23 Must Read Silhouette Tutorials (April Wrap Up)

I am not sure where April went, but it flew by. I guess with all the home schooling and face mask making it is keeping us super busy! 

If you missed anything on Silhouette School - and we were jam packed with Silhouette tutorials, tips, tricks and free designs - we've got ya covered!

20" Silhouette CAMEO Pro Update (and Heat Press and Sublimation Printer Delays)

As we approach the long awaited May/June time frame for the Silhouette CAMEO Pro release date, the questions about when the 20" CAMEO Pro will be available are coming at an alarming rate.

The same goes for the pretty pink, coral, and teal heat presses that went on pre order back in February as well as the Sawgrass SG500 and SG1000 sublimation printers.

Today I'm sharing an update on all of them...as the pandemic has impacted manufacturing, production, and related travel.

How to Make a Reverse Canvas with Lights

Make your reverse canvas signs really shine by adding a string of mini LED lights! It really is super fast and easy!

This tutorial will show you how to add lights to a reverse canvas project. Before you get started, if you need a refresher on how to make a reverse canvas with HTV check out this Silhouette School Blog post that shows you a really fast and easy way! 

9 Sublimation Project Ideas for Crafters (and Small Businesses)

Like a heat press a sublimation printer is often an add-on accessory that Silhouette crafters end up adding to their craft room.

Sublimation printers give you professional quality results while also allowing you to use the same Silhouette designs and cut files you already own to customize in a whole new way!

If you want to up your craft game or invest in your craft business, a sublimation printer should be on your radar. To get your creative juices flowing, here are 9 sublimation project ideas for you!

Fabric Mask Challenge: Can Team Silhouette School Make 47,684 Masks Together?

Fabric masks have become the one of the main ways Silhouette crafters have found they can help during the Covid 19 pandemic.

The free fabric mask patterns we have on our sister site So Fontsy and the free sewing pattern in the Silhouette store have been downloaded tens of thousands of times. The start to finish face mask assembly tutorial has been read more than 52,000 times in just two weeks and the Silhouette School Facebook Live videos on making masks and mask clips have been watched a total of more than 650,000 times. Plus - I've seen the masks you're making so I know we've become an army of crafters cutting fabric with our Silhouette CAMEO machines and sewing as fast as we can..and I am so proud of us!

But we need to keep going so now I have a challenge for you! 

With stay at home orders being lifted soon in some states, protective face coverings in public are one of the best ways to prevent spreading the virus and protecting yourself.  That means EVERYONE should have a mask...which means we need A LOT of masks!

Let's see if WE as Silhouette School can cut and sew more masks than the current number of US deaths due (as of 4/23) to this awful virus. In other words - can our little crafting community do everything in our power to help SAVE more lives than those already lost? I know we can!

Today I'm so excited to announce the Silhouette School Fabric Mask Challenge! Our goal is to make 47,684 masks by May 15. Here's how this works...and some tips on you how can make homemade fabric masks as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Free Silhouette Design: Farmhouse Honeycomb

It's Friday and that means it's time for another Freebie Friday on Silhouette School! 

This week we are sharing this beautiful honeycomb design that I think is perfect for so many different projects and is perfect for all those farmhouse lovers out there!

6 Smart Ways to Invest in Your Silhouette CAMEO Small Business NOW

Whether you're looking to start a small handmade Silhouette business or grow the one you have, there are some Silhouette accessories and crafting tools that will help you take your crafting business to the next level pretty quickly.

Never has there been a better time to start a Silhouette business to help supplement your income or invest in the one you have to help grow it into a more substantial source of revenue.

How to Color SVGs in Silhouette Studio (Quick and Easy Thank You cards)

You can customize these designs by choosing your own fill colors for the spaces in between the black outlines (like a digital coloring book!)

Creating your own thank you cards could not be any faster or easier when you color in an outlined SVG in Silhouette Studio. This technique works great with SVGs that have bold, black outlines - like the gorgeous floral designs from the Floral SVG Bundle by Wild Pilot over at SoFontsy.

How to Print Longer on Sawgrass SG400 Sublimation Printer (without a Bypass Tray)

Did you know, the Sawgrass SG400 and SG500 printers can print longer than the standard 11" paper size?

The sublimation printer's tray can be extended by three inches allowing you to print up to 14" long without any special attachments.

How to Cut Mask Hooks on Silhouette CAMEO (FREE Ear Saver Design Download)

Silhouette crafters have been answering the call for homemade masks and mask hooks to help anyway they can during the pandemic.

The original mask hooks or 'ear savers' as I've been calling them are easy to print with a 3D printer including the Silhouette Alta. But if you don't have an Alta or the new Alta Plus we now have a free cuttable version of the ear saver....and I'm including the best Silhouette Cut Settings.

How to Sew for Beginners (Good Enough to Make a Fabric Mask)

There's been more interest from Silhouette crafters in learning how to sew for beginner sewers than I've seen in the last six years combined.

I did a complete start to finish beginner sewing tutorial video on Silhouette School's Facebook Live but I wanted to make sure you didn't miss it so I'm sharing here on the blog as well.

Free Silhouette Studio Design: Future Ballerina

That time of the week has rolled around again here at Silhouette School!

Time again for another Freebie Friday! Who all has a future ballerina in their lives? This one is for you!

How to Scale a Design in Silhouette Studio (Various Mask Sizes)

To scale a design in Silhouette Studio by a certain percentage is easy - IF you know where to find the Scale tool.

It's hidden away in a couple of menus, but once you find it it's just a few clicks to scale your design! The scale tool has become super popular in the last few weeks with so many crafters making DIY fabric masks in various sizes.

This tutorial will show you exactly how to scale a design in Silhouette Studio.

New Sawgrass SG500 / SG1000 Sublimaton Printers: Features, Price, Details

Sawgrass has released two new sublimation printers: the Sawgrass SG500 and the SG1000 and they're now on pre order.

Both new models are updates to the popular Sawgrass SG400 and SG800 and include several new features and a new reduced price tag.

Faux Leather Earrings with HTV: 3 Tips

Faux leather earrings are SO popular right now, but sometimes the details are difficult to cut!

One thing you can do is combine faux leather and HTV! Heat Transfer Vinyl is the perfect addition to add some detail - there are so many colors and finishes which give you even more options for customization and creativity. 

Here are a couple of tips that will make cutting HTV and leather earrings with your Silhouette even easier!

New Silhouette Alta Plus 3D Printer Now on Sale: Price, New Features, Details

The new Silhouette Alta Plus 3D Printer is finally on sale - about 6 months after it was originally planned to be released.

The second edition of the 3D printer, Silhouette Alta Plus, went on pre order in early April and is expected to start shipping the week of April 6, 2020.

Free Face Mask Clip 'Ear Saver' Design (3D Print File and SVG)

Crafters have gone into action making homemade fabric masks and face coverings and now many with 3D printers are  to helping save ears!

Healthcare workers are saying elastic from wearing masks for long periods of time is causing chaffing behind their ears. While ties are one option and a full piece of elastic around the head is another, supplies are in short supply so sometimes masks with elastic ear straps are the only option.  Those can be made more comfortable by using a mask clip to secure the elastic behind the head rather than behind the ears.

Today I'm sharing a free Mask Clip Design that I like to call the Ear Saver. I've been printing these on the Silhouette Alta 3D printer.

DIY Fabric Mask with Any Silhouette CAMEO: Everything You Need In One Place

Crafters are coming together to make homemade fabric masks during the CoronaVirus pandemic especially now that the CDC is teetering on officially recommending everyone wear masks while out in public.

Using a Silhouette machine can really speed up the cutting process for DIY fabric masks.  I have not only a free pattern for you, but the step by step directions - no matter which Silhouette machine you have! Plus I have a shopping supply list.

This is literally where you can find everything in one place on how to make your own fabric masks.

Oh, and don't check out if you're not a sewer or don't have a sewing machine. You can still help by cutting the fabric pieces for a sewer which will help crank out more masks faster!

Free Silhouette Studio Design: All I Need is Coffee & Mascara

It's Freebie Friday and you guys know what that means - time for a freebie! 

This week I am sharing a free All I Need is Coffee & Mascara design with you...because isn't that the truth!

How to Change a Perforated Line to a Score Line in Silhouette Studio

If you want to change a perforated line to a solid line in Silhouette Studio, there are two ways to go about it.

This is necessary if you'd prefer to score a line rather than cut a perforated fold line. 

21 Silhouette Tips, Tricks and Tutorials (March Wrap Up)

It's that time again - time for a recap of all the Silhouette blog tutorials shared on Silhouette School over the last month!

In March not only did we share 21 new tutorials to Silhouette School blog, but we shared the first cut tutorial for all of those getting their hands on the 15" CAMEO 4 Plus, shared several free Silhouette designs, shared some fun kids crafts since we have our "new normal", and much more!