What Can You Make With a Cricut?

What Can You Make With a Cricut?

So, What can you make with a Cricut? I get asked this question a lot! You can make so many things. Take your crafting game to a whole new level with the Cricut. 

I get asked all the time, "what all can you make with a Cricut?"

Cut out paper, score paper, cut fabric, etch acrylic or metal, cut wood! 

You can even make money with the Cricut too! 😉😉😉

Cricut Maker 3 Bundle

Cricut Maker 3 Essentials Material Bundle

Cricut Maker 3 Everything Material Bundle

Cricut Maker 3 Smart Materials and Tool Bundle

Let's go over some Cricut Machine details.

First off, I love my Cricut machines. 🥰 I have a variety of them and use them for different applications. 

Cricut Maker 3 Bundle

I've been working with Cricut since 2017 and love the company and the support they give crafters. I highly recommend their products and love how simple they are to just plug in and get started. I'm working with Cricut as a craft blogger. 

I receive product in exchange for posting, teaching and making videos about them. I have worked with Cricut for years and absolutely love them. This post is sponsored by Cricut, but all opinions are mine. Affiliate links included. Happy Holidays and THANK YOU for your support!

If you are considering a Cricut, it's time to get one! (Check out this post on making your machine pay for itself)

The Cricut machine is an electronic cutting (and more) machine. It is NOT a laser cutter, a color printer, or a 3D printer.

 I can't engrave a metal tumbler for you, 3D print a cake topper or cookie cutters. 😆 

But I can make you a paper cake topper!

Here's what you can do with a Cricut:

The Cricut Maker 3 or Cricut Maker has a variety of tools that allow for a lot of different mediums. Cricut projects must be thin enough to fit under the rollers, so about 2mm thick. 

This gives a wide variety of thin tooling and fashion leathers, acrylic blanks, metal, balsa or bass wood, foam, fabric and more. Let's go through what is actually possible with the Cricut Machine family.

The Cricut Joy (Cricut or Amazon) is the smallest machine that is great for a space and budget saving device with loads of possibilities and the card making mat--only available on Cricut Joy. Check out more on Cricut Joy on this post.

The Cricut Explore Air (Cricut or Amazon) is a very economical choice for a cutting machine with lots of applications. The Explore Air family is terrific for school classrooms, craft rooms and starting a Cricut business. The latest machine, the Cricut Explore Air 3 has Smart material capabilities, cuts faster and is not limited by mat size...plus more options than the 2.

The Cricut Maker (Cricut or Amazon) is the most versatile of the Cricut Machines and can do a wide range of things. The Cricut Maker and the Cricut Maker 3 both are phenomenal, with the newest, Cricut Maker 3 having Smart capabilities. The Cricut Maker has the Adaptive Tool feature, which allows for a variety of tools to be used and a huge variety of materials.

Cricut Maker 3 (there is no Maker 2) is an upgraded version of the Maker, the tools are same for both machines. The Maker 3 is able to cut Smart materials without a mat! Plus, it can cut up to 12 feet in length, you are not limited by mat size! Yay! 

The Smart materials for the Maker measure 13 inches wide and can cut 11.7 inches wide, so there is some excess waste on the sides to fit in the machine.

It also cuts faster than previous machines, so it's much more time efficient. If you are trying to decide between the Maker and the Maker 3, decide if you want to cut big long pieces, not have to use a mat and cut faster. 

The Cricut Maker 3 will probably be the new machine that they gear new products for going forward...so there's that to consider.

So what can you make with a Cricut? Click here to compare Cricut Machines

Cricut Joy: (Cricut or Amazon)

Vinyl

Paper

Cards (only machine with the Card Making Mat)

Smart Vinyl

Continuous Cuts

Markers

Infusible Ink

Cricut Explore Air family: 100+ Materials (Cricut or Amazon)

Vinyl

Paper

Markers

Infusible Ink

Fabric Cutting

Foil

Leather

Deep Cut Blade

Cricut Maker family: 300+ Materials (including balsa wood, leather and acrylic) (Cricut or Amazon)

Vinyl

Paper

Markers

Infusible Ink

Engraving Tool (metal, acrylic, wood)

Debossing Tool

Fabric Cutting

Foil

Leather

Knife Blade

Rotary Cutting Wheel

Scoring Wheels (single and double)

Wavy Blade

Perforation Blade

Here's 10 awesome starter projects to make with your Cricut Machine:

#1. Personalized Tumblers with Vinyl

This project just uses the standard cutting blade and adhesive vinyl. This is a project that ANY of the Cricut cutting machines can handle. It's a great personalized item that everyone will love.

Tumblers are available in a variety of colors on Amazon here.

#2: Fabric Bunting

This is best done with the Cricut Maker Machine Family and the Rotary Cutting Blade. However the Cricut Explore Air family can cut bonded fabric, so it can still be done. 

#3: Stenciled Door Mat

Stenciled door mats are fun to make and work with ANY of the Cricut cutting machines...it will just take a little more work using the Joy, because of size.

Just need Freezer Paper for the perfect stencil, get Freezer Paper here for cheap!

#4: Infusible Ink Mugs

Make dishwasher and microwave safe mugs using Infusible Ink Transfers and ANY of the Cricut cutting Machines.

#5: Iron-on Shirt

An iron-on shirt is the perfect project for beginners to experts alike. Everyone loves a custom shirt. Great technique for costumes, tote bags, pillowcases and more! Great craft using ANY of the Cricut machines, although I highly recommend a Cricut EasyPress as well. 

#6: Acrylic Keychains

Engraving acrylic blanks is a blast using the Cricut Maker! These make great keychains, zipper pulls, Christmas tree ornaments or even jewelry. The Cricut Maker is the only machine family with the capability of using the Engraving tool.

#7: Foil Kit Holiday Cards

Adding foil to a card or project is so much fun. The Foil Transfer Kit uses a no-heat way to apply shimmer foil to projects. The Foil Transfer Kit works with the Cricut Maker and Explore Air families.

#8: Print and Cut Stickers

Make custom stickers using a color printer and ANY of the Cricut cutting machines. 

#9: Etch Glass

Etching glass is a fun way to customize a glass dish or mug. Use ANY Cricut cutting machine to cut a stencil in vinyl. 

#10: Leather Earrings

Cut leather with either the Cricut Explore Air or Maker family machines. These intricate rose earrings were made with my Cricut Explore Air 2 and are the perfect accessory!

I hope this answers your question of "What can you make with a Cricut?"

I have so much fun using my Cricut to create!

That's it! Stop by tomorrow for another awesome Cricut inspired post!

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Here's a post about starting a Business with your Cricut!

Check out this post on 5 ways to make money with the Cricut Explore Air 2, which has key tips that can be applied to any of the Cricut electronic cutting machines.