If you haven’t heard of a Cricut cutting machine you don’t know what you’re missing!  I’ve mentioned about my Cricut a few times in other posts and I thought I’d share some more projects with you (I use it a lot)!  I had actually never used one before I got mine.  I found mine used for $100 and it was a great buy!  I had to buy cutting matts, blades, vinyl, paper, markers, tools and a few cartridges to go with it and that added up fast!  Now that I have everything the only costs is replenishing what I run out of.

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Some Projects:

I used clear contact paper from the dollar store to cut out a sticky ‘stencil’.

The ‘stencil’ comes off super easy after the fabric paint is dry!

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 The machine I have will write for you (with the right markers/pens)!  I velcro-ed this sign onto our dishwasher (it doesn’t help keep the sink clean BTW).

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I put this on our garage door as you enter – the vinyl holds up really well!

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This basket+strawberries was one of the first projects my kids ever did.  My kids love the Cricut and it’s a fun/easy way to do crafts with your kids!

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Family chore board.  The job cards are papers which are cut and glue together as layers.  The lettering is vinyl.

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Cardstock for a sign (can you tell I have white carpet that I’m trying to protect!?).

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I helped a friend make this sign.  We used clear contact paper as a stencil that we stuck to the board and used acrylic paint to dap over.

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 My kids loved these spiders out of cardstock.

 They looks so real and creepy!

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 Metallic cardstock for Christmas ornaments.

 Fold and glue sections together.

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 Cutting chipboard for a nativity!…

…glued 3 layers of it together to get the thickness I desired.

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Made a subdivision sign using outdoor vinyl.

And of course using the good ole minivan as a way to advertise!