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Why Should You Buy a Cricut Bundle of Accessories for Crafts?

Why Should You Buy a Cricut Bundle of Accessories for Crafts?

Do you own a Cricut machine? If yes, you must have tried to buy Cricut accessories. But which accessories to buy is a big question we all have in our minds. Especially beginners who may not know which Cricut accessory will be useful to purchase. There are some common accessories that everyone knows about, but many are still left, which we will cover here.

As you expand your work on the Cricut machine, the need for accessories also increases. In that case, you should be able to select a useful one for you. So, without due, let’s look at the best Cricut accessories you must have.

1.Cricut Basic Tool Set

As the name suggests, it is a starter tool that all Cricut users must have. You get this at an affordable price. There are four different tools - a weeding tool, a spatula, tweezers, and scissors. All of these tools have big roles in your DIY projects. The weeding tool is helpful in removing the leftover particles and debris from your material. And the tweezers are used to pick and place things. Scissors are meant to give your materials the right shape. To clean your mat, you can also use a piece of scraper. There are many more tools, but these are the basic ones with which you can start.

2.Cricut Mats

You must have used this in your daily projects, but do you know the significance of it? Cricut offers four types of mats - StandardGrip mat, LightGrip mat, StrongGrip mat, and FabricGrip mat. All of them are meant for certain purposes. Let’s get started with the Standard Grip; it is for basic materials like vinyl. LightGrip mat is used for delicate materials like paper, which requires extra care while cutting. A StrongGrip mat is designed for rigid materials like thicker vinyl. And the last FabricGrip mat is specific for cutting fabrics. So, none of the cutting mats will be best for all project types, and you will have to be specific about them.

3.Cricut BrightPad Go

Suppose you were busy cutting for your projects, and you have cut several things, and now you are sitting to weed out waste from a bunch of things. Here, the Cricut BrightPad Go helps you. It is a small tablet size tool that illuminates bright light to make all the leftovers visible. With this, you will get your work done earlier than expected. The plus point is that you can adjust the light according to your wish. You can recharge this tablet-like tool and take it anywhere to do your important work in minutes. So, with Cricut BrightPad Go, you will not run out of time to showcase your creativity.

4.T-Shirt Alignment Guide

Customizing T-shirts has become a common thing with Cricut. It’s not that easy, though. Many users are trying to create funny Gen Z T-shirts, but not everyone knows how to make them more attractive. That’s why Cricut’s T-shirt alignment guide supports you while making multiple T-shirts for any event. So, it will be worth it to purchase it if planning to create a business out of it or just for personal use.

5.Insert Card Kits

If you are fond of greeting cards, welcome cards, and thank you cards, this accessory will be best. This is a card with four slots covered with plastic. You can put the card inside in all four slots and create a beautiful greeting card in one go. This tool can be brilliant when you have limited time and have many cards to make for any particular event like Christmas. So, it can be cute as well as a useful accessory to create beautiful crafts.

All these are some of the best Cricut accessories one should have. Still much more left, but these are the basic accessories that you will need once in a while. Get ready with your accessories and create something lovely to decorate your home or gift someone.

Frequently Asked Questions


If you have a Cricut Maker, there are 5 basic accessories that will be useful for beginners and advanced users. It includes a weeder, spatula, tweezers, scraper, and snips. All these accessories come under Cricut’s starter tool, which you can get easily from the Cricut site or Amazon. Buying a bundle will be more profitable than buying separate accessories. A weeder is a must if you are working on an iron-on project. 

Cricut accessories are necessary to get something more out of your Cricut machine. If you begin things, you may not need accessories, but as you move towards crafting seriously, you must buy different tools to get started. For instance, Cricut mats, Cricut pens and markers, Smart vinyl iron-on, transfer tapes, BrightPad Go, etc. The best Cricut accessories are available on Cricut’s official website, which you can select from 

Well, Cricut offers a wide range of accessories at reasonable prices. But yes, Cricut is an expensive hobby that not everyone can pursue. So, if you are a DIY enthusiast, you can invest in essential Cricut accessories and also can buy a Cricut bundle. A Cricut bundle has everything you need. Plus, getting a bundle will cost you less as compared to buying things individually. 

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