Faux Leather Chevron Bracelet

I've been doing a lot of projects recently that work with the Cricut Faux Leather! I absolutely love working with the faux leather so, I have yet another project for you so let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Cricut Faux Leather
• Jump Rings
• Lobster Claw Clasps
• Pliers
• Measuring Tape

1. First, I began creating the bracelet design which you can watch me create it in the Cricut Design Space on the mobile app in the video below. Towards the end, when I was designing the bracelet I measured my wrist so the bracelet would fit.
   
2. Next, I began to cut out the bracelet design into the Cricut Faux Leather.
   
3. Finally, I began connecting all the pieces together!
   
   
   

I love the results of this project! If you want to see another post like this, go check out the Faux Leather Tassel Necklace post that I did a couple weeks ago! Make sure you check back in again in two weeks for a new post!

Faux Leather Chevron Necklace

I've been using the Cricut Faux Leather a lot recently. I have yet another post for you, so let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Cricut Faux Leather
• Necklace Chain
• Jump Rings
• Jewelry Pliers (Any pliers will work but I just recommend using ones similar to these)

1. First I began off with creating and editing my design.The template that I began with was from the Cricut Images and you can find it by searching 'Arrow'. 
   
2. Next, I began cutting out my design.
   
3. Once all the layers were cut out, I began working on the necklace chain. I split the necklace in half using my jewelry pliers.
   
4. Finally, I started connecting all the pieces together.
   

I love how this necklace turned out! If you want to see another post similar to this one, Click Here! Just a reminder, I've started to post every-other-week.

Faux Leather Tassel Necklace

If you haven't seen my resent posts, I've been in love with the Cricut Faux Leather! So, I have another post that has to do with the Cricut Faux Leather and I absolutely love the idea of it!

• Materials Needed:
• Cricut Faux Leather
• Aleene's Original Tacky Glue or E6000 Glue
• Heat Transfer Vinyl (Optional)
• Jump Rings
• Necklace Chain

1. Begin by cutting out the tassel part of the necklace. You can check out my blog post from last week, Faux Leather Tassel to learn more about making it and all the information for it!                                   
   
2. Once I started gluing together the tassel part, I created the cut-out design for the blank. I began cut out two blanks so I could glue them back to back.
   
3. Next, I cut out the designs that I wanted with heat transfer vinyl and transferred them to the blanks.
   
4. Finally, I began connecting each pieces together!
   

I love how this project turned out! After this post, I'm going to start posting every-other week. So with that said, check back in two weeks from now!

Faux Leather Tassel

I've been loving working with the Cricut Faux Leather! I have another project ready for you! So, let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Cricut Faux Leather
• Aleene's Original Tacky Glue or E6000

1. Use the free template in the Cricut Projects Area. The title is of the project on Cricut is Leather Tassel Keychain. If you aren't able to use the template, try to make a similar design.
   
2. Cut out the design.
   
3. Start putting the piece together! Begin with the band that wraps around the keychain. Wrap it around the keychain and put a little dot of glue for where you are going to be placing the edge and place the edge down. Let dry.
   
4. Begin wrapping the main tassel part around. I recommend that you apply glue to a section, wrap the section and let it dry and continue until you are all done wrapping the tassel.
   
5. Add any decorations or add-ons that you want and let fully dry! 
   

I love how the tassel turned out! If you want to see another project like this, go check out Faux Leather Keychain from last week! Make sure you check back in next week for a new post!

Faux Leather Keychain

If you didn't know, I just recently bought the Cricut Faux Leather! I absolutely love working with it! Today I have a new project that will somewhat take part in the post for next week! So, let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Cricut Faux Leather
• Keychain Rings or Keychain Tags ( I used something similar to the Keychain Tags)
• Aleene's Original Tacky Glue or E6000 Glue

1. Begin with creating your design. Leave an area to wrap around your keychain. I just used an "R", duplicated it, flipped it, added a rectangle and welded it all together. 
   
2. Next, cut out your design. Make sure it is on the Faux-Leather setting when cutting.
   
3. Stick the design partially through the keychain.
   
4. Apply the glue to the design asides from the middle section.
   
5. Leave to dry.
   

I hope you've enjoyed this post and make sure to come back next week for a new post!

Making a Simple Faux Leather Bracelet

Last week I ordered a pack of the Cricut Faux Leather! I was extremely excited to receive the package. As soon as I got it, I knew straight away what project I was going to do! The very first design that I put together would have been a really cute bracelet but I tried cutting it out twice and it didn't work out very well. I learned you can't do an intricate design with this faux leather. So, I created a different design. I only used the shapes provided in the Cricut design space and I used the welding tool in the design space to create my design. So, Let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Cricut Faux Leather
• Jump Rings
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
• Measuring Tape
• Pliers

1. Measure your wrist using the measuring tape. This is so you know how long you need to make your bands.
   
2. Create the design that you want for your bracelet and make sure you make the length of the bracelet the length of your wrist and leave about a quarter of an inch for extra space. When I created the design, I added little circles at the end of each piece so I could put the jump rings through!
   
3. Cut out your design. Make sure you put the setting on the Cricut Faux Leather. The main thing that I don't like about the Cricut Faux Leather is the setting that you have to use for cutting because it goes over the design twice and there's no way you can change it.
   
4. Next, since you can't cut out an intricate design with the faux leather, I cut out heat transfer vinyl to create my design.
5. Iron your heat transfer vinyl onto the faux leather. I was a little worried about this part because I wasn't quite sure if the heat was going to melt the faux leather.
   
6. Finally, I started to connect the bracelet with jump rings!
   

I absolutely love the result of the project! If you want to see another post that includes faux leather go check out my post from a couple weeks ago, Faux Leather Flip Flops. Make sure you check back in next week for a new post!

Using the Templates in the Cricut Design Space

I've been using the templates on Cricut way more often!  Cricut has a lot of different templates to choose from. I mainly use the shirt templates such as the baseball t-shirts. The templates are about the average size for each template. So, the most likely won't be the exact size that you have. The templates let you see what your design will look like on your project! You are able to change the colors to the color of the template you chose. So, I'm going to do a little quick tutorial for getting to the templates and how I like using them!

1. So, first, when I first open up a new project I always like to have my design prepped and ready for the template
2. The template button is located in the top left-hand corner right under the New button.
3. Once you click on the button it takes you to the page where you can select the template you need. They have a variety of items that you can use. Which, I'm going to be using the Baseball t-shirt for this project.
4. Whenever you click on it, it pops up in the design space and the design is white. If you want to change the color of the template, you can go to the bottom right-hand corner right above the welding button is and click on the little circle area. Whenever you click on the circle, you can pick from a selection of colors or you can customize your color.
5. Once I was all done changing the color of the shirt, I started sizing my design which I also change the color of what I'm going to cut out.

I hope this has helped you! I will not have a post for next week. However, make sure you check in the week after next to see a new post!

Re-Doing Clipboards

My sister and I have just recently done spring cleaning! She was cleaning out her room and came to me with a project idea!  So, today I'm going to be re-doing an old clipboard from several years ago! The clipboard had been used for a lot of projects so it won't require a lot of work! This project doesn't require an old clipboard and you can just use a new one! I don't recommend you use a plastic clipboard because the paint won't stick very well to it and it'll start peeling. So, let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• A Clipboard 
• Spray Paint (It doesn't really matter what type of paint you use as long as it sticks to the clipboard's surface)
• Vinyl (To transfer the design over)
• Painter's Tape 
• Acrylic Paint 

1. Start off by cleaning the clipboard's surface the best you can. (Try to get any glue or anything that would be sticking up and adding extra texture that you don't want.)
   
2. Put painter's tape around areas that you don't want to get painted!
   
3. Begin spray painting one side of the clipboard! I ran out of one color of spray paint so, I had to mix two spray paints which made a design.
   
4. Let the paint dry and paint the other side of the clipboard. Make sure you paint the edges!
   
5. Once the paint is dry, peel back the painter's tape (Unless you are going to spray paint the design on, then don't peel back the painter's tape)!
6. Next, is the monogram or design part! To make this monogram more permanent, I used acrylic paint!
   
7. Transfer the design over to where you want it on your clipboard.
   
8. Apply the paint to the area of where the decal is. I used a paint sponge to apply the acrylic paint!
   
9. Finally peel back your vinyl and painter's tape (If there is any still on the clipboard)!
   

        

This project is very similar to one of my past posts, Transferring a Design Without Heat Transfer. I hope you like this project and check back in next week for a new post!

Cute Faux-Leather Flip-Flop Project

If you haven't seen my blog posts from last week (Cactus project pt.1 and Cactus project pt.2), I'm already prepping for summer, even though it's still springtime! So, I came up with a very simple project with inspiration from Pinterest! Just a heads up! I got the flip-flops from Target! The flip flops are faux leather. I was experimenting a little because I've never done heat transfer on faux leather and I've also never done heat transfer on flip-flops! I've done two flip-flops with monograms, one was for myself and the other was a gift for a friend! So, I've put together a little project for the warmer weather and I love the result of how it turned out! So let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Flip-flops
• A Towel ( Just something little like a dish towel)
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
• Iron
• Parchment Paper

1. Cut-out and weed your design. Make sure you cut your design twice for each flip-flop and mirror the design. I used the Monogram KK Font for both of my flip-flops! I used black heat transfer vinyl for my flip-flops because you would be able to see it easily and I thought that the light gold flip-flops would look good with black heat transfer vinyl!                                            
   
2. Next, I prepped my work area by folding up my little towel and placing it in where the feet would normally go. I did this so the surface was flat and so it wouldn't fall in while I was transferring my vinyl.                                                                                                                   
   
3. Place your design on the flip-flop and make sure it's secured down so it won't fall off and mess up the design!                                                                                                                                
   
4. Place the parchment paper over top so the iron won't mess up the shine on the flip-flops (Which I accidentally did when I did my pair, which was the first pair I did!)                             
   
5. Start ironing your design on! Make sure your iron is on the highest setting possible and that you are putting even pressure on the design! If you are using the flip-flops that I'm using, make sure you don't iron over the knot at the top of the flip-flop. I didn't use my heat press for this project because I couldn't figure out a way to apply pressure and heat onto the flip-flops without completely ruining them.                                                                                                                
   

I absolutely love the way the flip-flops turned out! I can't wait till warmer weather to start wearing these! If you know anyone that may be interested in this project, make sure you share this with them! Hope you liked this project and make sure you check back in next Friday for a new post!