I’ve always been looking for ways to make things that I already own look better. My usual tendency is to throw things out or donate them when I find something that looks newer or nicer. I saw a commercial for the Cricut Expression Cutting Machine and thought it was funny when they showed a photo of the before and after of a room because how could 1 little machine change an entire room?

I decided to take the free trial offer and I have since found a hundred uses for it.  My favorite thing the Cricut does that I had no idea about until after I ordered it is etch glass. When I remodeled my kitchen a few months ago I added this tiny black shelf above my stove to put my spices on. I use a lot of spices from all over the world because every Sunday we cook different foods. I thought it was ugly to leave spice bottles out in the open because who wants to look at a label?

I went online and ordered 32 small glass jars and lids from Target and have been using them to store all of my spices. The problem was that they weren’t labeled and if you know anything about Indian spices you know that there are dozens of smells and colors which is basically what I had been using to find out which spice was which.  Well I solved that problem with the Cricut Expression. I was able to etch a pretty label of each of the spices names only each jar and it looks gorgeous!

Here is a photo of one of the jars I etched with my Cricut. Don’t they look amazing?

Another awesome use I found with the Cricut was helping my friends add decals to their cars and windows. They own a tanning salon and recently added a teeth whitening service to the salon and wanted decals for the windows and back of the car. We made some awesome vinyl labels that they were able to stick in the window of the salon and it only took 10 minutes to make.

The Cricut Expression Cutting Machine can be used to cut vinyl decals, made homemade cards and invitations, wall art, cut fabric, and etch glass. No computer is required.

You can try the Cricut Expression in your home for 30 days for only $33 plus shipping. This comes with 2 cartridges that contain 7200 images. You also get a 12×12 cutting mat, tools, 2 large vinyl sheets, 2 transfer tapes, 2 DVD’s and the etching glass solution.

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