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12 Cricut Maker Projects You’ll Love

38 · May 8, 2022 · Leave a Comment

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Cricut Maker! I’m especially loving creating more with fabric these days. I’m always looking for more Cricut Maker project inspiration.12 Cricut Maker Fabric Projects PLUS + For every Cricut Maker user, there comes a time when you will need to change out your rotary blade. This is something that is relatively new to the Cricut world, and is super easy to do following the proper instructions. 

The Cricut Maker is a cutting machine that allows you to do many different types of crafting. There are so many different things that you can make with this machine and the possibilities are endless.

This article will provide you with 12 project ideas for your Cricut Maker. With these projects, you will be able to use your creativity and create some really amazing things.

Looking for some inspiration on what to make with this fabulous new cutting tool? Here are some that might get your creative juices flowing…

Cricut Maker Fabric Project Inspiration for Beginners

Everyone loves thoughtful homemade gifts and this stylish zipper pouch is the perfect gift to whip-up in a fews hours to give as a fabulous Christmas gift this year + you can take the guess work out of cutting the pattern with the Cricut Maker! Come on over and learn how to make one of your own on WhipperBerry.

Zipper Pouch + created by ME, WhipperBerry

I created this zipper pouch after browsing Pinterest for some Circut project ideas. I found a pouch that I liked and thought I would remake it but change it a little. I think it came out great and it was a lot of fun. What do you think?

Scallop leather clutch created with Cricut Maker • See Kate Sew

Scalloped Leather Clutch + See Kate Sew

I just love this scalloped leather Clutch by See Kate Sew. I think she did a wonderful job. It’s amazing that a Cricut Maker can make something like this, isn’t it?

Knot Headband created with Cricut Maker • Coral + Co

Knot Headband + Coral & Co

Baby Quilt with Cricut Maker • See Lindsay

Baby Quilt + See Lindsay

Love Banner created with Cricut Maker • Hello Creative Family

Love Lives Here BannerLove Lives Here Banner + Hello Creative Family

How to Sew Fabric Baskets with the Cricut Maker • Polkadot Chair

How to Sew Fabric Baskets + PolkaDot Chair

Fabric Alphabet for Cricut Maker •  Amber Simmons

Fabric Alphabet + Amber Simmons

Mermaid Book created with Cricut Maker + Sweet Red Poppy

Mermaid Book + Sweet Red Poppy

Cricut Maker Tooth Fairy Monster created by The Idea Room

Tooth Fairy Monster + The Idea Room

Fabric Banner created with Cricut Maker •  PolkaDot Chair

Fabric Banner + PolkaDot Chair

DIY Wallet created with Cricut Maker •  Hello Creative Family

The Essentials Wallet + Hello Creative Family

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

How to Replace a Cricut Maker Rotary Blade

40 · May 8, 2022 · Leave a Comment

I LOVE my Cricut Maker! I use it so much that I end up having to change the rotary blade.

For every Cricut Maker user, there comes a time when you will need to change out your rotary blade. This is something that is relatively new to the Cricut world and is super easy to do following the proper instructions. If you are new to creating with Cricut, the Cricut Maker Rotary Blade is the magical blade that cuts fabric when using the Cricut Maker machine! With its gliding, rolling action, it cuts virtually any fabric quickly and accurately – without backing material. It’s pretty fabulous! After you’ve cut to your heart’s content, you will eventually have to change out your blade, here’s a tutorial for how to replace a Cricut Rotary Blade. And, if you’re not sure if a Cricut or a Silhouette is right for you then make sure to read that article first. Ok so, scroll down for the tutorial on changing your Cricut blade.

Below is a quick Pinable graphic that you can save so that you can reference it later on how to change your Cricut rotary blade. You can even print a PDF version of it HERE if you’d like.

For every Cricut Maker user, there comes a time when you will need to change out your rotary blade. This is something that is relatively new to the Cricut world, and is super easy to do following the proper instructions. 

How to Change the Rotary Blade on a Cricut Maker 

Before you begin, you need to make sure you remember you are working with a VERY SHARP blade and to be safe while working with it at all times. You can pick up a rotary blade kit from Amazon here.

  1. Carefully remove the rotary blade from your Cricut Maker.
  2. Slip protective cover, from the Rotary Blade Kit over the blade with the large opening over the housing screw. View graphic to view safety warning.
  3. Make sure you feel the protective cover click into place.
  4. Use provided screwdriver to remove the screw from the housing. View graphic for step-by-step photo instructions. Keep in mind that the blade is meant to stay within the protective cover. This is a great feature created by Cricut to protect their Cricut family of users. I think it’s genius!
  5. Remove the new blade, already in a new protective cover, from the package.
  6. Place over your housing like before.
  7. Using the provided screwdriver, replace the screw making sure not to overtighten.
  8. Carefully remove the protective covering and replace the rotary blade in your machine.
  9. Just to be safe, I place my old blade, still in the protective cover, back into the packaging before I toss it in the trash.

That’s it, you’re ready to rock’n roll again. Looking for some inspiration on what to make with this fabulous new cutting tool? Jump over to the 12 Cricut Maker Project Ideas.

How To Make A Large Scale Felt Banner for Christmas

58 · Nov 9, 2018 · 3 Comments

Boy-oh-Boy… I LOVE large scale projects! Sometimes bigger really is better in my book. There are times when you really need to make a statement and a large scale felt banner or large drop cloth sign created to wow your guests or to really make a room POP! I wanted to create a large felt sign for the Christmas season to add to my living room and to also use for a Christmas party that I’m planning this year. Let me show you what I made and how YOU can make one yourself!

• This post is brought to you by the amazing folk at Cricut •

Boy-oh-Boy... I LOVE large scale projects! Sometimes bigger really is better in my book. There are times when you really need to make a statement and a large scale felt banner or large drop cloth sign created to wow your guests or to really make a room POP! I wanted to create a large felt sign for the Christmas season to add to my living room and to also use for a Christmas party that I'm planning this year. Let me show you what I made and how YOU can make one yourself! - WhipperBerry #feltsign #largescalesign #christmassign #christmasdecor #christmasdecoration

Many of you might say that a project of this size is impossible, especially with the Cricut cutting machines. You can really only cut 12 inches by 24 inches, right?  Technically, yes. However, if you have learned to master the Slice & Contour tools in Cricut Design Space, it’s actually very do-able. Especially now, with the Cricut Maker & the new larger Easy Press 2… Projects like this are a DREAM! The Maker can handle all kinds of materials like the most delicate paper and fabric to the tough stuff like matboard, leather, and balsa wood. What I especially love is that you can use it to cut FELT! One of my favorite materials to create with. Now, you can do it on a much LARGER scale with the help of some tips and tricks that will follow.

Boy-oh-Boy... I LOVE large scale projects! Sometimes bigger really is better in my book. There are times when you really need to make a statement and a large scale felt banner or large drop cloth sign created to wow your guests or to really make a room POP! I wanted to create a large felt sign for the Christmas season to add to my living room and to also use for a Christmas party that I'm planning this year. Let me show you what I made and how YOU can make one yourself! - WhipperBerry #feltsign #largescalesign #christmassign #christmasdecor #christmasdecoration

How to Use the Slice and Contour Tools

I have heard a few people who have complained about the lack of freedom in Design Space and I’m here to tell you… That’s not true! You have a ton of freedom when designing in Cricut Design Space if you are good friends with your Slice and Contour tools. These are the two tools that help you customize either your own graphics or graphics from the huge library of designs in the Design Space library. Here is a quick video to show you how I break this large design ( it’s roughly about 4 feet wide and a little over 4 feet tall) into smaller pieces so that they will fit on my 12×24 cutting mat for the Cricut Maker.

Isn’t that cool! I love that with a little knowledge and some imagination, you can truly create something incredible with the Cricut tools.

Supplies for Large-Scale Felt Banner

  • 1 1/2 yards of black canvas fabric
  • 24 – gold felt 9×12
  • 8 – white premium felt 12×18
  • 5 – antique white felt 9×12
  • 3 – red premium felt 12×18
  • 5 – heathered gray premium felt 12×18
  • 3 – dark green felt 9×12
  • 3 – light green felt 9×12
  • 24 – large wood beads of various sizes 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch
  • 10 – black wool felt balls – 2.5cm
  • Cricut Maker with Rotary Blade
  • 1 – Fabric Grip Cricut Cutting Mat
  • Heat n’Bond
  • Cricut Easy Press 2 – 12×10
  • Cricut Easy Press Mat-20×16
  • Cricut Iron-On Protective Sheet
  • hot glue gun
  • hot glue sticks
  • 2 – 4 ft. wood dowels
  • cotton rope
  • measuring tape

Instructions

  1. You will want to set-up your Easy Press 2 and the Easy Press Mat and iron-on the Heat n’Bond on one side of each of the felt pieces. I LOVE the Easy Press 2 for this!! Seriously way easier than using a small iron and the consistency of the heat plate make this a breeze.
  2. Jump into Cricut Design Space via this LINK HERE to get access to my design file. I have this project all ready to go for you. It’s sized to create a LARGE 3 1/2 x 4 foot banner. The design is already sliced and contoured so that you don’t have to worry about that step. All you need to do is follow the on-screen prompts and load the mat with the color of felt that it corresponds with and you’ll be good to go. NOW, the felt that I had was smaller than the designs, not to worry though. I placed my felt onto the cutting mat and easily pieced them together while I was pressing them onto the fabric. If you’re careful you won’t even see the seam.
  3. You will find that some of the designs don’t all fit onto one sheet of felt. Don’t worry about that. Just keep all of your pieces organized with where they need to go. Then when you’re ready to iron them on, you’ll do just that with even the little pieces and you’ll never know there was a cut there.
  4. Once everything is cut, press your black canvas. You don’t want to have any wrinkles. I just use my Easy Press 2 for this process. WAY EASIER!
  5. Now, I have you cutting 2 sets of the gold wreath section of the banner. That’s not a mistake, I wanted the wreath section to pop out so that it’s 3D rather than a flat design.
  6. Lay out your wreath & quote on the black canvas and make sure that it is placed in the center and spaced according to the photo below. This is when you will want to make sure you have kept any small pieces and have placed them in the right spot.Boy-oh-Boy... I LOVE large scale projects! Sometimes bigger really is better in my book. There are times when you really need to make a statement and a large scale felt banner or large drop cloth sign created to wow your guests or to really make a room POP! I wanted to create a large felt sign for the Christmas season to add to my living room and to also use for a Christmas party that I'm planning this year. Let me show you what I made and how YOU can make one yourself! - WhipperBerry #feltsign #largescalesign #christmassign #christmasdecor #christmasdecoration
  7. Once you have placed the design the way you would like it. Place the Easy Press Mat under the first section and set your Easy Press 2 to 350˚. Lay the Iron-On Protective Mat on top of the first felt section and then lightly press the Easy Press 2 for 60 seconds on that first section.
  8. Continue over the entire design until it is all ironed onto the canvas.Boy-oh-Boy... I LOVE large scale projects! Sometimes bigger really is better in my book. There are times when you really need to make a statement and a large scale felt banner or large drop cloth sign created to wow your guests or to really make a room POP! I wanted to create a large felt sign for the Christmas season to add to my living room and to also use for a Christmas party that I'm planning this year. Let me show you what I made and how YOU can make one yourself! - WhipperBerry #feltsign #largescalesign #christmassign #christmasdecor #christmasdecoration
  9. Next, you assemble the flowers with hot glue. I used a wood bead in the center of each flower because I like the look and it stabilizes the flower a little more. 
  10. Once the flowers are assembled, start laying them out on the canvas until you get the look that you like. Then section by section, hot glue the flowers and leaves onto the banner.
  11. At this point, you have two choices. You can finish off the banner by sewing the pocket for the dowel OR, you can faux sew like me and just hot glue the pocket.  I fold the top of the fabric down about 2 1/2 – 3 inches and then hot glue or sew across the bottom of the fold leaving a pocket to feed the dowel through. 
  12. Repeat the last step at the bottom of the banner as well. This is needed to add some weight at the bottom of the banner. If you don’t have this the banner will hang a little wonky.
  13. Tie the cotton rope onto the top dowel so that you can hang the banner.Boy-oh-Boy... I LOVE large scale projects! Sometimes bigger really is better in my book. There are times when you really need to make a statement and a large scale felt banner or large drop cloth sign created to wow your guests or to really make a room POP! I wanted to create a large felt sign for the Christmas season to add to my living room and to also use for a Christmas party that I'm planning this year. Let me show you what I made and how YOU can make one yourself! - WhipperBerry #feltsign #largescalesign #christmassign #christmasdecor #christmasdecoration

Now, you’re all finished! You have an amazing work of art that you will treasure for years. What other large-scale signs are you wanting to make? I just finished creating all kinds of large-scale projects for my daughter’s wedding and I can’t wait to show you what I created for that amazing event.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

Linen Wedding Organizer Envelopes with a Little Flair

7 · Jul 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Wedding planning… I am DEEP into the planning of my first daughter’s wedding that is coming up in a little over a month. I have taken the approach of staying as organized as possible for this monster project. Really, that’s the only way you can prepare for a wedding and not lose your mind! I found some linen organizing envelopes at Target from the Hearth and Hand line created by Joanna Gains the other day and thought they would be perfect to keep things organized for the wedding. Of course, I needed to add some labels and in true WhipperBerry fashion, they needed to look classy. I turned to DecoArt for a little help with their Stylin’ paint perfect for home or fashion accessories of all kinds!

• This post is brought to you by DecoArt •Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning

Wedding Organization

Wedding planning is NOT for the faint of heart. So many details, so many emotions, so much stuff! It really pays to be as organized as possible. Like I said before, I found some linen envelope organizers that I thought would be perfect to keep receipts, notes, menus and the like organized. I identified 4 areas that I thought would be good to have specific folders for,

  1. Budget
  2. Travel
  3. Food
  4. Design

Budget

This is where you can keep your notes as far as your budget goes along with receipts for everything purchased and paid for.

Travel

If your family is anything like ours, not everyone lives in the same place. Many family and friends will be traveling from elsewhere and this is a great way to keep track of those notes and itineraries.

Food

Food is one of the big elements to the reception. This is where you can keep track of proposals, budget, menu items, and such.

Design

You can think of this folder as your Pinterest hardcopy. Notes for your overall design of the event, different design elements, floral ideas, invitation ideas and so much more. Keep track of those ideas here along with any other pertinent information for the overall look of the event.

Linen Organizer Wedding Labels

There are a couple of different steps to this easy project and here’s a quick snippet of my Instagram Story to show a little more about how this works.

Label Design

I designed the labels in Cricut Design Space and used my Cricut Maker to cut out the vinyl for the project. I love making stencils with leftover vinyl and then using some DecoArt paint to create all kinds of projects. I’m thrilled to find that I can do the same with fabric, canvas, and leather now as well with DecoArt Stylin’. Here are some the key benefits to DecoArt Stylin’,

  • Flexible paint specially-formulated to prevent cracking or peeling
  • Bonds to surface to create a seamless finish
  • An ideal color palette for fashion décor
  • Water-based
  • Soap and water clean-up

If you are a Cricut user (if not, I highly suggest that you should be, they go hand in hand with paint!) you can access my design in my Design Space profile.  If not, you can create your own stencils designs using other design software and use either a cutting machine or craft knife to cut your stencil out of vinyl or freezer paper.

Linen Wedding Organizer Envelope Supplies

Here are the supplies you will need for your project.

  • linen or canvas folders
  • DecoArt Stylin’ Paint
  • vinyl, stencil vinyl
  • transfer tape
  • stencil sponge brush or a makeup sponge

Instructions

Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning

  1. Cut out your stencil and weed the vinyl make sure to keep the negative side of the design. That just means that you’ll need to remove the letters from the vinyl and leave the rest of your vinyl as the stencil. Be careful that you keep a good eye on the middle sections of letters and those darn dots at the top of “i”.
  2. Cover your stencil in transfer tape and remove the back of the vinyl.
  3. Carefully place the stencil onto the fabric folder and press down with a brayer or scraper tool. Fabric typically has a texture that is going to make it a little tricky to get a truly clean line but, if you press your vinyl down well, you’ll have a pretty good seal.
  4. Remove the transfer tape carefully.
  5. Place a quarter size amount of paint onto a paper plate and use your sponge to lightly dab the paint onto the surface of your organizer. Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanningKeep the paint LIGHT to avoid any paint leaking under the stencil. It’s better to have several rounds with light paint than to have an unsightly leak area.
  6. Cover your stenciled image until you have the coverage you would like.Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning
  7. Let dry.
  8. When the paint is dry, remove the stencil and get to work on that darn wedding!

Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning

Disclaimer • This is a paid post with my friends at DecoArt. I am a member of the DecoArt Core Creator program and do receive payment and product to help facilitate these creative posts. However, keep in mind… I will NEVER share something I don’t truly love and use in my everyday life.

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