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Resin Craft Ideas: 45 Cool Things to Make with Resin!

Resin Craft Ideas: 45 Cool Things to Make with Resin! Have you played with resin yet?  It's so much fun!  There are a bunch of different kinds of resin and these project feature several different kinds.  I love working with resin and am constantly dreaming up new projects using the medium. Check out these types of resin I use and 45 resin projects you can make. You will find something fun to create that you love! Resin projects are highly addictive! I love the effect of clear EasyCast resin--it's great for making paperweights, bookends, knobs and more.  Nothing is as shiny and satisfying to look at as high gloss resin coating a surface.   It's fun to press trinkets and items into jewelry resin clay. Even though EasySculpt is sticky--it works great powdered with a little baby powder!  Resin is super versatile and surprisingly easy to work with.   Here's the resin I use and a bunch of projects to do with it! Here's the resin I use an

Valentine Decor Lace Heart Paper Chain with Cricut Maker

 Valentine Decor Lace Heart Paper Chain with Cricut Maker Decorate for Valentines day with a paper chain.  This paper chain is delicately cut to look like lace doilies, and stapled together like hearts.  It's the perfect holiday decor.  Goes great with this Valentine flower wreath. I love Valentine's day, it seems to bring with it some added love. The world needs all the love it can get right now. Let's decorate to celebrate!   Supplies Needed for Heart Paper Chain: Cricut Maker Cricut Cardstock 12x24 Red Tones Cricut 12x12 Light Grip Mat This Lace Strip CDS project Stapler Step 1:   First use the Cricut Maker to cut strips of delicate lace border strips.   I used 3 shades of reds.   Step 2:   Then fold each strip in half.   Step 3:   Roll the top half of the strip in a heart shape.   Step 4:   Then place the next folded piece inside the heart.   Step 5:   Then staple the 4 layers of paper together.   Step 6:   Repeat the process with all the pap

How to Start a Cricut Business from Home

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Cricut . All opinions are 100% mine.  Affiliate links included. This is a long post--save for referencing later! How to Start a Cricut Business from Home! Everything you need to know about starting a Cricut business or side hustle from home. Do you have a  Cricut Machine ? Or are you considering one? It can be a difficult to justify the investment in a machine. Please ask me any questions you might have. I know this is a big decision. I was a young mother and a wife...we were struggling with work and money. I didn't have money to buy clothes for my kids. I had to borrow money from my husband's grandpa to buy diapers for my baby. I really needed to find a way to support us a little more than my husband's paycheck. The decision to buy an expensive machine was weighed out heavily in my mind. We received some money for Christmas and I spent it all on myself (with my husband's blessing)...to buy a Cricut. When I bought my