I Won…Let the Happy Dance Begin

If you heard screams of delight where you live and wondered what the heck was going on, it was because I happened to be the lucky winner of a Silhouette SD digital cutting machine from 

Lorie at Be Different…Act Normal.  

I may or may not have attempted several of these dance moves in my excitement.

I’m not sure Lorie or Silhouette understands the power they’ve just placed in my hands. My mind is swirling with all the projects I want to do, including making some vinyl mustaches for Baby Girl so she doesn’t have to keep resorting to Post-It Note ones.

First order of business will be to design a stencil for some drop cloths I want to use to reupholster my sofa. I bought a craigslist sofa that needs some love. I’m thinking of adding some grain sack type stripes in my new favorite colors.

My sofa is a micro suede in the green color here. I’m thinking of adding brown, green, 
orange and blue stripes to the drop cloth. However, I’m still working it out in my mind.

I also plan to reupholster the settee I bought from a garage sale this summer. I’ll be using drop cloths as the fabric, but they need a little froufin’ up first.

I’m about to reveal the dresser I did for my bedroom as soon as I can get some good pics. I’ve embossed some birds on branches on the front of the dresser and I’m thinking of repeating that pattern in the fabric for my settee, as it currently resides in my bedroom and I like it there.

On my list of Silhouette projects to make are some of these:

  Idea from Jen at Tatertots & Jello

And, if you’re looking for an investment opportunity, I’d like to take this opportunity to suggest you invest in the makers of vinyl because their sales are ’bout to eXpLoDe!

I’m really so grateful to win this give away. While I have been wishing for a Silhouette machine, what I really NEED and want more is a new camera. Even though Christmas AND my birthday are coming up, there’s just no room in our budget for both gifts for me. 

It is icing on the cake to me that this give away was won from Lorie’s blog. If you don’t follow her, you totally should. Be different…Act Normal has pretty much been the motto of my life, so to see a blog of that name appealed to me right away. Lorie spotlights a lot of projects out in Blogland. She has a great eye and there’s always something wonderful to see at her site.

Thank  you again, Lorie and Silhouette for my early Christmas/Birthday present. 

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