20 Silhouette Tips, Tricks and More! (September Wrap Up)

And just like that Fall is here and we are closing out September!

If you missed any of what we shared on Silhouette School blog this month - now's your chance to play catch up!

How to Reverse Weed Vinyl: Small Letters and Tiny Cuts

If you ever tried to weed small vinyl letters or detailed cuts only for the design or text to lift while weeding, you probably aren't reverse weeding. 

When reverse weeding vinyl you weed from the sticky transfer tape rather than the vinyl backing. The transfer tape helps prevent the small letters and cuts from lifting while you're weeding. Follow this tutorial for how to reverse weed adhesive vinyl (this doesn't work for HTV). 

How to Use iColor Hard Surface Paper with Uninet iColor 560

If you're new to using the Uninet iColor 560 you probably started with the 2 Step Paper for making full color transfers for shirts. But the iColor 560 can do a lot more than just white toner transfers for shirts. You can also print full color transfers for hard surfaces as well...such as making full color custom mug transfers.

The iColor Hard Surface paper is a great alternative to sublimation because you don't need sublimation blanks and it works on all color surfaces!  This tutorial will walk you through how to use iColor Hard Surface Paper with the Uninet iColor 560 to make a custom mug

Free Silhouette Design: Faith Can Move Mountains (Commercial Use Available)

 It's Freebie Friday which means it's time for another free Silhouette design for you!

I am hoping that this design gives you guys some inspiration that with a little faith you can do anything...including move some mountains! 

How to Use iPad Pro and ProCreate Designs with Silhouette Studio

If you own an iPad you could be using it to create designs to cut or sketch with your Silhouette cutting machine! The key is the iPad app ProCreate!

I'm so excited to have the very talented Gina from Twinklefarts on the blog today to show us how to use ProCreate with Silhouette Studio

How to Make Rhinestone Decals with Sticker Sheets

You can make not only rhinestone transfers for shirts with your Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait machine, you can also make rhinestone decals! 

I've shared tips before on how to make rhinestone decals with a speciality material, but I've been working on a new, lower cost option that I think works just as well! The key is of all things...sticker paper! 

How to Apply HTV to a Wine Glass...And Is it Dishwasher Safe?!

We get asked quite a bit around here if it's possible to put HTV on glass....for one reason or another (maybe you prefer working with heat transfer vinyl vs vinyl or you just have HTV on hand). 

The answer is YES...and the follow up question is always is HTV on glass dishwasher safe?  Let's get to all of that including some tips on how to make sure your design is wrinkle free! 

How to Use Torch Paste with a Heat Press for Wood Burning

A few weeks ago I shared how to use torch paste gel with wood burning stencils using either a heat gun or heat press.

Wow...I didn't realize this was such a mind blowing statement because it literally says on the wood burning gel (albeit in size 5 font) you can use 400 degree heat press.  Anyway...I figured it was time to show you how to use a heat press with torch paste gel for your wood burning signs.  

Free Silhouette Design: All You Need Is Love & Football (Commercial Use Available)

It's Freebie Friday and this week I have a design for any football fan out there!

Fall is around the corner which can only mean one thing...football season is officially here! College, professional and even the kids are playing! 

How to Get Crisp Paint Lines on Wood Signs with Silhouette Stencils

Take a look at the latest home decor project that is taking the craft world by storm - oversized wooden door tags. Don't they make such a charming front door decoration? 

This step by step tutorial will walk you through how to make wooden door tags, plus some tips for perfectly crisp paint lines. 

How to Make Ready to Press Heat Transfers with HTV and Silhouette CAMEO

If you've ever tried to make a ready to print HTV transfer you probably very quickly realized it's not the easiest thing to do. 

When layering multiple colors of heat transfer vinyl each layer needs to be pressed separately making ready to ready to print transfers challenging.  Sometimes though - whether it's to ship a HTV transfer to an uncrafty friend or prepare your shop before the busy holiday rush - making ready to heat press transfers is necessary.  In this advanced Silhouette tutorial I'll show you how to make ready to print heat transfers for shipping or storing!

How to Perfectly Center HTV on a Pillow (Easy First HTV Project)

If trying to center HTV designs constantly causes you to second guess, I have a few tricks to share today for how to center heat transfer vinyl quickly and easily! 

Stop guessing where the center is and instead align your HTV perfectly centered quickly, easily, and without measuring. 

How to Make a Rhinestone Template with Silhouette CAMEO 4 for Beginners

All Silhouette machines can cut rhinestone templates including the Silhouette CAMEO 4. 

You can also make your own rhinestone templates in Silhouette Studio if you have Designer Edition or higher.  Follow along to learn how to make a rhinestone template with Silhouette CAMEO 4 in just a few easy steps.

Free Silhouette Design Set: Spread the Love and Bake with Love (Commercial Use Available)

Time for another freebie Friday for all of my favorite Silhouette School readers and this week is quite special because we have a set of designs to share with you!

These are perfect for all those bakers out there!

How to Use Torch Paste Gel: Wood Burning Stencils Tutorial

If you've never used torch paste gel to wood burn stencil designs you're about to have your mind blown!

I've done several wood burning with singe pen and Silhouette CAMEO tutorials in the past, but woodburning paste takes it another step further by allowing you to wood burn items that won't fit in the Silhouette CAMEO like wood canvas, frames or wood blocks. Read on for how to use torch paste gel to wood burn with stencils! 

How to Quickly Create Back to School Name Labels

Before the kids head back to school, you may need to label all their school supplies - which means you're probably going to need a lot of name labels! 

Here's a way to do it in Silhouette Studio that is so fast you can get a whole page of name labels in one click.

Silhouette School Craft Room and Home Office Tour

When you do what I do running a craft education business -  creating content, testing products, review products, and providing education on equipment - you tend to have a lot of "stuff."  In my case, stuff is printers, machines, heat presses...just stuff. 

I get questions almost every time I do a Facebook Live about pretty much anything visible in the camera shot. So today I figured I'd take you an office and craft room tour and provide a little behind the scene look at how my dream space came to be. 

Everything is linked so you can grab whatever it is you're wondering about! 

Free Silhouette Design: It's a Grandma Thing (Commercial Use Available)

Calling all Grandmas! It's freebie time around here again and this week is all about you! 

Whether you are already a grandma, a grandma-to-be or want to make this for a grandma, this is a great design! 

How to Sketch and Cut with Silhouette CAMEO 4

If you ever wanted to sketch and cut with your Silhouette CAMEO 4, it's possible although not as easy as it is with a machine with dual carriages.

The trick to sketch then cut with Silhouette CAMEO 4 is to use cut by line color! Read on for the step by step Silhouette tutorial on sketching then cutting.

How to Make Custom Weeding Boxes in Silhouette Studio

If you're not using weeding boxes or weeding lines to help you weed vinyl and HTV you're making things harder for yourself. 

In Silhouette Studio you can make weeding boxes any shape you want using the often-forgotten polygon drawing tool. This tutorial will explain how to make custom weeding boxes in Silhouette Studio.