GLITTER AND SUEDE EARRINGS
Make a fashion statement—using scraps from your craft room! These glitter and suede earrings are super easy to make using your Cricut. Get the free Cricut earrings SVG, too!
Servings: 0
Equipment
- Cricut EasyPress Mini or other heat source
- Poking tool or needle
Instructions
- Upload the Cricut earrings SVG to Cricut Design Space. You can resize it if desired. Click Make It in the upper right.Cut out the suede earrings and decorative iron on piece using your Cricut. Here's a helpful tutorial for cutting leather on a Cricut—the faux suede cuts the same as the faux leather. Don't forget to change material settings in between each piece!Weed your glitter vinyl layer. You can use a weeding tool, but in this case actually found that by bending the carrier sheet was able to weed it by hand. Get more weeding tips.
- Once you have your pieces cut out, heat up your EasyPress Mini or other heating device. The EasyPress Mini is perfect for projects like this, but you can use a regular EasyPress or iron, too.Place the iron on piece centered on your suede piece and press for 15 seconds. Let it cool for a few seconds and warm peel the carrier sheet off the suede. Repeat with the other earring.
- To attach the earring findings, use the piercing tool or a needle to create a hole at the top of the earring.
- Then use the pliers to open the ring on the earring finding and thread the finding through the hole. Use the pliers to clamp shut and you're done!
