DIY Wedding and crafting

I stumbled upon the Cricut brand 7 years ago when I was trying to figure out a way of creating my very own wedding invitations.

When I was planning my wedding, I wanted to add my own touch and make it more personal. I searched online for DIY Invitations, DIY Aisle Runner, Button Holes, Paper Flowers anything wedding related!

Every tutorial I looked at always mentioned Cricut and the tutorials that did not mention Cricut did not look as good, so I had to check it out. I needed to know exactly what it did, I went on to YouTube and watched video's of them making so many lovely projects. I then checked the price and due to the wedding I could not afford to get it as it was quite pricey considering I was trying to do a budget wedding.

In the end I designed my own wedding invitations, table plan, button holes, and so much more, and they all turned out lovely and I received so many compliments. I was even approached by wedding magazines to have my wedding featured!!!! ( I politely declined)

After so many compliments it gave me confidence and I was able to help other people who were also getting married on a budget.

To cut a very long story short exactly a year after our wedding my husband bought me my first ever craft machine.
I felt out of my depth with this machine and joined lots of support groups, from that moment on I got all the help I ever needed and it did not take me long before I was able to help others figure out their new machines.

WHAT IS CRICUT?
Once you buy one it becomes a way of life, it gives you the opportunity to connect and befriend crafters all over the world and it allows you to create beautiful crafts that look professionally made.

Comments

HTV ON BLINDS TUTORIAL

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