{"id":4913,"date":"2020-12-10T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T12:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-575498-1860472.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:10:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T09:10:31","slug":"cricut-acrylic-ornament-keychain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/cricut-acrylic-ornament-keychain\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Cricut Acrylic Ornament and Keychain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acrylic Ornaments and keychains are so popular right now and for good reason. They are so easy to make with your Cricut and can be customized in so many ways.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love how many ways you can personalize an ornament. You can buy these acrylic blanks and put pretty much anything you want on it. Let me show you how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grab the free template from the resource library to get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>If you like this tutorial, join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/cricutprojectswithpocketwonders\">our Facebook community<\/a> where I post<strong> <\/strong>other <strong>free SVG files and resources<\/strong>! I look forward to crafting with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/cricutprojectswithpocketwonders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FB_Group_banner-1024x541.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FB_Group_banner-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FB_Group_banner-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FB_Group_banner-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FB_Group_banner-600x317.png 600w, https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/FB_Group_banner.png 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won\u2019t cost you a penny more)!&nbsp; Read my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/privacy-policy\/\">full disclosure policy<\/a>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>MATERIALS TO MAKE YOUR ACRYLIC ORNAMENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=1334639&amp;u=1181125&amp;m=51766&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\">Cricut Maker or Explore Air 2<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/shrsl.com\/281mr\">Cricut Tools<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Hk10yA\">Light Grip Mat<\/a> (the 12&#8243;x 12&#8243; size)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ne point blade (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZyRcpE\" target=\"_blank\">Cricut Fine Point Blade<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jH8JnG\">Permanent vinyl<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34dDQ65\">Transfer Tape<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KfBQm8\">Acrylic Ornament blanks<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gwkA82\">Acrylic Keychain Blanks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ribbon to hang\/decorate<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Get other free SVG design files (available in my&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/free-resource-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">free resource library<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 get the password by filling out the form on the sidebar or below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fd-form-5eb4b209df06e70026d09580\"><\/div>\n<script>\n  window.fd('form', {\n    formId: '5eb4b209df06e70026d09580',\n    containerEl: '#fd-form-5eb4b209df06e70026d09580'\n  });\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2>HOW TO MAKE ACRYLIC ORNAMENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d rather watch a video on how to make it step by step, take a look at this video here <strong>(highly recommended!)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JSI6iRbDWI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 1: UPLOAD FILES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upload the file into Cricut Design Space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 6 different brush strokes you can use that depending on the type of blank you are using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 2: DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Measure<\/strong> your blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick the brush stroke you like and resize the stroke to fit on the blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the text tool and write a name if you&#8217;d like to customize that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If using text, don&#8217;t forget to adjust the <strong>letter-spacing and weld your text<\/strong> together so that it is one word. Otherwise Cricut will cut out each other letter individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 3: CUT IT OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using a brush stroke,<strong> mirror<\/strong> this layer on the &#8220;Make it&#8221; screen since this is going on the back of the blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the prompts on your Cricut machine. I used the premium vinyl setting on my Cricut Maker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 4: ASSEMBLE ORNAMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weed <\/strong>your layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using transfer tape, apply it on the weeded design (or reverse weed). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then apply the brush stroke on one side of the blank and the text on the opposite side of the blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a ribbon to hang or to tie a bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>CONGRATULATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t it look great?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/cricutprojectswithpocketwonders\">Facebook community<\/a> to show off your ornaments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acrylic Ornaments and keychains are so popular right now and for good reason. They are so easy to make with your Cricut and can be customized in so many ways. I love how many ways you can personalize an ornament. You can buy these acrylic blanks and put pretty much anything you want on it&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"categories":[77,90],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":77,"label":"Christmas"},{"value":90,"label":"Cricut Projects"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-683x1024.jpg",683,1024,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jen","author_link":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/author\/jen\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":77,"name":"Christmas","slug":"christmas","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":77,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":82,"count":15,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":77,"category_count":15,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Christmas","category_nicename":"christmas","category_parent":82},{"term_id":90,"name":"Cricut Projects","slug":"cricut-projects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":90,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":62,"count":34,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":90,"category_count":34,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Cricut Projects","category_nicename":"cricut-projects","category_parent":62}],"tag_info":false,"mv":{"thumbnail_id":4917,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/acrylic_ornaments_bp-200x300.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwonders.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}