Fields Of Heather: Cricut Christmas Craft Challenge Week Eight

Week Eight - Glittered Christmas Ornaments

So many crafters get a new Cricut machine specifically to make Christmas gifts, but then are completely overwhelmed by how to use the machine. To make it a little less overwhelming, I put together 12 weeks of Christmas Crafts, Step by Step, walking you through new skills each week to help you become comfortable with your machine and how it works.. Find the index here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-12-week-christmas-craft-challenge.html

This week, step by step, we're learning about making glittered Christmas Ornaments with Cricut.

For "Choose Your Own Adventure" section this week, there are a variety of ideas for different Christmas ornaments to make with Cricut.

As always, I'd love to see what you make! Join the group for this page to share your progress, ask questions, and be absolutely inundated with free svgs, posted by themes. :-) Join The FB Group For This Blog By Clicking Here

For which vinyl to buy, I have a list of my favorites, and price guidelines, here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/09/cricut-which-vinyl-do-i-need-where-do-i.html

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Step By Step

Making Glittered Christmas Ornaments

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This is the "quick view" of a longer step by step you can find here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/making-christmas-ornaments-cricut.html

These are really easy to make! Pour in some polycrylic. I use a condiment container - like a ketchup container - to pour the polycrylic into the ornament. Swirl it around to coat, then drain it back out over the can.

I'm impatient, so rather than stand and hold it over the large can here, I have a smaller can of this exact same product that the ornament can sit on top of to drain a bit more, while I start the next one.

THEN I set them in an egg carton to drain for a few more minutes.

Then I repeat the process with glitter. Add it, then swirl, then flip upside down in the egg carton again.

Options Other Than Polycrylic

You do not have to use polycrylic. Others have used hairspray, mop & glo, and even mod podge.

The coverage will vary by material however, and for me, I have found that Polycrylic looks best.

See the step by step comparison of mop and glo and polycrylic here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/mop-glo-vs-polycrylic-for-glitter.html

Applying The Decal

Round ornaments are more difficult than the flat disc ornaments.

Smaller is harder to weed, but it easier to apply to curved surfaces

Find more tips and tricks for ornaments here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/making-christmas-ornaments-index-of.html

Don't Scratch The Glitter

Pull the wire up, as shown on the right.

Place the lid on the ornament, then press the top down.

You are less likely to scratch the glitter this way!

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Choose Your Own Adventure

More Cricut Christmas Ornament Ideas

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Using the tiles from Lowes

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/11/chevron-leopard-print-arabesque.html

Grinch Stink Stank Stunk Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-to-make-grinch-stink-stank-stunk.html

Harry Potter Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/11/harry-potter-christmas-ornaments-with.html

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/mr-mrs-split-monogram-christmas.html

Air Force Parents Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/11/our-hearts-aim-high-air-force-christmas.html

Mailman Ornament

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/11/cricut-ornaments-for-your-mailman.html

Bitmoji Christmas Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/how-to-make-bitmoji-christmas-ornament.html

Printable Acetate (Transparency Film) Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/making-printable-acetate-christmas.html

Print Then Cut Memorial Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/making-memorial-ornaments-using.html

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/bigfoot-ornaments-using-vinyl-on.html

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

Vinyl On Transparency Film

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/youll-shoot-your-eye-out-floating.html

Vinyl On Transparency - Red Friday Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/red-friday-floating-ornaments.html

On This Day Under These Stars

Star Map Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/11/on-this-day-under-stars-floating.html

Gilmore Girls Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/12/gilmore-girls-ornaments.html

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/making-unicorn-christmas-ornaments.html

Vinyl Sticks To Salt Dough!

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/03/easter-salt-dough-ornaments-with-vinyl.html

Paper Christmas Ornaments

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/12/making-3d-paper-christmas-ornaments.html

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/making-3d-paper-gift-boxes-for.html

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The Christmas Craft Challenge Index

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-12-week-christmas-craft-challenge.html

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The Christmas Index

Where To Find: Free Christmas SVGS By Theme (Nativity, Grinch, A Christmas Story, Etc), Where To Find Free Christmas SVGS By Project (Gift Tags, 3D Paper, Earrings, etc) and Where To Find Free Christmas Project Tutorials & Gift Ideas. Including an entire extra index just for making Christmas Ornaments. Find it all here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/12/free-christmas-themed-svg-files.html

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