Give grandparents something special by making this gift with your Cricut machine. Mothers and grandmothers alike love handmade gifts. This easter bunny sign is perfect to personalize with names for a Mother’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, or Easter gift.
This craft is a part of our Cricut Mother’s Day event that we are hosting this week. You can scroll to the bottom of this post to see more ideas!
This is an adorable gift to recreate using your own colors and as many “peeps” as you need!
How to Make DIY Spring Gift for Grandma
Have the kids help you make this to give to grandma as a mother’s day gift.
Supplies needed to make DIY gifts for grandma on Mother’s Day:
- Wood plaque (size will depend on how many “peeps” grandma has)
- Cricut machine (click here to see which I like best)
- Cricut vinyl in a variety of colors
- Craft paint
- Paintbrush
- Transfer tape
- This project is made with Design Space files. Click here for my profile. Once on my profile, find the image of the project you want to create, click it to open it up, and then you can make it yourself.
Instructions for a DIY Easter Gift for Grandparents
Step 1: Paint the Wood Plaque.
Start by painting the wood plaque with the craft paint. Remember that the size of your plaque will depend on how many “peeps” you need.
I did one coat and the coverage was great but you may need two coats depending on the paint you use. Allow the entire thing to dry completely before continuing.
Step 2: Cut the “Peeps” using a Cricut.
While that dries, you can cut the pieces of your project from vinyl with your Cricut machine. I have the cut file for you here and you can customize the names as well as add or take away some bunnies.
I have four bunnies total in the cut file but feel free to duplicate those to make more. Size the file to fit your wood piece then cut your pieces from any color vinyl that you wish.
Then, weed away the excess from all of your vinyl pieces. Remember to remove all excess from around the outside of each piece as well as the centers of any letters. You can find tips and tricks for weeding here.
Step 3: Add the faces and names to the bunnies.
Use transfer tape to add the faces as well as the names to each of the bunnies. This will allow you to pick up the entire thing for adding to your plaque later.
Then use a larger piece of transfer tape and pick up the words that run across the bottom. Then you will want to pick up the bunnies together. I found this was easier if I taped the bunnies to my work surface as shown below.
Step 4: Apply finishing touches.
I then added everything in place on my transfer tape.
And peeled away the backing on each of my bunnies. Now I have one piece to transfer to my painted wood piece.
If your paint is now dry, you can add the vinyl. Press into place.
Then peel back the transfer tape to reveal your design.
Your DIY grandma gift is ready to give! That is one quick and easy idea for DIY gifts for grandma on Mother’s Day!
Don’t you think that DIY Mother’s Day gifts for grandma are so much more personal than something store bought?
Grandma will love adding this to her spring or Easter mantel year after year. Everyone loves “grandma’s peeps” and this DIY grandma gift is a great way to show you care.
Want even more of the best DIY gifts for grandma or even mom? Try the other Cricut projects below!
So, try your hand at making this DIY grandma gift or any of these other DIY Mother’s Day gifts for grandma or mom!
Supplies
- Wood plaque size will depend on how many “peeps” grandma has
- Cricut machine click here to see which I like best
- Cricut vinyl in a variety of colors
- Cut file for your Cricut click here to access
- Craft paint
- Paintbrush
- Transfer tape
Instructions
- Start by painting the wood plaque with the craft paint. Remember that the size of your plaque will depend on how many “peeps” you need.
- Then, cut the pieces of your project from vinyl with your Cricut machine. Cut file linked below.*
- Size the file to fit your wood piece then cut your pieces from any color vinyl that you wish.
- Then, weed away the excess from all of your vinyl pieces.
- Use transfer tape to add the faces as well as the names to each of the bunnies. This will allow you to pick up the entire thing for adding to your plaque later.
- Then use a larger piece of transfer tape and pick up the words that run across the bottom. Then you will want to pick up the bunnies together.
- Add everything in place on transfer tape.
- Peel away the backing on each bunny. Now, you have one piece to transfer to the painted wood piece.
- If your paint is now dry, you can add the vinyl. Press into place.
- Then, peel back the transfer tape to reveal your design.
Notes
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