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Showing posts with label Christmas Ornaments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Ornaments. Show all posts
Christmas Ornament Tutorials - An Index
An Index Of Christmas Ornament Tutorials
[Mostly] Made With Cricut
[Mostly] Made With Cricut
How To Make The Reindeer Ornament Holders
How to make the reindeer Ornament, or Candy Holders, from the Grafik-Teka free file
This site has incredible projects with FREE files.
But the site is in Spanish, many of the files are studio format, and it's incredibly rare that any of them have any instructions. So not great for newbies, but for those who are comfortable with the process, it's a treasure trove!
Personalized Snowman Christmas Ornaments
These personalized snowman ornaments are super quick and easy to make! Find all of the instructions, measurements, and where to find free snowman face svgs below.
The Military Tree - Cricut Christmas Ornaments
I have several Christmas trees here each year. In our dining room, I have a thin pencil tree that is our military tree. I'm gradually completing ornaments with photos of each family member & ancestor who has served.
For these photo ornaments, I printed the photos on sticker paper, which I then attached to the clear transparency paper. Typically I print right on the transparency paper, but for these, I wanted a more visible photo, and I want to add information on the back without it showing through.
Here's a step by step for the clear acetate ornaments:
(I cut the template twice - once from transparency paper, once on sticker paper. I printed only on the sticker paper, for these ornaments.)
Here's a step by step for making the Our Hearts Aim High Air Force Ornament:
A Step by Step for the RED Friday Ornaments
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An Index of Tutorials, Tips, & Free SVGS
For Making Christmas Ornaments
Chevron & Leopard Print Arabesque Ornaments
Free SVGS For Chevron & Leopard Print Tiles From Lowes
These are easier than they look! I used the frisco matte black vinyl, which is my absolute favorite, and is easy to weed. (It's also the cheapest I've found!) But I used oracal gold, and that weeded very well too. The hardest part was that tiny text at the top of the chevron ornament. Avoid tiny text, and these will be pretty quick and simple to make!
My favorite vinyl, and where to buy it:
I use the Santori Tiles From Lowes found here:
There's a small "lip" around the edge of these, but it is very slight, and for these, I simply ignored it - you really can't tell that the vinyl goes right over it.
Once uploaded, size the Chevron to: 3.622 X 4.372
For the leopard print, there are two files to upload. Once uploaded, select the solid one, and change it to gold or brown, then attach it. Then select the "outline" and attach that one, leaving it black. Layer one over top of the all, group, then change the size to: 3.606 X 4.374
Add whatever you would like in the center circles.
Then once cut, layer the designs on the transfer tape and apply the entire layered design all at once.
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Find More Tips, Ideas, & Free SVGS For Lantern or Arabesque Ornaments here:
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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:
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An Alphabetical Index Of My Free SVGS By Theme Posts
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Six Christmas Ornaments (With Free SVGS) To Make With Cricut This Week-End
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| Six Christmas Ornament Ideas With Tutorials & Free SVGS |
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Bigfoot is cut out of vinyl, and applied to a clear transparency, then placed inside the ornament. Find the step by step here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/bigfoot-ornaments-using-vinyl-on.html
Find the "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" version here:
Arabesque, Or Lantern Tile, Ornaments (Free SVGS)
Be sure they are sized as shown in the graphic above.
The size on the left is for the backing, if you want to cover the back in felt or paper. It is the full size of the ornament. The sizes on the right are for the inside of the front. There's a small "lip" around the ornament, the size on the right will fit inside of that.
These are specifically the Satori Arabesque tiles, 15 in a 12x12 sheet, for $5.98, from Lowes. Search for Anatolia Tile Hudson White Lantern Mosaic Wall Tile
Note - the marble version are 3x the price of the white version.
For those asking about weight, they are much lighter than the look - weighing roughly 3 ounces.
Ideas for covering the back:
Adhesive felt
Paper
Adhesive felt
Paper
For Hanging:
You can simply glue ribbon or string to the back
My husband said he has a special ceramic drill bit if I want a hole in the top (but I haven't tried it yet)
If you cannot find the tiles - you could make them from salt dough!
I made Easter Egg ornaments from Salt dough, cutting a paper stencil with cricut to cut the shapes and then running a knife around the inside of the stencil to cut the dough - it would work for these shapes too . https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/03/easter-salt-dough-ornaments-with-vinyl.html
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Free SVGS For on The Lantern,
or Arabesque, Tiles:
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Affiliate Disclosure - Please remember that I am an affiliate for a variety of sites, including Design Bundles, Amazon, Creative Fabrica, and others. If you click on the links here for the FREE svgs, then decide to purchase something from that site, it's possible I will earn a very small commission. This in no way effects the price you pay.
In 2023, there's a LARGE selection of free Arabesque Ornament svg bundles here:
Free svgs from
Find more free grinch svgs here:
For Grinch Green Spray Paint, Try:
Krylon - Jungle Green
Rustoluem - Tropical Leaf
NOT an svg - but this teacher used the children's fingers to make snowman ornaments
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A Free layered paper version
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NOT FREE
(But Great Examples!)
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No idea where this photo is originally from - but look at that gorgeous topper!
This is a good example showing that really ANY free svg can be used on these:
Find an index of free Christmas SVGS here:
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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:
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Arabesque
by Emma Lazarus
On a background of pale gold
I would trace with quaint design,
Penciled fine,
Brilliant-colored, Moorish scenes,
Mosques and crescents, pages, queens,
Line on line,
That the prose-world of to-day
Might the gorgeous Past's array
Once behold.
On the magic painted shield
Rich Granada's Vega green
Should be seen;
Crystal fountains, coolness flinging,
Hanging gardens' skyward springing
Emerald sheen;
Ruddy when the daylight falls,
Crowned Alhambra's beetling walls
Stand revealed;
Balconies that overbrow
Field and city, vale and stream.
In a dream
Lulled the drowsy landscape basks;
Mark the gleam
Silvery of each white-swathed peak!
Mountain-airs caress the cheek,
Fresh from the snow.
Here in Lindaraxa's bower
The immortal roses bloom;
In the room
Lion-guarded, marble-paven,
Still the fountain leaps to heaven.
But the doom
Of the banned and stricken race
Overshadows every place,
Every hour.
Where fair Lindaraxa dwelt
Flits the bat on velvet wings;
Mute the strings
Of the broken mandoline;
The Pavilion of the Queen
Widely flings
Vacant windows to the night;
Moonbeams kiss the floor with light
Where she knelt.
Through these halls that people stepped
Who through darkling centuries
Held the keys
Of all wisdom, truth, and art,
In a Paradise apart,
Lapped in ease,
Sagely pondering deathless themes,
While, befooled with monkish dreams,
Europe slept.
Where shall they be found today?
Yonder hill that frets the sky
"The last Sigh
Of the Moor" is named still.
There the ill-starred Boabdil
Bade good-by
To Granada and to Spain,
Where the Crescent ne'er again
Holdeth sway.
Vanished like the wind that blows,
Whither shall we seek their trace
On earth's face?
The gigantic wheel of fate,
Crushing all things soon or late,
Now a race,
Now a single life o'erruns,
Now a universe of suns,
Now a rose.
How To Make A Grinch Stink Stank Stunk Ornament With Cricut
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| Grinch Stink Stank Stunk 2020, Using Free SVGS |
If you are trying to make these ornaments this year with a photo you saved from a facebook post, that is not an svg. Yes, it can be made into a cut file. But you can also just download two separate free svgs, which are scalable vector graphics already sorted into layers, add some text, and customize your own version - with a little less frustration than trying to use a jpg.
Here's a step by step how to.
Christmas Quick Tip - Don't Scratch The Glitter
When making Glitter Christmas Ornaments, here are some tips for replacing the ornament tops without scratching 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!
You can also clip the wires shorter.
Or place a dab of hot glue on the ends of the wires, so they do not scratch against the sides
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Find an index of tips, tutorials, and Christmas Ornament Tutorials, here:
Christmas Craft Challenge Week Four - Print Than Cut Floating Christmas Ornaments
Print Then Cut Floating Christmas Ornaments
Are you ready for week four of the 12 Week Christmas Craft Challenge? Last week we tackled layering vinyl using registration marks, to make a Christmas Countdown Board. This week we're learning about Print Then Cut with cricut, to make printable acetate, "floating" Christmas ornaments.
Then, for the "Choose Your Own Adventure" section this week, there's a section of additional print then cut projects for you to try, including the free template to make print then cut floating memorial ornaments, and a step by step for making a print then cut coloring and sticker book.
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:
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Step By Step
Print Then Cut On Transparency Paper
Printable Acetate Christmas Ornaments
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Before you head over to the step by step tutorial, if you have new to print then cut, I'm recommending you read through this:
Solving Simple Problems With Print Then Cut
Don't worry too much about all those details, just give it a quick read, to familiarize yourself with print then cut. This step is NOT necessary. I walk you through each step of the process in making the ornaments. It's just additional information.
A few more notes before we start:
I've always used graffix brand transparency paper, but this year I found a brand that is a lot cheaper. I've ordered it, but it hasn't arrived for me to test it out. I have no reason to believe it won't be nearly identical to the graffix brand.
For a more vibrant photo
1. Make sure your printer is set to best quality
2. Layer it up. You can print the ornament insert twice, and layer them together, or you can print it once on transparency film and once on vellum. With the tabs on the top of the insert, there is no need to glue the two copies together, the tab will fit snuggly into the neck of the ornament and hold them both in place.
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This Weeks Step By Step Tutorial Is HERE:
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More Resources:
- Making The Floating Ornaments with Vellum instead of Transparency Paper (My favorite is to layer a vellum layer behind a Transparency Layer)
- Pay By The Page, Not The Cartridge - HP Instant Ink is like Netflix for printers, and it saves me more than a hundred dollars in ink each year! https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/10/pay-by-page-not-cartridge-saving-money.html
- Solving Simple Print Then Cut Problems
Find the "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" version here:
And here's an extra project for you - make a gift box for your new ornament:
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CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
More Print Then Cut Christmas Project Ideas
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Normally this is where I list a bunch more free svgs for you. And there are free svgs for most of these, but this week I'm concentrating specifically on print then cut projects. You can find an index of free Christmas themed svgs here.
More Print Then Cut Photo Ornaments
Eight Print Then Cut Projects With Waterslide Paper
Last year I made a print then cut sticker book for our grandchildren - using family photos for the coloring pages. Here's how I made it
A Double Sided Print Then Cut Christmas Card
Did you know you can do double sided print then cut projects?
Print then cut tags or garland
Print Then Cut Shirts With Cricut
Print Then Cut Tags
Preparing For Next Week -
Next week for the step by step work along, we'll be working with htv - Heat Transfer Vinyl. If you don't have a heat press, don't worry - I've been successfully using a regular old iron for all of my HTV projects for years!
For the step by step, I'll be making dish towels with a Vintage Little Red Truck Design. We'll be learning how to work with system fonts in Design Space, and how to use HTV.
Supplies:
- Free Little Red Truck SVG - There's a list here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/10/where-to-find-free-christmas-themed.html
- HTV vinyl in the colors you wish to use. For most little red truck designs that will be red, green, and black. Possibly some white. You can use any colors you would like. These are my favorite brands and prices for purchasing vinyl. https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/09/cricut-which-vinyl-do-i-need-where-do-i.html
- Dish Towels. Many use the cheap "flour sack" towels from Wal-Mart. They are very cheap, and great to learn on. Just don't ever wash them, they are essentially cheesecloth, not actually flour sacks. As a matter of fact, these "flour sack towels" are what I use when I need cheesecloth for cheese making. My favorite towels are the Aunt Martha brand that can be found in the embroidery aisle at JoAnns, or on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2J4qHnt
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The Christmas Craft Challenge Index
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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:
Getting Started With Cricut
A Quick Overview - I just bought a cricut! Now what?
Supplies To Buy - I just bought a cricut! What else should I buy to use with it?
Vinyl - Which Vinyl Do I Need, And Where To Buy It
Pens (Markers) - Alternative Pens & Markers that work w/ no adapter needed.
Fonts - How to download & install fonts to use in Design Space
Fonts - Where To Find Free Fonts
SVGS - How To Download & Use Free SVGS In Design Space
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Supplies To Buy - I just bought a cricut! What else should I buy to use with it?
Vinyl - Which Vinyl Do I Need, And Where To Buy It
Pens (Markers) - Alternative Pens & Markers that work w/ no adapter needed.
Fonts - How to download & install fonts to use in Design Space
Fonts - Where To Find Free Fonts
SVGS - How To Download & Use Free SVGS In Design Space
SVGS - Where To Find Free SVGS by theme
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