Hankering to try the writing feature that Cricut Explore and Maker machines have? This tutorial has very comprehensive explanations of the process, from designing in Cricut Design Space to using a calligraphy pen for the lettering.ĭIY Modern Calligraphy Art Using Pens #5: Farmhouse Signsįarmhouse decor is a very popular decorating style in the last couple years and this project is an inexpensive way to freshen the design in your own home.Įasy DIY living room décor using your Cricut or Cameo – Creative Fabrica #6: DIY Serving TrayĬreating a serving tray for your home is the perfect first project for a beginner Cricut enthusiast. These can be a great item to make for your own home, as a gift, or to sell.Įasy DIY living room décor using your Cricut or Cameo – Creative Fabrica #4: DIY Modern Calligraphy Art Using Pens It was a huge hit! This tutorial explains how to make your own tea towels. I made 30 tea towels for my co-workers last Christmas, each personalized with their name and an image. Thinking about a project to spruce up the interior of your home? Look no further than a painted staircase riser using a repeating pattern and some paint. Hot Coca Mug Gift Home Decor #1: DIY Stenciled Staircase

It was a great project to start with because you learn some key basics: designing, sizing, and placing permanent vinyl onto a curved surface.

To be honest, making hot cocoa mugs for my kids was the FIRST project that I ever made when I unboxed my Cricut Explore Air 2. Personalized Insulated Tumblers #8: DIY Glass Etchingĭid you know that you can create a stencil with your Cricut and use etching cream to create perfectly etched works of art? Custom wedding monogram stemware made with this technique is one of my favorite gifts to make. This is a great first project! It is inexpensive, easy to make, personalized, and such a great gift. Print and Cut Vinyl T-shirts #7: Personalized Insulated Tumblers While I feel that print and cut using printable transfer vinyl is not the easiest first project, I love this step-by-step tutorial from Jennifer Maker (with video!) about how to use the printable transfer vinyl on a shirt. If you are wanting to step-up your heat transfer vinyl game and start layering multiple colors, this is a great entry-level project for learning how to layer vinyl onto can koozies.Ĭan Koozies #6: Print and Cut Vinyl Shirt It is such a timesaver for me and I highly recommend that you check it out to see if it would work as well for your needs too. You will receive an email where you can download a font, image, and craft for 100% free also! How generous is that? This is my favorite way to try great fonts at no cost! They even save into a “my downloads” tab on your Creative Fabrica account so that you can access them in the future (or if you need to download them on another device!). I also have mentioned this in previous articles, but I love, love, love Wordmark. It will compile most of the available fonts downloaded to your computer and when you type in a word or phrase, it will show what that word looks like in the fonts you have. here are even daily freebies that Creative Fabrica has that you can subscribe to via email. My favorite thing about fonts from Creative Fabrica is that they have tons of FREE fonts that you can download and use in your design. Don’t be left scrambling to find the perfect font. The right font can make or break a design. One thing that I highly recommend for the new crafter is to take advantage of over 60,000 quality fonts available from Creative Fabrica. Many of the fonts are exclusive to Creative Fabrica, and many of them have special glyphs and characters to make your projects really stand out.

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