The Best Cricut Accessories You Need in 2023

Scotch Brite

Cricut makes great rolls of transfer sheets to help you get vinyl from the adhesive sheet to where you want to put your creation, but that doesn’t mean it’s always the best tool for the job. Whether it’s convenience or price or just the right amount of adhesive, if I’m working on multiple projects at once, I prefer to use lint roller sheets instead. The handy little roller on a nice handle makes it easy to get adhesive on the project and off the paper, and the tearable nature of the lint roller sheet makes it very easy to separate from the roller and reach. whatever the destination. your creation.

It couldn’t be easier for smaller projects, and it’s much cheaper than using the official transfer sheets most of the time.

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There are many starter tool kits for Cricut users, and Cricut has some of the best for the price. There’s a weeding pick to help you lift things you’ve already cut, a spatula to get bigger projects out of the mat without tearing them, tweezers for cleanup and precise placement and scissors to help you easily reach the right part of the cut. And when you have the right part of the cutter, you can use the scraper to clean your cutting mat or more easily apply the thing you cut.

There are definitely more tools available for advanced users, but this kit is all you need to get started – and really what every Cricut user should have to get started.

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The HTVront heat press is an automatic system that takes the guesswork out of pressing vinyl to materials. When using a portable heat press, you may run into issues when you press too long or unevenly, causing your design to not look as good as you would like. The automatic press is consistent on the material every time so your prints look great.

Weenkler

I prefer a precision cut whenever I can get it, especially when it comes to saving something I cut on my Cricut from the rest of the sheet. I’m not the most precise with a pair of scissors, which is why I always recommend a good clipper. The Weenkler trimmer has the right width for all vinyl sheets, and the extension wand lets you cut larger pieces with the same level of precision.

It doesn’t get much easier than this as the tools go, and it makes all your scraps look more even for the next project.

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Your Cricut machine comes with the same StandardGrip mat that everyone has, but it’s not always the best mat for the job. Cricut actually makes three other types of mats for different materials and situations. The LightGrip mat is ideal for paper projects where you need to be more careful, while the StrongGrip mat is ideal for thicker vinyl and other stiffer materials. There’s even a FabricGrip mat, just in case you need to cut fabric. It’s not always easy to find all of them at your local craft store, so I recommend starting with one of each, just in case. And this set of four straight from Cricut is the best way to do it.

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It’s pretty common for Cricut users to cut a whole bunch of stuff at once, then spend an evening weeding those things out so they have a nice stack of projects to work with. And the one thing every Cricut project has in common is that more light always makes things easier. When you’re at home, you have a lot of control over how much light you have to work with, and the BrightPad Go is a great way to help with light when you’re away. This rechargeable tablet lets you control the brightness of the backlight, and it’s thin enough to take with you anywhere. It’s perfect for working on a project for a few hours when you’re away from home, so you can still get creative.

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Tweexy

Having a place for your little weeding bits is essential. I’ve ruined several projects by accidentally fusing a piece of infusible ink onto a t-shirt, so I find this little mug extremely useful. The top flaps prevent your waste from falling out and remove it from the weed hook.

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Reafoo

One of the most common things that Cricut users tend to do if they decide to do things with clothes is a set of family t-shirts. Whether it’s for a family vacation or a great idea to stand out at a big outdoor event, creating an iron-on design for a t-shirt can be pretty quick. Applying this design to a shirt to make it look perfect isn’t always so easy, especially if you’re applying a design to multiple shirt sizes. That’s why it’s a good idea to have an alignment ruler guide tool, so you can make sure you’re getting the correct placement with each size shirt.

This pack of four shirt guides will help you place graphics on just about any type of shirt without hassle, and they can be used over and over again.

Although this exact brand is temporarily sold out, you can find similar styles on Amazon.