My sister has lived in another state for most of our lives
so when it comes to gift giving it's a little difficult. I don't get to see her
daily or even weekly to pick up on little things she likes. I don't know what color scheme her house is
since she has moved since our last visit.
But what do know is that she LOVES her dog. How could I incorporate her dog into a gift I
could make with my Cricut? There are
tons of options. I decided to go with an
image on vinyl on a pillow.
First, I snuck off to her Facebook to find a perfect picture
of the pup. Now to get an image into a
vector file you can use on your Cricut, there are a few ways. I decided to use an app called Imaengine that
is available for Apple products.
You upload the picture and turned it into an ink file. On the app, you can clean it up as much as you would like by changing the threshold, freckles, and other specs. I love this app so I paid the fee to be able to download the images I create because why shouldn't I support the developer of such a cool app?? From there you can upload the image into Design Space and clean it up more if you would like to, but it is not needed at all. My sisters' dog is black, so I used matte blank iron on vinyl (make sure to cut it as a mirror image).
Cricut SportFlex Iron On Vinyl, DIY Supplies, 11.8” x 24” HTV Roll - Black
For the pillow covers,
I wanted something a little rustic so off to Amazon I went for something with a
burlap look to it. These are what I settled
on.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C6MTY9F/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tlHome Brilliant 2 Pack Burlap Decorative Pillow Covers Lined Linen Cushion Sham for Living Room, 18x18 inches, Light Linen
I was very pleasantly
surprised when they arrived. They were
great quality and exactly the look I was going for. They were also thick enough that I didn't
need to worry about the heat from my press ruining them when applying the vinyl.
She was absolutely thrilled when she received it and bonus,
it actually matched her house!!
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