Get inspired by this list of great things to make and sell with a Cricut so you can start making money with your Cricut machine!
If you own a Cricut or other die cutting machine, you might be wondering if you could make a little extra money with it. The answer is Yes!
There are a ton of people who make a good amount of money selling personalized party favors, vinyl decals, signs, pillows, cake toppers, really anything. I actually first started out by selling handmade items.
If you are wondering what the best cutting machine for a small business is, I might be a little biased since I only have ever owned Cricuts. But I have owned three over the past 8 years or so!
Which Cricut is Best to Start a Business With?
So, now between the different lines of Cricut cutting machine, which one is best to start a craft business with? There’s not really a clear answer because it really depends on what you want to make and sell.
A Cricut Explore Air 2 will give you the most bang for your buck. The price point is about $100 cheaper than the Cricut Maker line and you can make the most profitable things to sell with the Explore line (like custom shirts, vinyl decals, stickers, personalized tumblers, etc.).
If you have a little bit more in your budget and want to be able to make all the things to sell then a Cricut Maker or Cricut Maker 3 is your best bet since it can engrave, cut fabric, cut thin wood, and so much more.
If you are wanting to make smaller items like labels, cards, coasters, name decals then a Cricut Joy can definitely get you started making some extra money!
If you don’t own a Cricut yet, then make sure to check out my post all about which Cricut is right for you.
How to Make Cricut Projects to Sell
When you first get a Cricut you will definitely need to make a bunch of projects to get to know your machine and what you can make for people. You want to make sure you can make something well before you promise it to a client!!
1. One of the main obstacles when learning to use a Cricut is figuring out Cricut Design Space. Luckily I have a ton of tutorials on how to use Cricut Design Space to conquer the program quickly.
If you need help getting started in Cricut Design Space, make sure to browse through my CDS 101 series.
I also suggest finding something that you love to make to sell. Selling the same thing over and over again can get tiring but if you love it, it won’t be so much a job as still a fun hobby.
2. Once you have finalized the Cricut projects you want to sell, you’ll need to figure out pricing. Honestly, pricing handmade items was one of the hardest parts for me. There is a great article on how to price homemade crafts here.
3. Then you’ll need to find somewhere to sell your Cricut crafts. Depending on your personality, you can look into selling at local craft fairs or farmer markets or selling in an online shop.
Facebook has a ton of great local make and sell sites you can find, or you can set up your own Facebook site to sell on or you can set up an Etsy shop.
4. Find blanks to use. To find out about all the Cricut items I use and love, check out my Amazon storefront. I also have a storefront with some great craft blanks to use.
5. Learn about the laws in your city and state on what kind of licenses you might need to make and sell crafts with a Cricut. There are also laws, called the Cricut Angel Policy, when it comes to using images in Cricut Access to make money. Using your own designs or buying SVG files with commercial-use licenses is the best way to go!
Ok, so now that we went over a little on how get with a Cricut craft business, I rounded up some easy Cricut crafts you can make to sell. All of these crafts are linked to a step by step tutorial so click on “Continue Reading” to hop on over to the tutorial.
Things to Make and Sell with a Cricut
There really are thousands of Cricut projects to sell, but let's look at some of the most popular that will be profitable. Check out each individual blog post for full step by step directions on how to make these Cricut projects to sell.
Personalized Shirts / Apparel
Custom t-shirts are always a big seller and make great gifts! The more you can personalize them the better. Here is a step by step tutorial on how to design, cut, weed, and iron on HTV to a shirt.
Dishwasher Safe Mugs
The Cricut mug press helps you make a professional quality dishwasher safe mug customized anyway your customers might want.
DIY Personalized Minky Baby Blanket with Tags!
Personalized baby gifts are always hot sellers on Etsy or Facebook. With a few basic sewing skills you can make custom minky blankets.
DIY Wood Signs
So many signs you can make and sell. If you know someone that has left over wood, grab some!
Adorable Birth Stat Elephant Tutorial
A cherished birth stat elephant is quick to make and easy to make money off of.
Graduation Supplies
Any kind of personalized party favors for graduations, birthdays, weddings, baby showers, etc. There are so many ways to customize napkins, favors, decorations and cups.
DIY Cricut Starbucks Cup with FREE Cold Cup SVG File!
Making personalized Starbucks cups are cheap and easy with three different FREE editable SVG templates and a full video tutorial on how to edit them! Perfect for teachers, co workers, family members, sports teams, etc.
Custom Koozies
Koozies are great party favors too. Perfect for bachelor/bachelorette parties. They are cheap to buy and easy to make!
Personalized Tiles
Personalized wedding and baby tiles were one of the first Cricut crafts I made and sold. Tile are $1-$2 to buy and they come out gorgeous!
Stickers
Stickers are pretty huge right now! Learn how to make stickers that can go on water bottles or notebooks.
More Sticker Ideas that are Waterproof!
Maker your own waterproof stickers with a Cricut, printable vinyl, and a single sided self laminating sheet.
Baby Onesies
There are so many ways to make adorable baby onesies. You can use Infusible Ink like this one or heat transfer vinyl.
Family Scrabble Tiles
Scrabble name tiles add great customization to any wall and are easy to make out of scrap wood.
How to Apply Handwritten Font to an Oven Mitt
Add a unique personal touch by adding an old hand written recipe to an oven mitt or towel. Cricut handwritten recipe gifts are so fun and I think are one of the best things to make with a Cricut.
DIY Leather Bookmarks
You can use a Cricut Explore Air (faux leather) or Cricut Maker (real leather) to make adorable bookmarks.
Mr. and Mrs. Cake Topper DIY Topper
Making cake toppers and paper flowers can become a great side hustle.
Etched Glass
Make your own personalized etched glass pieces with a Cricut and Armour Etch with any Cricut machine. You can use Dollar Tree glassware and sell it for a great profit!
Dollar Tree Night Light
There are so many cute Dollar Tree night light ideas that you can make with a Cricut and some adhesive vinyl. Again the markup on Dollar store items is a great way to make extra money.
Cricut Music Plaque
Use the free Spotify barcode to make a glass art music plaque as seen all over TikTok. People love these for anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine's Day, etc.
Cricut Gift Tags with Foil
Make shiny gift tags that are easy to ship over the holiday season. You can use different materials including cardstock, kraft board, or leather for tags.
DIY Milestone Baby Blanket
New parents love milestone anything! This blanket would be a great item to sell for people to take pictures on.
Cricut Christmas Ornaments
With a bag of acrylic blanks, you can make and sell a ton of ornaments to make additional money around the holidays!
Teacher Pencil Sign DIY
A great thing to make and sell with your Cricut around the holidays and Teacher Appreciation are easy teacher signs.
Flower Shadow Box
Personalized flower shadow boxes are very popular. They are time-consuming when making all the roses, but can be sold for a decent amount of money.
Cricut Invitations
There is a big marker for personalized invitations, cupcake toppers, and party favors.
Sublimation Tumblers
Using Infusible Ink and a Cricut mug press you can make personalized sublimation tumblers.
4th of July Cricut Projects
Around 4th of July, any patriotic apparel or home decor is a good seller!
Santa Cam Ornament
Santa cam or really any personalized ornaments are fun to make and sell like hot cakes before Christmas.
Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder Template FREE PDF and SVG File!
Cute paper gift card holders out of cardstock are inexpensive to make.
Glass Blocks with Vinyl
So many ways to decorate glass blocks with a Cricut. Think babies, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Disney savings bank, graduation, etc.
DIY Personalized Koozies & Cruise Shirts
Cruise items such as koozies and shirts are easy to make.
Personalized Shirts for Mom
Another sentimental and fun shirt for Mom or Grandma. You'd need to get the kid's names and years to make them.
DIY Easter Decor Signs
Using your Cricut to make signs out of scrap wood is cost-effective for any holiday and sells well.
Free Bow Scrunchies Pattern
I love that scrunchies have come back! They are super easy to make and would sell really well!
Cute Oven Mitts
Making cute gift packs around the holidays are perfect at a craft fair.
Holiday Hair bows with Cricut EasyPress Mini
Easy and fun bows, especially with your home town mascots would sell well!
DIY Medal Hanger
I made about 20 of these and they sold well. Kids or marathon runners have so many medals nowadays and giving them an easy place to store them is key!
Canvas Makeup Bag with Iron-on Vinyl
Makeup bags are easy to put together and you can never have enough zippered bags!
DIY Leather Wallet with the Cricut Maker
Personalized wallets would be a cute item to sell.
How to Make Cricut Vinyl on Mugs
People love custom and fun mugs and when you can buy pretty decent mugs at the Dollar Store the profit is good!
DIY Leather Jewelry Set
People also love custom and unique jewelry sets.
Faux Leather Earrings Cricut
Earrings are pretty easy and cheap to make and people love buying them.
Personalized Stuffed Animals
Kids adore personalized items. Adding a name to stuffed animals would be a great seller in an online store.
Personalized Lunch Bags
I used to buy personalized Pottery Barn lunch boxes before I had a Cricut. Now making a personalized lunch bag is so easy!
Monogrammed Tumblers
Custom tumblers are still a huge trend and applying some vinyl to them is super easy.
Glitter Tumblers
If you want to go one step further, making glitter tumblers and selling them is a huge business right now.
Large Stand Up Cut Outs
More party decoration ideas. Making over 30 inch standing figures is fun and brings a party to life!
Disney Countdown Blocks
Wood blocks are a big seller around here. I love this cute countdown custom block idea!
DIY Wine Gift Basket
Put together gift baskets like this wine lovers basket. I made all of this with a Cricut Joy.
Banner With Chalk Markers
Personalised banners for birthdays, graduations, holidays, you name it!
There you have it, over 60 easy things to make and sell when starting your Cricut craft business! Do you have other best sellers??
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If you need additional resources on the logistics of actually starting a craft business, Cuttingforbusiness.com has a ton of great articles that I read before I started one.
Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
Thank you so much for sharing your crafts! I love your step by step tutorials both on video and written instructions. I have a question. If we were to make any of these crafts for selling purposes, where do you usual suggest to market them? Thank you
These are great! Thank you so much!!