a Mustache, a Silhouette Discount, and a Silhouette CAMEO Giveaway!!

Happy {Giveaway} Thursday!! Yep, I’m hosting ANOTHER Silhouette CAMEO Giveaway today! yay! {can you tell i love giving away my fave crafting tool??} And I’m sharing with you a fun little mustache craft I made. Its bound to make you giggle!

Mustache Craft

I mustache you a question

I mustache you a question, would you like a chance to win a Silhouette CAMEO today?

bahaha! Sorry, I couldn’t resist!

mustache

mustaches still make me giggle whenever I see them. {yeah, i know. real mature.} and this rhinestone mustache pretty much makes my day.

I used my Silhouette CAMEO to create a rhinestone template. The Rhinestone Starter kit comes with everything you need to add some bling to your crafts!

Silhouette Discount

silhouette discount

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This promo is valid thru June 28, 2012.

How to Use a CAMEO to create Rhinestone Template

How to use Silhouette Rhinestones

  1. Cut out your rhinestone design {with the green side facing up} using your Silhouette. *NOTE: do not resize the rhinestone design in Silhouette Studio.
  2. Remove the rhinestone template material off leaving the small circle cutouts behind. To do this, peel one corner back and rip it off as fast as you can. Trust me. It works. BUT if you’re like me and think, oh I don’t need to rip it off that fast, you’ll end up picking out the small circles with your finger nail or hook tool. So learn from my mistake and just rip it off fast! Then apply the template to the rhinestone backer board. {the thick white board}
  3. Brush the rhinestones into the holes with the brush that is included with the starter kit. But I won’t lie, I licked the tip of my finger and used it as well! hehe You want the rhinestones to be right side up in the template.
  4. After all the rhinestones are in place in your design, cover your design with a piece of rhinestone transfer tape. Peel off the transfer tape and it will bring all the rhinestones with it. Then position the rhinestone design where you want it.
  5. Put a piece of fabric or pressing cloth {i used a scrap piece of muslin} over your design and press down for 45-60 seconds. Manual says to use wool setting, I used a medium heat. Pull back transfer tape and if rhinestone pull over, iron for longer. Then turn the garment over and press the other side for 45-60 seconds to pull the rhinestone adhesive into the fabric.

rhinestone mustache

I put my rhinestone mustache on natural colored linen that had a bit of a rugged texture. Very fitting for a rhinestone mustache, huh? ha! I layered a piece of batting between 2 layers of the linen inside the embroidery hoop. The batting gives it a little more shape.

mustache craft

Back to the question I was shaving {hehe} for later, who wants to win a Silhouette CAMEO + Rhinestone Starter Kit??

Silhouette CAMEO giveaway

To enter, use the giveaway widget below:

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{GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. Winner was announced here.}

Here’s the link to the CAMEO Rhinestone Bundle again in case you missed it!

happy crafting,

linda

PS looking for ways to Re-stick your Silhouette Cutting Mat? check out these 25 tips!

Linda
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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