Lorelei Caroline

Y'all. Last Friday I went in to Target to buy a bed pillow and some BC powder. Mine was awful and I was seriously Mrs. Grouchy Pants all day every day because I wasn't getting a good night's rest.  Anywho. This was my cart when I finally made it back to the pillow section.  Um. There's a pillow in there?? Turns out I have a bit of a shopping problem. It was a rough week. I was grouchy and the colors were so bright and fun.  Instantly cheered me up. I sincerely can't stand the term retail therapy.  But sometimes, yo.  I also justified it by saying everything came out of the $ section and I needed a project I could blog about. It's totally for my business. That's what I told myself. My original plan was to monogram the plates and put little decals on the cups and bucket. Small hiccup came when I realized that vinyl isn't food safe. I pondered for a while, asked around and did some research.  I even considered taking them back and scratching the...

Hey my peoples!  I took a short break to finish up some much needed spring cleaning.  But have no fear--I'm back! And I'm back with a tutorial on how to work with Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV).        Materials Design Weeding Tools (if applicable) Glitter HTV Shirt Vinyl Cutter (I use the Silhouette Cameo) Marking Pen (optional) Parchment Paper or Pressing Cloth Tile or hard pressing surface 1. Cut out your design. (Skip this step if you purchased one pre-cut).     Two tips on this step if you're cutting out your design:  Remember to mirror your design in the software. DON'T cut your glitter HTV with the glittery side up!! It will come out backwards! So unless you plan on reading your shirt in the mirror... These two steps are essential.  The adhesive is on the back side of the vinyl and a protective, clear plastic is on the front.  You don't want to cut through that sheet of...