Hey there, Dwell Beautiful readers! It?s the second Thursday of the month and that means that it’s Silhouette Creator?s Challenge time. Huzzah! Each month a few crafty ladies and I make something awesome with our Silhouette CAMEOS and Portraits. Previous challenges include: Harry Potter t-shirt,  British phone booth art,  Coldplay lyric tote bag, crochet hook storage box, beach finds treasure bag, pumpkin spice tea towel, a hello fall mason jar vase, a utensils holder, glittery art, some helpful planner clips, and a decorated planter.

This month’s theme is stencils! We challenged ourselves to make anything using a stencil we created on our Silhouette machines. Since wedding season is just around the corner, I decided to make a sweet little Mr. and Mrs. wood slice that you can use either as a cute piece of wall decor or as a coaster or trivet. It’s the perfect little sweet handmade wedding gift – make one or make a bunch! It’s super easy and you can make them in minutes Mr. and Mrs. Wood Slice Materials

Silhouette machine
Stencil material
Wood slice
Gold leafing pen
Optional: saw tooth hook for hanging or clear topcoat for making into coasters

Step 1

Open up this sweet Mr. and Mrs. design in your Silhouette Design Studio software. Measure your wood slice with a ruler to see how big you can make your design and then size it in the software accordingly. I had a mini wood slice, so I made my design a little over 2.5 inches tall. Send ...