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What's Under My Cutter: Name Sheet Ideas

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With Back To School season right around the corner, these name sheets are very popular, and an easy way to make extra money, even if you're a beginner Silhouette or Cricut user. So I ordered this 40 pack of EZ Craft USA permanent backed vinyl. It was cheap, I've only worked with HTV so I figured this would be great to get my feet wet. Well I made some water cup/mug decals and realized it's kind of hard to weed. Small pieces were kind of a nightmare. So I needed to use these with big designs. That's where the name sheets came in. I made 2 for my kids' school supplies and posted them on Snap.  Immediately someone messaged me to purchase a couple. I liked learning to make the designs and I liked practicing my weeding. Not to mention that the 2 I sold to her basically paid for the pack. So I posted them on Facebook marketplace, asked for a theme and a name. I sold them for cheaper than what they usually go for ($10-$15), I did them for $5. B...

From Zero Experience to creating in 3 days with a Silhouette Cameo

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I have wanted a Silhoutte Cameo for SOOOOOO long! But since I've been into sewing and spent money on that craft, I only threw the idea to my husband in case he felt like I was worthy enough come Christmas or my birthday (I was not). But luckily for me, with his new job, getting your name out there is important. He text me one day and said, "Hey, remember that machine you wanted to make t-shirts? Get it." And OMG, I WAS OVER THE MOON! I immediately started researching the cheapest, most value packed bundle around. I saw I could get one for about $187.99 I believe, but it didn't include as much. And then I saw that Amazon had bundles for $249.99 that included everything I needed. Now I had never researched all I needed. Didn't even watch YouTube videos, there was NO TIME! HE SAID YES!! So this starter bundle was perfect for me, as it included everything I needed to get started. This thing could not have came soon enough, I was so excited! And nervous. But wit...