Are you considering getting a Cricut machine for your wife this holiday season? Whether it’s your wife, spouse, partner or a friend, you will definitely win over big with a Cricut machine as a gift.
A cricut machine is the gift that keeps on giving. With a Cricut machine, you can make tons of different projects from T-shirts, cake toppers, shadow boxes, banners, mugs, earrings and so much more. The thrill of personalizing your own projects is both empowering and addicting.
Not to mention that Cricut has developed a whole community of crafters within online groups and within their design platform. The community of crafters is a great place to learn and find inspiration.
But buying a Cricut machine alone would be an incomplete gift. With Cricut comes a need for a variety of tools, materials and accessories.
Don’t sell yourself or your spouse short. This list of Cricut tools will help you decide what gifts to get your wife with the best deals. This list of ideas covers Cricut general projects, paper crafts, infusible ink and crafters that enjoy a fun mug of coffee or tea
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Cricut tools for the wife just getting started
Cricut Bundles are a fantastic deal that include both a Cricut machine and a bunch of materials to get a new Cricut crafter started. The Cricut Bundle deals are a way to grab a ton of value for a great price. If all the machines, tools and materials within bundles are sold separately, they cost more than the bundle price.
Cricut’s newest cutting machines have the option to use ‘smart’ vinyl without a cutting mat and can cut up to 12 feet long. This bundle deal includes materials to help get the most out of the Cricut Explore Air 3 and Cricut Maker 3.
In addition to a bundle, the basic Cricut tool set and brayer are incredibly helpful tools for Cricut crafts of all kinds. The tool set includes five essential tools for Cricut crafts: precision scissors, weeding tool, spatula, scraper and reverse tweezers. I use the spatula tool to remove just about everything from my Cricut mats.
Speaking of Cricut mats, make sure your new Cricut crafter has a set of Cricut mats for all common materials. Luckily, Cricut offers a variety pack set of mats that come in three different strengths: light grip, standard grip and strong grip. The type of Cricut mat needed depends on the type of material to be cut.
General tools for the wife that already loves Cricut
For the Cricut crafter that already owns a cutting machine, here are other products used along with a Cricut machine.
Check out the Cricut Machine Tool Organizer. This a helpful little container to organize all the Cricut machine blades. If the crafter you are shopping for has a Cricut Maker 3, the Machine Tool Organizer is really helpful for the interchangeable quick swap blade tips used with the maker.
The EasyPress 3 makes a great gift idea for Cricut lovers because of the lightweight size and portability when compared to a heavy, clamshell heat press. If space is tight, the Cricut EasyPress 3 makes a great addition because the machine can be easily tucked away when not in use. The EasyPress 2 can be used with both iron-on and infusible ink projects.
Along with the EasyPress 2, pick up a EasyPress mat to complete the set.
Cricut tools for the wife that loves paper crafting
Cricut takes paper crafting to a whole new level. The cutting precision of a Cricut machine allows for quick and perfect cuts for the most intricate projects. A few paper craft projects that can be made with a Cricut machine are scrapbooking, cards, cake decorations, paper flowers, and party decorations.
To help make paper crafting with Cricut easier, here is a list of helpful materials used in many common paper crafts:
Precision Craft Glue for Paper
A precision tip glue is helpful for tiny pieces. A good quality paper glue will dry clear, not distort your paper and spreads easily.
Good Quality Cardstock Paper
Not all cardstock is created equal. Solid core cardstock has the color all the way through and no white core.
Double-Sided Adhesive Foam
Using adhesive foam in between layers of paper creates dimension and visual interest.
Small tip glue gun
A small tip is helpful to control the amount of glue and not flood paper crafts with gobs of glue.
Cricut tools for the wife that loves Coffee or Tea
For an all in one Cricut gift set for a crafter that also loves coffee, the mug press + essentials materials bundle is a fantastic place to begin because the set comes with the Cricut Mug Press machine, 4 mugs, 2 infusible ink patterns, Infusible ink markers and heat resistant tape. This means crafters can try both Infusible Ink methods: transfer sheets and markers.
Add infusible Ink coasters to the Cricut gift set to make matching mug and coasters.
A new product by Cricut to use with the Cricut mug press, are these fun stackable mugs. The mugs fit one on top of each other allowing for a tall seamless design to be applied to all the mugs together.
Cricut tools for the wife that loves trying something new
Cricut’s Infusible Ink goes beyond the limitations of iron-on vinyl projects to make professional quality crafts that are permanent, washable and unpeelable. The transfer sheets are made of dry ink in solid colors and patterns. When heat is applied, the ink permanently transfers into the outside coating of the compatible surface (such as shirt, coaster or mug).
Here are Infusible Ink gift ideas for cricut lovers:
With Infusible Ink, it is important to use a compatible base material for permanent, non-peelable results. Cricut makes it easy by offering a variety of Infusible Ink compatible bases such as shirts, tote bags, cosmetic bags, pillow covers and wine bags.
Gifting for a crafting Cricut lover is different than gifting for most other people in your life. As a Cricut crafter, I love things that enable me to make the most of my Cricut machine like tools and materials. I hope you found this list of Cricut tools to get your wife for Christmas helpful.
