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The American brand Cricut offers a wide range of machine tools, two of which have been launched in Israel: Joy and Maker. These machines allow creators and businesses to create arts and crafts projects such as home and office decor, fashion design, lifestyle, and graphics.
Millions of artists, craft enthusiasts, DIY enthusiasts, children, teenagers, adults, and businesses around the world are already enjoying Cricut machines, and now Israelis are also using them to create their own artwork, home decor, and more. You can enjoy creating various designs to suit your needs. , sophisticated birthday greetings, water bottle brand names, school lunch boxes, and more. Advanced users and small businesses can design and create customized projects.
“Do it yourself” using your Cricut machine
Cricut is an American brand that manufactures cutting machines, materials, and related accessories for “Do It Yourself” style crafts. Cricut is a professional, high-quality, safe and advanced cutting machine with a modern design suitable for any room. We provide machines. Each machine comes with a starter kit to create your initial design, including a pen, blade, and work surface.
Cricut machines are designed similar to home printers, with a blade inserted to cut the material and a pen inserted to mark or highlight. Both machines offer innovations based on robotics, CNC machines, and other automation systems.
In addition to cutting a variety of materials, both Cricut machines can draw, mark, and sketch on the materials using a variety of pens and markers.
The design of the machine offers clean lines (Joy has no buttons, Maker has a few), and a Bluetooth connection connects the machine to the creator's device/computer. In addition, it can be connected to the manufacturer's machine using a USB cable.
Design Space® design applications are available for download on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. The app gives users access to over 130,000 of her images as well as ready-made projects that can be created instantly in Design Space.
Have you ever cut 300 stars to decorate your room?
Cricut Joy – Imagine cutting out 300 stars to decorate your child's room or create personalized greeting cards. This process takes many hours. With the Cricut Joy, you can do it in minutes. With Smart Materials™, you can cut individual designs up to 4 meters long, or up to 20 meters for repeat cuts. The Cricut Joy's small size and very light weight (only 1.7 kg) make it easy to carry from place to place.
For example, the Joy machine can draw and write on a variety of common materials, including steel, paper, vinyl, and Infusible Ink™ paper, revolutionizing your personalized designs and projects. This allows creators to design custom her stickers, generic stickers, labels, and more within her 15 minutes. Examples of stickers include custom water bottle stickers, luggage tag he stickers, spice jar labels, pillow monograms, and more.
In addition to cutting a variety of materials, both Cricut machines can draw, mark, and sketch on the materials using a variety of pens and markers.
Cricut Joy kit includes:
Cutting Machine Blade + Blade Holder 4.0mm Fine Point Pen Standard Grip Green Mat Introduction Guide Power Supply TMACricut 1 Month Free Trial Subscription Project Trial Materials for New SubscribersConsumer price: NIS 879
Cricut Maker – Cutting Thick Materials
Featuring a revolutionary rotating blade, the Cricut Maker now allows for personalized cutting of fabric for the first time. The slicing and rolling action cuts almost any fabric quickly and accurately without backing. The Maker's Knife can cut materials up to 2.4 mm thick very safely, making it ideal for use with thick materials such as felt, board, and basswood.
The Adaptive Tool System integrates three key technologies that enable your Cricut Maker to professionally cut almost anything, from paper and fabric to leather, board, and basswood. The machine has a cutting force of up to 4 kg and uses an advanced guidance system to constantly actively control the direction of the blade. Smartly adjust the blade pressure to cleanly cut even hard materials.
Cricut Maker Kit Includes:
Cutting Machine Rotary Blade for Cutting Fabric Luxury Vinyl/Flex Paper Blade 4.0mm Fine Point Black Pen Blue Work Surface Pink Work Surface USB Cable Power Supply TMAccess 1 Month Trial Free Trial Subscription for CricutProjectConsumer price: NIS 1,899
“The field of creative activities is booming.”
As mentioned earlier, cutting machines come with built-in craft kits that can be expanded with a variety of materials, papers, cutting blades, markers, pens, and other accessories. This collection of craft supplies is one of the world's largest collections of crafts and DIY, suitable for all ages.
Amit Shabtai, Kravitz Trade Manager: “The field of creative activities at home and at work, which has been continuously flourishing for the past two years, has recently gone in its own direction. In this way, it has become a real business with added value for customers. To establish, accessibility and simplicity were created. That combination makes it very natural for Kravitz to connect the world of crafts and hobbies with the world of business. Therefore, with the Cricut brand Our connection is to serve our customers accurately, comprehensively and professionally – 24/7, nationally and online.”Amir Bar-Oren, Cricut Brand Manager at Bendal: “The Cricut brand offers users a personalized crafting experience. The creative possibilities are endless and for families who want to spend quality time together and reduce the amount of time kids spend in front of screens. It's the perfect solution. The integration of craft and technology allows new brands to spread like wildfire around the world.”
Available at Kravitz stores and online. Website offer: Free shipping on all Cricut product purchases over NIS 99.