Building My Space & Learning Silhouette

We've had construction going on here!

Mr., & a friend of ours, worked most of last week building my 'studio' in our garage.  Guess it's really more of a 'work shop' than a 'studio'.  It will be filled with rustic work areas & neat junk finds. 

 The wall is up & I've painted shelves & trim but it will be a while before I can show the finished product.  I need a some of 50 plus degree days so I can spray paint a couple of pieces. 

 I've also painted some new signs to put in my eBay shop.  I FINALLY got my Silhouette hooked up & have had fun playing with it.  I haven't done any vinyl cutouts, yet, but have been cutting out stencils for signs.  It's truly a learning and a practice experience!!

I've found that large letters are easier to 'punch out' than the skinnier ones & that mylar can be very brittle!  I also learned, the hard way, that fonts aren't all alike...you have to use stencil fonts.  If you use regular fonts & cut them out, you lose the centers of your Os, As, & other such letters...DUH!

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If any of you experienced Silhouette folks out there have helpful tips I could use, please let me know!
I've seen software advertised that will convert true fonts to stencil fonts but am wondering if they are worth the $$???

As always, my 'Family Rules' Subway Sign has continued to be a good seller on eBay.  I Mod Podged some vintage looking sheet music on my board before stenciling this one...it sold the day after I listed it!  I bought this stencil from someone's blog...can't remember which one but love the fonts & arrangement of words.

Maybe someday I'll figure out how to make great looking Subway Art stencils on my Silhouette??!


♥'s
Sherry

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