Silhouette Chargers

Hey guys!!

If you have not joined this month's I Made it Without My Hubby party just keep scrolling down.  You have just a bit more time left to enter and share!  In the meantime, I thought I would share one of my latest projects.  And yes... that was "projects" with a big "S" on the end!  I'm so thankful for my non-pregnant self that can actually get things done :)

I have been having all sorts of fun with one of our very favorite new products!!  This has to be one of the coolest machines ever.  I am in love...

It's my Silhouette! It is a digital cutting tool that connects to your computer just like a printer, but instead of printing designs it cuts them with a small blade. How fun is that!! My favorite thing about it is the ease of using graphics from the computer rather than trying to store 658,374 different cartridges somewhere in a drawer.  I like that I can pick just one picture that I need without having to go to the store!  Here she is...

I used my Silhouette to easily cut 2 bird pictures onto black vinyl.  This is the vinyl I used...

I will give a more detailed tutorial on a later post but it really was as simple as picking a picture and pushing print.  After doing that I started on the rest of my project.

I found these great antique sewing table drawers at my Meme's house several months ago.  I knew I wanted to do something with them but was waiting for the perfect project. 

 I decided to use them as plate holders in my kitchen.  My original plan was to buy some cute plates at Home Goods but when I ran across these chargers at Hobby Lobby I couldn't pass them up!

They were $1.99 and although the color wasn't my fav I did love the shape!  I knew a good coat of

Rust-Oleum would solve that.  I used Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch in Heirloom White.

Here it is drying...

I did add a little bit of Ralph Lauren Smoke glaze to them after they dried just to bring out the details on the edges.

I used some small picture hangers on the back of my drawers and hung them on the wall.

My next step was to add my birdies!  I just peeled the back off the vinyl...

And stuck it to the plate... That easy!!  And if I get bored of my birdies I just have to cut a new picture!

My final step was to put them in the drawers and take some pics!  What do you think??

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I am so excited to share some of the other great things this little machine does!  You will be amazed... And right in time to ask Santa for one ;)  Make sure you scroll down and link up your latest projects if you haven't done it yet! 

~Whitney