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Decorative Canisters

January 25, 2011 by jessa 5 Comments

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As a birthday present to myself I bought a Silhouette machine. It’s really cool, it cuts paper and vinyl, similar to a Cricut, but better since it doesn’t need cartridges. It just connects to my computer. I can make letters using any font in my computer and tons of different designs using what Silhouette has in their store, or if I feel really creative I can design my own. But designing my own is a bit too techie for me (at least right now), so I just use what’s in their store.

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I had these two cheapo glass canisters that I bought at Ikea (of course) prior to the holidays, that needed some dressing up. I wanted a retro looking, Orla Kiely-esque type look, so I found this vine in the Silhouette store and adjusted the measurements so that the vines would go evenly around the jar. Then I had the machine cut it into some white adhesive vinyl.

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I then used transfer paper and carefully applied the vinyl vines.

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For the little canister, I found a cute retro tree design and cut out the tree in white vinyl. I used some silver metallic shelf paper that I had for the berries. The shelf paper was a little thick, and I worried that my machine wouldn’t be able to handle it, but it worked beautifully.

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There ya go, my first real project with my Silhouette! I love this little truc!

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  1. Amanda

    January 26, 2011 at 8:32 am

    They look amazing, very impressive for your first go!

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  2. Nike@ChooseToThrive

    January 26, 2011 at 8:35 am

    Oh for cute!! I love fun those silhouette shapes looks on your jars. Thank you so much for the inspiration … I’m dragging out my machine and white vinyl during nap time.

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  3. tammy

    January 26, 2011 at 9:07 am

    thanks for linking with type a today. i’m so jealous, i want a silhouette so bad! great project. very cute.

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  4. Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons

    January 26, 2011 at 11:07 am

    This is so stinkin cute! Now I want a silhouette even more than before!!!

    I think my husband might take away the credit card if I try to buy one.. hmmmm…. maybe if I make him dinner first… ahaha!

    Thanks for stopping by! Now I get to read your blog!

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  5. Ashley Vu

    January 28, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Ooooh! That’d be dangerous to have in my house… I’d decorate everything in sight.

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