Do you have a Cricut machine? Then this decoration for Christmas is a perfect craft to get the holidays started off right! Keep scrolling to see how to make your own Cricut Christmas Decoration ideas.
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There’s nothing like a farm-fresh Christmas tree, and this Christmas decor project is easy and something you can display on your mantel, side table, or anywhere you wish.Â
With just a few items from your local dollar store, you can have this farm fresh Christmas tree crate ready to go! Make one, make a few!
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Farm Fresh Christmas Tree Mini Crate
Materials
- 1 small crate
- 12×12 sheet black sticker vinyl (651 oracal) or 12×12 sheet plaid sticker vinylÂ
- 12×12 sheet of transfer tape
- White chalk paint or matte white paint (unless your crate is already painted white)
- Mini trees
You will also need:
- Cricut machine
- Paint brush
- Cutting mat
- Weeding tool
- This SVG file
- Measuring tape
- Scraper tool or old gift card
Directions
Here are the directions to make this beautiful decoration for Christmas!
Paint the Crate
Paint the miniature crate with a matte or chalk paint. I prefer white chalk paint as it has the best farmhouse effect. Let it dry.
I use a measuring tape to be sure what the inches are, then match that in the program. Then navigate to contour and remove the trees as these will be cut with plaid sticker vinyl. If you want it all the same color then simply don’t contour.
Place the black sticker vinyl on the blue cutting mat.
Set your Cricut dial to vinyl. Do the cutting steps in the design space and send it to cut on the machine.
Once cut remove from the blue mat and weed design.
Add Design To Crate
Place the transfer tape on the design and scrape with a scraper tool or old gift card. This allows the design to stick firmly to the transfer tape.
Peel back the transfer tape slowly making sure the design sticks to the tape.
Place the design with the tape onto the miniature crate in the placement you’d prefer.
Once the sticker is placed, press down and scrape it with the scraper tool.
Pull the transfer tape back slowly making sure the design adheres to the crate.
Add Miniature Trees
Once the crate is finished, it’s time to add your miniature Christmas trees!
For plaid trees
If you are doing the trees in plaid then contour the design to not have the writing and just the trees. Cut trees on plaid vinyl on the blue mat. Follow the above instructions after that.
It’s that easy to make a decoration for Christmas using the Cricut machine!
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Decoration For Christmas Using Cricut
Equipment
- Cricut Machine
- Blue cutting mat
- Weeding tool
- Measuring tape
- Scraper or old gift card
Ingredients
- 1 piece Mini crate
- 1 piece 12" x 12" black sticker vinyl or 12" x 12" plaid sticker vinyl
- 1 piece 12" x 12" transfer tape
- 1 White chalk paint and paint brush If your crate is already painted you do not need to paint it again
- 3 pieces Miniature Christmas Trees
Instructions
- Paint the mini crate with matte or chalk paint. I prefer white chalk paint as it has the best farmhouse effect. Let dry.
- Using Cricut design space import the SVG or PNG cut file. Once imported size to the size of the crate your using. I use a measuring tape to be sure what the inches are, then match that in the program. Then navigate to contour and remove the trees as these will be cut with plaid sticker vinyl. If you want it all the same color, then just don't contour.
- Set the black sticker vinyl on the blue cutting mat. Set your Cricut dial to vinyl. Perform the cutting steps in the design space and send it to cut on the machine. Once cut remove from blue mat and weed design.
- Place the transfer tape on the design and scrape with scraper tool or old gift card. This allows the design to stick firmly to the transfer tape. Peel back the transfer tape slowly making sure the design sticks to the tape.
- Set the design with the tape onto the mini crate in the placement you'd prefer. Once the sticker is placed press down and scrape with scraper tool of old gift card. Pull the transfer tape back slowly making sure the design adheres to the crate.
- Once the crate is finished place in three mini trees of choice.
- If you are doing the trees in plaid then contour the design to not have the writing and just the trees. Cut trees on plaid vinyl on blue mat. Follow the above instructions after that.
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