Print and Cut Feature

Oh my goodness I am going to have a fit. I can't get the Silhouette to read the registration marks, even when I try it manually. I need to step away from the machine before I throw it out the window.

Glass Etching

I'm still getting a feel for my Silhouette Cameo and trying to advantage of new crafts that it allows me to do. Today I decided to try glass etching. I was more than a little nervous to try this as the Armor Etch I bought has warnings all over it for how dangerous it is if it gets in contact with the skin. As I am very clumsy/lazy I was in constant fear that I would wind up with a chemical burn. So far so good. Anyway here is what I started with:

I decided to do a stencil of a Guinea Hen since my grandmother loves them. Here is the finished product, in the future I will leave the etching cream on longer (I left this on about 4 minutes):

Silhouette Cameo - Fabric Paint Stencil

I just got a silhouette cameo and have used it to create 1) a box & 2) a stencil. I have yet to figure out how to make my own images and have only used things from the silhouette image store and images stolen from google image searches that the silhouette was able to trace using the tracing feature. From my stencil I made this:

From start to finish the shirt took less than one hour and I do love a speedy project! I already had the Fabric Starter Kit so I had everything that I needed (sticky vinyl, transfer tape (which I am not totally convinced was needed), fabric paint and a sponge. Just print the image, take the bird away so you have a stencil and put the sticky vinyl on the shirt, paint and voila. Oh I still need to iron it with a cloth on top to seal it in...I hate ironing.