I love making keychains with adhesive vinyl and my Silhouette or Cricut! What I don't love is that the vinyl tends to get knicked and dinged up by my keys. When I set out the other day to make some keychains, I remembered that I had some blank sublimation keychains. I thought to myself that they would be a great alternative to vinyl on keychains because the sublimation printing can take getting beat up and thrown into my purse better than adhesive vinyl. Today, I'm sharing the process I used to ... Read More about Tutorial: Sublimation for Keychains & Luggage Tags

I'll be honest, before Clay from Coastal Business Supplies reached out and offered to send me some sublimation markers - I had never heard of them. But, once the package arrived I couldn't wait to try them out! Today I'm sharing some information and a tutorial on how to use sublimation markers. What are Sublimation Markers? Sublimation markers are markers that have sublimation ink inside of them. They look and work like a regular marker. The markers I received are made by Artesprix and had 10 ... Read More about Tutorial: How to Use Sublimation Markers

One of the topics I am emailed about most is sublimation. Why? First, there isn't a lot of information online about sublimation. Second, some of the information shared online is - well - inaccurate! Today, I'm compiling everything sublimation related on Cutting for Business in one post so you can easily find it - and SHARE IT!Click any picture to read the post. First, the basics: What is sublimation?Sublimation on shirts or soft products:Sublimation on mugs, tumblers, cups:Where ... Read More about Sublimation Roundup for Silhouette & Cricut Owners

Yesterday, I led you through a tutorial to create custom photo jewelry with Silhouette Studio and sublimation. Today, we are going to tackle odd shaped sublimation blanks - like a shaped pet tag - using templates provided by Unisub. Why do we need a tutorial? Unfortunately for Silhouette Studio users, Unisub provides templates in formats that Silhouette Studio doesn't open. No worries though, through tracing you can still use them. How to Use Unisub Templates for Sublimation in Silhouette ... Read More about Tutorial: How to Use Unisub Sublimation Templates in Silhouette Studio

I'm pretty sure that many Silhouette users don't realize how powerful Silhouette Studio is - and it is free! If you sew or embroider, you'll know that not only are the machines are expensive - but you often have to pay separately for the software to use the machine. As you've seen me do in other posts, you can use Silhouette Studio and sublimation to create products. Today, I'm going to show you how to create custom made photo jewelry.Need a refresher on sublimation? Here's a list of ... Read More about Tutorial: How to Make Photo Jewelry using Silhouette Studio & Sublimation