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Tutorials, project ideas, and craft notes. A new post every Tuesday morning.
Project ideas
The thirty-second cardstock score I wish I'd learned three years ago
One quick scoring pass with your Cricut stylus transforms cheap cardstock into crisp, professional-looking folded cards. Here's the weekend project that taught me why.
4 min read
Design spotlight
Why I drew the lavender sprig file with gaps (and why you'll thank me later)
That new lavender sprig SVG has intentional breaks in the stems, here's why those gaps exist, three ways to use it without going insane, and the one material pairing that makes it sing.
5 min read
Tutorials
The 45° blade angle trick that finally made my intricate mandala cuts clean
I kept getting torn filigree on delicate mandalas until I learned this one counterintuitive blade-angle adjustment. Works on Maker, Maker 3, and Explore machines.
5 min read
Project ideas
Six vinyl pantry labels you can cut in one mat-load (and actually finish today)
A realistic Saturday project: custom pantry labels with $15 of vinyl, 90 minutes, and one Cricut mat. Here's what actually works (and the one step that'll mess you up).
5 min read