Cricut Explore Air 2 - A DIY Cutting Machine for all Crafts, Create Customized Cards, Home Decor & More, Bluetooth Connectivity, Compatible with iOS, Android, Windows & Mac, Mint

My wife loves this thing and for that reason so did I. Seeing the pure joy in her eyes was rivaled only by things like our wedding day and our childrens births. As time has gone by though Im beginning to suspect that she loves it more than she loves me. She spends all her time with it and when shes not using it shes talking about it. Shes taken to snuggling it in bed and when I came home from work the other day it was sitting in my chair at the dinner table. My children call it Daddy. I was getting tired of it and tried to confront it but my dog started snarling at me. Its too late for me but youve been warned: this machine is a homewrecker.

To use the Cricut you need to either create or upload designs in their software, Design Space. They have a subscription to Design Space available where they give you access to images and fully designed projects for about $10 a month. Otherwise you can create/buy designs on your own and upload them into Design Space to cut out. For a couple of days the company notified customers that there would be a new policy moving forward where uploads into Design Space would be limited to 20 a month unless a user subscribed. There was customer uproar as these were not the terms we agreed to when we purchased the machines. Cricut has now reversed this policy so I am updating my review. Ive had my machine for a few years now. I think its pretty fun. We used it a lot for our wedding: to address our invitations, make jacket envelopes, seat reserved signs and other decorations. Ive used it to make a small box divided into 12 slots to hold my pens. Right now Im using it to make decorative screens for the bottom of our upstairs window to add just a little privacy. Design Space, the software, bugs out really easy and isnt designed well. Im trained in Illustrator and Affinity Designer so I use those to create my designs. It can take longer to cut something out and then weed it all off the mat than I realize, and Ive had some designs tear due to either a dull knife or being too intricate. Its not perfect but it sparks creativity and is a bit like a grown up toy.

Absolutely love the options this cricut gives vs the cricut joy I also have. The only problem I’ve been having is getting the Bluetooth to connect to my computer. Other then that, works great!

I love my cricut, it does everything I need it to do! It took me a while to figure it out and after 30 wasted sticker sheets later, I finally figured it out and got it to work for me and my business. It was definitely a learning curve but once you buy one, stick to it and you wont regret it. The only cons cricut has is that you cant set 2 different cutting strengths simultaneously on one project like the Silhouette can. You have to go back and adjust your settings and project to perform different cut strengths which can be very tedious so I would suggest to buy a paper cutter for sticker making projects just to have if you care about efficiency. Its also rather noisy and some people complain about it put personally I dont mind. Also the program/app is kind of hard to figure out but a couple youtube videos later and I feel pretty fluent now! It also looks aesthetically pleasing on your desk and it comes in so many pretty colors! Its bigger than it looks so make sure you have lots of room for it. It also comes with a light grip (blue) mat which is BEST for stickers! And please buy a cricut tools set as it does not come with any, just the mat.

Glad to have found this on a great Christmas time deal ! I do wish that the ease of use on initial set up was as easy as the 4 neatly-made guides in the box touted. I am an educated person and follow directions well; however, the easy 04 steps were not able to be completed. I had to find my way through - frustrating and waste of time . They need to guide their buyers as if they have NEVER seen a Cricut machine before. I think I would have much more created by now if I had clear direction. ALSO: I do wish that I didnt have to buy an Access subscription to be a valued customer. But I am still glad to have this generation machine. Hope to tackle learning it with youtube - without having to buy anything additional.

Absolutely love my cricut and have made so many neat projects with it! Super satisfied with my purchase

I have always wanted a cricuit and finally bought myself one for my birthday. I was nervous that it would be hard to learn, but it was not, and I have been having so much fun making decals. I am looking forward to learning to make more things. It really has limitless possibilities.

Ive been wanting to upgrade from my Cricut Expression for a while now but I was very confused by all the different Cricut machines out there. Once they did away with the Craft Room in July 2018, I was pretty much forced to upgrade. Since I dont use my Cricut for anything beyond cutting paper, I ruled out getting the Cricut Maker and opted for the Cricut Explore Air 2. I absolutely love it and Im pretty happy with the Design Space website too. I will say that I did like the layout of the Craft Room better although Design Space presents the images great - in color and what they would like like when the image is all cut out and layered. The machine itself is so simple to use. I actually made something within the first hour that I got it opened and set up (pictured). The only thing that bugs me a little is that I have questions on how to do some more intricate things but I dont see a Help link or anything. Ive never been a big fan of the companies ability to offer thorough how to information or to answer questions beyond the basics without having to call them.

Having a blast using ours. We made graduation card for my niece, tee-shirt for a company bbq and decals for the cars. Having fun.

Would probably have to say that this is overpriced, but it made a great gift and the recipient is having a great time with it. Supplies are expensive but still it’s