Tips For Sorting SVG Multi Bundles

 

While I LOVE all these massive free bundles from Creative Fabrica - dealing with the files once they are downloaded can be a bit overwhelming. Her are some tips for saving your files, and finding them later, without having too much of an overwhelming mess.

Sites With Free SVGS For Paper Crafting

 

An Alphabetical List Of Sites With Free SVGS for Making Paper Projects 

• Awesome SVGS - there are some truly amazing projects here.  You'll have to scroll a bit.
• Bearly Art 
• Bich Paper Art (including a slice form Disney inspired globe)
• Craft With Sarah - Lots of incredible layered Mandala Designs, & more!
• Crafthouse - Layered 3d Section.  There's also a nice selection of free egg holder svgs here, type "egg" in the search box.
• Cre8tive Cutz - Older site, hasn't been updated in years, but there are still some really nice designs here.
• Delia Creates - Just a few free files
• Designs By Miss Mandee (SO many incredible 3d Designs)
• Digital Gems - Regularly adds temporary freebies in addition to the regular all the time free designs.
• Domestic Heights - Can be difficult to navigate - use the search feature.  Many files are not free, but there is a freebie library.  Some lantern, tea light, and flower svgs here.
• Dreaming Tree  - Amazing selection here.  Cards, lanterns, tea lights, a bit of everything.
• Easy Paper Crafts - Some great files here - ranging from elegant, to kids crafts
• Essyjae 3D Paper Crafts
• Extraordinary Chaos Lots of fancy paper cut alphabets, and quite a few free layered designs too
• Gilded Stork - Just a few files, advent calendar, paper star, etc
• Gina Creates - although most of her designs are no longer free, there is a "forever free" section on her site
• Jennifer Maker
• LiveLoveDo - Lots of seasonal wreaths, and other layered paper designs
• Monica's Creative Room - 3d Section - Houses, gazebos, stars
• Papercrafts & Other Fun Things
• Simply Crafty
• Special Hearts Studio (I have made almost every project on this site.  LOVE her designs)
• Sweet Red Poppy - A few layered Mandalas
• SVGCuts (great designs, but sometimes difficult to tell how great they are by the thumbnail svg.  It's worth it to look around a bit though, I promise!)
• Tracy Lynn - there are a few projects here, including a 3d lighthouse
• Under A Cherry Tree

Where To Find Free SVGS For 3d Paper Projects

A list by Project Type

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/05/free-3d-paper-cutting-files-for-cricut.html

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Note - My long alphabetical list of sites with free svgs has been flagged as spam and removed by blogger.  :-(  I don't know if I will be able to recover it, or come up with a better option for posting it, so for now I'm attempting to split the list into smaller lists, and see if Blogger will allow that.

The Combine Menu In Design Space

The "Combine" Menu was added to Design Space in October of 2022

At that time, the  weld button changed to a "Combine" button, with a new variety of options.

When The Rename Option is Hidden In Design Space

What To Do When The  Rename A Layer Option Is Missing From Design Space

Renaming layers is especially helpful in this new version, as we no longer see the operation beside the item name.  

For instance, it no longer tells us, in the layers panel, if an item will cut, draw, or score.  So renaming  the layer can be helpful. 

 I can also add the material in the layer name.  For example, when making the floating acetate ornaments, I can name a layer "PC Acetate" to remind me that it is Print Then Cut, out of Acetate material.  

When using Windows 11, I find that the "rename" option, all the way at the top of the right click menu, did not always appear. 

 It depends on where I place my cursor when I right click. 

 If I place my cursor at the top of the group name box and right click, I will see the items at the top of the menu - and rename is the very top item. 

 If I place my cursor at the bottom of the group name box and right click, I will see the bottom of the right click menu, and the rename option will not be visible, since it is at the very top.

Find an index of all my cricut quick tip cards here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/01/quick-tip-cards-for-cricut-newbies.html

Make A Jack-O-Lantern Roll A Doodle Game - With free svgs

 

Jack O Lantern Roll A Doodle Cards

Made With Cricut

A Spider On A Stick - Kids Craft With Cricut

 

My grandson is currently obsessed with spiders.  The Itsy Bitsy Spider, in particular - we've watched that episode of Sesame Street more times than I can count.  We've already made the spider on a web craft, where he can make the spider go up and down on a string.  And we made a pipe cleaner spider.  Today we put a spider on a stick, which he can then make "walk" by moving the stick.

Download the SVG here

Once the svg is uploaded into design space, select all and resize the group to 10.5 wide.

Cut the second head circle in whatever color you want to show through the eyes and mouth.  Red, Green, and White all work well.

We then added googly eyes on top of the cut out eyes.  Because...  the 2 year old assistant believes EVERY project needs googly eyes.  :-)

Assembly is simple - just glue the legs across criss cross.  I let the 2 year old do that with very little assistance.  Then I used hot glue to add a wooden skewer.  Regular glue would work - but I like hot glue.  Add a circle over the top to cover all of that.

Then just bend the legs  - two bends, one closer to the body, and one to make "feet".

The legs bounce up a bit when you move the stick to "walk" the spider.  This was surprisingly entertaining.  :-)

Find the Spider in the web craft, with free svg, here:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2022/09/spider-web-kids-craft-with-cricut-free.html

Nativity Pop Up Cards - Color & Light Options

 
A Light Up Pop Up Nativity Card

I made 8, in a variety of colors, and then tried a few different light options, after sizing the card down to fit in a standard envelope.  With a fairy light pack, this DOES fit in a standard envelope!  If mailing, I'd definitely check to make sure it doesn't require extra postage.

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Supplies:

• [NOT FREE] SVG 
• Lights - Options below - but for mailing, you will want these (these are also what we used for the light up nativity and angel from Special Hearts Studio in 2020, so you may still have a few left)
• Three sheets of 8.5x11 cardstock.  
• Glue - I used a glue stick and hot glue

This svg, as uploaded, will make a card 7.7 x 5.5

That's just slightly too large for a standard 5x7 envelope.

To fix that, make sure the svg is ungrouped, Select all, align center.

Then with all images selected, size to 6.9 wide.  It will default to 9.907 tall.

Now the finished card will fit nicely into a 5.7 envelope - even with the fairy light pack inside.  (There IS a card, with light pack,  inside the envelope shown here)

Aren't those envelopes gorgeous?  They come in green, blue, and other colors too

Find them on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Sfc67l

NOTE - When folded, the outside of this card is completely blank.  I haven't decided what I will do on the outside yet - but possibly something print then cut, to not add additional bulk.  But then again, maybe not...  I don't think I will be mailing these, I think all of mine will be hand delivered.

There is a pdf file in the svg download with instructions for assembling the cards.  They are pretty quick and simple to make!

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COLORS

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A variety of options in progress on my desk

Gold Foil for the inserts and background makes a HUGE impact.  It's my favorite, and much better in person than in the photos.

With the Blue, I did some silver foil background, but it really did not make much difference, when compared with the grey background.  If I were going to do more with the silver foil, I'd definitely cut the insert pieces from the silver foil too.

The Kraft Brown paper and white is probably my second favorite - but I have a rustic farmhouse, so this one goes best with my decor here.

Blue with a grey background and white inserts would be my go to color choice, if not using foil.

The original example uses yellow- which is nice, but not my favorite.

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LIGHTS

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Fairy Lights (currently on sale, a 6 pack is less than $10)

Battery Operated Tea Light (2 pack at the Dollar Tree) 

Mini Submersible LED lights (mine are color changing)

Dollar Tree Battery Operated 10 Light Set

My favorite is actually the tea light, in several cases.  However, that will NOT work for mailing and is not as bright.    It's a tight fit - I could barely fit it into the back of the card.

Overall, the fairy lights with the tiny thin battery pack is ideal - they fit right in the card for mailing.  These are the same lights I used in the light up angel, and light up nativity, from Special Hearts Studio (links at the bottom of this post) so I already had these on hand.

The mini submersible light fits better than the regular tea light, but still would not working for mailing.  Mine, a gift from my mom (I have BOXES of them!) are color changing, which I didn't love for this particular project.  

The Dollar Tree Battery Pack of 10 lights was my worst option.  They are not very bright, but the cord takes up a lot of room and looks messier.  The battery pack really does not fit - you need to put that behind the card for the lights to fit in.  

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More Projects That Use Those Tiny Fairy Light Packs

When I went to Amazon to see if they still have the lights I used (leftover from projects I made two years ago) they not only still have them, but they are on sale - a 6 pack is less than $10 right now.
The Lights - https://amzn.to/3Rb5zJz

Projects I've used these lights in:
Nativity Pop Up card shown above

Light Up Nativity (this folds down and stores in the base! Love that! ) FREE svg - https://specialheartstudio.com/3d-layered-nativity/

Light up Paper Angel - FREE svg - https://specialheartstudio.com/layered-christmas-angel/

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