Fields Of Heather

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:

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

(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:

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

A Step by Step for the RED Friday Ornaments

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

The paper ornaments are from this bundle (not free) https://crafthousesvg.com/products/3d-american-flag-svg-bundle-mb88?_pos=1&_sid=e8e82c963&_ss=r?ref=6959505 I skipped the pop dots and put them together with a glue stick - fast and so much easier - perfect for this project. I sized them at 4 inches wide.

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An Index of Tutorials, Tips, & Free SVGS

For Making Christmas Ornaments

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

Have you seen the customized Family, or Besties, Ornaments, and wondered how they were done?

It's really pretty simple. The graphics sets come in pieces.

You upload hair, bodies, and outfits or accessories, all separately, then layer them together to create the combination that represents your family, or friendships.

Although you can upload each individual element to design space, it's tedious. It's much easier to add all the images to any other program - Microsoft publisher or even word will work, it doesn't even have to be a graphics program. Then once you have your design, either save it as a jpg or if that is not an option, screenshot and crop your image.

If you want to add a background scene, and the package you downloaded did not come with one, do a google search for Free Christmas Digital Wallpaper designs.

https://designbundles.net/labfcreations/1618342-christmas-family-diy-custom-family-clipart?ref=mno4va

These are meant for print then cut [which includes sublimation] only - they are not suited for layering in vinyl.

https://designbundles.net/artdekoco/1638007-christmas-clipart-christmas-family-clipart-sitting?ref=mno4va

Many of them come with backgrounds that make them perfect for designing your own personalized Christmas Cards

https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/winter-family-christmas-clipart-2/ref/89681/

Or you can just add text, and use no background at all.

https://designbundles.net/artdekoco/1627027-christmas-family-look-clipart?ref=mno4va

What is included in each set varies greatly. Some have limited hairstyles. Some have limited body shapes. Some include animals, some include backgrounds. Look carefully at the description and included preview photos, before purchasing, to know exactly what you are getting.

https://designbundles.net/kateryna-borodina/885299-halloween-witches-watercolor-clipart-plus-size-gir?ref=mno4va

They come in all seasons and occupations - from military and nursing, to graduation, summer, and Halloween. I've listed a variety below, including some designers that tend to make a lot of these packages.

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Although most of this blog is lists of where to find FREE svgs, these are neither free, nor are they svgs. Occasionally there will be a set of these illustrations offered free for a limited time, but it is much more rare to find these. They are almost always pngs - perfect for print then cut projects.