ThumbnailThree On Thursday Weekending Default ThumbnailThursday Things
« Meet The Monarch
Eye Candy Friday »

Filed Under: Thursday Things

Comments

  1. Carolyn S Thomas says

    September 5, 2019 at 7:06 am

    That all turned out SO SHARP! Looks like you’ve managed the learning curve like a pro. Have fun with it! Lucky friends & family 🙂

  2. Mary K. in Rockport says

    September 5, 2019 at 7:10 am

    My daughter made ME a cup saying (from Harry Potter) “Not MY daughter, you bitch!” I love it so much I’m afraid to use it!

  3. Bonny says

    September 5, 2019 at 7:18 am

    I was wondering how you managed to tear yourself away from Cricut-ing to go to work! It really sounds like fun, and more than that, it looks like fun. Your FOs look great and I hope you’ll share other items you make in the future.

  4. Robby says

    September 5, 2019 at 8:00 am

    Cute stuff! Normally, like after your weekend posts, I think it must be fun to be your friend. Now… I can see a little distance might not be a bad thing until your enthusiasm dials down just a little with this new gadget.

  5. Kat says

    September 5, 2019 at 8:00 am

    So.much.creativity! I can’t wait to see what else you do! (also, is that what people use for the wall lettering that I see so many places?)

  6. Kym says

    September 5, 2019 at 8:44 am

    What FUN! I have a good friend here with a Cricut machine — and it is so much fun to see what she comes up with. I can’t wait to see what you do with yours! XO

  7. Juliann says

    September 5, 2019 at 8:50 am

    Well that looks like fun!

  8. Vera says

    September 5, 2019 at 9:47 am

    Definitely a ton of fun! Love the things you’ve made so far Carole and looking forward to seeing more.

  9. Patty says

    September 5, 2019 at 10:06 am

    So very fun! Love the I still live with my parents one!

  10. Sarah says

    September 5, 2019 at 10:40 am

    I have noticed a lot of people getting/using a Cricut lately and now I understand why. It looks like a lot of fun to be able to customize all the things! I can’t wait to see what you do with it for Christmas gifts and decorating.

  11. kim in oregon says

    September 5, 2019 at 12:05 pm

    I bought a silhouette cameo and feel the exact same way. What vinyl do you use for the clothes? Is it iron on or heat press? Agree on the learning curve but it is so very fun!

  12. Becky says

    September 5, 2019 at 1:08 pm

    What a fun, new toy! I love the things that you have made so far. Looking forward to seeing all future projects, Carole.

  13. Jeannie Gray says

    September 5, 2019 at 4:06 pm

    Your creations look awesome! I thought I had talked myself out of getting a Cricut but now…..

  14. Kwizgiver says

    September 5, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    I’ve been contemplating getting a Cricut. I think I would love using it for school!

  15. margene says

    September 5, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    I love the things you’ve made (so far!).

  16. Kim says

    September 5, 2019 at 7:13 pm

    I love it!

  17. Vicki says

    September 6, 2019 at 9:43 am

    Just as with all things related to spinning yarn, I’ve donned my blinders for anything Cricut — except that these are SO DARN CUTE!

    Darn.

    So cute!!

  18. Mary says

    September 8, 2019 at 5:08 pm

    Oh wow – that mug is the best … I’m quite impressed with your Cricut skills!!

Archives

carole AT caroleknits DOT net
my read shelf:
Carole's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists (read shelf)

2021 Reading Challenge

2021 Reading Challenge
Carole has read 15 books toward her goal of 75 books.
hide
15 of 75 (20%)
view books

carolejuliusphoto

Friday Night Snacks while camping. This is shaping Friday Night Snacks while camping. This is shaping up to be a really (really) great decision. #fridaynightsnacks #itsaboutdamntime #cheeseandcrackers #martinitime #huckthecamper #adventuresofdaleandcarole #campinglife #sandypondcampground #thosenapkinsthough
Now blooming in the dahlia patch, Hamilton Lillian Now blooming in the dahlia patch, Hamilton Lillian! #dahliaseason #dahlialove #hamiltonlilliandahlia #igrewitmyself #flowerfarmer #crookedbarnflowerfarm #flowersaremagical
So. We did a thing. After two years of hemming and So. We did a thing. After two years of hemming and hawing, looking at new and used campers and being very intentional with what we knew wanted, we bought ourselves a brand new 25’ camper. Let the camping adventures begin again! #campinglife #weboughtacamper #adventuresofdaleandcarole #newadventures #camperlife
Now blooming in my garden, dahlia variety number t Now blooming in my garden, dahlia variety number two, Hamilton Lillian. I’m equally obsessed! #dahliaseason #dahliaobsession #igrewitmyself #flowersaremagical #hamiltonlilliandahlia
Officially obsessed with my first dahlia! #dahlias Officially obsessed with my first dahlia! #dahlias #dahliaseason #igrewitmyself #flowerfarmer #flowersaremagical
My first ever dahlia grown from a tuber is almost My first ever dahlia grown from a tuber is almost in bloom! #dahlias #dahliabud #dahliaseason #growingdahlias #flowerfarmer #igrewitmyself #flowersaremagical
It’s the last night of vacation, I go back to wo It’s the last night of vacation, I go back to work tomorrow. It’s been fab, I must say. One week in Maine and one week at home is perfect. I read 7 books and had, well, more cocktails than that. 🤣 We’re having our usual snacks on the deck, that sterling silver canoe that I bought in Camden, ME is the star of the tray. Okay, maybe the cheese from @thelostkitchen, too, because it’s perfectly stinky and utterly delicious. Cheers to a vacation well spent! #vacationisover #cocktailhourathome #martinitime #cheeseandcrackers #silvercanoe #cheesetray
Pizza Fridays have returned now that we’re home. Pizza Fridays have returned now that we’re home. My fav is margherita. I make the sauce and dough myself, the mozzarella is local and I grew the basil.  @ooni.it #margheritapizza #homemadepizza #pizzafriday #happyfriyay #imadeitmyself #localfood
It’s wonderful to be home, reunited with the cat It’s wonderful to be home, reunited with the cats and all of our own stuff, but I miss this morning wake up call from the sun. #baysidemaine #sunrise #coastofmaine #mainesunrise #sunriseovertheocean #thewaylifeshouldbe #morningview
It’s been another exceptional week on the coast It’s been another exceptional week on the coast of Maine. I feel more myself here than anywhere, listening to the sound of the ocean, inhaling the salt air, and feeling the gentle sea breezes. This week means everything to me and I’m so grateful for the privilege of spending time here. #baysidemaine #fridaynightsnacks #cheeseandcrackers #rechargebytheocean #coastofmaine #thewaylifeshouldbe
Watching Gaslit with a view. It’s another beauti Watching Gaslit with a view. It’s another beautiful night in Bayside. #baysidemaine #gaslitstarz #alaptopwithaview #porchsitting #coastofmaine
A donut the size of my hand! This one is called Th A donut the size of my hand! This one is called The Homer 🤣 @theonlydoughnut.belfast #theonlydoughnut #belfastmaine #thewaylifeshouldbe #donutsforbreakfast
I can’t get enough of this view. #baysidemaine # I can’t get enough of this view. #baysidemaine #thewaylifeshouldbe #maine #theviewfromhere
Friday night snacks look better from here. And als Friday night snacks look better from here. And also, I’m not oblivious to today’s news, I’m devastated. I’m also extra grateful to (a) live in Massachusetts and (b) be privileged enough to ignore it for right now while on vacation. #fridaynightsnacks #martinitime #baysidemaine #cheeseandcrackers #myhappyplace
Pizza night. What can I say? Wednesday is the new Pizza night. What can I say? Wednesday is the new Friday. #oonipizzaoven @ooni.it #pizzanight #outdoorliving #margaritapizza #imadeitmyself #homemadeisbest
Happy FriYay, friends! #fridaynightsnacks #friyayn Happy FriYay, friends! #fridaynightsnacks #friyaynight #helloweekend #martinitime #cheeseandcrackers #charcuterie #outdoorliving
Happy Sunday from Fred and George! #sundaymorningv Happy Sunday from Fred and George! #sundaymorningvibes #siamesecatsofinstagram #siamesecats #fredandgeorge
Friday night is pizza night these days. And those Friday night is pizza night these days. And those napkins? They sum up the secret to our 25 (next Tuesday!) year marriage! #oonipizzaoven #fridaynightsnacks #peaceloveandcocktails
It’s a perfect June morning for Sunday brunch un It’s a perfect June morning for Sunday brunch under the pergola. #sundaybrunch #brunchalfresco #pergolaliving #outdoorliving #inmybackyard #juneismyfavoritemonth
My patriotism is sorely lacking at the moment. Sti My patriotism is sorely lacking at the moment. Still, I’m grateful to head into Memorial Day weekend focusing on the good, remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country, seeking common ground and (always) looking for hope. If all that fails, at least I’ve got a martini. And snacks. #fridaynightsnacks #memorialdayweekend2022 #cheeseandcrackers #martinitime
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Categories

ABC Along Adventures of Dale and Carole Birthdays Bloggers Books Charity Knitting Contests Eye Candy Friday Feeling Crafty Fiber Festivals Food Good, Bad, Ugly Hmmm Knitting Knitting Olympics Macro Monday Memes Monday On My Mind Movies Museum of Me One Little Word Photography Project Spectrum Quilting Random Read With Us Reenacting Run For Your Life Saturday Posts Selfies Sock Knitting Spinning Sunday Funnies Swaps Ten on Tuesday Thankfulness That's Life Think Write Thursday Three Things Throwback Thursday Thursday Things Uncategorized Vacations Wordless Words in the Wild

Copyright 2014 Carole Knits · Log in