Customised Herb Pots

My first project using the Silhouette printer was to make some customised plant pots to cover the boring plain herb pots we have in the kitchen.  I had looked around for a while for indoor plant pots but they are so expensive!! So instead decided to start from scratch and bought some cheapy (50p) outdoor ceramic plant pots and trays (because outdoor pots have a hole in the bottom) from the garden centre.  For paint I bought a tester pot of wall paint from Homebase which was more than enough and thick enough to cover in a couple of coats.  Note to self: Open paint on a table so you don't spill it all over your favourite new jumper FAIL!  I downloaded a lovely handwritten font from the internet and cut out a template using the Silhouette from adhesive vinyl to stick on the side of the pot.  After painting and drying, the vinyl was peeled off and the end result was better than I could ever imagine, reaffirming my love for the Silhouette.  To finish I dropped in the herb pots and put on a sunny window for them to enjoy.

Update: If you do spill paint over yourself, wash straight away in warm water, I missed a huge patch on my sleeve so it dried, hard! but managed to get it off with acrylic nail varnish remover and a cotton bud, it's very strong so make sure you rinse immediately afterwards so it doesn't stain.  Good as new!!

New Post for the New Year

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break, I certainly did it's a shame I had to come back to work really.  The next couple of months at work will be getting very very busy but at least I don't have an epic commute any more and have a lovely flat to come home to.  Did you all get lots of nice presents?? I got the best present from Graeme, it is something I have been wanting for ages and ages, ever since I started blogging in fact, a Silhouette Cameo.

Isn't it so pretty!! Now for those of you thinking it just looks like a printer, well it is, sort of, but instead of printing a design it cuts.  So I can cut out designs for greetings cards and tags, freezer paper for t-shirt printing, vinyl for decorations, temporary tattoos, stickers, fabric and so much more I can't wait to get started. Here are some fantastic ideas below from the Silhouette website.

Now there are hundreds of reviews out on the interwebs and I don't want to blab too much I'll let you investigate for yourselves of how awesome it is.  Instead I will let the results speak for themselves in my upcoming posts for the new year.  See you all soon.