The Cricut is an amazing tool for the crafter. This machine will take your crafting skills to a whole new level. Your friends will be amazed at the incredible things that you will be able to make and share. Many projects don’t take long at all to complete yet look like it took hours. Most important is that you will have so much fun seeing what you can do!
I first learned about the Cricut Maker when I was looking for a way to add a unique fancy label to some gifts I had made for friends and family. This is when I learned about how the Cricut can cut very intricate text and designs from adhesive-backed vinyl and I knew this would be the perfect solution. I have been hooked ever since and still amazed by all the things that my Cricut Maker can do.
What Can I Make with the Cricut?
The possibilities are actually endless. Many people think that it’s used primarily for paper crafts or scrapbooking. While this is true, it can do so much more! It is a precise cutting machine which reads input from your computer to cut amazing shapes, patterns and lettering from a variety of materials. It can also write fancy fonts with markers of all different colors including metallics and gel pens. There is even a line of infusible pens that enables you to permanently sublimate special ink into porous materials simply using an iron. The Cricut Maker, which is the top of the line, is capable of cutting thick materials such as chipboard and also has attachments for etching and embossing.
This is just a small sample of the types of things that you will be able to make. In many cases, the effort and time involved are significantly less than you might think. With the free software that comes with the machine, there are thousands of projects that you can immediately download and create or you have full flexibility to design your own.
- Home Decor – signs, wall hangings, wall stencils for painting, quotes, mailbox decorations, personalized mugs, organization labels, wreathes, pillow cases, wall art, hanging mobiles, coasters, coffee mugs, paper flowers and bouquets, glass etching, quilts and other sewing projects
- Parties – banners, gift boxes, napkins, hats, bags, centerpieces
- Greeting Cards and Invitations – Holidays, Birthdays, Congrats, Celebrations, Special Events, and more
- Weddings – invitations, shower gifts, wedding party gifts, decorative glasses, place settings, unique favors
- Creative scrapbooking shapes, pages, writing
- Iron-On Wearables – tee shirts, clubs, shoes, scarfs
- Monograms for Iron-Ons, windows clings, coasters, water bottles, glassware etching
- Jewelry – leather cuff bracelets,
- Paper gift boxes, bags and tags
- Customized tote bags and other gifts
- Slide decals for glassware or model airplanes and trains
- Crafting with kids – cut outs, coloring pages, stickers, school projects
- Any many, many more