How To Become A Happy Hooker

First of all….did you really want to know how to become a Hooker?

OK…then I got your attention so now if you are interested in Scrapbooking, Cricuteering, Cardmaking, or Stenciling, Etc. then just keep reading!

This is for those of you that might want to create your own stencils with any font of your choice, not just the MILITARY STENCIL look.

Call up any of the fonts you love in your favorite graphic program and add a little hook or piece to whatever letters you are using. See the BoDiddly Picture above. Normally we are only using a few words at a time and it is not problem to add a little piece that will hold the inside of a P, D, B, etc to hold it all together without really messing up the look of the font. You can make it swirl or make it straight, you add one or you can add eight. Hey! That rhymed! I digress..........
I then cut away the hook after I have it glued into place. Just don't put the glue on the piece you want to cut off. Glue down the piece and use a craft knife to carefully cut away any unwanted pieces. For something very ornate, this method works great.

This is wonderful for making stencils for glass etching. Set up your word or design and then add the hooks to the open areas of the letters that you don’t want to fall out, connecting them to the outside area. Cut it out in vinyl or contact paper, place it on the object and rub out any air bubbles and THEN cut away the unwanted part (hook). It makes for very accurate placement when you have a lot of open letters or something very ornate. Your inside pieces don’t get lost and they are placed perfectly where they are supposed to be. You then would proceed as you wish for etching glass or stenciling.

On the BoDiddly design, the Cricut would cut out all the white parts and the rest would be left including the insides of the letters. Glue in place or rub in place if it is for glass etching then cut away those little hooks holding the inside letter.

WALA….perfect placement everytime.