Cricut's tutorials and projects are excellent. The Explore 4 includes starter projects for stickers, decals, and paper cuts, ...

It operates via Bluetooth and a desktop application called Cricut Design Space, which lets you draw your own designs, purchase templates, watch video tutorials, and get design inspiration.

As unabashed crafters, it's fair to say we were thrilled -- heck, giddy even -- at the idea of getting our hands on a Cricut Expression 2, the new desktop precision-cutting machine from Provo Craft.

If you’re a crafter who needs to cut materials like cardstock or vinyl, we think the Cricut Explore 3 is the best electronic cutting machine.

Although the Cricut machines are digital cutters, you can create material inside Cricut’s Design Space software, send it to your standard inkjet printer and then cut it with the Joy Xtra.

Cricut unveils two new smart cutting machines - Cricut Explore 4 and Cricut Maker 4 - built with faster speeds, more materials and accessories, and new design options to power your creativity.