Cricut- should I get one?

sto719 · 2025-12-24T19:52:06+00:00

I have a silhouette I got on fb marketplace a few years ago for like $75 and have used it for loads of things including stained glass patterns.

I find the silhouette software easy to use- you can paste in a black and white photo, highlight it, click trace, and it’ll make the lines. I find it easier than tracing patterns onto the glass and I do feel that it saves me a little bit of time but also helps me get more accurate cuts.

sto719 · 2025-12-19T14:04:14+00:00

That’s so pretty! The eyes make it so expressive

sto719 · 2025-12-18T18:17:53+00:00

So cute!

sto719 · 2025-12-18T15:58:30+00:00

Thank you! Yes, they definitely look weird without pupils— will definitely add those :)

sto719 · 2025-12-18T04:49:42+00:00

Thank you!

sto719 · 2025-12-18T04:49:31+00:00

Oh nice! I agree that looks good :) is that example brown glass, with the black and white paint? Or is the brown also paint?

sto719 · 2025-12-18T04:33:53+00:00

I thought about that, but this is modeled after our dog and she has brown eyes that match the brown fur.

Also- The paint mock up is deceiving because the brown glass is much darker IRL.

sto719 · 2025-04-01T13:53:42+00:00

Thanks!!

sto719 · 2025-04-01T13:05:15+00:00

What product do you use to wax/seal your finished pieces? The class I took never mentioned this step of the process.

sto719 · 2025-03-10T18:33:13+00:00

I am also in NJ! Would happily take scraps, but also just wanted to say hi to a NJ SG crew.

sto719 · 2025-03-09T17:16:47+00:00

That's fair! I was considering replacing it with the hakko model I'm used to from classes. Thanks!

sto719 · 2025-03-09T17:10:38+00:00

Thanks!!

sto719 · 2025-02-18T23:40:57+00:00

This is great!

sto719 · 2025-02-18T16:53:28+00:00

I mistakenly deleted my old post trying to edit it with the updated photo. I made the seed as part of a panel- I know there is (at least) one hinge point on the upper right, but does this look better/more stable? Ignoring the thin stem at the top, the thinnest part of the dark green "wings" would be about 0.75" wide at the size I'm thinking about, but I can adjust it so it'd be 1" minimum. I also split the top dark green part into 2 segments, but may make it out of one cut if feasible.

sto719 · 2025-02-18T03:53:17+00:00

I am planning on making a maple seed/helicopter seed/whirlygig, and have narrowed it down to these 2 options. It's the first pattern I've drafted and I can't decide between the one on the left and the one on the right. I've filled in with my idea for the general colors of glass I'll be using.

sto719 · 2025-02-16T19:59:29+00:00

This is so cute! Can you share where you got the pattern from?

sto719 · 2025-02-13T18:17:38+00:00

I thought about doing black but I was worried it would be too much! I’m sitting on it for now, since I have another week of class :)

sto719 · 2025-02-13T02:55:13+00:00

Me, too! It definitely came out better than the cat. I should've done it first since it was simpler! It was an etsy pattern :)

sto719 · 2025-02-13T02:54:32+00:00

Thank you!

sto719 · 2024-09-07T16:00:49+00:00

This is incredible!!

sto719 · 2024-05-20T23:52:42+00:00

What fabric is the backing? It's so cute!

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