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This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . I have the Anycubic mega zero 2.0 3D printer. In my honest opinion, I really like the printer! In this image, I had just finished a print on my printer and was so lucky I didn’t run out of filament!      - FDM printer: fused filament fabrication or fused deposition modelling, is a 3D printing process. The process is when a thermoplastic material, filament, is used continuously.  The large spool of filament is fed through the heated and moving extruder to be deposited on the growing print.  This is an example of one of my filament rolls Extruder: this part of the 3D printer is responsible for drawing in, melting and pushing out the filament. ‘A fancy hot glue gun’  (This printer is a single extruder) The melted filament then goes through the printer ‘head’: the hot-end.       - Magnetic printing hotbed: a magnetic sticker is used rather than paper or glue on the hotbed. It can be removed...

  This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . This is a question where the answer varies from time to  time, the answer will never be the same.   But here’s a simple guide on when you should change your embroidery needle: Over 8 hours of stitching time? Change the needle.  Thread is shredding? Change the needle- you might need to go up a needle size (ex 80/12 -> 90/14).  Recommended read: 8 reasons why your upper thread is shredding Recommended read: More reasons why your upper thread is shredding Loose stitching? Change the needle.  Recommended read: Why the stitching is loose on my embroidery machine Problems occurring in your embroidery and you’ve already tried multiple other solutions that didn't work? Change the needle.  When needles have been used for long periods of time, for tough projects or for the wrong use, they can become dull. When needles are dull, it's not visible to the human eye. This is why we must use other clues...

This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . In today's article, I will guide you through how I spiced up my little notebook cover. Of course, with a cactus design . Follow along with this project and share your result in  Lizzsews Facebook group . Recommended read: 10 Things You Need to Start Cricut Crafting Today Recommended read: How I made article series I used a notebook with a pvc sheet cover, plastic cover material, and wasn’t sure how it would turn out. But it worked really well! What I used:   - Notebook   -  Removable vinyl   -  Cricut   - Transfer tape   - Lysol wipe and paper towel   -  Standardgrip mat How I made it: I started by finding a cactus design, I used this image ID from Cricut design space : #M855825F.  I cleaned off the surface of the notebook, which had a pvc sheet cover, that I was going to put the design on. To do this, I cleaned and scrubbed it with a Lysol wipe and dried it with a paper towel....

This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews SVG -> scalable vector graphic. Basically, It’s a cutting file. The design can be resized without impacting the quality or losing resolution.  It uses lines rather than pixels; the design is able to be a smooth cut rather than cutting each jagged edge.  This is the format that images in  Cricut design space  are. Raster/bitmap images (JPEG, PNG, GIF) are composed of fixed pixels. When scaled, the pixels are revealed resulting in a poor-quality image, not good for cutting machines.  Vector images (SVG’s) are composed of fixed shapes. When scaled, the shapes are preserved and the quality of the image remains.  You can get SVG's in a few ways, you can learn to make your own, use the ones in Cricut design space , or purchase them. If you're looking to purchase SVG's, I recommend Creative Fabrica and The Hungry JPEG . Recommended read: Where to get blanks Recommended read: How I made BC SVG Leave a commen...

This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . I know that we’ve all been there, we go to cut our HTV and we forget to mirror it. Now we have to scrap the cut vinyl... unless the design works mirrored. HTV: Heat transfer vinyl. Any vinyl that is applied through a transfer of heat. For example, infusible ink or everyday iron-on vinyl . To mirror in Cricut design space on mobile:      1. Select your mat      2. Select the button to mirror To mirror in Cricut design space on a desktop:      1. Select your mat      2. Select the button to mirror Mirroring your design takes only those 2 simple steps on either mobile or desktop. Although it’s so easy to forget! But,  when should I  mirror? You’ll want to mirror your design in Cricut design space whenever you are using HTV, heat transfer vinyls, most commonly infusible ink, and iron-on vinyl. When you place your iron-on vinyl on the mat, ensure that you have the shiny s...

 This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . In today's article, I will guide you through how I spiced up the soap tray in my bathroom. A n ‘I Have Spoken’ (Star Wars reference) soap tray.    Follow along with this project and share your result in  Lizzsews Facebook group . Recommended read: 10 Things You Need to Start Cricut Crafting Today Recommended read: How I made article series What I used:   - Soap tray   - Removable vinyl   - Isopropyl alcohol    -  Cricut   - Transfer tape   - Standardgrip mat The steps I took: To begin, I cleaned the soap tray with isopropyl alcohol to ensure that I had a clean and clear surface to put my design on.  After a decent amount of designing, and tweaking the design, I created the 'I have spoken' Mandalorian design.  Recommended: I have spoken -Kuiil by Lizzsews I cut the design out of premium vinyl, removable matte. (I didn’t have permanent vinyl on me at the time). Only pl...

 This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews .   This article series consists of my makes from 3D printing, Cricut, sewing and embroidery! Follow along to see all the different things that I make and projects that I do.   Leave comments to let me know what projects I should make and do. Subscribe to get new articles straight to your inbox! Articles in this series:    - Making the winter soldier book (sewing)      - How I made article 1 (Cricut, pouch + info cards)      - How I made article 2 (Cricut, birthday card)      - How I made article 3 (Cricut, soap tray)      - How I made article 4 (Cricut, notepad cover)      - How I made article 5 TBA      - How I made article 6 (Cricut, phone stand)      - How I made article 7 (Cricut, volleyball blanket)      - How I made article 8 (Cricut, compost bin)      - How I made...

 This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . In today's article, I will guide you through how I made a simple ‘happy birthday' card .  Follow along with this project and share your result in  Lizzsews Facebook group . Recommended read: 10 Things You Need to Start Cricut Crafting Today Recommended read: How I made article series What I used: Black cardstock White cardstock Grey cardstock 1.0 aqua gel pen Cricut black fine point pen Scoring stylus Glue Lightgrip mat Cricut How I made it: To start this project, I looked for a design to use, I chose a happy birthday card by Cricut. I didn’t want to create the envelope, and I needed to customize a few other colours and pens, so I added the project to my canvas. I adjusted the cardstock colours, and the pen types and colours until I liked the look. Recommended:  Cricut - Happy Birthday Card modified And as simple as that, I clicked make it and loaded my mats, my pens and scoring stylus as stated; and left my cutting...