Free Templates & SVGS For Faux Leather Hair Bows




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Sorted By - Plain Bows & Bow Collections, followed by Bows by Category (Harry Potter, Dr Seuss, Etc) Followed by Free Bow Svgs by Holiday.

First, not a bow svg, but an svg  for the bowmakers- 


Free SVG For Basic Bow Shapes


Four different templates from Gina Creates:

 http://madebymelli.com/product/fauxleatherbows/
Find the headbands here:
50 pack of super stretchy  headbands

From Domestic Heights
You will need to sign up for the emails to get the password to access these files
The link for the hair bow svgs will be near the bottom of page 5
https://domesticheights.com/resource-library/5/
There are two links - one for these, and right below it, one for a really pretty butterfly bow with cut outs in the wings

https://sweetredpoppy.com/free-hairbow-svg-file/

This is not a free svg, rather a shared design.  It will only work if you use Cricut Design Space






If you want to attach the bows to a headband, here's a 50 pack for $7
Super Soft Stretchy DIY Nylon Headbands for All Baby and Newborn One Size Fits All
https://amzn.to/3iLR3rB
EIGHTEEN FREE Bow SVGS from Daydream In Reality - 

 https://www.daydreamintoreality.com/library/
This site has 18 different bow templates - all free!
You do have to sign up for her emails to access her free files
When you log in, this is part of what you will see  - 

When you click on the photo, a box will pop up, and there will be a yellow button that says download.  When you click on the download button, the file will download automatically.

 There's a fairy bow, flower bow, four corners bow, cupid bow, 
Ice cream bow, mermaid bow, funky bow, 
A princess bow with a crown (great for birthdays!)
A pumpkin bow, a turkey bow, a swam bow
A unicorn bow, a winter bow with a snowflake, and a reindeer bow
and more!

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Bunny

not an svg, but a printable template
Bunny Ears Bow
https://kikicomin.com/bunny-bows-expressions-vinyl/
Butterfly
From Crafthouse SVG

Free Butterfly Hair Bow SVG From Jennie Masterson

From A Daily Dose Of DIY

Four different templates from Gina Creates:
https://ginaccreates.com/category/freecraftfiles/printables/bowtemplates/

From Domestic Heights
You will need to sign up for the emails to get the password to access these files
The link for the butterfly bow svg will be near the bottom of page 5
DIrectly above it is also a link for a "regular" hair bow bundle that is really pretty!
https://domesticheights.com/resource-library/5/

Dr Seuss
You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library

You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library


Mermaid 
Four different templates from Gina Creates:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library
Harry Potter
You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
 https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library
You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library
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Holidays
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Halloween:

Bat Hair Bows
Christmas:

You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library


You will need a password to access these free svgs - but you will receive it as soon as you sign up for her emails.  No need to wait for the email, it will be on the page once you fill in the form to subscribe.
https://www.creativityinchaos.com/svg-library
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Not an svg - this is printable.
You could easily upload it to design space and clean it up...
How to clean up simple images in design space

another printable pattern

For a plain bow svg - not pattern - 


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Creative & Fun Easter Egg Hunt Ideas For Older Kids

Creative & Fun Easter Egg Hunt Ideas For Older Kids

Quick Tip - A lot of these sites are now so covered in advertisements that they are practically unreadable.   As a blogger myself, I do  know ads are necessary, but being able to read the actual post is sort of necessary too.   :-) I use the Rocket Reader Extension on Chrome.

When the ads cover the text on a site, I just click on the rocket in the top right of my toolbar, and it  translates the page into a sleek, just the text, page.  It won't work for every webpage, but it does for many of them!

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My Favorite Tried & True Fonts For Cutting

Tried and True Cutting Fonts
This is an older list, abut a few years ago, I did a "test cut" of  a bunch of fonts.  You can see the results below.  Not all fonts cut really well with cricut, but these all do. 
 Nearly all of them are still free - for those that are not free, I suggest free alternatives.
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Quick Tip - Using A Weeding Box Around Text

When working with a bunch of text at once, it can be very difficult to weed.  Creating a box around each section of text removes excess vinyl and makes smaller sections to work on, one at a time.  It really makes it much easier!

This is not something you will want to do all of the time. It is an extra step.  But especially when working on Christmas ornaments, this really helps with weeding those little boxes of text.  
Now that there is an offset option in Design Space, you can just add an offset to your text, and attach your text to that offset shape.  I used an offset of .97 here.

Just be sure to attach your text to the offset shape.  It will look like your text disappeared, but when you send it to cut, the letters will cut out of the inside of those offset shapes.

Or you can still do it the old way, with rectangles:

First, Type your text, then add a rectangle shape to cover the text.  Resize by clicking on the lock on the bottom left, to "unlock" the shape.


Once all of your rectangles are created, select them all, and then choose arrange/ send to the back.  This isn't strictly necessary - but I like to see that my text is placed in the rectangle correctly.

Send To the Back is under Arrange, at the top of your screen in design space.


Now choose  Select all, and attach.  This will turn everything the same color.

Now when you weed, start with the outside, and it will weed all the excess around your rectangles.  Now you can weed one rectangle at a time.

Fonts For Rae Dunn Inspired Projects
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Fonts For Rae Dunn Inspired Products With Cricut


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All tested - they cut well and weed without too much difficulty, at one inch tall.


NEW - A FREE One From Font Bundles - 
Commercial Use License Included
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FREE & it also includes a commercial use license


NOT Free (currently $8), but comes with a commercial use license:


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Cheat Sheets for Easy Glyph - No Character Map Needed - Fonts
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/09/fonts-with-tails.html


Free Alternatives To The Samantha Font
Fonts you will want a character map to use
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/08/free-alternatives-to-samantha-font.html

My favorite fonts & How to Use Them In Design Space
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-favorite-fonts-cheat-sheet.html


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How To Find & Use The Glyphs In Fonts

How to Find & Use Font Glyphs In Design Space
Or: How Do I Add Those Tails?
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Free Fonts That Will Work As Writing Fonts With Medium Markers



Writing Samples By Pen/Marker Size:
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Fonts That Will Write With Md
Cricut Markers, Thick Tip Of The Leisure Arts, Thick Tip Of The Target Dollar Spot Markers Or Crayola Markers
 The crayola markers fall somewhere between the fine line markers and the medium markers, so I have used them for both samples.  My cricut markers are not consistent - some of the medium markers write much thicker than others.  The thick end of the Target Dollar Spot Markers are REALLY thick, and it's often hard to read the text when using them.  Normally I love the thick end of the Leisure Arts Markers, but this last batch I bought are not writing well at all.  The thin end works great, but the thick end runs out of ink half way through a sample.  That  was never a problem before, so I am not sure what is up with this batch of markers.  Storing them thick end down might help?
  1. Inkland
  2. Jane Doe
  3. Call It Skinny
  4. Artilla Script
  5. Brian Strait
  6. Camelot
  7. Caneletter
  8. Joy Like Sunshine
  9. Cuttycupcakes
  10. Mention Signature
  11. Meisha
  12. Notera
  13. Love & Passion
  14. Blueberry Oatmeal
  15. Kl Cupid
  16. Jaspers Handwriting
These are written with the thick end of the Target Dollar Spot Markers, which seem to be the thickest option of all the markers.  I think it's hard to read the text for fonts like Simple Monologue and Saturday Champagne...  but I like it for Skinny chick, Sharon Handwriting, Organic Fridays, and more.

Here are the same fonts, in the Cricut Md Tip Markers.  
  1. Organic Fridays
  2. Jenna Sue
  3. Skinny But Cute
  4. Olivia Six
  5. One Starry Night
  6. September Mornings
  7. Rachela
  8. My Skinny Jeans
  9. Kings Handwriting
  10. Saturday Champagne
  11. Sharon Handwriting
  12. Skinny Chick
  13. Simple Monologue
  14. Stamped Envelopes
This is an example of what I mentioned earlier, this batch of Leisure Arts markers are just not doing well for me.  These used to be my favorite markers, and the thin tip end are still great - but the thick tip end of this batch of markers is running out of ink REALLY fast.  Way too fast.

The same samples with the cricut md tip markers - 

The bottom text - which for some reason skipped the h - is in the montepetrum font, my go to favorite for text. 



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My Favorite Series Novels In 2018


  • Nicci French, Freida Klein Series
  • Tana French, Dublin Murder Squad
  • M.C. Beaton, Agatha Raisin Series
  • Linda Castilla, Kate Burkholder Series
I can't remember how I stumbled upon this series, but once I started it, they were all I read until I finished every book.  And at the end of several of the books, my mouth dropped open and I scrambled to find the next in the series.  
True psychological thrillers, this series is about a psychologist who works with the truly disturbed - and in the process, becomes the target of a serial killer, who stalks here through all 8 books.  Definitely read them in order.

I had in my notes that In The Woods was a murder mystery that included geocaching. I can't remember there actually being any geocaching in the book, but it's possible I have forgotten. Because I'm still thinking about the ending - or lack of it.  After finishing this book, I again scrambled to find the next in the series..  only to find that the next book wasn't even about the same people.  The first story, or at least the background story, is never, ever, resolved.  After figuring that out, I read an interview where the author states that that is on purpose, and she has good reasons.  

And although I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I didn't run away in disgust, because there is something about the writing that is just. gripping.  Each book in this series is about different detectives in the Dublin Murder Squad.  They build on each other only loosely, in that a background character in one novel may be the star of the next.  We were well into 2019 before I finished this series, but I did finish every book - and I enjoyed them all.  

For much lighter reading, I spent a lot of time with Agatha Raisin last year.  And I frequently laughed out loud as I followed this middle aged PI through her exploits.  When telling a friend about these books, I described her as an older, classier, British, Stephanie Plum.  I recommend reading them in order - not that it is critical, I've jumped all over in the series so far and it hasn't ruined them, but they definitely would be better in order.

Recommended to me by a  retired librarian, she told me they were a mystery series about an Amish woman who left the church and was now a police officer who solves a lot of crimes in the Amish community..  She raved over them, so I picked up the first in the series... and I was not at all prepared for how graphic it would be.  This is not your grandma's Amish mystery.  The details are brutal, but not gratuitous.  It's shocking, without being scarring.  Or perhaps the shock was because I was expecting a typical Amish mystery...  I have only read a couple of these, but I do look forward to reading more of the series in 2019.


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