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230. Kary  |  Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 10:54 PM

I would make awesome stickers for drinks at the next diva-q in the theme you chose. i’m SURE they would be pink.

~Kary

Here’s what Kary won:

The AWESOME Silhouette SD Machine Bundle (a $395 value):

• Silhouette SD  Electronic Cutting Machine
• Software for Windows and Mac
• Power cable
• USB cable
• 2 Different Cutting Mats
• Cutting blade and various tips
• $10 Gift Card to the Silhouette Online Store
• 1 roll of Black Vinyl
• 1 roll of Frosted Vinyl
• 1 roll of Transfer Paper
• Home Décor CD

And for those of you who weren’t as lucky as Kary, you can use the code, DIVA, and get the same Silhouette SD Electronic Cutting Machine Bundle as above for only $225!!!  That’s a $395 value!

If you already are the proud owner of a Silhouette SD cutting machine, you can also use the code DIVA and get 25% off of ALL adhesive vinyl from the Silhouette Store!

The code, DIVA, is active through March 1, 2011, so don’t wait!

Be sure to check out the Silhouette Blog!

Thanks to Silhouette for this great giveaway and to all those fellow crafters who participated!

The Domestic Diva’s Silhouette SD GIVEAWAY!

CONTEST CLOSED!!!

I am so excited about this awesome Silhouette SD Electronic Cutting Machine Bundle GIVEAWAY!!!

Silhouette America sent me a Silhouette SD machine to try and will send the winner of my giveaway one, too (details below)!

I found a crown silhouette in their store for a mere 99 cents.  It had lettering that said, “Domestic Goddess,” but I cropped it out using the free Silhouette Software (which was included).

I used their black vinyl and cut out the crown.

Now I have a fancy THRONE in the bathroom!  LOL!

Next I played with their new Frosted Vinyl.

Since I didn’t have a cute fish bowl, I added the frosted vinyl to some glass from a hanging candle lantern.

I love how it can out!  I can’t wait to use the frosted vinyl on mirrors and other glass objects around my home.

I also tried using some adhesive paper.  It’s basically sticker paper.  I played around and created a few personalized graphics, pressed CUT and stuck them on cards.  Easy peasy!

Now I have to be honest here.  See, over a year ago, I purchased a Cricut Expression during a Black Friday sale.  I even bought the Sure Cuts A Lot Software.  I tried and tried to get the hang of it, but failed miserably.  So I put it back in the box.  And that’s where it’s stayed since.

When my Silhouette SD arrived, it took me a few days to take it out of the box.  But to my surprise, setup and actual cutting was a breeze!  No confusing software or file conversions.  Yeah!

Yes, both machines have their advantages.  But for me, I’m all about doing AWESOME with little effort.

Ok…now for the GIVEAWAY DETAILS…

Up for grabs is this FANTASTIC Silhouette SD Machine Bundle (a $395 value):

• Silhouette SD  Electronic Cutting Machine
• Software for Windows and Mac
• Power cable
• USB cable
• 2 Different Cutting Mats
• Cutting blade and various tips
• $10 Gift Card to the Silhouette Online Store
• 1 roll of Black Vinyl
• 1 roll of Frosted Vinyl
• 1 roll of Transfer Paper
• Home Décor CD

Giveaway Rules

It only takes 1 entry to win, but you can increase your chances by entry all of these 5 ways by leaving a comment for each:

1) Leave a comment on this post telling me what you’d make if you won this Silhouette machine bundle.

2) Share a link to this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter (see SHARE button at the bottom of this post).

2) Become a follower or email subscriber to The Domestic Diva’s Disasters Blog.

3) Comment that you follow the Silhouette Blog (tell them The Diva sent you).

5) Blog about this giveaway with a link back to this post.

Be sure leave your email address in your comment, if necessary.  This giveaway is only open to US residents.

Giveaway ends Sunday 2/27/11 at 11:59pm (Eastern Standard Time).  Winner to be announced first thing Monday morning (2/28/11).  Winner will be picked using Random.Org.

And if you just can’t wait or don’t win this giveaway, you can use the code, DIVA, and get the same Silhouette SD Electronic Cutting Machine Bundle as above for only $225!!!  That’s a $395 value!

If you already are the proud owner of a Silhouette SD cutting machine, you can also use the code DIVA and get 25% off of ALL adhesive vinyl from the Silhouette Store (I so need to get me some pink)!

The code, DIVA, is active through March 1,2011, so don’t wait!

Be sure to check out the Silhouette Blog!

Also check out these other blogs which are hosting Silhouette SD giveaways this week:

The DIY Showoff

My Repurposed Life

Sugar Pop Ribbons

Vintage Revivals

Creating Really Awesome Free Things

Happy Money Saver

Lee Lou

My Sweet Savannah

The Bragging Mommy

Good Luck and Happy Crafting!

Upcoming Silhouette SD Giveaway, the Bottomless Sewing Pit and a Little Water

Upcoming Silhouette Giveaway

OMG!  I’m so excited!!!  Just received a Silhouette SD to test from Silhouette America to play with!  There are so many things I want to make.  From vinyl wall lettering to appliqués, the choices are endless!  And guess what?  Next week, I’ll be having a GIVEAWAY here on my blog!

Yep…you’ll have a chance to win your own Silhouette SD digital die cutting machine!!!  Stay tuned!

Hemming Pants

Am I the only one who has a bottomless bin of items that need to be hemmed, altered or repaired?

Most people know better than to give me things to sew.  But seems my immediate family hasn’t gotten the memo.

I like to create new things.  I don’t want to fix others’ creations.  There’s no creative process…no fabric to select, no trims to add, nothing to embellish…totally uninspiring.

My procrastination probably stems from the time several years ago when Mr. Diva asked me to hem his pricey velour sweat suit.  My serger literally ate a chunk of the velour in the middle of the pant leg.

However, I needed to get over my fear as my 9-year-old son is down to 2 pair of pants that fit him.  Like a good mother, I purchased 10 pair of pants in the appropriate size.  That was at least 2 months ago.  They all need to be hemmed at least 4 inches in length.

Last night, it took me no less than 2 hours to measure, cut and serge the bottom of each pant leg.  Perhaps next weekend, I’ll actually finishing hemming them.  Maybe not.

Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head

Oh, my poor Garden Room!  With all the snow melting, my Garden Room roof is shot.  Not only is the roof a loss, but so are the wood walls.

We have to completely rip down the Garden Room and rebuild it this year due to all the water damage.

So now I’m trying to design a new 3 Season room without breaking the bank.  Whatever I decide, it’s going to have to have lots of big windows (like this one above)!  All I need now is to hit the Lotto.  Yep.

Baking Organization and Some Creativity

GOT TUPPERWARE?

I really wanted to join A Bowl Full of Lemons’ 21 Day Challenge, but I’m such a slacker.  I’m only 3 weeks behind everyone else.  Really…I have an excuse.

Marielle was in the hospital for 5 days.  She had some type of virus or something.  Thankfully, she’s all better now.  So, this past weekend, I emptied out my Spice cabinet and baking cabinets…

Actually, I had the housekeeper empty them out, wash down the shelves and wipe down all my treasured Pink Tupperware.  Whatever.  I did, however, organize it all back into the cabinets.

Can we say Tupperwhore™?  Seriously.  It’s taken me 20 years to collect.  That’s a lot of Tupperware parties!  And this is only one-third of my pink Tupperware collection.  Yes, I know I have a sickness.

Organizing the main spice cabinet was easy with the Tupperware Spice Carousel and Modular Mates.

 

Then onto the upper Lazy Susan cabinet which holds bulk spices, bread crumbs and seasonings.

 

Finally, the lower Lazy Susan cabinet now holds all my baking ingredients.

A WANNABEE BAKER

I spent the month of January baking like June Cleaver.  I baked some Paula Deen cupcakes and some Ghiradelli Brownies.

I even found my candy thermometer…

so I make a batch of vanilla caramels for the first time ever.  Don’t make this recipe unless you have a full hour to stir it CONTINIOUSLY over the hot stove.

Talk about a project!  Just cutting the little wax paper squares is enough to send the most sane person over the edge.  Considering all those joints I rolled in High School, you’d think I’d be better at wrapping the homemade caramels. Regardless, they taste awesome!

 

And then I baked some more cupcakes…

and some more brownies.

 CRAFTINESS

 

My best buddy, Diana Bagels™, bought the fugliest baby carriage I’ve ever seen.  Diana’s sister picked it out—Diana has much better taste.  It’s vomit green, gray and black…and it’s for her sister’s new baby girl.  WTH?  She asked me to frou-frou it up with bows and tulle…and this my friends, is still way too ugly for a beautiful princess.  Just saying. (Don’t bother telling me you love the color and have the same one…it’s still ugly).

WON’T YOU BE MY VALENTINE?

My older sister got me these adorable “DIVA” Sweethearts.  I thought she had them made especially for me.  No such luck…all my friends told me they are available at their local dollar stores across the U.S.

Speaking of special…every February I put out my creations to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  And every year, the same people are offered some of my “special” homemade chocolates.  Only one problem…they’re FAKE ceramic…you cannot remove them.  They fall for it every year.