Happy NOON Year!

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Create a dazzling and colorful Noon Year's Eve party for the little ones! Design a sparkly backdrop using silver metallic fringe backdrop, orange, pink, yellow and turquoise balloons and Hip Hip Hooray Paper Hanging Fans. The disco ball plates, mini party hats and confetti poppers are sure to get the kids all geared up for the noon year countdown.

Celebrate the countdown of the clock with your kiddos by adding some creativity! Check out all the fabulous Noon Year and New Year ideas over on the Oriental Trading FUN365 site!

Handmade Christmas Gift Boxes with Cricut

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Have you ever spotted something at a store and thought to yourself  "Hey, I could totally make that!"

I found some super cute gift boxes at Target ( scroll down to see the inspiration) and knew I just had to make some of my own!

I used paper and stickers from the Snowflake Collection by Crate Paper and cut the boxes and drew the vintage truck and fireplace using my  Cricut Explore Air 2 (did you know Cricut machines can draw?! AMAZING! )

Easily create these darling boxes by clicking the link HERE on CRICUT DESIGN SPACE.

I used CRICUT PENS with my machine to create the fireplace and truck. There's no way I could draw those freehand, thank heavens for my Cricut Explore Air 2!

Check out the inspiration for the gift boxes! They're cute but making your own using the papers and colors of your choice makes your gift boxes unique, personal and sooo much more adorable! 

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25 Personalized Gifts You Can Make With Cricut

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Personalized gifts are my favorite things to give to friends, family, teachers and neighbors during the holiday season. Today I'm sharing 25 personalized gift ideas that you can make using your Cricut machine. You'll have everyone checked off your list in no time!  From beautiful engraved charm bracelets to darling gift tags, there's something for everyone. Check out all of the amazing ideas below!

Engraved Acrylic Gift Tags – Giggles Galore

Personalized Hostess Gift Ideas – Pineapple Paper Co

 Personalized Letter to Santa Wood Sign – Tried and True

Personalized Christmas Countdown – Ameroonie Designs

Custom Wood Trees – Kingston Crafts

DIY Personalized Christmas Truck- Lydi Out Loud

DIY Wooden Advent Calendar- Everyday Party

Personalized Snowflake Ornament- Laura's Crafty Life

PERSONALIZED SCARF & GLOVES GIFT SET - That's What Che Said

DIY Christmas Stocking Pattern

Create Personalized Color Your Own Gift Bags- Happy Go Lucky

Personalized Santa Delivery Bags- Fawn Parties

Personalized Coasters- Love Create Celebrate

Engraved Charm Bracelet from Laura’s Crafty Life

Baking Gift Idea from The Idea Room

DIY Return Address Labels by The Crafty Blog Stalker

Personalized Baking Set Christmas Gift from Hey Let’s Make Stuff

DIY Advent Calendar from Designer Trapped

Monogram Makeup Bag from Small Stuff Counts

DIY Personalized Wood Christmas Sign from Polkadot Chair

Engraved Christmas Ornaments from Dream a Little Bigger

Personalized Christmas Pajamas from Frog Prince Paperie

DIY Persinalized Holiday Stockings from Hazel and Gold Designs

Personalized Santa Bags from Something Turquoise

Custom Holiday Coasters

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Elf on the Shelf Arrival Ideas with Oriental Trading

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The elves will be arriving soon! Ours come the first weekend in December and I always love thinking up of silly new ways for them to arrive.  Head over to the Oriental Trading FUN365 site to check out these  7 FUN AND EASY ELF ON THE SHELF ARRIVAL IDEAS with free printables!

Make It Personal for the Holidays with Cricut Explore Air 2

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Christmas is such a magical time and I'm holding onto these precious years while our daughter is young and still believes in Santa and his elves with all my might. I love creating projects for her and this holiday season I'm creating little gifts from the elves especially for our daughter. 

The first Saturday in December, we have a North Pole Breakfast where the elves come all the way from the North Pole to bring us yummy food as well as a few little goodies for our daughter. They always bring new Christmas pajamas and this year the pajamas will arrive in a personalized bag straight from Santa himself! 

You can easily create your own personalized pajama bag by heading over to Cricut Design Space and clicking on this North Pole Express design. Just add the name you'd like on the project and you're all set! I love the look that layering iron-on vinyl creates and you can do the same technique on your bag or just leave it all one color. If you're not sure how to layer vinyl, click HERE  for a quick tutorial on the Cricut YouTube channel.

The elves brought a tiny letter inside a tiny bag. Aren't miniature things just the cutest? I used my Cricut Explore Air 2 machine to cut out the images for the bag as well as the tiny envelope. The Cricut Explore Air 2 also writes so I used it to write a tiny letter from the elves. So cute!

Create a festive scene around the North Pole breakfast table with this darling mini Christmas town. I know our daughter will love all these miniature pieces that came all the way from Santa's workshop. She'll have so much fun playing with them throughout the holiday season.

I hope you've enjoyed these little goodies created by Santa's elves! If you're looking to make a sweet, personalized gift for a loved one, Cricut Explore Air 2 is exactly what you need to make those wishes come true! 

The Cricut Explore Air 2  can cut and write up to 2X faster than previous Cricut Explore models, and cuts more than 100 materials — everything from cardstock, vinyl and iron-on to specialty materials like glitter paper, cork, and bonded fabric. From cards to custom T-shirts to home decor, Explore Air 2 makes it easy to realize your creative vision. Design on the go on your laptop, iPad or iPhone. Browse and play with thousands of images, fonts, and ready-to-make projects. Or create your own design from scratch!

Here are some key features that make the Cricut Explore Air 2 SO amazing! 

• This DIY speed machine combines time-saving performance and class-leading simplicity 
• Cuts 100 materials – everything from cardstock, vinyl, and iron-on to a range of specialty materials 
• Fine-Point Blade for cutting a wide variety of popular craft materials 
• Fast Mode for up to 2X faster cutting and writing(1) 
• Bluetooth® wireless technology 
• Compatible with Scoring Stylus and Deep-Point Blade (sold separately) 
• Double tool holder to keep blade and pen always at the ready 
• Design Space® software for iOS, Android™, Windows®, and Mac® 
• Upload and use your own images and fonts for free 
• Compatible with Cricut cartridges 

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