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After spending two days making earrings, out of all sorts of different faux leathers, I have a better idea of which settings work..  Although I admittedly still have a lot to learn!  These are all the things that worked, and did not work, for me as I made what feels like a zillion pairs this week. The Cliff Notes: Faux leather  from a local fabric surplus store .  (But you can buy it at any craft store, and many fabric stores.) Roughly $3 a sq foot appears normal,  I used the Cricut Air 2 , & the regular blade that came in the machine, & also a deep cut blade.  Almost always the regular fine point blade did MUCH better than the deep cut. I used the purple mat, and a brand new green mat.   A sticky mat is SO important, be prepared to wash it after every cut or at least every other. Long list of free svgs for faux leather earrings , here : http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/09/free-svgs-for-faux-leather-earrings.html How to make...

Free cut file here: http://kimberdawnco.com/free-cut-file-momming-hard-today/ Mom est. T-shirt, with kids names in I Love Glitter font http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/05/mom-est-with-kids-names-cricut-project.html Free SVG here -  http://cuttingforbusiness.com/2017/04/21/free-commercial-use-mothers-day-cut-file-silhouette-cricut/ Cutting Board - With Free SVG File https://www.triedandtrueblog.com/mothers-day-cutting-board-free-file/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dArvjwvp1FE This is a youtube video, and if you follow this blog at all, you know I hate YouTube Tutorials and never actually watch them.  So I didn't watch this one either..  but I'm sharing it because I know some of you like them.  For the rest of us, just look at the photo for the idea - it's a key holder, with a vinyl mason jar and paper flowers. Those paper flowers are from Design Space I'm fairly certain, but I also have a LONG list of templates and tutorials for paper flowers here -  htt...

I keep promising myself I'll get better pics of this area, but I never do, so this is what I already had, in answer to a popular question on facebook groups about small space craft organization.  This is my space, how I organize it, and the tools I use. This area is part of my laundry room.  I'm standing with my back against the washer and dryer to take this photo.   The ironing board is where I iron on all of my htv, and I often use this as a table/work space for other projects as well.  Yes, I know everyone says you cannot use an ironing board.   I don't know what to tell them - I do.  No problems.  I use that iron sitting there, a silicone baking sheet inside/or under the item, parchment paper on top of the transfer sheet, and I iron.  I've done at least 100 projects this way now - and none of them have peeled.  I don't wash them special either - everything goes right in the regular laundry here, washer & dryer, unless it's n...

The Dollar Tree is one of my favorite places for "blanks" - items to put cricut vinyl designs on - but it's also where I find some of my basic supplies and tools.  These are the the items I buy there, followed by some of my projects with Dollar Tree blanks.   If there is a link with the project, it usually includes the svgs and fonts I used, along with step by step instructions.   Supplies To Buy At Dollar Tree   These are the two items I suggest everyone with a cricut buys first thing.   The clear contact paper ($1 a roll!) is the only transfer tape I use for transfering vinyl.  It also works for stencils. The fabric tape measure I use for every single project.  It's my most used tool.  That is what I use to figure out how large my design should be.  (I found the tape measure in the check out aisle)   These items are a little more craft related than specifically cricut - but I still recommend them!  I use those hooks...