Gallery: A Crafty Couple Puts the Cricut Printer to the Test

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    Celebrating our Cricut experiments with a newly embellished tea and coffee set.
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    Our dining room table was transformed into a Cricut cutting studio.
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    Each Cricut cartridge comes with a spiral-bound book of images from which to choose.
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    A Palm Pilot-esque stylus helps users navigate menus on the Cricut touchscreen.
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    Fine details and curvy lines are no problem for the precision machine.
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    Scraping off the leftover bits from the Cricut's sticky cutting mat takes forever and is a painful experience all around.
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    A tiny light illuminates the blade as it cuts out the design.
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    We checked out a sample cut to make sure the size fit our needs.
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    Playing around with different test cuts can lead you on a design path you didn't expect.
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    Vinyl decals enliven a plain IKEA tea set, and a simple stencil makes for an easy matching place mat.
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    Our son, Arrow, admires his new bumblebee window decals.
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    The paper mobile, with its numerous and intricate pieces, exemplifies the Cricut's strengths and potential for more elaborate projects. Our 1-year-old was spellbound. ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/design/wp-content/gallery/printer_1/u3c0179.jpg)
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