Candy Filled Valentine Doilies - Writing With Cricut

Cliff Notes:

• Doilies, bakers twine, candy, and even the Pen - all from the Dollar Tree
• I love the Jot Markers from the Dollar Tree  - they fit right in the pen slot in the cricut, no adaptor needed!
• a long list of FREE writing fonts for cricut

This is one of those projects I made simply because I wanted to see how it works.  The doilies were cheap to practice on, and this did work quite well.

I used the Montepetrum font, and the triceratops came from a google search.

(Here are more than 100 free fonts that work as writing fonts in cricut)

In design space, at the top of the screen, look for where it says "operation" and change it  to "draw", then choose "pen".

The hard part is placing the text properly on the mat.  I used the grids on the mat and a measuring tape.  I wanted the center of the writing to be in the center of the heart, so the center of the design needs to be at the 3 inch line on the mat.

After you click "make it", you can move your design around on the mat, placing it where you want it

The only other option I could think of is to create a heart the same size as the paper doily, group the text, and then sit and watch carefully, hitting pause on the machine as soon as the writing is complete, before it cuts.  But If the doily is not placed exactly, this still could be off, so I don't know that that method would be much better.  

If you are working from an ipad, there's an option for "snapmat" that does this for you.  It's not an option on computers, nor on android devices, as far as I can tell.

The new guide feature will not help with this.

I was hopeful that the new "Guide" option in Design space would help with this - but it does not.  You can change any item into a "guide", in the operations menu.  But it is only for design purposes, even if you attach your design to the guide, it does not transfer the guide to the mat when you make it, the text was still automatically placed at the top corner of the mat.

I used the Leisure Arts Marker - these were my favorites!  Although I love the Precise V5 for a finer point.  (Alternative  Markera for criciut - Comparison here)

To finish these, I used bakers twice to sew two paper doilies together.  Start at the top.  Leave a LONG tail of thread to tie a bow when done.  When About an inch or so remains unsewn, fill with candy, then finish sewing and tie in a bow.

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Where to find free svgs for Valentines Day:
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/01/free-cut-files-for-valentines-day.html

More Cricut Tutorials & Step By Steps:
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/10/heathers-cricut-tutorials-step-by-steps.html

FREE fonts that work as writing fonts in cricut:
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/6-single-line-fonts-that-will-write.html

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Valentines Project - Button Heart on Canvas

Decorating For Valentines Day 2015

 

The inspiration piece came from here:

http://www.southernlovely.com/2012/02/button-burlap-heart.html

I had all the materials on hand, but I did buy some extra red buttons, because I didn't want to use up all the red ones in my button collection.  Which sounds silly, but if you have an awesome button collection, you know exactly what I mean.  :-)

It would probably be best to paint the canvas white first, but I was using an old canvas and the black covered what was already on there.  :-)

To evenly space the lines, I covered the top with painters tape, then removed every other strip.

Because it is painters tape, it peeled right off without hurting the paint underneath at all.  

It really made this super quick and simple

Then I used a cut out of a heart and outlined it in glue, to form the heart

On the original she used a red burlap heart behind the buttons - but I didn't have red burlap on hand, and I was ok with some of the background peeking through.

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Heart Shaped Pierogies for Valentines Day

Heart Shaped Pierogies For Valentines Day

Pronounced ‘puh-row-gee', Pierogies are a polish dish, consisting most commonly of a mashed potato mixture inside of a flour based dough.

You could not drag me kicking and screaming into a restaurant on Valentines Day.  WAY too crowded, and usually overpriced, for me.  I would rather stay home and cook.  My favorite menu is prime rib, or steaks, and heart shaped pierogies.

I use a simple heart cookie cutter to cut out the dough, place a spoon of mashed potatoes (Into which I have already mixed some sour cream, cheese, garlic, and sauteed onions ) and top with another heart of dough.  Then I use a fork to crimp the edges.

I usually boil these lightly, then toss in melted butter and more sauteed onions, and serve with sour cream.

For the Dough:

2 cups of flour

2 eggs (room temperature, and lightly beaten with a fork)

1/2 t salt

1/2 cup of room temperature water

Mix until the dough is well mixed and firm.  Let sit in a covered bowl for a few minutes.  (I usually let it sit while I mix up the potatoes)

For the Filling:

half an onion, sliced thin, sauteed in butter

mashed potatoes - you can even use instant

a little sour cream, to thin the potatoes

mix all together. 

Cook in boiling water until they float. Optional, after boiling, pan fry in butter and seasoning [garlic pepper is our favorite]

 For "regular" [not heart shaped] pierogies, cut 3 inch circles, fold in half after adding the filling.

Filling suggestions:

Sauerkraut

Bacon

Sausage

Mushrooms

jalapenos

spinach

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Brown Paper Lunch Bag Valentines

I made these in 2014, for our children and my husband.  I think they all still have them - I keep finding them in drawers when I clean.  :-) They are really simple to make, with some scrapbooking supplies and brown paper lunch bags.

This site has step by step instructions, with photos, for how to make them..  but it's not difficult.  Lay brown paper lunch bags flat, sideways.  Fold in half.  Punch holes, then run ribbon through all the bags to hold them together.  Decorate. Stick small candy bars in the pockets.

http://undomesticdiva.typepad.com/undomestic_diva/2011/06/brown-paper-lunch-bag-books-end-of-the-year-teacher-gift-idea.html

A couple of the inside pages:

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