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I use the elephants found here:  http://amzn.to/2E1uGwO The Ears are 4.5 inches tall (just the center part) and the width varies, with the widest section being just shy of 3 inches wide.  The price fluctuates a lot!  Usually after you see them posted on cricut groups, the price jumps for a bit, then eventually they come back down.  I bought them at $9.99 each.  They are currently $16.99.   They have been as low as $6.99.  You can use any stuffed animal of course, I just like the size of the ears for the information, and the feet are great on these too.  There are other, similar elephants here  http://amzn.to/2EnXywX  and here:  http://amzn.to/2EnZntW You can customize these however you want of course, but this is how I do it: (The Sebastian Frederick in this was way too large, I had to size it down to fit the ear) For the Name Side For the S - the first letter of the first name - I sized it to 3 tall by 1.6 wide.   For this one I used the Starfish font - I like this S. For the first a

There are lots of apps to add fonts to android devices, but I really didn't want to add fonts to my android system.  I have a zillion fonts on my phone already.  What I wanted was to be able to use fonts like I love Glitter in Phonto.   Cliff Notes - Just add them to the fonts folder in the Phonto App.  Phonto has a "how to" for installing fonts on android, but it did not work for me.  This is what worked: My fonts are all backed up in dropbox. That makes this simple - but you could also send the font to your phone through email, and save to your downloads folder.   I just opened dropbox, went to the font, clicked on it, chose export/save to device, and saved to my downloads folder. Then I went to my downloads folder (Use "My Files" - in your app drawer. )  LONG click on the font.  If you just open it, you may get a message saying you do not have an app to pen this file.  You want to select the font, which you do by holding down on it, not just tapping it.  A ch

These are insanely popular on my cricut craft lists right now.   I bought two cases of the tiles on clearance...  so it's time I do something with them.  :-)  Next time I will make the names MUCH bigger - I would like the names to pretty much fill the tile, but since I didn't do that this time, I added the hearts with our kids names and birth year.   Cliff Notes -  1. Ceramic Floor tiles from Lowes  - Heavy. But cheap.  Often on clearance for $1 or less each.  651 VInyl.  2. They are 6x24  and weigh 5lbs. 3. Fonts are    Chuck Noon , MF I love Glitter , Lemonade Stand 4. There are two main methods for shadowing the cut out names - either send to print and save, or use Phonto.  (I explain both below) 5. Most people are using twine to wrap heavily, and tie to hang them.  Some are using Loctite Silicone  glue and picture hangers.  I put mine on a shelf.  Did I mention they are HEAVY?  A lot of people are using metal easels to display them - there's one for under $6 at Wal-mar

WHO has the best free cloud storage? My favorites are: Dropbox , Google Drive , Box , & Google Photos .   I personally find one drive and the amazon cloud annoying - but they are also good options All of these offer programs for on your computer, your phone, and web based access.  All of them offer free storage, and all of them make sharing your files, or keeping them private, easy. WHAT to store in Cloud Storage No storage is fool proof.  I keep an external hard drive, and various cloud storage, and I try to keep things backed up both places.  Both can fail - external hard drives can go back, clouds can go out of business (Copy was a favorite of mine that no longer exists.. but I had plenty of time to get my files out before they closed) Genealogy - folders for each family surname, with subfolders for family members, containg documents and photos and everything related to genealogy research! Documents - The Christmas card list, pets vet records, the kids high school transcripts

This is one of those projects I made simply because I wanted to see how it works.  I feel like I am missing a step, like there might have been an easier way..  but the doilies were cheap to practice on, and this did work quite well. I used the Montepetrum font, and the triceratops came from a google search. ( Here are more than 20 free fonts that work as writing fonts in cricut ) The hard part - and there must be an easier way - was placing the text properly on the mat.  I used the grids on the mat and a measuring tape and, after hitting make, moved the design to the proper section of the mat.  It still took me two tries. The only other option I could think of is to create a heart the same size as the paper doily, group the text, and then sit and watch carefully, hitting pause on the machine as soon as the writing is complete, before it cuts.  But If the doily is not placed exactly, this still could be off, so I don't know that that method would be much better.   I used the Leisure

I found this basket with lid, perfect for transporting pies or casseroles to a pot luck, at our local thrift store.  Since I'm more likely to use this in the summer than winter, I wanted to redo the lid.  I may eventually sew a new liner for the basket as well, but for now this one will do. This is a very quick and simple project!  I painted the lid in Perfect Crust by Valspar - as close as I could get to the smokey beige spray paint that I love, but shouldn't use in the house.  :-)  (It's way too cold to spray paint outside!)   I put the design together using free fonts, and black silhouettes from google images.  This design is almost identical to what I used on the curtains in my laundry room, so it only took a little tweaking...  I cut it from  651 vinyl, which I buy from Amazon.    Once cut and weeded, I transferred it to dollar tree contact paper, which is my preferred transfer paper.   Place the contact paper over the design, and rub over the design.  I use the cricut

A Quick Look At Our Favorite Geocaches & Geocaching Experiences in 2017 323 Geocaches found in 2017     We ended the year with 2,055 finds 10 Geocaches Hidden in 2017       Unfortunately, 5 of them had to be removed with the park was closed to the public a few months later.  We've had to replace a lot of our older caches this year - some repeatedly, some we moved to make them less likely to need repeatedly replaced.   Milestones :   First Cito   2000th Geocache Found (it took us 11 years!) Fire Safety - one of WVTim's Smart Gadget Caches   First Intercache  (I like these so much more than wherigos - and I love wherigos!) We completed the Smart Gadget Trail WV. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC67954_scbc-1-test-your-smarts? Events Attended: 9    NEPAG 10th Anniversary Event     Oswego Cito  (Great group of people, nicely organized, great caches nearby)   Stoned In A Flash Pa  (flash mob in conjunction with ASPGB)   ASPGB Bonfire Meet & Greet   Stoned In A Flash (