Mickey Paper Trimmer

[ilovemickeymost]

I saw these at Target before the holidays. Didn't buy it & now I can't find it. Anyone own one? Is it any good? Who makes it? TIA

[ColleenG]

Are you talking about the border punch that has the stars, hand, M, and Mickey head? I have it but haven't used it yet. I got it about a week or 2 after I finished my Disney book. Although I still have two more trips to scrap.

I got it on sale from Joann's online a few weeks ago. They had the Mickey one and the Princess one. Of course I had to HAVE that one too! :rotfl:

[tggrrstarr]

I saw that too at target, I did not buy it and now I am kicking myself. I've looked a little online, but haven't found it yet. Its not a need, but it would have been nice to have!

[lewdyan1]

On sale online at Joanns.:thumbsup2

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat2785&PRODID=xprd529883

[Tigger1221]

I have the cutter you are talking about from Target. Its not a border punch but a paper cutter. Its not great, it only cuts going one direction. The scissors that came with it are my favorite though. I will look at the brand and post pics today.

[kkbeaton2]

It is by EK Success. My daughter has it, and loves it. The original blade that came in it would always fall out, but I bought some replacement blades at JoAnns, and they stay in. It is quite cute!

[ColleenG]

Can someone post a pic? I'm really curious to see what the paper trimmer looks like and what it does. I've never seen it anywhere. Thanks!

[Tigger1221]

Here is the trimmer: Like I said I hate the blade as it only cuts going one way. I am going to replace it with a fiskars blade.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/JillGlass/IMG_3787.jpg

And these scissors came with it. They are Cutter Bees and are GREAT.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/JillGlass/IMG_3794.jpg

[ColleenG]

Thanks for posting the pic. So is it just a straight trimmer?

[kkbeaton2]

Yes, it is just a straight cutter.

[Tigger1221]

It is by EK Success. My daughter has it, and loves it. The original blade that came in it would always fall out, but I bought some replacement blades at JoAnns, and they stay in. It is quite cute!

Did you just buy the regular orange Fiskars blades? I love the cutter, just not the blade.

[kkbeaton2]

No, the Fiskars ones would not fit the track. I just tried one on my daughters. In the Mickey head of the cutter, there is a small blade. EK Success has a 3 pack of blades that they sell. They are only about 1/2 " x 1/4". The Mickey head itself does not get replaced like in the Fiskars one, where the whole orange piece gets replaced. Her cutter cuts nicely both ways. I did not try it before we switched the blade though. Does that make sense?:confused3

[Tigger1221]

No, the Fiskars ones would not fit the track. I just tried one on my daughters. In the Mickey head of the cutter, there is a small blade. EK Success has a 3 pack of blades that they sell. They are only about 1/2 " x 1/4". The Mickey head itself does not get replaced like in the Fiskars one, where the whole orange piece gets replaced. Her cutter cuts nicely both ways. I did not try it before we switched the blade though. Does that make sense?:confused3

Yes, it does. Thanks I am happy to hear I get to keep the Mickey piece! Thanks so much, I am going to fix it tomorrow. Maybe I just got a bad blade.:goodvibes

[kkbeaton2]

Yes, it does. Thanks I am happy to hear I get to keep the Mickey piece! Thanks so much, I am going to fix it tomorrow. Maybe I just got a bad blade.:goodvibes

Maybe they all came with bad blades, because her blade was really annoying her. The blade would fall out everytime that she opened it up to put a piece of paper in it. She asked if we could just glue it in place and I told her no, because then there would be a problem when she needed to replace the blade. Then recently I was at JoAnns, and I happened to see the 3 pack of blades (where the cutting tools and accessories were), and I thought we would try a different one, and now it works great!:banana:

[ilovemickeymost]

It is by EK Success. My daughter has it, and loves it. The original blade that came in it would always fall out, but I bought some replacement blades at JoAnns, and they stay in. It is quite cute!

I contacted the company & am waiting to hear back.