Amazon has
Cricut Maker Machine (various colors) on sale for
$299.
Shipping is free.
Available Colors:
- Champagne
- Blue
- Available from Amazon only
- Lilac
- Rose
Thanks to community member
virginiabear for finding this deal.
Key Features:- Cricut Maker gives you the freedom to make everything from paper crafts, iron ons, and vinyl decals to sewing projects, leather crafts, and balsa models
- Expandable suite of tools. With its powerful blades, pens, and scoring tool, Cricut Maker grows with you as you learn each new craft
- With its gliding, rolling action, this blade cuts through virtually any fabric quickly and accurately – without backing material
- Simplifies sewing and quilting projects. Choose from hundreds of digital sewing patterns, and Cricut Maker cuts and marks all the pieces – you just sew them together
- Simple design apps. Lay out your project on your mobile device or computer easily and conveniently, whether you're a beginner or a pro. You can always upload and use your own images and fonts for free, in a variety of standard file formats
- A helpful docking slot holds your tablet or smartphone while you're busy. Charge your device using the convenient USB port
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I would say, generally, go with the basics to start. The Maker comes with enough to do paper and vinyl. If she wants to get into fabric, leather, or heavier materials, or do some specialized folds with double crimps and such, the accessory wheels and cutter attachments can always be purchased later, and often found on sale if you're not in a huge hurry. I would instead get a big variety pack of craft paper, a spare blue cutting mat (or three...the "light" / blue mat is the most used for vinyl + paper, "strong" pink is used for fabrics, green is for mid-thickness stuff that won't stick to blue but would be damaged if you used pink), and a variety pack of vinyl. Then let her see what she gravitates towards as a project.
Oh, and if she wants to do a bunch of pen-writing with it, but you don't want to splurge on the official pens, you might find a friend with a 3D printer and have them print one of my collet adapters [thingiverse.com] for Sharpie or other cheap options.
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As for recommendations, it depends what she's likely to use it for. Buy something like multipacks of vinyl (12" square multipacks are reasonable enough on Amazon), then look into different types of vinyl for different jobs. Some cardstock is a good idea if she's likely to make cards or craft projects, and double sided tape helps with this too. And definitely get some tools like a weeder (with a hook on it - that's used for picking the printed vinyl apart after it's cut). Even better is a pack of tools that includes one.
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I would say, generally, go with the basics to start. The Maker comes with enough to do paper and vinyl. If she wants to get into fabric, leather, or heavier materials, or do some specialized folds with double crimps and such, the accessory wheels and cutter attachments can always be purchased later, and often found on sale if you're not in a huge hurry. I would instead get a big variety pack of craft paper, a spare blue cutting mat (or three...the "light" / blue mat is the most used for vinyl + paper, "strong" pink is used for fabrics, green is for mid-thickness stuff that won't stick to blue but would be damaged if you used pink), and a variety pack of vinyl. Then let her see what she gravitates towards as a project.
Oh, and if she wants to do a bunch of pen-writing with it, but you don't want to splurge on the official pens, you might find a friend with a 3D printer and have them print one of my collet adapters [thingiverse.com] for Sharpie or other cheap options.
As for recommendations, it depends what she's likely to use it for. Buy something like multipacks of vinyl (12" square multipacks are reasonable enough on Amazon), then look into different types of vinyl for different jobs. Some cardstock is a good idea if she's likely to make cards or craft projects, and double sided tape helps with this too. And definitely get some tools like a weeder (with a hook on it - that's used for picking the printed vinyl apart after it's cut). Even better is a pack of tools that includes one.
EDIT - nvm there are limited colors in stock.
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2 CONS real quick then all the good stuff:
1) The limitations of Cricut Design Space app are something to look into before purchasing since it kind of requires you to be online, sometimes during maintenance makes the app unusable. (They usually do it around midnight or later and usually an hour or so)
2) Print and cut limitation unless you do workaround hacks which take time and patience. It limits you to 6.75 inches x 9.25 inches instead of using the whole 8.5x11 sheet since it has to make a border for registration marks to scan then cut.
Otherwise I'm still very happy with the Cricut Maker. I originally got it for myself to print and cut stickers but it has proven to have so many more uses!
*I cut vinyl stickers for laptops, cars, walls, etc.
*I print and cut stickers
*I make greeting cards using the cut feature and their pens
*I cut masks out of fabric at beginning of pandemic
*Make iron on for clothes, just got into their infusible ink products which are great!
*I made custom photo puzzles from chipboard, printed photo on sticker paper and laminate then stick to chipboard, then Cricut cuts it (could be hours and hours cuz it makes so many passes).
*Etched into acrylic and put it on a led light base looks pretty cool.
*Stencils for painting signs, etc.
*Multi layered paper crafts
*Coasters using vinyl or painting then vinyl, or painting then vinyl then painting then removing vinyl for multiple colors.
Most of it is personal stuff but the puzzles I sold a decent amount of and starting to get into the shirts more for business opportunities.
You will need to buy accessories like the pick and scraper and tweezers, which you will need, you'll prob need more mats eventually, and then whatever medium you want to work with (cardstock, vinyl, fabric, htb, iron on, etc) but starting with multi colored vinyl sampler packs is a good cheap start.
TL,DR: If you were already shopping for one, this is a fantastic deal! It's def brought the creative side out of me. I also got my girlfriend's daughter a Cricut Joy for Christmas!
Bought the Maker for my Wife for Christmas. We have all the accessories, plenty of vinyl and the boxes, cabinets, and racks to hold it all, the monthly subscription to the program, and tons of hand crafted items around the house. We now celebrate EVERY holiday, and make tons of "gifts" like wood scrabble pieces with names. Jennifer Maker is the leader, the devil herself.
If you have the choice and money the cameo should be the better option. My friend bought one same time I got my cricut and the cons I mentioned in the previous post aren't much of an issue with the cameo. (Offline software, and print and cut limitation, there might still be one but I'm pretty sure it's bigger than what cricut allows)