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Stocking Stuffer – Wet Brush Detangling Shower Brush $6.98

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June 18, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Holiday2010, Kids, Online Shopping

published date: December 17, 2012
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Ooh – this reminds me that I want to get my girls hairbrushes in their stockings!

Have a look at The Wet Brush Rubberized Wet Detangle Shower Brush (Assorted Color) for just $6.98 from $19.99!  It gets 4.6 stars out of almost 300 reviews!  You do not choose the color, so that’s a bit of a surprise!

If you’d rather have Metallics , those are $8.98.

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DIY Party Beverage Tub with Cricut SVG Files

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June 8, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Summer

published date: June 08, 2020
modified datt: June 08,2020

Make your own party beverage tub with these free SVG files for Cricut Design Space. This outdoor galvanized ice bucket has two optional messages “Chillin” or “Enjoy.” Also create your own vinyl personalized beverage tub and ice bucket with this step-by-step Cricut tutorial.

DIY Party Beverage Tub

DIY Party Beverage Tub in a backyard outdoors

In no time you can have a perfect Outdoor Beverage Tub. Using our free SVG files, add the summertime phrase “chillin” or “enjoy” to create a summertime drink bucket to keep your beverages cool.

Fill your DIY beverage tub with your favorite ice cold drinks, chill and enjoy (all the pun!)

Galvanized Beverage Tub

For this DIY Cricut Project, we used a Galvanized Beverage Tub similar to this one at Michaels or this one on Amazon. The reason we chose galvanized for our backyard beverage tub, was because it is known to have a protective zinc coating to prevent rusting, so they’re suitable for indoor and outdoor use, as well as, water exposure.


Another popular backyard beverage cooler is the Igloo Party Bucket Cooler. This double walled cooler has a foam insulated body to keep drinks cold but it will prevent condensation or “sweat” like unlined tubs. Whichever cooler you choose for your personalized beverage holder (ice bucket), make sure it has an area with a smooth surface to apply your Cricut vinyl summertime phrases – chillin or enjoy.

DIY Beverage Bucket

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Materials

  • Enjoy and Chillin SVG File (see below or get it here)
  • Cricut Maker cutting machine with Fine Point Blade
  • Cricut Outdoor Permanent Glossy Vinyl in white
  • Standard grip mat
  • Cricut Transfer Tape*
  • Galvanized Beverage Bucket
  • Scissors
  • Cricut Weeder Tool

*If you do want to use transfer tape for this project, consider using Duck Brand Peel Clear Laminate as an alternative to Cricut transfer tape. Some people prefer this brand more.


Directions

Gather your supplies and in a few simple minutes, you will have your personalized beverage tub. This outdoor drink tub is perfect for a gathering or just for storing on your patio or deck for quick family get togethers.

Cricut Design Space

Open Cricut Design Space.

Click on the “+” sign to start a new project, opening up a blank canvas.

Click on the “Upload” button from the toolbar and browse your downloaded files to insert the summertime SVG files – chillin or enjoy.

The cut image will appear on the canvas.

With the image selected, click on the “Attach” button to secure all parts of the image together for cutting.

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Maintain the size or adjust to fit your ice bucket. To adjust the size, highlight the image and click on the size box in the top toolbar.

Change the measurement to suit your galvanized beverage tub size accordingly.

How to Print SVG Files

Select “Make It” in the upper right corner to proceed with cutting.

Choose the Outdoor Vinyl, Permanent from the list of options in the drop down menu.

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Place the Permanent Vinyl on the standard grip mat.

Following the instructions prompted on the screen, cut out the vinyl.

Making the Beverage Bucket

Cut around the image(s) with a pair of scissors.

Using the weeding tool, peel away the excess vinyl around the cut images and discard.

Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the size of the image.

Peel away the transfer tape backing and place the transfer tape on top of the cut image. Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the transfer tape.

Peel away the vinyl backing, leaving just the image adhered to the transfer tape. Trim transfer tape if needed.

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Carefully consider the placement before applying as the permanent vinyl can’t be removed if placed incorrectly. Position the image with the transfer tape on to the beverage tub and press in place.

Press the image down with your fingers or with the Cricut scraping tool to help it to stick to the tub.

Slowly remove the transfer tape leaving the vinyl image on the tub. Repeat with the other image on the opposite side of the tub if desired.

Fill the galvanized beverage bucket with your favorite drinks, chill and enjoy (all the pun!)

Cricut Free SVG Files

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DIY Beverage Tub with Cricut Maker and free SVG files

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Home Command Centers and Homework Center Ideas

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June 4, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

published date: July 31, 2016
modified datt: June 04,2020

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Home Command Centers and Homework Center Ideas

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Is Back to School on your mind? It is in the forefront of ours and we are preparing an organized home to create an organized year. Below is some of our favorite Family Command Centers and Homework Center Ideas for getting the year off to a great start!

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I get it guys, I am so busy too. I work and raise three kids and cart them to and fro from after school activities In order to get a hold and re-organize my life, I created the Busy Mom Binder. This keeps your family command center in one spot. It easily organizes your home, your kids and you and gives you a place to direct your husband when he asks that home/kids question for the 100th time – wink!

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Family Home Command Centers:

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IKEA Bookshelf Command Center from Iron and Twine

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Plaid Kitchen Command Center from The Clay Family.

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Command Closet from Happy Housie.

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Small Space Command Center from Jenna Burger.

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Family Command Center with Canvas Bags from The Yellow Cape Cod.

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Kitchen Command Center from Clean and Scentsible.

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Command Center with Magnetic Map from Domestic Imperfection.

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Command Center Mud Room from The Wid Kids.

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Fridge Command Center from the 36th Avenue.

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Drop Spot Command Center from Hi Sugar Plum.

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Giant Chalkboard Command Center from Beneath My Heart.

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Hidden Kitchen Cabinet Organizer from I Heart Organizing

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Homework Centers:

We have more! Don’t forget our Homework Stations Solutions and Spaces on Frugal Coupon Living.

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Bright and Engaging Homework Center from Craft-o-Maniac.

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The Cozy Homework Center & Loft from The Friendly Home.

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Homework Closet from I Heart Organizing.

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Red, White and Blue Homework Center from Honey We’re Home.

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Portable Homework Cart from Teaspoons and Tinsel.

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Homework Room and Nook from Petite Party Studio.

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Teen Homework Center for a Small Space from Making the World Cuter.

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Small Homework Spot from Tiny Oranges.

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Kids Homework Station for Two from Clean and Scentsible.

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Homework Table with Seat Sacks from Scissors and Spatulas.

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IKEA Homework Center from Real Coake.

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Portable Homework Spot from Uncommon Designs Online.


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Don’t forget our Kids DIY Back to School Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.

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Checkout our Creative Reading Corner Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

 

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St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas for Kids and Adults

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May 30, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Spring

published date: February 18, 2015
modified datt: May 30,2020

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St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas

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Looking to make St. Patrick’s Day Special? Check out this round-up of food to be used on March 17th. Ideas include breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and party ideas!




St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas

1) Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream Frosting from Frugal Coupon Living.

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2) Copycat Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies from Frugal Coupon Living

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3)  Mint Blondie Bars from Simplee Thrifty

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4.) Guinness Beef Stew from Frugal Coupon Living

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5) Rainbow Lime JELL-O Cupcakes from Frugal Coupon Living (don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes too)

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FREE BBQ Seasoning Father’s Day SVG File for Cricut

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May 29, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Father's Day, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media

published date: May 02, 2020
modified datt: May 29,2020

It’s a good year when you find Father’s Day Gifts Ideas from the Kids that are actually used by dad. This June, download this FREE BBQ Seasoning Father’s Day SVG File. Upload these free Cricut files to Design Space, print to vinyl, make your mason jar craft and fill with your favorite BBQ Seasoning Recipes. Gift, use and enjoy!

DIY Father’s Day SVG Gift Idea

BBQ Seasoning Father's Day SVG File for Cricut Design Space - Mason Jar Gift and Cricut Tutorial

Buckle up because this DIY Father’s Day Idea supplies you with a lot of content including Barbecue seasoning recipes ideas, a free Father’s Day SVG file for Cricut Design Space, and directions on how to create a homemade father’s day gift using supplies from home!

Father’s Day SVG File for Cricut

To begin this process, you will need a few materials including our BBQ Father’s Day free SVG file.

Download Free Father’s Day SVG File

Pick up this file by signing up for our email list.   Subscribe and look for a link and password in our inbox. The password allows you to access and download ALL of our free printables including Father’s Day Gifts.

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Fathers Day Rock Star Frame with free Cricut SVG Files

While you are in our free printables files, don’t forget to also download our free SVG Files for this Rock Photo Frame for Dad this Father’s Day!

Once you have your Father’s Day SVG File downloaded, you can begin this process of uploading a SVG file to Cricut Design Space.

You also might want to pair this Father’s Day Gift idea for the barbecue lover with BBQ Cupcakes.

DIY Father’s Day Gift Materials

Free SVG File for Mason Jars

  • Father’s Day SVG File (downloaded from Frugal Coupon Living’s Free Printables)
  • Cricut Maker (or Cricut Joy) with Fine Point Blade
  • Standard grip mat
  • Cricut Premium Vinyl, Removable or Permanent in color of your choice

We used Light Gray Cricut Premium Vinyl in the Vibrant Value Pack.

How to Upload a SVG Pattern to Cricut Design Space

First, gather your supplies.

Upload Father’s Day “Grill Master” SVG File into Design Space.

Once uploaded, click Ungroup.

BBQ Seasoning Mix in Cricut Design Space

Click and drag over each of the images separately. With the image highlighted, click on the “Weld” button”. You will repeat this for all Father’s Day seasoning phrases and clip art images.

Adjust image sizes to fit your mason jars accordingly. Measure the height and wide of your jar. For example, the largest “Grill Master” design image was sized to 3.5” high on the Design Space canvas to fit an 8 oz mason jar.

Color sync the images if needed to match the vinyl color. We used Light Gray from Vibrant Value Pack.

Once everything is prepared, begin the the Circut cutting process.

Cutting Vinyl on Cricut

You will want to begin the process of cutting your final product.

First, select “Make It” in Cricut Design Space.

Next, set material type to Premium Vinyl.

Begin to follow prompts for loading the mat into the Cricut Maker or Cricut Joy and cutting the Premium Vinyl. When prompted, unload the mat from the cutting machine.

How to Upload a SVG Pattern to Cricut Design Space

Finally, remove the Premium Vinyl from the mat.

Mason Jar Father’s Day Gift Idea

When you have your final cut, you will want to begin the process of making your DIY Mason Jar Father’s Day gifts to hold BBQ seasoning mix.

BBQ Seasoning Father's Day Gifts Ideas for the Barbecue Lover

BBQ Seasoning Mason Jar Father’s Day Gift Materials

  • Mason Jars with lids (we used 8 oz)
  • BBQ Seasoning Mixes of your choice (see below for ideas)
  • Twine or ribbon (optional)
  • Weeder tool
  • Cricut Transfer Tape*
  • Cricut scraping tool
  • Scissors

For Circut tools, this Basic Tool Set will have what you need and more! You can also pick up your transfer tape, blade, mat, vinyl and more at the Cricut Store.

*Consider using Duck Brand Peel Clear Laminate as an alternative to Cricut transfer tape. Some people prefer this brand more.

Assembling BBQ Seasoning Mason Jars

You can pre-wash jars with soap and hot water and let them dry completely before using. Do not begin the next step until your jars are completely dry.

Michael’s has 8 oz Mason Jars for $1 each. Free shipping when you spend $50.

First, cut around each image with a pair of scissors.

How to Cut Vinyl with Scissors and Cricut

Using the weeding tool, peel away your excess vinyl around the cut images and discard.

How to use a Cricut Weeding Tool

Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the size of the image.

Peel away the backing of transfer tape and place the transfer tape on top of the cut image. Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the transfer tape.

How to Add Transfer Tape to Cricut Vinyl

Next, peel away the vinyl backing. Leave just the image adhered to the transfer tape.

In a straight position, place the phrase and clip art with the transfer tape on to a smooth area of the mason jar and press into place.

Press your vinyl image down with your fingers or with the Cricut scraping tool to help it to stick to the mason jar.

Finally, carefully remove the transfer tape leaving only the vinyl image and phrases on the glass mason jar.

How to Transfer Vinyl to a Mason Jar

Repeat this process for the the rest of your mason jars and free cut files.

To finish, fill the mason jars with your favorite BBQ seasoning mixes and tie a piece of ribbon or twine around the jar lid.

We used Natural Jute Twine from Michael’s. Free shipping when you spend $50.

BBQ Seasoning Recipe Ideas

If you are looking for a good BBQ seasoning recipe, we found some barbecue spice rub ideas to create the best summer recipes.

Best BBQ Seasonings for Father's Day

From brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, Cheyenne pepper, smoked paprika and chili powder. These grill master’s know their flavor.

  • Homemade Blackening Seasoning from Chili Pepper Madness
  • BBQ Spice Rub Recipe from Dinner at the Zoo
  • DIY Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Seasoning from Take Two Tapas
  • Copycat Trader Joe’s Smokey Coffee BBQ Spice Rub from  Balanced Bites (as seen in our Trader Joe Recipes)
  • Homemade BBQ Seasoning from My Forking Life
  • Chicken Dry Rub from Seeking Good Eats

Store your mason jar gift in a cool, dry location.

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Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Mason Jar BBQ Spice Rub using your Cricut Maker.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

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Plastic Easter Egg Crafts

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May 23, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

published date: February 23, 2020
modified datt: May 23,2020

Plastic Easter Egg Crafts. Want to put those plastic eggs to use for more than an Easter egg hunt this year? We’ve found lots of totally cute crafts with plastic eggs to make your home or classroom look fun and festive for Easter!

Crafts with Plastic Easter Eggs

Easter will be here soon, and before you know it, you’ll be loading up your shopping cart with plastic eggs for school parties, church egg hunts, and for your kids’ Easter baskets. But if you’re only using these eggs for baskets and egg hunts, you’re missing out! They’re incredibly inexpensive, and they’re perfect for making lots of springtime crafts.

Whether you’re looking for a gorgeous wreath to hang on the door for Easter, a way to spruce up an ordinary plastic egg to make it more fun, or a learning activity to do with tots and preschoolers, you’re going to find some amazing ideas in this list.

Cute Crafts with Plastic Eggs

An egg wreath is perfect for spring. Although the eggs were painted here (and they’re stunning with the varying shades of blues and oranges), you could simply leave them unpainted as well. It’ll look gorgeous either way. You’ll love seeing this every day when you come home! | One Thousand Oaks

Homemade Lightning Bugs

Use a flameless tea light, create a DIY firefly that really lights up. This Summer craft idea for kids is perfect for small hands and makes a cute handmade night light for their bedside. | Frugal Coupon Living

Here’s another stunning wreath that combines florals and Easter eggs. You’ll need an ombre Easter egg pack for this craft, which is varying shades of the same color, from light to dark. Don’t all those pinks look lovely together? It’ll look fantastic on your door or above your mantel. | Design Improvised

Hang this plastic egg globe over the dining table or above the door for the Easter season. This is an easy piece of decor that the kids can help with. | Chica Circle

Make some egg shaker maracas using plastic eggs, some plastic spoons, and a whole lot of washi tape. Kids will have a blast making noise with these! Try putting different materials in each egg to create lots of different sounds. | Happiness is Homemade

Glue the halves of the plastic eggs together to form mini planters. Fill them with tiny potted flowers, and you’ve got yourself a simple centerpiece that adds a lot of color to your Easter table. | Made with Happy

You could use the same idea of gluing the halves together to make these fun candy cups instead! | The Homespun Hydrangea

If you want to make a big splash at an Easter party, this spilled basket hat is a surefire way to do it. It would be loads of fun for an Easter parade or wacky hat day at school. | Where the Smiles Have Been

Add some teacups to your kid’s collection of toy dishes. Easter egg cups with paper clip handles are the perfect size for little hands. Of course, a tea party is in order when you’ve made them! | Morena’s Corner

Use the eggs to make a beautiful birds nest craft for a bird-themed learning unit. You can create bluejays, cardinals, baby chicks, and lots of other types of birds just by changing out the egg color. | The Inspiration Edit

Speaking of chicks, here’s an adorable version that stands up! They’ll look super cute on your mantle or table for Easter. | Fireflies and Mud Pies

You’ll have a whale of a time making this plastic egg whale. This craft would be a wonderful addition to an ocean animal unit for preschoolers! | Artsy Craftsy Mom

Turn plastic eggs into a whimsical spring bouquet using floral wire and crepe paper. Not only is this a cute idea for Easter, but it would look gorgeous at a spring baby shower. You could also put a dollar in each egg and present it as a gift! | Design Improvised

If you’re planning a spring birthday party, save some of those eggs to make plastic egg cupcake decorations. Put flameless tealights under the egg to make them glow, or put some candy underneath as a surprise. | Chica Circle

Any fan of Pokemon will go nuts for these Pokeball themed eggs. They’re so easy to make with a few simple materials. You can skip the painting if you can find white and red eggs from the same manufacturer, but if you can’t, you’ll have a little painting to do before putting them together. (Also see our Pokemon Party Ideas) | Tikkido

An egg popper tree would be loads of fun for the kids if you’re hosting Easter brunch this year. It’s a fun alternative to the Easter egg hunt! Eggs are filled with surprises like candy, money, or trinkets, and then wrapped in crepe paper to make the poppers. If you string them properly, pulling on the egg will break it open like a mini pinata! | Studio DIY

You won’t be able to stop smiling at these beautiful pastel bees floating outside your window. You’ll want to leave them up all spring; they’re just that cute! Make sure you grab eggs with two holes in the bottom if you plan to make this craft. | Tried & True

Practice word families with your kiddo using plastic eggs. It’s so simple! Write the end of the word on one half, and rotate the other half to create several different words. This is a terrific way to reinforce sound patterns with little ones. | Natural Beach Living

Toddlers and preschoolers can use the eggs to practice letter matching. Write the capital letter on one half and the lowercase letter on the other. | Mom. Wife. Busy Life.

The aliens have landed! Kids will have a good giggle over these funny little alien eggs. They could also double as monster eggs if your kid is into monsters. | Artsy Craftsy Mom

Even More Plastic Egg Ideas

You know you’ll have loads of these when Easter comes around, so here are a few more things to do with them once Easter’s over!

  • Store homemade play dough or slime. Make sure you seal up any holes in the egg before using them to store either of these.
  • Practice counting with your toddler.
  • Practice color recognition.
  • Add them to sensory bins for kids to use as scoopers.
  • Store baby socks.
  • Put jewelry and trinkets in when traveling.
  • Store loose buttons.
  • Store screws, nuts, and bolts in the garage.

What are you going to do with your plastic eggs this year?


Take a look at these creative Egg Dyeing Techniques. Pin to Pinterest.

Do something different. Have an Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt! Use flameless tea lights to help. Pin to Pinterest.




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DIY Cricut Father’s Day Photo Frame

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May 19, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Father's Day, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

published date: May 04, 2020
modified datt: May 19,2020

Looking for an easy and Frugal Father’s Day gift from home? This DIY Father’s Day Photo Frame is a cute gift idea from the kids. Download these five funny Father’s Day quotes and puns. Upload your FREE SVG Files for Cricut Design Space, print, and create a rock picture frame for a dad that is a rock or rock star!

Cricut Father’s Day Photo Frame

Rock Star Father's Day Photo Frame Gift Idea with Cricut SVG File for Dad

Whether your dad sports a leather vest and rocks the guitar,or is a pillar of strength that your family leans on, we have some of the ultimate Father’s Day Quotes and crafts for your super dad! Using a Cricut Maker, make dad an adorable rock frame that he can display at the office or by his bedside, reminding him of his importance. This DIY Father’s Day gift is simple and uses supplies around the house.

If you are using your vinyl cutter to create easy and frugal Father’s Day gifts ideas, make sure you download this Father’s Day SVG File for Cricut to make Homemade BBQ Seasoning Mason Jars.

Father’s Day Puns

We put together five Father’s Day puns about rocks for your rock star, the rock you lean on, your dad.

Dad Quotes:

Have a rock’n Father’s Day.

Dad, you’re our rock star! (the one we used)

Dad, you rock!

Dad, you’re the rock our family leans on!

My dad, my rock.

You can use any of these quotes about rocks & dad in your Father’s Day picture frames.

Father's Day SVG File for Rock Picture Frame Gift

Father’s Day SVG Files

For your Rock Father’s Day Picture Frame, you will need a few materials including our free Father’s Day SVG file.

Father’s Day SVG File Download

Pick up this file by signing up for our email list.   Subscribe and look for a link and password in our inbox. The password allows you to access and download ALL of our free printables including our two Father’s Day Gifts – BBQ Mason Jars and Rock Picture Frame for Dad.

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Once you have your Father’s Day Rock Quotes downloaded, you can begin this process of uploading a SVG file to Cricut Design Space.

DIY Photo Frame Craft Supplies

To create this Cricut Rock’n Picture Frame for Dad this Father’s Day, have the following materials…

Fathers Day Photo Frame Gift & Craft Supplies for Cricut Design Space

Materials Needed:

  • Rock’n SVG cut file (downloaded from Frugal Coupon Living’s Free Printables)
  • Wide Wooden 3.5”  x  5” Photo frame (painted with chalky paint, we used Americana Decor Relic)
  • Cricut Maker (or Cricut Joy)
  • Standard grip mat
  • Cricut Premium Vinyl, Removable or Permanent in color of your choice (We used Light Gray Cricut Premium Vinyl in the Vibrant Value Pack.)
  • Cricut Deluxe Paper (we used Hostess with the Mostess Winter Sparkle collection)
  • Cricut Weeder Tool
  • Cricut Transfer Tape
  • Cricut Scraping Tool
  • Small rocks/pebbles
  • Hot glue gun with clear craft glue

For Circut tools, this Basic Tool Set will have what you need and more! You can also pick up your transfer tape, mat, vinyl and more at the Circut Store.

Cricut Father’s Day Craft Instructions

Follow these easy directions to make your homemade Father’s day frame.

Gather all your supplies together. You can do this in many steps, over a few days or tackle it all immediately.

Fathers Day Rock Picture Frame Craft

Prepare the Photo Frame

Disassemble the picture frame. If needed, paint the frame with 1-2 coats of charcoal chalk paint. Set aside the photo frame dry.

Once the painted frame is dry, heat a hot glue gun with clear glue sticks.

Begin in the corner of the picture frame and apply a dab of hot glue. Quickly, place one small pebble into the glue. Repeat this process until you cover the entire surface of the frame with rocks until finished.

Put the frame aside.

How to Upload your SVG File to Cricut Design Space

Open Cricut Design Space.

Upload Father’s Day Rock’n Phrases SVG File into design space.

On the right column, click Ungroup.

How to Select Ungroup in Cricut Design Space

Click and drag over each of the phrases separately. With the phrase highlighted, click on the “Weld” button”. Repeat for all phrases or erase the phrases you do not want to print to vinyl.

Adjust your rock phrase sizes to fit inside the photo frame accordingly (we used 3.5 x 5 but you can use a similar size frame).

Insert one square shape onto the Design Space canvas to create the photo frame backing. Size the square to match the size of the picture frame, in our case it was 3.5” wide x 5” high.

Finally, using the color sync tab. assign colors to the images for different material types: Premium Vinyl and Cardstock (Deluxe Paper).

How to Cut Vinyl on Cricut

Once your work is complete in design space you will begin the process of cutting your vinyl using your Cricut machine.

First, select “Make It” in Design Space.

For the vinyl phrase(s), set the material type to Premium Vinyl. Follow prompts for loading the mat into the Cricut Maker or Cricut Joy and cutting the Premium Vinyl.

How to Cut Vinyl on Cricut

When prompted, unload the mat from the cutting machine.

Remove the Premium Vinyl from the mat.

For the paper photo frame backing, set the material type to cardstock, medium weight. Follow prompts for loading the mat into the Cricut Maker or Cricut Joy and cutting the Deluxe Paper.

When prompted, unload the mat from the Cricut maker cutting machine.

Remove the Deluxe Paper from the mat.

How to Assemble the Rock Picture Frame

You have crafted your rock picture frame, cut your vinyl, and cut your card stock mat. Next you will begin to assemble your Father’s Day Rock Picture Frame.

How to Put Vinyl on Glass

Take the glass from your picture frame and lay it on flat surface.

First, make sure your glass is clean and wipe free any dust or streak from the surface. Let dry.

Cut around the vinyl cut phrase with a pair of scissors.

Using the weeding tool, peel away the excess vinyl around the cut phrase and discard excess vinyl.

Next, cut a section of the transfer tape slightly larger than the size of the phrase.

Peel away the transfer tape backing and place the transfer tape on top of the cut phrase. Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the transfer tape.

Peel away the vinyl backing, leaving just the phrase adhered to the transfer tape.

Position the phrase with the transfer tape on to the glass and press in place.

Press the vinyl phrase down with your fingers or with the Cricut scraping tool to help it to stick to the glass surface.

Slowly and carefully remove the transfer tape leaving the vinyl phrase on the glass.

Place the glass back into the pebble picture frame. Wipe away finger prints.

Place the blue cardstock paper mat into the frame against the glass. Reassemble the backing into the frame.

Wrap this father’s day gift for dad. Gift and let him display and enjoy!


Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Father’s Day Cricut Picture Frame.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Don’t forget our many Easy and Frugal Father’s Day Gift ideas using supplies from home. This includes our Father’s Day BBQ Mason Jar Craft. Pin to Pinterest.

Also save these Free Cricut Craft Tutorials throughout the entire year. Pin to Pinterest.



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Breakfast Casseroles for a Large Crowd

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Breakfast Casseroles for a Large Crowd

When it comes to large holiday gatherings, I always try to claim breakfast. We are pretty obsessed with eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes and all things breakfast in our home and making food for a large crowd can be difficult. My favorite way to cook for a larger group of people is by dumping in all in one dish or making a casserole. Below are some fabulous Breakfast Casserole Ideas for feeding a large crowd! Enjoy.

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Kale Frittata | My Kitchen in the Rockies

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Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole | Spend with Pennies


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Veggie Loaded Breakfast Casserole | Little Spice Jar

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Cheesy Tater Tot Breakfast Bake | Chew Out Loud

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French Toast Bake | Lil Luna

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Lemon-Ricotta Overnight Pancake Casserole with Blueberries | Well Floured

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Sausage McMuffin Casserole | Plain Chicken

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Pumpkin French Toast Bake | Crunchy Creamy Sweet

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Chicken and Waffles Casserole | Frugal Mom, Eh!

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Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Slider Sandwiches | The Pinning Mama

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Monte Cristo Waffle Strata | Half Baked Harvest

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Breakfast Enchilada Bake | Lovely Little Kitchen

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Baked Blueberry Lemon French Toast | Damn Delicious

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Baked Oatmeal Casserole Recipe | Love of Family and Home

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Ham and Cheese Croissant Breakfast Casserole | Yellow Bliss Road

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Breakfast Sliders | Wine & Glue

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Baked Denver Omelet | Cooking Classy

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Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast Casserole | Family Fresh Meals

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Egg and Bacon Breakfast Casserole | Center Cut Cook

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Salted Caramel Banana Nut French Toast Casserole | Little Spice Jar

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Peach French Toast Bake with Almonds | Frugal Mom, Eh!

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For breakfast, this breakfast casserole is perfect for leftovers – Ham, Sweet Potato, and Spinach Fall Breakfast Casserole. Pin to Pinterest.

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Take a look at these Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

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Enjoy these 25 Mouthwatering Thanksgiving Side Dishes. Pin to Pinterest.

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