My new favorite hobby.

Where are my Rae Dunn fans at? First let's get one thing out of the way, I've never been a crafty girl. Can't draw a straight line with a ruler, BUT I am good at coming up with ideas and using a computer.

So after watching all the bored #BossMoms starting up small businesses making t-shirts, mugs, gifts and decorations, and after handing over a small chunk of my pay each month to have others create decor items and funny shirts for me, I decided to but a Cricut Maker and try to figure out how to do it on my own.

I purchased a bundle direct from Cricut as it was on sale and was even cheaper than the bundle at Costco and when it arrived I did what I do with most of my impulse purchases, stuck it in the corner to drive my spouse crazy. Then one night after a glass (or maybe it was three) of wine I pulled the beast out to battle vowing that I would be crafting victorious.

Setup was easy. I followed the instructions (this is where I normally fail in battle) and within 15 minutes I was ready to go. I stared at the beast for a little bit waiting for it to make the first move. When it didn't strike, I struck first. I picked out a design, inserted the mat with the vinyl and pressed cut. Away it went doing my bidding like a desperate boyfriend thinking he was getting lucky.

In then I had a perfectly cut piece of vinyl that in perfectly styled handwriting said "would poop here again ***** based on 1k reviews". I transferred this vinyl to a painted canvas and voila, the most perfect addition to my bathroom was born.

I then made some shirts, some more wall hangings, a sticker for my bathroom mirror reminding filthy animals to wash their hands, a sign for my door to remind me to mask up before leaving my apartment and then the piece de resistance, I found a Rae Dunn font and made labels for everything. When I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING. I labeled every single one of my Tupperware spice containers which brought so much joy to my spice cabinet and then I labeled my cheap Walmart toothbrush holder and rinse cup.

If you have been on the fence about getting a Cricut machine, take it from this craft illiterate gal, DO IT. You won't regret it. Plus you could start a side hassle to pay for it and become a #bossmom #cricut #Imadeitmyself

Fun but expensive hobby

I recently got my cricut maker due to the large discounts on their website. It was also 50% off and I didn't think there would be another time it would get that low so I went for it. However I quickly learned the materials to do projects are also expensive. I love doing my projects and I found design space to be easy to use though, so I will continue to do my projects that I wanted

Absolutely LOVE my Cricut

Bought my cricut earlier this year to make crafts. This machine is brilliant. Easy to use software, sharp blades for cutting even the most intricate patterns! New blades/heads come out every now and then, but you can make almost anything with this machine!

I LOVE MY MAKER

I have had a cricut maker for just under a year and it has transformed the way I give gifts!

I feel like a crafting warrior with my Cricut maker and I often find my self offering up my machine to family and friends who want something custom!

If you are looking to do vinyl, painting stencils and anything other than wood cutting, leather cutting and fabric cutting for sewing patterns I suggest you save yourself about $200 and purchase the Cricut explore Air instead. The maker is an awesome machine but if you do not need the added features of leather, wood and fabric the explore air will fill all of your crafting dreams!

This is not a product you need to repurchase as it is built to last but I do use cricut materials for some projects as they have the best brand of transfer tape!