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Cricut's $399 Maker 5 Essential Bundle and $229 Explore 5 bundle ship the same supply list; the $170 buys 13 tools instead of 5, 300-plus materials and 3 mm cutting and engraving.
Sixteen 2 oz matte craft acrylics from Plaid for $15.99, made in the USA, with a palette that already contains Halloween and Christmas. Buy it for porous surfaces and kids' tables; buy FolkArt Multi-Surface for glass and mugs.
Ten 2-ounce bottles of Plaid's multi-surface acrylic list at $15.99, with a dated $11.19 sale on 2026-10-04, for a formula that grips glass and survives a top-rack wash. The palette leans pastel, and the words 'when cured' carry no number.
Plaid's 16-ounce gloss formula is cheap, water-based, and cleans up with soap and water, but the 28-day cure means holiday projects need to start well before the holiday.
