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Are you wanting to use a Cricut machine to earn extra income?

While Cricut machines were originally designed to be used as hobby crafting machines, it is common knowledge that many use them for their small businesses. Cricut machines are designed to be easy to use to make professional quality projects. The machines are quite affordable considering what they can do. Even better, they work with soo many materials which is why it is so natural to consider them in terms of making things to sell.

There is a huge market for handcrafted or custom products that if you love crafting it is a great way to earn extra income or even provide for your family. It is still a lot of work but something you can do at home.

What Projects can you make with a Cricut?

The real question is what can't you make with a Cricut? The biggest factor in this question is which Cricut you own or are looking at buying. It also depends on what supporting tools and equipment you have like do you have a jet color printer, a sublimation printer, or a heat press (if so what size or kind)? What you have will greatly affect what you can make.

Honestly, when it comes to your Cricut no matter which you have you can make a wide variety of projects. You can make home decor items, custom clothing, labels, cards, mugs, bags, decorations, gift tags, jewelry, runs, keychains, signs, door mats, and soo much more!

If you want to make projects with Infusible Ink (Sublimation) or Iron-on (Heat Transfer Vinyl) then you will need a reliable and quality Heat press. Cricut has a whole range of heat presses available from their Easypress which comes in multiple sizes, to their mug press and most recently their hat press. These heat presses are all easy to use and can be used to make a wide variety of projects from Shirts to bags, to mugs & tumblers to hats of all kinds. I love using my easy press mini to add foil Iron-on details on my faux leather earrings (see how -->Here<--)

If you have the Cricut Joy, you are limited in what materials you can work with (due to the size and nature of the Cricut joy it can only cut materials cut with the fine point blade, the size of your cuts (the Cricut Joy can cut ⅘ in wide and up to 4 feet long for a continuous design and up to 20 feet for a repetitive design), and your abilities (for instance the Joy cannot do print and cut). Here are a few projects that you can make with your Cricut Joy:

If you have the Cricut Explore Air 2 or Explore Air 3 then the list of materials is expanded for this machine has a deep cut blade in addition to the fine point blade. Making it possible to work with over 100 materials. The cutting size for the Explore unit is also larger than the Joy at 11.5 inches wide and 11.5 - 23.5 inches long depending on the mat for the Explore Air 2 or with up to 20 ft (while using smart materials) when using the Air 3. Here are a few projects you can make with the Cricut Explore Air Machines:

If you Have a Maker or Maker 3 then your list of materials that you can work with and types of projects expands even more. The sky is the limit on what you can make with a Cricut Maker machine. It's just a matter of your imagination. After all, the Maker machines can do everything the Explore Machines can do and so much more. Due to its newer design giving it more pressure and control as well as being able to work with specialty adaptive tools (like the rotary blade, knife blade, scoring wheels, engraving blade, etc ) The Cricut Makers can work with hundreds of materials.

What can I make with Cricut to sell?

Really anything you can make with a Cricut you can sell. People love custom items and homemade items but don't always have the time or desire to make them themselves but have to money to buy them. When trying to determine what to make to sell, thank about what sort of things you would personally want to own, then look at what is trending on Etsy, socials, and even local boutiques. Think of the season you are in or heading into for inspiration as well.

A few consistently trading projects for sale right now are:

Stickers & Fake Tattoos
Wreaths/Door Signs
Faux Leather Earrings & Accessories
Vynl decorated Acrylic Bookmarks and Keychains
Custom Mugs, Tumblers, & Water bottles
Shirts, Hoodies & Baby Onesies
Custom painted door Rugs
Customized holiday baskets (like easter baskets or Trick or Treat, baskets with kid's names on them)
Cards & Gift Tags
Home Decor Signs
Car Decals
Sublimated items (made with Sublimation or Infusible Ink)

Last of all when considering what Cricut projects you want to sell make sure to take into account the cost and availability of the materials, packaging and shipping costs (if you are selling online), and the time/work involved in making the project to make sure it is worth your time and effort to do so. You can find inspiration in the projects I linked above.

Are there free Cricut projects?

Yes, Cricut has a bunch of free project designs available in Design Space. Just click on the projects tab at the top of your Design Space and select FREE to see all the available projects. There are also tons of free designs available on blogs and SVG websites. Just make sure the design you want to use is ok for commercial use (as in you using it to make something to sell and not just for personal use.) if in doubt you can always ask.

Where can I sell my Cricut-made projects?

There are a lot of places that are great for selling your Cricut projects. I love utilizing online markets because I can post a sample and just make them when ordered so I don't have to have inventory. However, making a bunch of products to sell in a boutique or fair can be quite profitable as well. If you need ideas on where to sell your Cricut projects here are just a few common places:

Etsy
Facebook Market Place
Local Boutiques
Booths at Fairs, Farmer's Markets and special events
Consignment shops
A personal Blog or Website
By Word of Mouth Custom Commissions.

No matter where you decide to sell your Cricut projects make sure you take the time to share about it online and person to person. Social accounts like Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok are all great places to do this. Also, make sure you don't forget to tell your friends and family so they can support you.

A fun DIY Tutorial:

To demonstrate how easy it is to make a professional sellable project with your Cricut, I have an easy step-by-step tutorial for a beautiful Butterfly Infusible Ink Mug and gift tag (to tie around the box).

One of the things I love about Cricut's 15oz Mugs are they each come with their own white gift box and bubble wrap to protect the mug. So you are ready to package and sell!

Yield: 1 Mug & Gift Tag

DIY Butterfly Mug & Gift Tag

No Ratings

This tutorial is for making a 15oz Infusible Ink Mug (using Cricut's Mug Press) as well as a cute Gift Tag.

Materials

Cricut 15oz Mug Blank
Infusible Ink Sheet
Sticker Cardstock
Cardstock
Cricut Pen
string, ribbon or twine

Tools

Instructions

Mug Instructions

Open Cricut Design Space Canvas for the Butterfly Mug -->HERE<--

Select to cut with a mat

Click to Make and Select to Mirror Image on Both mats

Select Infusible Ink Sheet in the material list

Place first Infusible Ink Sheet on Standard Grip Mat and Load into The Machine

After cutting weed by hand

-->Repete with Second Infusible Ink sheet<--

Peel off the Butterflies from the second sheet and add them to the first cut design

Use a lint roller/cloth on your mug to make sure there is no lint on the mug that would mess up the design.

Wrap the design firmly around the mug. If the backing is not adhering strongly enough use heat-resistant tape to secure it.

Turn on Mug Press and when heated place your mug into the press making sure that the whole design is covered.

Press down the mug clamp and let the mug press do the rest. It will beep when done.

Lift the Mug Press clamp and carefully pull out the mug and place it on an Easypress mat to cool for a few minutes.

**The handle will be cool to the touch but be careful with the mug itself will be extremely hot.

Once cool to the touch peel off the design.

Gift Tag Instructions

Open Cricut Design Space Canvas with Gift Tag Design -->HERE<--

Select to cut with multiple ways for the mats. (The Sicker paper can be cut matless, but the regular cardstock for the back layer will need to be cut on a mat. Make sure to select that for each mat)

Select Sticker Cardstock from the Materials List & Load Sticker Cardstock directly into the Maker 3 & Add Cricut Pen to the Cricut Maker

Next Select Cricut Cardstock from the Materials list & Lload Cardstock onto Standard Grip Mat

After cutting peel the backing from Sticker Cardstock and stick to the Sticker Cardstock to the larger cut Cardstock cut design.

Tie The Gift tag to the Mug box

Enjoy

Notes

If you are wanting to do this project with an Explore 2 or Joy machine use white cardstock instead of sticker cardstock and use glue to attach the two cardstock layers together.

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See how easy that project was and how awesome it turned out. Anyone, even someone new to Cricut and Crafting can do this. It's all about having the right equipment and materials. When you do crafting becomes super easy and the results are perfection. The more you craft with your Cricut, the more creative you will become which is a key to being successful with using your Cricut for your small business.

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