22 Apr Suggestions for using the Cricut Maker

Following our wonderful response to the competition to win a Cricut Maker, we have suggestions for using the Cricut Maker from our participants and thought we would share just some of them here:

• cutting small, intricate holes with precision in your embroidery

• creating intricate greetings, thank you and other cards

• cutting intricate pre-felt shapes for inclusion in sculptural and larger felt artworks

• creating mandalas

• cutting designs from felt and fabric to use in Visible Mending

• making your own stencils and stamps to use in felting, silk painting, and other textile artworks

• incorporating cut-outs, both simple and intricate, into textile artworks

• converting photos into designs and then using the Cricut Maker to cut them out

• cutting handmade silk paper into shapes for use in your artworks

• cut designs in felted paper lampshades to create patterns of light

• creating very thin strips of handmade papers to then twist and braid

• use in quilting and applique

• using the kids’ hand puppet shadows to create vinyl decals to decorate their bedroom walls

• use in English Paper Piecing

• help with all things “wedding” or “party” – invitations, name places, table decorations, thank you cards ……..

It’s certainly a versatile instrument with which to create!