Handmade Ornaments with the Cricut
Christmas is around the corner! These handmade holiday ornaments will add some unique and modern flare to your tree this year. Make these adorable handmade ornaments in minutes with your Cricut machine and some faux leather with a wood grain texture.
Equipment
- Cricut machine (the Explore or Maker will work here)
- Cricut cut file
- Tacky glue
- Twine
- Paint Brush
What You Will Need
- Cricut Faux Woodgrain Leather
- DecoArt Patent Leather Paint in white
Instructions
- Access the Cricut cut file and cut your shapes from the faux leather sheet using your machine. Leather should be placed wood grain side up and be sure to use the blade recommended by the software when cutting.
- Then remove your pieces from the mat. Each ornament will have a front and a back piece.
- Then you will want to paint the back piece with your leather paint. Two coats were added to each ornament while allowing the paint to dry in between coats. NOTE: You do not have to paint all the way to the edges as these will be covered.
- Once everything has dried completely, you can add the front piece over the top. Use tacky glue all the way around the edges as shown below.
- Then just put the two pieces together and wipe away any excess glue. Place something heavy on top of your ornaments and allow to dry. Then add some twine for hanging your handmade ornaments on the tree.
- Repeat the same steps for as many handmade ornaments as you wish to make for your tree.