We love our Alexa at our house.  While she is capable of many things, we simply use her to play music.  We have many dance parties in our kitchen, and it could be said that my kitchen is used more for dance parties than cooking!  At least when I am in it, my husband is actually a phenomenal cook.  For my kitchen, I wanted to create a custom Alexa wood sign and I immediately knew what I wanted it to say.  “Alexa, feed the kids!”  With two very young children at home, I have found that meal times can be quite an event.  But these are the days, right?  If you are wanting to create a custom Alexa wood sign, be sure to watch this tutorial because it is super easy!  Plus, I will show you how to use fonts and designs in Cricut Design Space to help make your project look more polished and thoughtful.

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Custom Alexa Wood Sign: A Beginner Friendly Cricut Project

During my video tutorial, I made sure to ask my subscribers what they would write on their own custom Alexa wood sign and the responses were so fun!  So I challenge you to do the same!  If you are going to create a sign like this, what would you write on yours?  Be sure to let me know in the comment section below, or on this video tutorial!  Below you will see what exact steps I took to create this sign, followed by a source list detailing all the materials you will need to create this look at your own craft table.

MATERIALS & TOOLS YOU’LL NEED

 Cricut Maker – https://amzn.to/35b7s0G

 Brayer Tool – https://amzn.to/2Fb4Mpq

 Tool Set – https://amzn.to/2tbmtTc

 Scraper – https://www.651vinyl.com/4-inch-squee…

 Measuring Tape – https://amzn.to/36brnOt

 Transfer Tape – https://shrsl.com/262e7

 Blue Cricut Mat – https://amzn.to/3bkM4dX

 Cricut Vinyl – http://shrsl.com/23y5v

 Oracle 651 Light Grey Vinyl – https://amzn.to/2Q7HW86

 True Control Knife – https://amzn.to/3bsYvUQ

 White Chalk Paint – https://amzn.to/38gKBDg

 Wood Sign – Hobby Lobby

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I absolutely love working with iron-on, it is becoming my favorite material to work with.  Not only is it so easy to work with, but I love that it uses a variety of my craft machines at the same time!  If you are looking for a Cricut Joy beginner friendly iron on project, this one is very easy and will introduce you to iron-on quickly!  Plus, with Easter coming up this project is a really fun way to create some decor for your home.  Not only will you learn about iron-on and how to work with it, but this project will also teach you about layering iron-on if your project requires more than one color.  Don’t worry, this project is super easy and very beginner friendly!  Let’s get started!

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Cricut Joy Beginner Friendly Iron On Project

With two potty trainers in the house, hand washing it very important and we are spending a lot of time with soap and water!  Creating a little fun towel for my girls really brought some joy to hand washing and, because my oldest wears pink glasses, this towel is loved by her!  This Cricut Joy beginner friendly iron on project tutorial will show you the exact steps I took to create this sweet towel, plus below the tutorial I will share all the materials you will need to recreate this look at your own craft table.  Enjoy!

MATERIALS & TOOLS YOU’LL NEED

 Cricut JOY – http://shrsl.com/25914

 Tool Set – https://amzn.to/2tbmtTc

 Measuring Tape – https://amzn.to/36brnOt

 Easy Press 2 – https://amzn.to/2FjqZ4R

 Easy Press Mat – https://amzn.to/36t6yhx

 Iron-On Protective Sheet – http://shrsl.com/21pca

 White HTV – https://amzn.to/2vwZ6VA

 Green Cricut Joy Mat – http://shrsl.com/25auq

 Dinner Napkin – Hobby Lobby

 Light Pink HTV – https://www.651vinyl.com/siser-easywe…

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One of my main questions (and I certainly had a lot of them) when the Cricut Joy came out was, “How do you use leftover Smart Vinyl scraps with Cricut Joy?”  Obviously, once they are cut they are too small to feed through the machine without a mat, so I was nervous that the leftover vinyl was going to be wasted.  No worries, it is still very useable and I will show you exactly how to use it!  Don’t throw it away because you can definitely use leftover Smart Vinyl scraps with Cricut Joy.  With so many crafters getting to know their new machine, there are bound to be a lot of questions on how to interact with it.  If you are curious about how to use leftover Smart Vinyl scraps with Cricut Joy, this is the best tutorial for you!

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Use Leftover Smart Vinyl Scraps With Cricut Joy

Whenever in doubt on how to use scrap vinyl, a coffee mug is always a great idea.  I love creating coffee mugs, they are so easy and they bring so much joy for a long time as I sip out of them each morning.  This tutorial will show you just how easy it is to use leftover Smart Vinyl scraps with Cricut Joy.  Below this video, you will also see a source list of materials you will need to create this look at your own craft table.

MATERIALS & TOOLS YOU’LL NEED

 Cricut JOY – http://shrsl.com/25914

 Tool Set – https://amzn.to/2tbmtTc

 Scraper – https://www.651vinyl.com/4-inch-squee…

 Measuring Tape – https://amzn.to/36brnOt

 Cricut Joy Smart Vinyl – http://shrsl.com/25919

 Cricut Joy Transfer Tape – http://shrsl.com/2591e

 Green Cricut Joy Mat – http://shrsl.com/25auq

 Coffee Mug – Hobby Lobby

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I love banners!  I love putting them up for the holidays and I think they are just simply fun!  With my Cricut Joy fresh out of the box, I have been having so much fun creating new projects.  And with Easter coming up, my little Joy has been working on a lot of Easter crafts.  If you are looking for a very fun and beginner friendly craft, creating Cricut Joy banners are perfect and easy.  This is a wonderful project that will allow you to get to know and practice with your new machine!  Once you see how easy Cricut Joy banners are to create, you are probably going to want to create one for every season and holiday!  Plus, I will show you how to iron on felt with HTV, which is very easy and fast!  No matter what you are creating a banner for, this video will show you how easy Cricut Joy banners are and how affordable they are to create yourself!

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Cricut Joy Banners: How To Make Them and Iron On Felt!

I decided to make this banner for our little girls’ playroom and I love how it turned out!  Inside of stringing it together with string or ribbon, I decided to use clothespins to clip it together and really love the final look.  Below is a video tutorial that will walk you through creating Cricut Joy banners and under the video you will find a source list of materials you will need to create this look for your own banner!

MATERIALS & TOOLS YOU’LL NEED

 Cricut JOY – http://shrsl.com/25914

 Tool Set – https://amzn.to/2tbmtTc

 Scraper – https://www.651vinyl.com/4-inch-squee…

 Measuring Tape – https://amzn.to/36brnOt

 Paper Trimmer – https://amzn.to/36ansBA

 Transfer Tape – https://shrsl.com/262e7

 Easy Press Mat – https://amzn.to/36t6yhx

 True Control Knife – https://amzn.to/3bsYvUQ

 Mod Podge – https://amzn.to/2OH21RI

 Foam Brushes – https://amzn.to/2THL7nL

 Easy Press Mini – https://amzn.to/3cplS2b

 White HTV – https://amzn.to/2vwZ6VA

 Green Cricut Joy Mat – http://shrsl.com/25auq

 Martha Stewart Patterned Paper

 Baby Girl Patterned Paper – Hobby Lobby

 Wood Egg Ornaments – Dollar Tree

 Felt Banner – Target Dollar Section

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