So, we rent our house. I love that we don’t have to worry about so many things that home owners have to worry about, but I hate that I don’t have the freedom to do everything I want here. We got a really good deal on the rent, but part of the reason is because a few of the bedrooms SERIOUSLY need updating. Like… carpet that isn’t even tacked down. And there are like five different segments of carpet in each room. Literally just scraps of carpet that someone pieced together and called it good. In one of the rooms, the carpet wasn’t big enough to cover the whole floors, so where the carpet ends you can see a little linoleum, followed by two pieces of pergo hardwood floor, and six pieces of tile. I’m. Not. Kidding.
Anyway. Enough complaining.
My kids share one of the bedrooms so that they can have a play room (best idea ever, by the way.) So, in their room, they have beds. and stuffed animals. and that’s it. It makes it much easier for them to sleep at night with absolutely no distractions. But, their room is super boring. So, I decided to jazz it up a bit with a polka dot wall.
I think it’s fun anyway.
So, how did I do it?
Easy. And cheap! I used my silhouette machine and some adhesive card stock I got from the silhouette store. It sells for just $12.99, and I didn’t even use a whole pack.
I just cut two different size circles and hung them on the wall. Easy peasy.
However… I would like to say that this stood up to the toddler test… it didn’t…
It took this little girl all of ten minutes to decide we didn’t really need the bottom two rows of polka dots. All the ones she couldn’t reach are holding strong though!
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I would make a cat quilt and an owl quilt with the templates from the machine .
The first thing I would do is use it to make wall decor for our new house. Then I would use it to make my Essential Oil Journal.
Wall art. 🙂
Id decorate both my childrens rooms!
Yep, I'd probably decorate walls. We're getting ready to do a nursery for my little girl.
I would make some vinyl wall art.
I would use the circle template to cut out circles of scrapbook paper for that paper chandelier I saw floating around on facebook!
Oh I would love to have it for all sorts of projects! I love the polka dots and want to do that in my new little girl'a room!
I would use it for my walls
I would use it to make some vinyl quotes for my living room.
If I got it in time I'd make vday cards for my nephews! Auntie loves them sooo much!a
We will be moving in a month or so, and so this would be perfect to cut vinyls for the entire home!
The first things I would make are glass etching, vinyl decals for about 200 of us in our group (for our cars) and signs/decor for our house.
I'd decorate all the glass jars I've been saving.
I would make the poem my daughter wants on her walls above her staircase.
Decorating my 2 daughters room. They need some fun stuff on their walls.
I would decorate my little lady's room!
I've seen some fun holiday decorations using the vinyl. I'd love it! (also, I tried to subscribe to the monthly letter and it kept giving me an error saying that I'm already on the Pin it Proudly list. So I clicked to add me to the monthly list, but I don't think it was working. Just kept giving me an error screen) I tried! 🙂
My boys' share a room also and it does not come close to the pink princess splendor of their sis's room. I would definitely start there! Thanks!
I just might have to do some polka dots. They are so cute
I will make wedding invitations.
Definitely wall art!
Wow, your work is awesome! The giveaway, too!! 🙂 thanks for the chance to win, I follow you on bloglovin. Wow, I can't even imagine the possibilities I would have with it….
I would make cupcake liners!
I'd give this to my mom! She'd love it so she can make all kinds of pretty things to sell when she goes to craft shows. She'd also use it to decorate all the jars and things she saves because they're pretty.
decor for my little man's mustache bash!
Wall decor for our new home!
So many projects I'd like to start! I definitely want to make some book quote decals!
a t-shirt!
I would make some artwork for my house.
I don't even know what I would make first, the possibilities are endless! 🙂 Probably some cute scrapbook lettering or a cute quote to put on my wall!
I'd start making signs and decorating my house! I've been debating wether to get one of these or not or getting the cricut.
I would use it to make cute Holiday Decorations : )
Start to think about graduation decorations/annoucements!
Can't wait to make some embellishments for my shoes with vinyl!
I would make something for my daughter and son's room
I would make kitchen labels!
I'd like to make some baby onsies for my littlest guy!