Do your kids complain of “lag”? “Mum, it’s lagging” is a phrase that I hear all the time with two boys that LOVE gaming. So when I was asked to by Cricut to review their new Explore One I decided that I would make a DIY lag kills tshirt for Maxi.
I am a big Cricut fan, I have had a Mini, an Explore and currently have an Explore Air. The Cricut Explore One is the new entry level Explore machine and is currently £180 on Amazon UK and $150 on Amazon US. Before I go on to explain the differences in machines, just take a look at the amazing project that I made with the Explore One. The precision cutting experience is SAME across all the machines. It is amazing,
How to make your own DIY “Lag Kills” T-Shirt
Materials
Plain t-shirt
Cricut Explore One
Cricut Iron on Vinyl
Iron
Instructions
One of the phrases I hear a lot in this house is “it’s lagging” or the “wi-fi is lagging” – sadly this is a symptom of living in the sticks and not having superfast broadband or fibre available, so I decided that my first project would be a custom t for Maxi. We had seen similar slogan tops on line, but none were really suitable for kids. So I designed my own.
I used an a controller images from the image library of over 50000 images, which you get access to for free for two weeks with the Explore one and use a system font, which is free. But you could upload or even design your own image. I set a t-shirt canvass in a customer size and colour to represent the size and colour of Maxi’s t shirt, so I could accurately get an idea of size and positioning.
Then I set the dial to print vinyl and made sure that I set the option for mirror image for iron on and cut my text and image before weeding it (which basically means removing the parts you don;t want) and then ironing it on to the t-shirt.
I am delighted how it turned out and hope that Maxi loves it on Christmas day. Until then you will just have to see it on a coat hanger!
The Cricut Explore One
So how do you work out which machine is for you? Well firstly let’s talk about what is the same.
- All machines cut 12inches wide
- All Explores have the same precision cutting and use the same blades.
- All Cricut Explore machines use Design Space, so you can cut, design and upload images on a Mac, PC or even your Ipad.
- All have bluetooth capability
The differences:
- The One is the basic machine so you can not cut and write or cut and score in one step. You need to buy an adapter to use pens in and it is a 2 step process,
- The Explore air has inbuilt bluetooth, whereas the one has the ability to have an additional bluetooth dongle installed.
So that it is, there are only two differences, apart from the cost!
Win your own Cricut Explore One
I am delighted to be able to offer my UK readers the chance to win their own Cricut Explore one. Just make sure you follow the instructions below (please do read it carefully and the terms and conditions, as I hate having to disallow incorrect entries).
Explore One
Disclosure: I was gifted a Cricut Explore One for the purpose of this post
id love to have a circuit, would save me so much time, so many possibilities!
Id love to make a personalised family frame for our entrance hall!
Fantastic!I just started making cards so I will definately use this to make cards as my first project!
I would love to make a really special Secret Santa gift for a friend at work whose husband works abroad much of the year so it would be a special family piece like a personalised glass block, chopping board or bauble ornament 🙂
I would make sweatshirts for the kids. Probably unicorn designs as the kids are mad for them.
I would love to make personalised things for my little girl!
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Great little gadget
i’d have a bash at some t shirts for my son
I would make some T-shirts
the possibilities are endless I love making all sorts of weird and wonderful things but the first item I will probably make is personalised printed T shirt for each of my Family members to wear when we go out in the summer just like the vontrap Family
i WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS!!!
perfect for my keen gaming boyf x
looking at these personalised t-shirts I would give making these a go as look great x
A nice picture frame
lots and lots of shirts.
ooh we have soooo many blank tshirts I’d have to jazz them up a bit and Little Myz could do her own 🙂
ooh we have soooo many blank tshirts I’d have to jazz them up a bit and Little Myz could do her own 🙂 ..ooh stop dangling such tech before a craft addict hehe x
So, first project… We have some plain glass in our front door and for years we’ve said we should get stained glass, but cost has prevented us. Instead I’m thinking I could cut some vinyl into a nice lace like repeating pattern and fill the pane with that to give us some privacy (after 6 years!)
I’d make brilliant t-shirt designs for all the family
My first project with a cricut will be a T-shirt with an image of my camper on it. I’ve been thinking about it for years – even got as far as buying some plain T-shirts but never knew how to go about it so I was really pleased when I found your how to guide.
team run tshirts
Christmas tree decorations for my room,Ilike to have matching decorations as I change the colour of my room each year and Its so hard to find the colours I want as Inever go with trends
I’d probably make a cushion. You can never have enough cushions!
some funny t-shirts
I would make some T-shirts
I’d make some t-shirts they look great!
personalised tshirt for my kids
Would have to start making some t-shirts
A new tshirt! the design above looks great!
my daughter would probably pester me to print pandas on all her clothing
some funky t-shirt designs for all the family, they would make great presents for next Christmas 🙂
a babygrow for arianna
I’d start with birthday cards – I do like making homemade cards for family and friends 🙂
Huh thats actually a great idea
personalised t shirts for my boys
I’ve got some patterns for some lovely felt animals & this would be ideal for cutting the shapes.
Because I’m not great at this kind of things, but really enjoy it. I would start simple. I would do a T-shirt print (and would be able to follow your fab instructions). I’d do a ‘big sis’ and a ‘little sis’ for my two little ladies. I’ve always wanted them to have matching tops ha.
I sooooooooo wanna make this exact t-shirt for my teenage son! its what he moan about all the blooming time lol
I’d love to make some personalised t-shirts for my children
I would make tshirts for all the family we all have our own nicknames and that would be pretty cool and unqiue to put on it
I would use it for my card making
I foster and volunteer for an animal rescue (not big or well known) We are always desperate to raise funds so I would use the Cricut to make merchandise to sell for the rescue 🙂
Some fun T-Shirts for my little girl and her friends.
t shirts for my son and hubby
<3 this can relate soo much LOL
id use the cricut with the kids endless crafty opportunities <3
Wow! I could do so much with this. X
a t-shirt and a bag
i love slogan tshirts so I would make a couple for my partner and son.
fantastic prize
Would like to make a comic sign (dog related) i love that kind of thing.
personalised t-shirts. my LG has had one for her birthday was a great gift
I will definately use this to make cards as my first project xx
This would keep me busy making slogan t shirts for all my grandkids
It would have to be personalised tshirts for the whole family! A MotoGP one for myself, gaming ones for the boys and the other half! The possibilities are endless!
Personalised t.shirt
I’d make personalised Tee’s for our holidays – maybe watch out NY the Welshie are coming 🙂
I really like the lag design you have done nd I totally agree – guns dont kill people lagging does!
What a fantastic competition! Would love to win as I’ve been dying to try one of these 🙂 My husband would love it if I made him a shirt like that, so I’d probably try something similar.
There is so many different possibilities with this so doing just one wouldn’t help, but i would do as many things as i could.
My first project would be a t shirt for my twin boys with – yes we are twins – wrote on them as I am constantly getting asked if they are twins x
This is awesome x thank you for the chance
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I would start on a T shirt similar to the one you have done here for my game mad son as he would appreciate that for his birthday in february
An amazing thing to do..would love this for my son’s football team x
I would create fantastic t-shirts for all the family to wear with congratulations chris you done it!! Knew you could do it… tee shirt for my son who is graduating this year
I’d make that shirt for my nephew, he’d find it really funny
Some inspirational quotes for around the house