Cricut Tutorial: Embellish a shirt with shapes handcut iron-on vinyl shapes

Just because those rolls of iron-on vinyl were made to be used in a Silhouette or Cricut cutter, doesn’t mean you can only use them with the cutter. If you don’t have one of these fancy cutters, you can go low tech and just cut it by hand. Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how she used some handcut shapes of the vinyl to embellish a plain tank. Go to her tute.

[photo from Blooms and Bugs]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!