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St. Patrick’s Day Tiles with Cricut Glitter Iron-On

St. Patrick’s Day Tiles with Cricut Glitter Iron-On

You can’t iron on that, can you?!? Hey! This is Cricut Nation and we do what we want! In today’s video, I decided to try to use Cricut Iron-On with some small ceramic tiles I had laying around my house and show you what happened! Here is the free Cricut Design Space links for this project: https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6050c2d993bbbb107c2b491b If you enjoyed this video,…

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Cricut Chat

We had another very busy week on Cricut Chat, making six new projects! If you didn’t catch them, I’ve listed them here for your reference! Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! Videos from this week of Cricut Chat: Writing on Infusible Ink Transfer Sheets:https://youtu.be/opjg96ZO03Q Upcycled Valentine Craft with Holographic Vinyl:https://youtu.be/1qcxJu2jMIg “Happy Love Day” Card…

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Pop Up Box Cards for Your Cricut

Pop Up Box Cards for Your Cricut

Learn how to make Autumn & Halloween Pop Up Box Cards from Lori Whitlock!

Today on Cricut Chat, we are putting together some really unique cards called Pop Up Box Cards, which are from Designer Lori Whitlock.

Pop Up Box Cards are a Lori Whitlock specialty and she has dozens of cards in this design.  In fact, she has so many it’s…

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Micky and Minnie Mouse Vinyl Decals with your Cricut

Micky and Minnie Mouse Vinyl Decals with your Cricut

Layering vinyl doesn’t have to be scary!

Watch the tutorial here:

In today’s Cricut Chat, we discuss a few different techniques including:

-Using the quadrant method to maximize scraps and reduce cutting time -Using a mask to help layer adhesive vinyl -How to search for only multilayered images in DS

Here’s my Design Space…

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NEW Cricut TrueControl Weeding Kit

NEW Cricut TrueControl Weeding Kit

Weeding vinyl with the TrueControl Weeding Kit is now so much easier!

This new Cricut product combines the ease-of-use of the TrueControl Knife with weeding tools for an amazing marriage.

You can purchase this new product at Cricut for $24.99. But, if you use my link and code, you can save 10% and get free shipping on…

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GOLD Cricut Cutie with "Celebrate Summer" Mystery Box!

GOLD Cricut Cutie with “Celebrate Summer” Mystery Box!

Celebrate Summer Mystery Box–with the exclusive GOLD Cricut Cutie–is available NOW!!!   Get it before it sells out–> https://shrsl.com/2e8bu   This Mystery Box is exclusively for Cricut Access Subscribers and *will* sell out fast.   See the video here: https://youtu.be/_aWVCTsmVnE The “Celebrate Summer” Mystery Box contains:  -Exclusive GOLD Cricut Cutie -Glitter Iron-On Sampler,…

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Cricut Chat Week in Review

Cricut Chat Week in Review

What an incredible week for Cricut Chat, the only daily “live” Cricut-focused video series anywhere!

Thanks for all of your support!!!

Did you catch all the projects we did? Don’t forget all of the videos are on #replay on the “Miss Rita to the Rescue!” YouTube page.

Here are the individual video links in case you missed anything:

Monday: Infusible Ink Pride T-shirts https://youtu.be/sa…

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Loaded Potato Soup for the Slow Cooker

Loaded Potato Soup for the Slow Cooker

Quick and easy soup to make!

Ingredients:

2-3 lbs. all purpose potatoes, peeled and rough diced 1 large yellow onion, peeled and diced 4 cups chicken stock 5-6 bacon slices, cooked and diced 4-5 tablespoons bacon fat 1/3 c. flour 1-12oz. can of evaporated milk, low-fat 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese 1 tsp. salt & 1/2 tsp. pepper Chopped chives as garnish

1. Combine…

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Welcome to Cricut Chat!

Welcome to Cricut Chat!

When the Cricut Joy launched in mid-February, I embarked on what would become an almost daily live video series highlighting the Joy’s many features.  These live videos, which happened on Facebook and were rebroadcast on YouTube, became quite popular, especially during the self isolation of Coronavirus.  After a few more weeks of testing times, we settled on a schedule for the series and a name:

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  Skinny Chicken Enchilada Rice Bowls sprinkled with optional low-fat Mexican cheese (don’t forget to add points for the cheese!)

Pasta Puttanesca: a pantry pasta sauce

Don’t crowd your buns into the pan…they can touch though

OMG! I *love* to eat!!!

Isn’t it the greatest thing on Earth?

Over the years, I’ve posted a lot of my favorite recipes on this blog, but I do realize that sometimes all those awesome recipes get a little lost with all my Cricut crafting.

Hence this Recipe Round Up!

Each recipe is linked to this index, so feel free to bookmark this page!  I will update it as I add more recipes!

ON TO THE FOOD!

  Jalapeno Cheese Bread in the Dutch Oven

Completed Cioppino ready for the bowl

Beer Battered Fried Pickles, golden brown and fluffy

Not just rich–decadent!!–but Oh! So delicious Cinnabon Style Cinnamon Buns

Julia Child’s French Onion Soup Gratinee

Classic Coleslaw

Chicken Pot Pie in a Cast Iron Skillet

Homemade Crab Rangoon

Yummy Homemade Pretzels

Amazing Chicken Marinade

Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Beef Barley Soup

Better than Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

Beef Stew in the Dutch Oven

Beef Stroganoff

Beer Battered Fried Pickles

Good Enough for Santa Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chicken Stock in the Dutch Oven

Christmas Morning Quiche

Cioppino: San Francisco’s Fish Stew

Crusty Bread in the Dutch Oven

Durgin-Park Boston Baked Beans

Easy Chicken & Stuffing in the Slow Cooker

General Tso’s Chicken

Italian Bread in the Dutch Oven

Italian-Style Potato Pancakes

Jalapeno Cheese Bread

Julia Child’s French Onion Soup Gratinee

Key Lime Pie

Lazy Lasagna in the Dutch Oven

Make Your Own Pizza Dough

Make Your Own Sushi Rice at Home

Meatless Stuffed Mushrooms

Skinny Enchilada Rice Bowl

Skinny Black Bean Burritos

Sausage Tortellini Soup

Skinny Sesame Chicken & Broccoli

Ricotta Calzone

Pasta Puttanesca

Pizzelle: Auntie’s Italian Cookies

Ditch The Canned Pumpkin

Rib Eye in the Dutch Oven

Expertly Cutting a Pineapple & Pera Pena Drink

Whole Chicken in the Dutch Oven

    You, too, can make your own sushi!

Skinny Chicken Enchilada Rice Bowl

      Updated: Recipe Index OMG! I *love* to eat!!! Isn't it the greatest thing on Earth? Over the years, I've posted a lot of my favorite recipes on this blog, but I do realize that sometimes all those awesome recipes get a little lost with all my Cricut crafting.

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Yummy Homemade Pretzels

Recipe for Homemade Soft Pretzel, which can be doubled.  Takes about an hour to make–start to finish–and the results are amazing!

Ingredients: 2 1/4 tsp. yeast (contents of one packet) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 1 cup warm water 2 1/2 cups flour, I prefer King Arthur brand Salt or sugar, melted butter, if desired

For the water bath: 1 cup boiling water with 2 tablespoons baking soda mixed in (add…

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Chicken Pot Pie in a Cast Iron Skillet

Chicken Pot Pie in a Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients: Two chicken breast halves, cubed 1/4 cup oil 1-2 onions, rough diced 3 stalks of celery, rough dice 3 carrots, rough dice 1 cup of frozen peas chicken broth, about 2 cups 2 pie crusts, pre-made is fine 1/3 cup or so flour

  Step 1: Prepare chicken, celery, onion and carrots. Warm the oil in a pot or Dutch Oven over medium heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots and cook for a few…

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Classic Coleslaw

You can make your own coleslaw in minutes, without preservatives or unnecessary ingredients. Very old school recipe that can be tweaked, of course, but this is the classic. Economical, delicious and filling! Great with BBQ pulled pork or as a side for chicken!

Ingredients needed: 1/2 medium green cabbage 2 carrots 1 cup good quality mayo (handmade is best, will post a recipe) 4 tablespoons white…

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Homemade Crab Rangoon

This is simple to make and can be baked or fried or cooked in the air fryer!

Ingredients: 8 oz. box of cream cheese 6 oz. can of pink crab 2 tsp. Worstershire sauce 1 tsp. soy sauce, light preferably 1/2 tsp. garlic powder Minced green onion (optional) package of wonton wrappers (in produce section)

Step 1: Drain crab. Soften cream cheese and combine with crab and seasonings. Blend well.

Step 2:

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Blush Cricut Cutie & "Every Day is Love Day" Mystery Box

Blush Cricut Cutie & “Every Day is Love Day” Mystery Box

https://youtu.be/YZADjUEzyAQ

The Blush Cricut Cutie almost steals the show from this amazing “Every Day is Love Day” Mystery Box!

BUY IT HERE: http://shrsl.com/228bq

  The “Love Day is Every Day” Mystery Box contains: Blush Cricut Cutie!!!!

Cricut Everyday Iron-On Sampler, In Bloom Pink

Cricut + Martha Stewart Everyday Iron-On, Rose Pink

Cricut Holographic Sparkle Vinyl Sampler, Cherry Fizz

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I declare today Rolled Paper Flower Day!

Rolled Paper Flowers are simple to make, adaptable and have the appearance of intricacy, when they’re not!

Cricut has an entire image set devoted to quilled flowers.  It’s called Flower Shoppe and it’s FREE to all Cricut Access subscribers, too!

Here is the FREE Design Space file for all six of these rolled flowers: https://design.cricut.com/#/design/198646854

For today, we are going to focus on these spiral shapes, which have all sorts of fun edges. I’ve chosen the scalloped edge ones and put them on my canvas, which are available in my project file below, but feel free to check out the full set of images by searching for the Flower Shoppe cartridge in Cartridge Search.

Once I pulled the spiral shape to my mat, I make sure they are the size I want. I like to make my quilled flowers on the small size so that they work with my quilling tool, but you can experiment with the size to suit your taste.

In this example the shapes are about 3 inches in size, which allows me to fit 9 shapes on one mat.

Full mat of cut spirals

Once quilled, these three inch spirals will shrink to about an inch wide, so keep that proportion in mind.

When the cut is complete, carefully remove the excess paper from your mat.

Caution! You may become mesmerized when you remove the excess paper from the mat.

Isn’t that so interesting to watch?

After removing the excess paper, carefully remove the spirals from your mat. These are a bit fragile, so do use caution. I recommend bending your mat to help remove each spiral. Cricut mats are very bendy, so don’t be afraid to do that to ensure none of your cuts get ripped.

Removing the excess paper after cutting

Once removed, you should have a pile of spirals that are now ready to be spun.

  The quilling part requires a little tool you can get at any craft store and it looks like this. It’s basically a pen with a little tip that has a slit in it.

Quilling Tools

If you can’t find a quilling tool, you can use tweezers or even a dowel. Someone even told me they use a motorized drill to quill theirs!

However way you choose, start with the outside edge of the spiral and twirl the spiral upon itself. This does require practice and patience. Go easy with yourself!  (Please pardon my ugly, un-manicured fingers!)

Putting the spiral on the tool

Beginning the rolling

Halfway through the rolling

Reaching the middle

Holding after gluing the middle

Once you get to the middle of the spiral, carefully remove the wound flower from the tool while holding the outside edge. You’ll notice that the inside end of the spiral has a little circle. This is for your glue.

Drop some glue on that circle and rest it on the edge of the quilled flower.

Completed Quilled Flower

Note: you can decide to allow your flower to unwind a lot or a little depending on your taste. I let mine unwind a little bit before doing the glue.

Hold the rolled flower to the circle base for a minute until it fully adheres together.

White all purpose glue works just fine for this job, but if you’re brave you can also use a glue gun. I’m not brave, so I avoid the glue gun whenever possible.

Here’s what a completed quilled flower looks like!

Note that–depending on your project–you may need to make dozens of these little beauties. I recommend cutting out more than you think you’ll need and relaxing in an easy chair to do the rolling.

Your completed flowers can be used for a myriad of projects. I’ve seen some really gorgeous shadow boxes filled with these flowers and decorated with vinyl on the glass. Stunning!

What will you use your completed quilled flowers for? Let me know in the comments or on my official Facebook page.

Here’s the Pinterest pin for this project: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273030796146070341/

Also, here’s a collection of pins showing all the different ways you can use these adorable flowers: Pinterest quilled flower projects

And, of course, here’s the Cricut Design Space file in Cricut Community: Here is the FREE Design Space file for all six of these rolled flowers: https://design.cricut.com/#/design/198646854

  I do hope you will try making these delightful little rolled flowers. They are so cute and you will definitely feel a sense of accomplishment once you complete one!

Now…go forth and Cricut, my friends!

Best always!!!

Miss Rita

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  Rolled Paper Flowers with the Cricut I declare today Rolled Paper Flower Day! Rolled Paper Flowers are simple to make, adaptable and have the appearance of intricacy, when they're not!

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Oversized 3D Letters by Lori Whitlock

Today we are putting together some oversized Lori Whitlock 3D Letters to make up the word “SNOW”.

These 3D letters are really fun and pretty easy once you understand the concept.

Design Space has the full 3D Alphabet, but they are a paid file. Here’s my Design Space file for this project: https://design.cricut.com/#/design/195647164