Friday, November 11, 2022

Craft Room Organization: Cricut Crafting

Cricut Supplies


Interested in seeing how I store and organize my Cricut crafting supplies?

Read on for more:


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You can see the craft studio as a whole in this post.  You can also click here to see the jewelry supply storage or here to see the fake bake storage.



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Starting with the cutting machine itself, I keep it on this rolling cart next to the desk area of my craft studio.  The cart is lightweight enough to easily move about the room, but sturdy enough to hold the heavy machine without worry.

The cart comes with plastic pull knobs but I switched mine out in favor of decorative beads.  Because each drawer has a lip, knobs aren't really needed for opening and I wanted a prettier look.

You can check out this post if you want more details of how I customized the cart to my liking.



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On the top I keep the machine and my heavy duty cutting ruler.  Starting on the left side, here is what each drawer holds:



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Power cords andPaperwork.



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Machine Tools

The top photo shows a divider box where I keep all of my different cutting tools/ blades.  I also have my stylus here and a bit of foil.  The foil is great for cleaning your blades.  Just carefully stab the blade repeatedly into the ball of foil and it will remove any gunk/ buildup from the blade that might be preventing clean cuts within your materials.  I always try this before replacing the blade and it has saved quite a bit of money on new blades.  The bottom pic is a shot of the divider box when opened.



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Scissors and Cutting



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Application Tools and Scrapers



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Weeding Tools

Besides the obvious weeding tools, I also like to keep a lint roller and some baby powder here.  The stickiness of the lint roller can help get up the tiny bits of vinyl from your mats and workspace.  The powder is a great trick for helping to see your cut lines - just sprinkle some onto the piece that you are weeding and the cut lines become more visible!



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Light Pads and Cords



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Cricut Pens



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Removable Scraps



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Permanent Scraps



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Iron-on Scraps and Cut List

Since I use HTV the most, I end up with a lot of iron-on scraps.  I like to bundle them by color with a paper clip and mark them with the letter of what vinyl brand they are.  This helps me know which heat settings to use depending on what scrap I'm working with.

I also keep my cut list in this drawer (bottom pic).  Since I often design in batches, I end up making more SVG files than I currently have blanks for.  To keep track of them I make a list of what I want to cut and then whenever I do cut, I just cross them off.

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Now on to the right side:



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Infusible Ink



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Transfer Tape



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Removable Vinyl



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Permanent Vinyl



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Iron-on

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I've made sure to make use of the exterior of the cart as well:



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Machine cutting mats are hanging on the back.



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Acrylic rulers are on the left.



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And my self healing cutting mat is on the right.



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When it comes time to press, I have another cart for all of those supplies



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Up top is my largest press.  A few hooks on the back allow me to wrap the cord up off of the floor when not in use.

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Like the other cart, I'll show you the drawers on each side:



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Scraps

It's not often, but sometimes I'll cut something and then decide not to use it.  I put those bits here.



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Tools and Instructions

Here I have tools that I might need while pressing, as well as a notebook full of instructions for different kinds of vinyl.  Because I use different brands, it can be hard to keep track of all the different heat settings and pressing times.  I find that a notebook with the information (bottom pic) on hand is so much easier than having to look things up each time.



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The remaining drawers on the left are where I store blank shirts that I haven't yet used.

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And here are the drawers on the right:

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Mini Press and Iron



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Heat Mats



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Teflon Sheets/ Wax Paper and Heat Erasers



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Small Press



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Medium Press

*It has to go in upside down to fit these drawers, but it works 😄



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Here is a shot of how I put those hooks on the back.



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Here you can see how easy it is to roll either of the carts to the big table if I want.

And there you have it, my Cricut crafting storage and organization 😊











































6 comments:

  1. Amazing organisation Jennifer, I'm impressed.
    Bless you, Jennifer

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  2. I'm visiting from Grace at Home! Wow! I have my Cricut on a rolling cart, too, but I don't have as many supplies. You've given me quite a lot of ideas! And I appreciate the tips, too--especially the lint roller and the hooks on the sides and back of the cart.

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    1. So glad you enjoyed the post, thanks for stopping by! Check out Jennifermaker.com - she has an amazing site for all things Cricut with great tutorials. You can also join her Facebook group and get lots of ideas from others. I learned everything Cricut from her!

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  3. These are some great organization ideas here. I have a small office/craft room and it can get unorganized very quickly. Thank you for sharing your techniques for organization. See you next week. Pinned and tweeted if buttons are available.

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