Pocket Wonders

Your Creative Sidekick | Crafts, Design, DIY

Graduation Mug and Grad Card [Free Cricut SVG files]

Are you looking for the perfect graduation gift to make? Graduation gifts don’t need to be expensive. This customized graduation mug and card can be made at home for less than $5. You can even add a small gift like candy or money inside the mug.

I love the versatility my Cricut gives me so I created this graduation card for the Cricut that you can download for free. It comes with a matching graduation cap that you can cut out on your Cricut. Say goodbye to the Happy Graduation Cricut Cartridge and hello to custom designs!

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Reverse Canvas Father’s Day Fishing Art [Free Cricut SVG file]

Are you looking for the perfect gift for Dad? I’ve got you covered.

This reverse canvas fishing art is unique and can be customized from one to five names. It is so easy to customize to suit your family size and style.

This craft is the first of a few Father’s Day tutorials that I will be sharing. I am so excited to share and create these with you!

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How to make a Mother’s Day card on Cricut

Celebrate this Mother’s Day with a custom 3D layered card cut from your Cricut Maker or Explore Air 2. This mandala-esque card is quick and easy to put together and can be customized with mom’s name. There are three card types available. One knock-out text, one raised text and one without text. You could even make these for Valentine’s Day!

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The Dear Friend Project

dearfriendprojectBack in the spring of 2011, I launched the Dear Friend Project.

It was one of the most fun and enjoyable things I did while blogging. So in 2016, I’ll be relaunching this project and will attempt to run it once every few months.

THE STORY

If you didn’t participate in the past or didn’t read the old post, I’ll re-tell my story.

When I was in Grade 4, I had a pen pal. We would write letters to each other even though we’d never met. With technology constantly evolving and the introduction of the internet and e-mail, the mail that I receive now is just bills and advertisements, with the occasional Christmas card (thanks mom!). Though e-mails are very efficient, nothing really beats receiving a hand written letter. The paper, the effort taken to write it, the crossed out typos and unique handwriting all add to the character and charm of the message.

So The Dear Friend Project is a project to bring back life into receiving messages the old fashion way.

THE PROJECT

The purpose of The Dear Friend project is to make new friends and have some awesome keepsakes by exchanging letters with someone you’ve never met.

I’ll open the initial entry phase for 2 weeks time. I’ll match everyone up with someone and you can exchange mailing addresses. Please send a handwritten letter to them (minimum 1 page double-spaced please). Feel free to jazz them up with stickers, washi tape, cute paper, or other PAPER items. Please send this letter out within one month of being assigned.

Every session I’ll post an optional list of prompts you can use in your letters.

If you would like to participate, please fill out this form:

Sign-up is now closed! Thanks for joining us! If you’d still like to be part of this project, please follow me to hear about Summer 2016 sign-ups!

Spring 2016 Prompts (optional):

  • Introduce yourself (name, your pets, your family, your location)
  • Talk about the weather on the day you’ve written the letter and how/if it effects your day
  • List 3 interesting things about yourself
  • Include a drawing (in your letter or on a separate sheet)

Check back at this website for a link-up party so you can show off the letters you’ve sent and received! I’m looking forward to see what everyones letters look like. 🙂