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aarti
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i officially have 4 cutting machines for my little sticker shop!! this is unreal bcus it was only a few years ago when i was researching whether i should get a cricut or silhouette as my first cutting machine. i decided on the cameo 4. i was sooo scared. i had no idea how these machines worked. i remember wasting a ton of ink & sticker paper trying to figure it out. my life became a whole lot easier once i learned how to calibrate these machines. they say you shouldn’t have to calibrate them. that they should work perfectly right out the box. this made it seem like it was only my machines that didn’t work, while every other shop owner had the working ones. i eventually learned how false that is. we all go thru a tearful learning curve. & everyone has a different process. for me, calibration was the secret sauce to perfect alignment. it allowed for more control too. i ordered silhouette portraits for my next 3 machines. i like them a lot better than the cameo. they cut faster & take up less space. they do randomly stop cutting sometimes but that’s easily fixable by re-powering the machine. cricuts seem to be more popular. i have no idea why. all i hear is horror stories about them. i’m grateful for other people’s reviews bcus knowing me i probably would’ve picked the cricut based on popularity. but i read that so many people switched from cricut to silhouette & i decided to trust that. if u have a cricut, i send prayers out to u. honestly, same goes for if u have a silhouette lol. neither of these machines are fun at the end of the day. we’re trying to make beautiful art w imperfect tech. there’s bound to be frustrating moments. i’m just happy i have another machine to speed things up a bit! are u cricut or silhouette girly? :) ps. i’m still recovering from wedding week. i’ve been so unmotivated. it’s so hard to get back into work mode after being away. my introverted self just needs to be alone for a bit so im just taking things a moment at a time. i’m running a sale for labor day weekend! so here’s a 10% off code: restisgood10 (sale ends wed the 6th) #stickershop #stationeryshop #pov #silhouetteportrait #unboxing #asmr #artist #smallbusiness