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I know they make a mug press but as someone pointed out, thats for dye sublimation not vinyl. I do not believe there is a vinyl out there that can be heat pressed to anything but cloth. If there is, I have never seen it Renee

I have TWO myself and they hurt like hell, but i have a low threshold for pain ( go figure that I have 4 kids!) My DH has a few, all three of my sons have tattoos, one especially has many many tattoo, legs, arms, chest, back, going up his neck <sigh> He is addicted, I guess as long as he doesnt start on his face he is ok! LOL! I made them all wait till they were 18 and I really hope my daughter who is 11 and says thats so gross never changes her mind...lol. A friend of my youngest son went as far as getting a bar code tattooed on the back of his neck. He is now in the marines and let me tell you he almost didnt get in because of it! As someone else said just make sure he really really likes whatever he gets, it's there for life! Mine are very small and cannot be seen unless im wearing shorts or a bathing suit, I have red ink on one of mine thats on my shoulder and it itched and it itched terribly, went to the doctor and he said I may be alergic to the red dye and it may have to be removed. He gave me some meds and luckily for me it cleared up! I will not get anymore though, two is enough for me! A clean place is a must! Sterile needles ( new) and dont let it scare ya if the artist has crazy colored spiked hair, a ton of piercings and covered in tattoos! LOL!! Good luck! Renee

Welcome Peppermint!! As far as tshirts go, do you have a heat press?? a home iron will not work! You will have a blast with your cutter and creating lots and lots of stuff....oh and you have share! LOL!! Your creations I mean! we love to look at stuff that people have done. There is a wealth of information on this site, you just have to explore! Renee

I dont think there is a heat press vinyl for glass or ceramic, if there is I never found it! Would be an interesting product though! Renee

there are THREE that i really like and i know i will use them alot, For now I am going to get TWO lol. for sure I'm going to get the VINE, now i have to decide if I'm going to get the Original or the Roman any suggestions? I'm not that crazy about the entwined font :- but i really do like the other three..tough decisions, tough decisions...lol Renee

Thanx Tory I'm trying to decide which one I should get there are a few i really like...lol. I like that they are for sale individually, 20.00 is way better than 99.00...lol. Renee

where??? I really want that font...lol thanx Tory!!! Renee

thanx Az, my family is all up north in Mass, thats a very popular saying LOL!! I'm going to have to make my dad a sweatshirt with that on it...lol Renee

Glad to see you are on the mend! We are very happy that you are here among us!! We all need you! Rest up and you will be back soon stronger than ever! Renee

Soon after I got my Roland Sticka 12, I got a job from the local middle school, 28 tshirts and 40 hoodies for the soccer team and thier parents. 10.00 for each shirt and 20.00 for the hoodies, wasnt a bad take...lol but was a pain to do on the little roland which is why I'm now waiting for my new PCut to get here...lol

wont they melt off in extreme heat? Extreme heat being a burning structure??? Renee If you know of something please let me as our local fd is also looking for material that will not melt off...lol

Funny you should ask that question, I got one TODAY in the mail, I requested free merchandise last week ( SAturday) and got it today via ups Great fast service! I can send it to ya if you like just drop me a line! Renee

Oh man, I want the haroldsfonts ( monograms) !!!!! Why did you have to post that Sandy?!?!?!?!? LOL!!! My DH would sh*t a brick if i paid 100.00 for fonts! LOL!!! Renee

It definetly is a great machine for basic scrapbooking and such, its the add ons that kill you, I loved mine and still do just dont have the time to use it! The cartridges are not too bad when you get them on sale. Mustang tell your wife to go to the cricut.com community, there is alot of info and some awesome creations, in fact its alot like this place , a good forum though it is full of women and well you know what happens when you have alot of women in a group...always someone stirring up sh*t, backstabbing and silly stuff going on...lol. There are approx 3 guys over there that are into scrapbooking, and well I will zip my lip and keep my opinions to myself... when i first got my cricut it was just the machine and the cartridges, thats it, now they have software and different kinds of blades and blade housing so you can get a deep cut and make your own rubber stamps and cut thicker material, the cricut software is really user friendly and while you still have to use the cartridges it allows you to do more with the cartridges etc etc. then some guy created a program that you have to use in conjunction with inkscape in order to get the cricut to cut true type fonts etc and on and on it goes....lol. renee

:'( I won two auctions on the 7th of Jan, Paypal finally paid uscutter yesterday( even though paypal took my money on the 8th) and the cutter is coming from WA via Fedex and my vinyl pack is coming from Chicago via ups. I checked the tracking on both, no info from ups and fedex says delivery expected on the 20th for my cutter...... I'm thinking fedex is using a horse and buggy??? the 14th-20th = 7 days!!!! I am in Virginia not another country!!! My DH mailed a printer last week, came in a huge box he used fedex, regular shipping from Oklahoma to Virginia took 2 days to get here! Got to be a horse and buggy, and an old horse at that...lol! I thought foolishly I would be happily cutting by the weekend and I will be, just NOT this weekend!! Can you tell I'm impatient??? This was my first experience using ebay, not so sure I'll be in a hurry to use it again! If I would have bought direct, I would have already received my machine <sigh> Live and learn as they say! I'm happy with uscutter not too happy with fedex!!! Renee

Aries, Being the owner of not one...but TWO cricuts...let me tell you this, Its a good machine for home crafters, scrapbookers etc. Decorate YOUR walls, do a few car decals, thats fine, but to try and do them professionally by the dozens, I wouldnt recommend it! Will get way to expensive, you cant run the machine without the cutting mats, they come two in a pack and have to be replaced alot. If you choose to link the machine using inkscape AND the other program you have to purchase as well as the design studio software for the cricut, provocraft will not honor the warranty. to break it down for you Cricut machine: 300.00 cutting Mats : 20.00 for two of the 12X24 Last about a month worth of normal scrapbooking before having to be replaced Cartridges : 99.00 when not on sale for the full size and 60.00 for the smaller carts Design Studio Software: 69.00 can only use the key ONCE if something happens and you have to reinstall you have to call customer service to get another key. ( people have been on the phone for hours to get thru and they are not open on the weekends) LOL Blades and misc tools ( such as spatula to scrape off the very sticky cutting mat) to start with i would say 40.00 Inkscape and the other program you need to to cut true type fonts. Inkscape is FREE but the other program is not. its 80.00 or 90.00 I think and you have to have both inkscape AND the other one to even use it. Constantly have to buy sticky mats and blades. always have to have a cartridge in the machine to even run it. your initial investment will be well over 600.00 and thats not counting the vinyl! then you will have the ongoing costs! My advise would be to go with a uscutter especially if all you want to do is vinyl! Just my 02. I havent used my cricuts in over 4 months! Renee

Hey cohesion! Trust me, I wasnt insulted at all, and i did not take it that way! I was laughing at the post! It is a good brainless machine as it comes but with a little knowledge you can actually use inkscape and another program to do other cuts. Not meant to be a business machine at all. For the home crafter it is perfect as well as pricey! I have to say that this industry is one of the best kept secrets because I had no idea it even existed! I stumbled into it when I purchased a tshirt in a box biz.....and but wow, that was a joke initself but all is not lost because it led me here!! I had alot of growing pains to my wallet to get thru and will go thru alot more I am sure! I just took the long way! It really all began with the cricut, my stepping stone so to speak! With all that being said.....anyone wanna buy a cricut or two??? hows about an itty bitty geoknight press with worthless software??? LMAO!! J/K Renee

LMAO!!! now that was too funny!!! Renee

Hopefully we can go on and on and on...LOL!! I have some more i want to share just got to locate them and upload! Been working on my list for wall quotes!! Renee

Definetly good points firemalt and Wayne, I'm really hoping not to waste too much vinyl as I have done enough of that with the roland sticka I've been using LOL!! I'm sure i will waste some trying to figure out how to use the cutter though! thanx for the tip on free vinyl, i love FREE...LOL! Renee

thats exactly right Firemalt! that is why i have not used the cricut since getting the roland and ordering the pcut...lol! Definetly not a good machine for anything other than scrapbooking/papercrafts. I have no time to anything else, when I'm not making shirts or cutting, I'm on here...lol, Not enough hours in the day! If and when im able to find the time/ desire to scrapbook again i will use my cricut but you can bet i will not buy anymore cartridges most escpecially the vinyl they sell for a rediculous price! Renee

I guess I qualify as the brainless! LOLOLOL!!! I purchased my first cricut 3 yrs ago! Last year I bought the BIGGER one and have cut alot of designs. I have approx 15 cartridges but I did not pay 100.00 for each one! I would buy them on sale at whichever craft store was having a sale. They have a software out now for it so you can do more with it and there is software that cricut does not support which give the crafter the ability to cut true type fonts etc. It is a very limiting machine because it is cartridge based and you have to use thier cutting mats etc. As I became involved in the tshirt world I have not used either of my cricut machines, I have been using a roland sticka 12 and am waiting on my pcut to get here! The cricuts were purchased because I am a crafty person, I was doing alot of scrapbooking and card making, even party favors etc so these machines were AWESOME as far as I was concerned because I had no idea what a pcut was or a roland etc etc. The cricut can cut many materials, paper of various thicknesses and types, rubber for making stamps, it can even emboss now so it really is a great machine for home crafter. Vinyl is just the tip of the iceburg as far as the cricut goes, I'm not so sure I would try and cut some of the materials on my new pcut or the roland that I have cut with my cricut! Renee.....brainless in Virginia LMAO!!!

Thanx a bunch Dylan! these are really useful! Renee

Nice shirts! Great job! Renee

Wow! those are all great! I too went to Lowes to buy up alot of different tiles, can't wait to try them! Awesome work! Renee