Cricut

[OrionGrad]

Does anyone have a Cricut? I'm not super crafty, but I'm tempted to buy one for fun. What should I know before I do? Is it worth the $200 price? Which of the add-on items do I need? I'm starting with no knowledge, so anything is helpful!

[SoonerTexan]

I want one too eventually. I think there is another brand that doesn't limit you to cartridges though. Sounds way more appealing


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[OrionGrad]

I thought you could just link it to your computer and print the designs you create? Is that not the case? Do you have to buy separate cartridges for each font/graphic?

[Michele]

My sister has a Silhouette. She loves it! She can use images from pics online. I don't know much more about it, except that she really loves it!!

On my FB, the Mickey Mouse shirts, the Team Turtle Power shirts from the color run, and the Beyond the Boobs shirts were all made with her machine. She designed the graphics and lettering in the program and then cut it out. She makes vinyl to stick on everything....inspirational quotes on picture frames, sayings on decorative plates, custom car decals....party decorations and favors....everything.

[SoonerTexan]

Silhouette--that's it! I'm pretty sure cricut is limited to cartridges. Expensive cartridges, too. I vaguely remember something about there being software you could hack it with, but cricut sued them and now it's gone? Hopefully someone who knows more will chime in.

[OrionGrad]

Ooh, I'll have to check out Silhouette. I definitely don't want to be tied to buying more cartridges every time a new project idea comes up. [MENTION=810]Michele[/MENTION], the kind of stuff your sister does with it is exactly what I'd like to do. I want to put some decals on DS1's water bottles and lunch boxes, shirts, pillows, etc.

[Michele]

Yep. My cousin has been "hiring" my sister to personalize crap for her. She thinks my sis should start a side job. Ha ha ha! As if being an elem teacher and mom to a 5 and 3 yo isn't enough!

[SoonerTexan]

[MENTION=1924]OrionGrad[/MENTION], did you ever get one? It sounds like Cricut has a new one that doesn't limit you to cartridges called the Cricut Explore, but I still want the Silhouette Cameo.

[OrionGrad]

[MENTION=1889]SoonerTexan[/MENTION]: Nope, but a bunch of projects have come up recently making me wish I had one. I'll have to check out this new one. I was really turned off before when I found out about the cartridge thing.

[SoonerTexan]

My cameo arrives today! I don't even know what I want to make except for jars similar to this for my laundry niche:

http://tdadecoratinganddesign.blogsp...-tutorial.html

My brother is getting married in a year and I told his fiancee to look for stuff she might want me to make. I'd like to make her some "From the kitchen of" etched glass casserole dishes for her shower too.

I'm sure I'll go nuts for fall and Christmas, though.

I sort of feel guilty...I sold my fitbit and a Le Creuset pan I never use to buy it, but I still wiped out our Chase Amazon points...I confessed to DH yesterday

[scrub-jay]

Your nesting will involve much fancy labeling! Ha! Beats scrubbing the baseboards.

[SoonerTexan]

Nesting weekend is this weekend! (Kids will be out of my hair)

I'm hoping to:

Go to a kids consignment sale
Put up kitchen backsplash and ceiling tiles (glue up, so I promise I'm not too crazy)
Fix my sad kitchen curtains
Make two shelves for my laundry niche
Touch up all the paint that my kids have destroyed with grease stains/coloring in the past 2 years.

[scrub-jay]

Overachiever. I'm just hoping for a nap this weekend!

[SoonerTexan]

My first glass etching project--pie plate for my mother in laws birthday. She's big on baking. It's a little off center with a few little mistakes but overall I'm pleased...wow did it take awhile though. I had to cut it out 3 different times. I realized I am A bit spatially challenged!


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[OrionGrad]

It looks great! Keeping posting pictures of your projects. Hopefully it will inspire me to finally buy one. 😉