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January 20, 2019 by Sue Ellen

15 Precious Tips For Using The Cricut Maker

Last Updated: December 18, 2019

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Precious Tips

 Six weeks of owning the new Cricut Maker and am crazy about it! The sky is the limit now that I’m no longer afraid of the machine. Do a couple of projects and that fear goes away! You’ll be ready to tackle everything that wonderful machine will cut! Scour the internet for every nugget of knowledge, try every project that interests you and you will have a list of tips also. Nothing like learning as you go!

I learned these as a newbie, some of my tips might be obvious, but at the time it was a light bulb moment for me! Here is my list of 15 Cricut Maker tips I’ve learned (some the hard way!)  in random order.

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January 20, 2019 by Sue Ellen

Personalized QR Code and Sound Wave Frame Custom Made Keepsake

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QR code and Soundwave Demo

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What’s a QR Code Anyway?

A machine-readable code consisting of an array of black and white squares, typically used for storing URLs or other information for reading by the camera on a smartphone. Developed initially  to help track parts in the manufacturing process of vehicles, they have many more uses now.
Mine are made for one purpose especially for you.

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January 17, 2019 by Sue Ellen

The Truth About Cutting Fabric With Cricut Maker

Last Updated: December 18, 2019

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Using the Cricut Maker for Fabric

Finally the new has worn off a little and yesterday, I finally got around to cutting fabric. I choose bowl koosie’s from Cricut design space, took the cover off of my 24” mat (Christmas present from my daughter) and took the plunge!
Fabric cut on mat

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January 10, 2019 by Sue Ellen

Getting to Know My New Cricut Maker

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Getting to know my new cricut make3
Getting to know my new cricut make
Getting to know my new cricut make

Last Updated: December 18, 2019

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 New Cricut Maker Dream Comes True

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I took the plunge and bought a new Cricut Maker because I’d been drooling over them for years. I’m a total newbie! Taking a little time getting to know my new Cricut maker because it is like a foreign object to me! Intimidating! I’m pinning Cricut ideas and watching YouTube’s about the Cricut Maker and projects like a fiend! I feel another craft obsession coming on, oh my! Seems like a good idea to watch a few videos to familiarize yourself with the Cricut machine before using it. There is tons of information out there, it’s overwhelming! First thing to do is download the Design Space app for the patterns. It’s certainly time to take it out of the box and stop being afraid of it! On to learn more!

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January 3, 2019 by Sue Ellen

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