EXPLORE.....time

I DID IT!!!! I DID IT!!!!!!
I got the Cricut Explore the week of "Black Friday" at JoAnns and of course you get two free weeks to play with it. So I played and YES! its a KEEPER!!! then thats about it... I really wanted to finish up rearranging/organizing my craftroom. I've made some great progress in my craftroom....but the Explore keeps staring at me saying "COME EXPLORE...." but I couldn't because I didn't have my cartridges linked.
Well, I couldn't stand it anymore....3 days ago I downloaded the cricut sync and cricut craftroom because my cartridges are linked to my gypsy and I have to "uplink" them to the craftroom so I can play with them on the Explore. When I went to "uplink" them it ran for about 6 hours...aaagghh....forget it, I turned everything off. Then yesterday I tried again and a window popped up " set instance unavailable" I clicked ok and it continued running........after an hour I turned everything off again.   aaaggghhh....I'm obviously doing something wrong!!! I knew I couldn't do this MYSELF!(I always ask my son) but I was determined to do it myself!!! Today - I deleted the sync and craftroom and started all over. TA - DA!!!!! it all "uplinked within 5 mins!!!! shut everything down.. opened Design Space and YES-YES-YES !!!! ALL my cartridges are there I can EXPLORE!!!! and I did it ALL BY MYSELF!!!!!!! ha ha ha......OK OK I'll organize a lot and Explore a little....ha ha ha ha.....I think thats the other way around...

Christmas gifts

Back by popular demand. A few years ago I made these for a few of the adults in the family, but this time I made them for all the adults.

Believe it or not this is material, My Mom made mitten ornaments for the twins 1st Christmas. I just ironed on the silver glitter vinyl. PRETTY huh?

Christmas cards

FUN FUN FUN!! My Christmas cards all done with the Explore. I can't say enough how this machine has really opened up my creativity!! I LOVE IT!!!!

Santa is on an action wobble.....ho ho ho...full of Christmas Cheer!!!
The Explore even did the inside, sadly I only had one pen (black) and as it was writing I kept thinking I need more pens!!! This would have been so festive if I made the words red and green...

envelopes I made with the punch board (5 ea)

Glittery ornaments

I finally got around to making those glitter ornaments.
They were so easy and fun!!! I cut the names with the Explore. (LOVE the Explore!!)
These ornaments are for the children in the family.

Aren't they PRETTY? With the glitter in the ornaments then the names cut out of glitter vinyl. They are so SPARKLY !!

New Baby in the house..Whoot Whoot!!!!

Went to JoAnns last night and I couldn't resist....
They had the Cricut Explore One for $149.
I can't tell you how this has really lifted my Crafting Spirits!!!
Even though my craft room is a disaster zone (rearranging/organizing) I was really in a crafters slump before that and I guess I was just bored with the old cricut having to go through all the handbooks etc and so the silhouette came in and that was fun but I really missed the cricut......So now with the explore one and design space I'm really excited to get my craftroom set up and start playing again.
 I always go shopping on black Friday at Michaels and Hobby Lobby but theres really nothing I need and I really want to get my craft room done so I can start playing with my new toy....so I think I'll stay home and get my craftroom ready.HA HA HA

Oh, thats a sneak peek of my craft desk I've set up in my room. LOVE IT!!!!!!
its funny how the rest of the room is a disaster but at least I have my craft desk set up...HA HA HA