Virtual Crafting

This week I have been attending a virtual craft fest concerning Cricut machines. It contains 30 video classes by 30 different designers. I am not interested in all of the classes but I have found some new ideas and plans for makes.

One I discovered I am probably not going to pursue - rhinestones. The class was on making a rhinestone tumbler and adding vinyl sayings. I love me a cool craft but gluing on hundreds of individual rhinestones on a large tumbler is not one I think I can get behind. I am just not a real bedazzler. The finished product looks stunning. If you tried to sell it based on the time it took to make no one is going to pay $100 for a tumbler.

One I am going to try is making print then cut stickers. I teach kindergarten after all - I can get kids to works for stickers - literally! There was also a cool sewing project cutting the fabric using your cricut. My Cricut maker can cut fabric just really haven't tried it.

One thing I have learned from these classes is about my knowledge base. I actually know a whole lot more about using my Cricut machine then I give myself credit for. Some parts of the videos I think yep, already know how to do that -fast forward please.

I sometimes just attend so I can download the cute SVG files to complete the project later.

I am not saying the pandemic has been great, but I certainly love all the video classes I am able to take. It allows me to try new projects without having to attend in person. I can work at my own pace, rewind to watch a tricky part again. Plus I have all the supplies I need right at my fingertips. In life before Covid I would attend sewing classes or quilting classes. I always forgot at least one major item I needed to complete the project. As a bonus, the majority of these events and classes are free. The price if there is one is usually very low because there is little overhead for the producers.