Besides the Cricut Maker 3, I’ve purchased supplies for Sublimation printing. Supplies for sublimating have been arriving over the past few days. Yesterday I picked up the Cricut Press 2 from Michaels; it was on sale. I haven’t taken it out of the box yet, and the more I think about it, I might return it and purchase a heat press. It’s what I’d planned on doing anyway. We’ll see.

After extensive research, I decided not to buy the Cricut Mug Press, and I purchased the Gourmia Digital French Door Air Fryer Toaster Oven. It’s tall enough to stand the tumblers inside the oven if I choose to do that. I also bought an in-oven thermometer. I’ll be picking up both of those items today, along with a few tumbler blanks from Michael’s.

I bought the Epson 4700 Eco Tank printer from a local store yesterday. Thanks to Amazon, the Hiipoo Sublimation ink, A-Sub Sublimation paper, and heat-resistant sublimation tape arrived yesterday afternoon. I set up the Epson printer and installed the sublimation ink without issues. I had every intention of creating a few sublimation blanks last evening. Unfortunately, I was too tired, and after taking my daughter on our traditional viewing, the Christmas lights drive. We view Christmas lights several times during the holiday season. So I settled down to a leisurely evening of creating stamps in Cricut Design Space that I’ll be giving to a friend who loves stickers.

This morning I watched a few more videos on how to sublimate tumblers properly, and I honestly believe that the numerous video/written tutorials that I’ve observed will be helpful for when I start making them myself. I know there’s still a lot to learn; however, the video tutorials have been beneficial. Hopefully, I’ll have a chance to do some sublimation later today. But, of course, it all depends on when my shrink wrap sleeves from Amazon arrive.

Edited to add

Well, I had no time to do any sublimation printing today. My shrink wrap arrived on time. However, my brother and nephew stopped by the house for an extended visit. My daughter and I had just returned home, picking up a few more sublimation supplies, about ten minutes before they arrived. Once I got home, I finished the pot roast in the slow cooker, and I added prepared baked potatoes and hibiscus tea.

After they left, I picked up the convection/air fryer oven that I’ll be using exclusively for sublimation. And although I did not get a chance to create anything today, I’m happy to say that I have all the tools/accessories needed for sublimation. Now, I need to add a few more blanks. Although I did not feel that I had the time to print on the mugs that I purchased about an hour ago, I used my Epson Eco-tank 4700 (that I’m using exclusively for sublimating) to print the design that I bought on Etsy onto sublimation paper. I find it fascinating that the colors appear muted on paper; however, they’re incredibly vivid once placed on the designated item.

I most likely won’t do any printing until this Thursday. I’ll be back to work tomorrow. The good news is that I work remotely from home. I love my job. Last week, my laptop computer stopped working. I had to reach out to IT; they attempted to walk me through various scenarios; however, those were useless since the computer wasn’t starting.