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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn8tmXezWT8/ Overview of Cricut machines, anatomy and terms]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn8tmXezWT8/ Overview of Cricut machines, anatomy and terms]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqMGF_XkCA/ 25 Best Cricut Tips, Tricks, Shortcuts, Hacks, & Hidden Features]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqMGF_XkCA/ 25 Best Cricut Tips, Tricks, Shortcuts, Hacks, & Hidden Features]
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=== Project Ideas ===
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'''Wall art''' – You can easily make trendy wall art at a low cost. Take farmhouse wall decor for example. There are over half a million searches on Pinterest alone for farmhouse wall decor. Make your own, make for gifts, or make to sell! 
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'''Tiered tray signs''' – You can make seasonal signs and people are always updating their tiered tray decor so they tend to sell very well. 
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'''Custom decals''' – Create personalized decals and apply to anything you like. 
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'''Personalized stickers and labels''' – Use custom stickers and labels for children’s belongings, customize pantry organization, etc. The sky is the limit here!
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'''Children’s birthday party decor''' – Create custom party supplies that are personalized and tailored to your needs. Ever had a child choose an off-the-wall party theme and have trouble finding any decor for the party? You can make it so!
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'''Planner stickers''' – Planners are a hot trend right now and you have the ability to create custom planner stickers at a low cost and a low shipping rate.
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'''Wedding decor and favors''' – Weddings are expensive and more and more people are turning to small businesses to add a personal touch to their event and make their Pinterest dreams come true.
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'''Cricut cake toppers''' – Make custom cake toppers for birthdays, weddings and parties of every kind.
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'''Custom etched glasses''' – Create custom etched drinking glasses, wine glasses, personalized glass bakeware and more using Cricut vinyl as a stencil. 
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'''Leather earrings and bows''' – these are super easy to make with your Cricut and are lightweight for shipping. Create all different style and even branch into doing custom holiday earrings!
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'''Tea towels''' – customize inexpensive tea towels or flour sack towels with iron-on vinyl. You can create themed towels like farmhouse kitchen themes or even make personalized and monogrammed towels. These make great gifts and people readily purchase them.
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'''T-shirts''' – Custom t-shirts are very popular and easy to make using iron on vinyl. You can mother/baby sets, witty sayings and personalized shirts.
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'''Birth Stat Stuffed Animal''' – Create custom birth stat stuffed animals which are very popular baby gifts!
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'''Personalized blankets''' – Create personalized baby blankets and even adult blankets with clever sayings like “this is my Christmas movie watching blanket” on them.
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'''Custom drink coasters''' – You can create custom drink coasters using vinyl or infusible ink. Match decor, monogram or personalize them.
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'''Custom drink tumblers''' – People love stainless steel drink tumblers and personalizing them is popular. Use permanent vinyl on inexpensive Ozark tumblers from Walmart.
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'''Personalized Coffee Mugs''' – Use permanent vinyl to create custom coffee mugs. Inexpensive blanks are available at Dollar Tree.
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'''Personalized lanyards''' – Create custom lanyards for groups, reunions, parties
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'''Holiday buckets''' – Create personalized holiday buckets for Easter, Halloween and more using inexpensive dollar store buckets and applying children’s names to them.
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'''Personalized book bags''' – Use iron on vinyl or infusible ink to create personalized book bags and totes. Custom back to school supplies are always a big hit.
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'''Monogrammed throw pillows''' – Using infusible ink or iron on vinyl you can create custom monogrammed throw pillows that make excellent housewarming gifts or wedding gifts.
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'''Baby Onesies''' – Custom baby onesies are a great baby gift and a low cost item to make and sell.

Latest revision as of 19:34, 24 March 2022

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Useful links

Project Ideas

Wall art – You can easily make trendy wall art at a low cost. Take farmhouse wall decor for example. There are over half a million searches on Pinterest alone for farmhouse wall decor. Make your own, make for gifts, or make to sell!

Tiered tray signs – You can make seasonal signs and people are always updating their tiered tray decor so they tend to sell very well.

Custom decals – Create personalized decals and apply to anything you like.

Personalized stickers and labels – Use custom stickers and labels for children’s belongings, customize pantry organization, etc. The sky is the limit here!

Children’s birthday party decor – Create custom party supplies that are personalized and tailored to your needs. Ever had a child choose an off-the-wall party theme and have trouble finding any decor for the party? You can make it so!

Planner stickers – Planners are a hot trend right now and you have the ability to create custom planner stickers at a low cost and a low shipping rate.

Wedding decor and favors – Weddings are expensive and more and more people are turning to small businesses to add a personal touch to their event and make their Pinterest dreams come true.

Cricut cake toppers – Make custom cake toppers for birthdays, weddings and parties of every kind.

Custom etched glasses – Create custom etched drinking glasses, wine glasses, personalized glass bakeware and more using Cricut vinyl as a stencil.

Leather earrings and bows – these are super easy to make with your Cricut and are lightweight for shipping. Create all different style and even branch into doing custom holiday earrings!

Tea towels – customize inexpensive tea towels or flour sack towels with iron-on vinyl. You can create themed towels like farmhouse kitchen themes or even make personalized and monogrammed towels. These make great gifts and people readily purchase them.

T-shirts – Custom t-shirts are very popular and easy to make using iron on vinyl. You can mother/baby sets, witty sayings and personalized shirts.

Birth Stat Stuffed Animal – Create custom birth stat stuffed animals which are very popular baby gifts!

Personalized blankets – Create personalized baby blankets and even adult blankets with clever sayings like “this is my Christmas movie watching blanket” on them.

Custom drink coasters – You can create custom drink coasters using vinyl or infusible ink. Match decor, monogram or personalize them.

Custom drink tumblers – People love stainless steel drink tumblers and personalizing them is popular. Use permanent vinyl on inexpensive Ozark tumblers from Walmart.

Personalized Coffee Mugs – Use permanent vinyl to create custom coffee mugs. Inexpensive blanks are available at Dollar Tree.

Personalized lanyards – Create custom lanyards for groups, reunions, parties

Holiday buckets – Create personalized holiday buckets for Easter, Halloween and more using inexpensive dollar store buckets and applying children’s names to them.

Personalized book bags – Use iron on vinyl or infusible ink to create personalized book bags and totes. Custom back to school supplies are always a big hit.

Monogrammed throw pillows – Using infusible ink or iron on vinyl you can create custom monogrammed throw pillows that make excellent housewarming gifts or wedding gifts.

Baby Onesies – Custom baby onesies are a great baby gift and a low cost item to make and sell.