DIY Acrylic Cake Topper with the Cricut Maker

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Did you know that you can make a DIY acrylic cake topper with the Cricut Maker? Yes, the Cricut Maker can cut plastic and make an cake topper that looks just like those expensive acrylic versions.

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First, you will need to make your design. You can definitely use the same design I used by clicking here or you can make your own in minutes.

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For a cake topper using an image, you will need the image you are going to use plus a circle or shape to go around it and a long, skinny rectangle to go into the cake.

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Then put the circle and square together. Be sure to align the two by centering horizontally.

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You can also turn text into a cake topper. There are a few ways to do that.

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Then weld together with a simple rectangle as before to get your shape. Now you can cut the grey from plastic and the pink from vinyl.

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Swipe up to see the full tutorial

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