Yesterday I attempted my first Cricut project using vinyl and it was a huge success! Now that I know how to use vinyl, or at least I think I do, I cant wait to try more projects.The most challenging part of the entire project was finding the vinyl itself in stores.
First I tried Hobby Lobby,
Next I tried Joann Fabrics and bought the printable vinyl because it was the only white vinyl I could find (they were sold out of almost everything else). After getting home and doing some research I realized even if I didn’t print on the vinyl it couldn’t get wet. I have found the biggest flaw with Cricut is that there instructions and descriptions for their products and projects are very vague and leave a lot open to interpretation. There was almost no discription of how the printable vinyl could/couldn’t be used on the packaging.
Now that I finally had my supplies I simply followed the instructions I had googled and youtubed. I had to do a lot of research and taught myself through other peoples tutorials. Using the Cricut Explore is very easy, the hard part is learning how to actually do your project and what supplies you need. In the end I figured it out although it did take some trial and error I loved the end result and can’t wait to try more projects in the future.
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