
And the winner is Anastasia!
I have two awesome things to tell you about today but you have to hurry because one of them ends tomorrow.
Have you had your eye on a Silhouette machine? These little things can do so many fun crafts to make your gifts and your home really unique and beautiful.
Here are just a few of the nifty projects that a Silhouette can do:

Vinyl projects, rhinestones, heat transfer for fabric, etching for glass, paper projects, custom cards, labels, artwork and so much more!
The portrait is a newer and more compact version of the Silhouette Cameo.
Right now Silhouette is offering a special promotion for $179 you can get:
- A portrait machine for all your projects
- The designer edition software
OR if you want to the big boy for $269 you can get:
- A Cameo machine
- Plus the designer edition software
You can head over here to Silhouette America to get more details and place your order. You have to move it, move it though because the sale ends March 8th!
OR if you already have one of these machines you can upgrade to the Designer Edition Software for 50% off right now- get it for $24.99 instead of the regular $49.99. You will want to use coupon code: FRUGAL at checkout.
The software is a must if you are interested in the rhinestone features in particular. It also allows you to do all sorts of cool things- you can see the differences listed out here.
There are lots of other little fun things to play with- here is something I just did. We used to have a little jar in the laundry room for our dog treats. I have been freshening things up for spring and I decided to update the little jar.

I used the sketch tools and made the exact same image in charcoal instead of the standard one dimension.

I think it looks a little cooler now- what do you think?

It is hard to tell in the picture but it has a lot more dimension in person and I am really happy with the simple little change. The jar looks like someone actually painted on the little picture. (Pretty sure my dog is excited about the sprucing up of his treats as well).

AND!!!! Now the best part.
Silhouette is very generously offering ONE lucky MFA reader a Portrait of your very own!!
You will be able to have all sorts of fun making things for your home or for friends.
To enter this giveaway Just leave a comment at the bottom of this post letting me know what project you want to take on with the Silhouette. Your email address will only be visible to me and it will be used to contact the winner.
For a bonus entry: leave a second comment letting me know if you are a follower over on Pinterest!
This giveaway ends on March 9th at 4pm PST. GOOD LUCK!
**Winners will have 72 hours to respond to the email or an alternate winner will be selected.
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I would love one of these to help with all the projects I want to get done. Thank you
I make alot of different crafts. This would be very helpfull. I make my own cards too.
I would love to do some stuff on jars, similar to what you did for the dog treat jar.
I would LOVE to use this to cut out letters! I’ve been wanting one.
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I have seen so many projects on TV, would love to win this! Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to make those jumbo size scrabble tile home decor items!
I would like to decorate jars! I follow on Pinterest
I would love to make so many projects!
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I would love to jazz up my kitchen containers!
I follow you on Pintrest!
Following on Pinterest
Getting ready to decorate a nursery for our first little guy after three girls. I am sure there are a million things I could do with this!
What a great tool for all kinds of projects. I’d make cards for my son’s birthday party.
I follow you on Pinterest.
I would love to make some Easter Decor! I saw a cute canvas on Pinterest that had a white Easter Bunny on it with a yarn pom pom tail glued on it! It was darling, and I want to make one for myself!
I follow you on Pinterest!
Oh my goodness, what WOULDN’T I do with a Silhouette! The possibilities are endless! I do a lot of etching and how nice it would be to use this instead of doing it by hand with an X-acto knife!
I would like this machine to make cute invitations and other crafts for my daughters’ birthday parties and for baby showers.
Also, already a follower on Pinterest!
I also follow you on pinterest.
I would decorate and organize my kitchen jars.
It would be great to make personalized gifts and just some fun things around my own home.
Would love this to work on my baby’s first year scrapbook as well as for decorations for his upcoming first birthday party!
I would love to use it to make a banner for spring!
Also, I follow you on pinterest!
With 4 grandkids birthdays in one month’s time I can think of numerous ways I would be able to use this.
I just signed up to follow you on Pinterest.
I would make a fun label for the dog treat jar in the laundry room!
I signed up to follow you on Pinterest!
I would use it to cut vinyl.
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I would love to use it to decorate my daughter’s apartment at college!!!!
I could totally use this to label my boys’ Lego storage.
I would make cards!
I would use it to decorate my brand new house, including my adorable baby’s nursery!
I like to finish my kids scrapbook
Cutting vinyl and making gifts!
Pinterest follower too!
I am a pinterest follower
I would cut out gifts for cards and my walls. I have always wanted to try one of these but they are way out of my budget!!
I follow you on everything, facebook, pinterest, and get your emails!!!
I would love to make matching invites, place cards and decorations for parties.
I want to cut some vinyl labels for my baking canisters!
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I would use this thing non-stop! My first project would be a map of the world for my boy’s room.
Endless projects could be made for my preschool.
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