How To Make Your Cricut Cutting Mat Sticky Again

HOW TO MAKE YOUR CRICUT BOARD STICKY AGAIN

During my darkest moments in some serious frustration with borrowing my church's cricut machine and trying to figure out how on Earth to use it, realizing the main problem was the board not being sticky enough, I realized, wait, there HAS to be a cheap solution for this...

I wanted to throw the thing. The paper kept slipping and the blade was cutting through all my precious tags for MaddiandAddiBowtique.etsy.com but you know, you can't break what ain't yours, and you shouldn't ruin your things either...

HOW TO MAKE YOUR CRICUT BOARD STICKY AGAIN

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It's so simple, you don't even need pitcures. I even have safe Amazon links for you to click and buy. I'm that good.

Take your board (whatever brand you use, I hear there are a few), cover the frame: the non sticky part around the sticky part. It's important. The rollers go over this part and you don't want the rollers getting sticky stuff on them. I used scotch tape and regretted it, but it's all I had. You can use painting tape, or even cover it with paper.

Spray the adhesive spray around the board. Not too much in one spot (and remember, when it wears off you can always reapply more). If you spray too much in one spot, your paper will really stick. Learn from my experience. ;)  I sprayed the board I use right there on the floor. It isn't messy if you're careful. Easy Peasy.

LET IT DRY completely. It's not sticky until it dries.

Remove your tape and enjoy!






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Day Fourteen

I made the best potato soup tonight for dinner.  It's amazing what following a recipe on Pinterest will do.
The SIL and I plan on making some nifty crafts for Christmas!  I am getting excited... BUT HOLD ON SANTA, the turkey must make his appearance first.
We finished off our day by watching the Adjustment Bureau.  I loved it.
OH my GOODNESS, WHERE DID MY POST GO?  It still isn't there. 
If you haven't noticed, I am trying out new titles for my blog.  I don't know what to use.  I will figure it out.
I am entering for kitchenaid appliances. I really want a mixer.  REALLY bad.  When I have my own house, or course.  I mean, I would take it now but it would have to sit in my closet until it gets put on a counter top. :D

National Blog Posting Month- Day One

Did you know it is national blog post month?
Read here:   http://www.blogher.com/novembers-nablopomo-national-blog-posting-month 
Apparently, you are supposed to blog, for blogging sake.  There is no theme.  Well, I have already missed the grand prize by 9 days, but hey, it wouldn't hurt would it?  That is, to get a post in everyday for the rest of this month!
Today I think I will blog about my latest adventure.  It was an hour ago, to rite aid.  Horrible.  I went to get my free photos and didn't think that maybe I should take my email confirmations, you know, because all this technology we have these days.  Turns out, Rite Aid doesn't let their employees know when things are already rung up free.  We just drove 10 miles out of the way to get them, no biggie.  The lady there just couldn't imagine what I meant by promotional code and free.  SO, I am going to print my confirmation emails out and get my free photos, even if it isn't worth it now with gas.  BUT, Tim and I decided that to kind of even it out, he would make an account with them and upload some photos and get the same deal, then print his confirmation email out, and we'd drive our happy butts right back up there and get them!
We'll do that tomorrow morning.
Turns out there is another RiteAid right down the road.  Hey, I'm not from here, and it didn't say "Fairborn", it said "Enon".  Didn't know Enon was literally right down the road... I only recognized "Xenia" and clicked that.
Sehara lost a tooth today! She woke me up at 6 a.m. to chat about it. Fun, fun.