First, you will need to cut the wood veneer with your Cricut machine. Upload your designs to Cricut Design Space. Then add the wood veneer sheets to a strong grip mat. Use a brayer to make sure it is on the mat well and add painter's tape to all four edges. Trim away any excess tape and make sure it is not hanging over the edge of the mat.

Then use the deep point blade in an Explore or Maker series machine to cut your wood veneer. I used the wood veneer setting for my pieces. NOTE: I could not find the wood veneer setting when using mobile so you may have to use a computer for this project or pick another material setting.

Once your pieces are cut, remove them from the mat. Use caution as the wood veneer is very thin and delicate.

Wood veneer is extremely thin. In fact, you can bend it with just your hands when it is in a single layer. So, I recommend layering your wood veneer earring pieces to be more sturdy.

In my case, I cut two of the back pieces and layered those together with some glue before painting. I would not layer too many pieces together as you do not want to make your Cricut earrings too heavy.

Now the pieces are ready for spray paint. Since the wood pieces are so thin, they will also be really lightweight. For the best results from spray paint, you will want to hold them down in some manner. If you have an area you don't want to be painted, you can tape the pieces down on heavyweight card stock. If you want the entire thing painted, just use double-sided tape or a loop of painter's tape to hold the pieces on some cardstock.

Then you want to head outside or to another well-ventilated area for spray painting. With any spray paint project:

Follow all directions on the can.Shake the can well (for at least 1 minute).Spray paint in light coats about 12 - 16 inches from the surface in a back-and-forth motion.Overlap your strokes as you move back and forth.Spray paint should be recoated within 1 hour or you should wait for 24 hours between coats. I tend to allow the paint to dry slightly then add additional coats quickly. For the color shift paint, you will want to spray on the black basecoat first then add the color shift paint. The more coats of color shift that you add, the more intense the effect will be.Once your spray painting is done, allow the pieces to dry completely before assembling.

If you want to add even more fun to your earrings, you can apply the intense glitter paint right on top of the spray paint. I did this to all of my gnome bodies. I painted each one white then added one to two coats of glitter on top. The more coats of glitter that you add the more intense the effect will be. Allow these to dry before continuing.

Once you let your pieces dry, it is time to assemble your DIY wood earrings. First, you will want to glue the pieces together. Add the hat and the nose to the body with glue and allow it to dry.

Then you will need to add jewelry findings to the earrings. I used a large and small jump ring along with an earring hook and used jewelry pliers to assemble.