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School Sublimation Files Bundle

Cori George — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:30:00 +0000

This school sublimation bundle has four sublimation-ready designs to get the school year started right! Use these designs and a sublimation printer to create back to school shirts, tote bags, teacher gifts, and more!

Can you believe back to school season is here already? It feels like summer just began!

Whether you’re gearing up for school to begin next week or not until later in the fall, these sublimation designs are sure to help start the year on the right foot!

I designed these back to school sublimation designs to get you and your little one(s) back to school ready in style! They’re perfect for creating custom t-shirts, keychains, and other fun items!

Want to learn more about sublimation? Check out my Beginner’s Guide to Sublimation Crafting for all the sublimation basics!

School Sublimation Files in this Bundle

The School Squad sublimation design makes an adorable back to school t-shirt for the littles. They’re perfect for that first day of school photo opp!

Create a matching set and capture pictures of friends as they head off to the bus or school together! Just be sure you’re using a blank with a high polyester content (more than 75%) and add butcher paper or another protective sheet between the shirt to ensure the design doesn’t bleed to the other side!

Use the Sleep Eat School Repeat sublimation design to create a backpack or lunchbox tag for your kiddo. Use these double-sided keychains to add the design to the front and a name and/or phone number to the backside. No more lost backpacks or lunchboxes! Check out my Sublimation Cheat Sheets for a handy guide to many sublimation blanks.

Have a space fan in your life? This Rocketing Back to School design is great for tote bags, water bottles, shirts, and more! Speaking of water bottles, make a personalized steel bottle featuring the Ready to Learn design. Make sure you add a name so it doesn’t end up lost! I used the font Magic Potion for these designs!

If you’re looking for more ideas, Cricut makes a wide assortment of sublimation-ready blanks, or check out my Sublimation Blanks and More post!

Join our Sublimation Made Simple Facebook group for tips, tricks, support, and resources!

If sublimation isn’t your thing, you can use Cricut’s print then cut feature to create a t-shirt with printable iron-on. You could also make adorable stickers using printable waterproof viny l. The possibilities really are endless!

Get the Free File

Want access to this free file? Join my FREE craft library! All you need is the password to get in, which you can get by filling out the form below. The file number is: S9.

Buy the School Sublimation Bundle

Back to School Ready!

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Free 100 Days of School SVG for Cricut and Silhouette

Cori George — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:36:43 +0000

Celebrate 100 days of school with these SVGs. Use the cut files to create a 100th Day of School shirt, bag, notebook, and more! Perfect for teachers and students alike!

Do you celebrate the 100th day of school?

For many, the 100th day is coming up in the next few weeks. I don’t know about you, but I think ~~surviving~~ making it through this school year is definitely something to be celebrated! Whether your little one is in-person, virtual, or homeschooled, or some sort of terrible combination in between, the 100th day should be recognized!

The rainbow 100 Days Brighter SVG is perfect for creating a spirit shirt to wear to school! I know many schools celebrate the day by dressing up. My son actually dressed up as a 100-year-old man when was four! It was the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. This multi-color design would look awesome using sublimation. Of course, iron-on vinyl works as well. If you’re looking curious about sublimation, check out my Beginner’s Guide to Sublimation. It covers everything you need to know to get started!

Have a space-lover in your life? Use our Rocketing Through 100 Days! cut file to create a little something for that budding explorer! Use Cricut’s print-then-cut feature to create lunch box notes or even a card for your child’s teacher. Goodness knows they deserve all the appreciation they can get this year!

The 100 Days Sharper SVG makes an adorable pencil box decal! Use permanent adhesive vinyl, such as Oracal 651 to customize your child’s supply box. You could also create an extra and gift it to their teacher for extra school supply storage!

Use the 100 Magical Days SVG to design a waterbottle or notebook sticker. Did you know you can use most anything and turn it into a print-then-cut file? Learn how to make stickers using clip art, SVGs and more!

Get the Free File

Want access to this free file? Join my FREE craft library! All you need is the password to get in, which you can get by filling out the form below. The file number is: C419.

Buy the 100 Days of School SVG Bundle

Also check out my free printable 100 Days of School printable certificates and more free 100 Days of School SVG files, plus get my School Squad SVG bundle! And let’s not forget the very first day of school for each grade. Check this out!

How to Use These Files

You can cut these files on a Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Joy, Silhouette, Glowforge, or other cutting machine! Here are detailed tutorials that will help you use these SVG files in your crafting:

Iron On Vinyl (also called Heat-Transfer Vinyl or HTV)

Adhesive Vinyl

Cardstock

How to Cut Cardstock and Paper

Other

How to Use Print then Cut

100 Days of School!

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Free Printable 100 Days of School Certificate

Cori George — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:39:20 +0000

Celebrate the 100th Day of School with this cute printable! This free printable 100 Days of School certificate comes in a full-color version as well as a coloring page version. Perfect for teachers and schools.

While it varies by school, the 100th Day of School usually falls in February each year. This is a fun little celebration for elementary aged kids. 100 is such a big number and now they’ve completed that many days of school!

100 days of math! 100 days of science! 100 days of reading and writing! It’s time to celebrate—you’re 100 days smarter and 100 days brighter!

Today I’ve joined with a bunch of blogging friends to bring you a bunch of free 100 Days of School printables! From games to coloring pages to worksheets to 100th day activities, there’s so many awesome things to print and celebrate the 100th Day of School!

No matter what grade your elementary student is in, these creative ideas are a great way to celebrate with the whole class.

My PDF is a printable 100 Days of School certificate! Perfect for marking the passage of time for your gradeschooler. There are two versions—a full color printable that’s ready to go, and a coloring page version that kids can color themselves. Fill in the students’ names, the teacher’s name, and the date and this makes a sweet school keepsake.

Have a Cricut or Silhouette? Also check out my 100 Days of School SVG Bundle and free 100 Days of School SVG files!

Get the Free File

Want access to this free file? Join my FREE craft library! All you need is the password to get in, which you can get by filling out the form below. The file number is: P104.

More Free 100 Days of School Printables

Want more 100 Days of School fun? Check out these free printables from my friends! Print out your favorites and then celebrate—100 days of the school year are done!

100 Days of School Treat Bag Toppers
100 Things Journal Page from Mad in Crafts
100 Days Color by Number from Persia Lou
100 Doodles to Color by 100 Directions
100 Days Glasses Coloring Page by Everyday Party Magazine
100 Days Bookmarks by Artsy Fartsy Mama
100 Days Certificate by Hey, Let’s Make Stuff
100 Days Coloring Pages by Happiness is Homemade
100 Days Balloon Free Printable by Tried & True
100 Days I-Spy from Liz on Call
100 Days Activities Challenge by Hello Creative Family
100 Day of School Monsters by Crafting in the Rain
100 Days Dice Tally Game by Brooklyn Berry Designs
100 Days of School Crack the Code by Kara Creates

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How to Engrave Pencils with a Glowforge

Cori George — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 19:15:48 +0000

It’s time for back to school—create custom pencils using this Glowforge tutorial and pencil jig! Here’s how to engrave pencils with a Glowforge using any text you’d like.

Have you started school supply shopping yet?

At the top of the list are usually No. 2 pencils! They’re a staple, regardless of how old your child is or where they attend school. This year, I found No. 2 pencils in assorted colors and purchased them for my boys. To think all we used to have were plain, yellow pencils!

These colored pencils are already so fun, but I knew I wanted to do something a little different to jazz them up! So, I broke out my Glowforge and engraved them for my boys. I made a few for myself, as well. Goodness knows, we can all use a bit of encouragement these days!

Not sure what a Glowforge is? I wrote all about it in my Glowforge Overview: What to Know Before You Buy! You can also save up to $500 on a machine in that post!

Whether you’re sending your kids back to school in person, virtually, or at home, times are uncertain and our kids can use any additional support—whether it’s a few words of encouragement, extra snuggles, or something as small as customized pencils. You could add names, inspirational quotes, or even inside jokes to pencils. Think of it like lunchbox notes, but on pencils!

To make engraving pencils with your Glowforge easier, I’ve designed a pencil jig. A jig, in this sense, is basically a template you can use to hold your pencils in a precise location so you can engrave them. This is much easier than trying to engrave pencils on their own, since pencils like to roll around and, well, do anything but lie there and be still and straight.

The pencils I used have a triangular barrel, but this tutorial and jig also work for standard hexagonal pencils.

Supplies for Engraved Pencils

Glowforge or other laser cutter
One sheet of Glowforge proof-grade draftboard or other material of your choice (wood, acrylic, etc.)
Pencils
Pencil Jig SVG

Engraved Pencils Instructions

Make Your Jig

To make the pencil jig, place your material in the Glowforge and upload the SVG file to the Glowforge app. The file has two layers that will both come in set to “engrave” so you will need to change the actual jig piece to “cut” on the left. Click on the jig piece and select “Cut.”

That’s it! If needed, move your jig to the edge of your material so you don’t waste any material, click Print, and then when it’s ready, the big glowing Glowforge button. Your Glowforge will engrave and cut your jig.

Once your print is jig is done, peel off all of the masking tape and it’s ready to use!

Engrave Pencils with the Glowforge

Now we’re going to engrave the pencils. Place the cut jig into the Glowforge and add your pencils. I do not mask my pencils because it makes it hard for me to center the text—there is a slight ghosting around the edge of the letters once they are engraved, but it’s so light that I barely notice. You could also play around with the manual settings, lowering your power or resolution if you’d like. Learn more about working in Glowforge Manual Mode.

Then use the text tool in the Glowforge app to add your text to your pencils. I like a simple, thin, san-serif font for these since the writing is small. I went with Montserrat, a go-to font of mine.

Copy and paste and change the text as needed for each pencil.

Once you have everything lined up, hit Print in the upper right. You’ll notice that your image may shift a bit so that your words are no longer over your pencils.

DON’T move your words. They will engrave properly as is—it’s just the fisheye of the Glowforge lens that makes it appear this way. Click the magic blue button on your Glowforge and it will engrave your pencils!

That’s it! You can re-use the jig as many times as you’d like—you’ll always get a dozen perfect pencils!

HOW TO ENGRAVE PENCILS WITH A GLOWFORGE

It's time for back to school—create custom pencils using this Glowforge tutorial and pencil jig! Here's how to engrave pencils with a Glowforge using any text you'd like.

Keyword Engrave, Glowforge, Pencils

Author Cori George

Equipment

Glowforge or other laser cutter

Ingredients

1 sheet Glowforge proof-grade draftboard or other material of your choice (wood, acrylic, etc.)
Pencils
Pencil Jig SVG

Instructions

Make Your Jig
To make the pencil jig, place your material in the Glowforge and upload the SVG file to the Glowforge app. The file has two layers that will both come in set to "engrave" so you will need to change the actual jig piece to "cut" on the left. Click on the jig piece and select "Cut."
That's it! If needed, move your jig to the edge of your material so you don't waste any material, click Print, and then when it's ready, the big glowing Glowforge button.
Your Glowforge will engrave and cut your jig.
Once your print is jig is done, peel off all of the masking tape and it's ready to use!
Engrave Pencils with the Glowforge
Now we're going to engrave the pencils. Place the cut jig into the Glowforge and add your pencils. Do not mask the pencils because it makes it hard to center the text—there is a slight ghosting around the edge of the letters once they are engraved, but it's so light that it is barely noticeable. You could also play around with the manual settings, lowering your power or resolution if you'd like. Learn more about working in Glowforge Manual Mode.
Then use the text tool in the Glowforge app to add your text to your pencils. For this project went for a simple, thin, san-serif font since the writing is small. Montserrat, is a go-to font and was used for this project.
Copy and paste and change the text as needed for each pencil.
Once you have everything lined up, hit Print in the upper right. You'll notice that your image may shift a bit so that your words are no longer over your pencils.
DON'T move your words. They will engrave properly as is—it's just the fisheye of the Glowforge lens that makes it appear this way. Click the magic blue button on your Glowforge and it will engrave your pencils!
That's it! You can re-use the jig as many times as you'd like—you'll always get a dozen perfect pencils!

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First Day of School Chalkboard SVG – Make Using Your Cricut!

Cori George — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Celebrate your child’s first day of school milestones! This first day of school chalkboard SVG is easy use to make a sign using your Cricut or other cutting machine, a chalkboard, and adhesive vinyl.

If First Day of School Pennants aren’t your thing, try making a cute back to school chalkboard! I love anything that captures my boys’ milestones each year (like this Birthday Questionnaire!), and this is a great way to do it. This blank chalkboard framework SVG gives you a place to fill in everything from your child’s school and teacher, to their favorite things and what they want to be when they grow up. It’s a sweet snapshot in time and one that you’ll love looking back on in the future.

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It even works for homeschooling kids—yes, my boys called Ryan “Mr. Dad” all year during their homeschooling!

A few notes about this SVG:

You can use removable or permanent vinyl for the framework of the file.

Of course, you can use chalk to fill in your chalkboard and use it year after year. Learn more about writing on a chalkboard.

Or, if your handwriting skills aren’t stellar (*raises hand*), you can fill in all of the answers for the chalkboard in Cricut Design Space and cut them in adhesive vinyl. If you use removable vinyl, you can easily pick off the answers and use the chalkboard next year. If you do this, however, make sure to remove the vinyl after you take photos instead of waiting until the next year—trust me, it’ll come off easier!

If you want to change anything in this SVG, you can edit it in Cricut Design Space using the fonts Sweetness and September. Just use the contour tool to remove anything you don’t want, type and reformat your new text, and weld the new pieces before you cut.

If you are writing in chalk, make sure to leave a space at the top when you apply your decal so you have room to write your child’s name.

First Day of School Chalkboard Supplies

Cricut Maker, Maker 3, Cricut Explore, or Explore 3
Smart Vinyl or
Blue LightGrip mat and
Adhesive vinyl
Fine Point Blade
Weeding tool
Transfer tape
Scraper
Chalkboard
Chalk
SVG file (see below)

Grab the School Chalkboard SVG

School Chalkboard SVG Note: This file is designed to be used on a 18″ x 24″ chalkboard, but can be reworked for other sizes as well.

Helpful Tutorials For Your Chalkboard

How to Use Adhesive Vinyl with a Cricut
How to Make Weeding Vinyl Easier with a Weeding Box
DIY Bucket List Sign with the Cricut <– shows how to use weeding boxes
DIY Christmas Countdown Calendar with the Cricut <– shows how to apply vinyl

Font Ideas for Your School Chalkboard

I mocked up a few different designs so you can see how versatile this school chalkboard SVG is!

The fonts I used above are: Smudge Factory, Sportsball, Garden Walk, and a chalk font that is meant to look like real chalk but wouldn’t cut nicely on a Cricut. I also used Rocket Science in the photo below of my son holding the sign!

Have questions about using this first day of school chalkboard SVG? Let me know in the comments! Love this Cricut project? My Back to School frames and Back to School Memory Book are more fun projects to celebrate your kiddo!

Love this project? Check out more Back to School Crafts with a Cricut and The BIG School SVG Bundle!

Get Your School Supplies

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The Best Printable First Day of School Signs

Cori George — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000

School is back in session! Capture all those amazing and memorable back to school pictures with this awesome collection of printable First Day of School signs!

Whether your baby is starting preschool or their senior year of high school, every first day of school deserves to be remembered! I’m sending two adorable little boys off to pre-k this fall. You can bet I’m snapping all the first day photos that I can.

Today I’m sharing some of the best printable first day of school signs! Take your pick and find your favorite colorful, hip, cute, funny, simple, or creative way to capture all those first day of school photos!

Get the camera ready, it’s time for First Day of School Signs!

GET READY FOR SCHOOL

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