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I have always wanted to be someone who is uses a planner. Layouts filled with color coordinated schedules and stickers make my OCD heart so happy… but for some reason I get overwhelmed with the thought of making a layout and not loving it. So I decided to spend an afternoon designing planner stickers. I am so excited with how they turned out and can’t wait to make more. And since I love you and am so happy you are here, I want to give them to you for free! Here is the free download so you can grab these planner stickers and use them with your cutting machine! 

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If you want to make your own planner stickers, I have a full video tutorial on how to design print then cut stickers using images on Cricut Design Space!

Here’s what you will need!

• Cricut Maker (or Explore Machine)
• LightGrip Mat
• Starcraft Printable Vinyl
• Starcraft UV Laminate
• Printer
• Cricut Access (optional)

A full written tutorial is in the works, but in the meantime check out the full video tutorial below!

I know Print then Cut can be a little overwhelming, so if I didn’t cover something in this tutorial or if you have a suggestion for something else, please let me know! 

If you have any questions or want to connect, check out the social media links below! 

Karley

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I am so excited about this project! There is something nostalgic about finger puppets. I think back to my childhood and the imagination I had. I could be in an empty room and in seconds transport to a magical kingdom or futuristic planet. It didn’t take much for my mind to wander endlessly, but when I had props and toys to help tell my stories, I could share my creativity with my family in the form of puppet shows, dances, or even songs. Think of all the stories you can tell with these little finger puppets! They are easy to make but are a little time-consuming!

Here’s what you will need!

• Cricut Maker (technically you can use an Explore Machine but the Maker’s rotary blade will make it a lot easier!)
• FabricGrip Mat (comes with Maker)
• Felt
• StandardGrip Mat
• Black Iron-on/ HTV
• EasyPress Mini with Mat
• Beacon Fabri-Tac Glue
• Embroidery Floss
• Embroidery Needle

If you want to skip the written tutorial, you can check out the full video tutorial below!

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To get started, download this free file! You can use this file with any cutting machine, but I recommend using the Cricut Maker! Simply agree to the “Terms & Conditions” and subscribe to my email list to download! Your support means the world to me!

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If you need help downloading and uploading the file to Cricut’s Design space check out this video if you are using a laptop/ computer and this video if you are on an iOS device.

Once you have your image uploaded, you have the option to “ungroup” your image and select the animals you’d like to cut! You can also make your finger puppets larger or smaller if you’d like. Once you’re ready, click “Make It!”

Set your material to felt!

In Design Space, Cricut separates all of the layers by color and arranges them on your cutting mats. This is one of my favorite features about Cricut– they do all of the hard work for us! Ensure the mats all look correctly and continue on to setting your materials.

Since you are cutting two materials for this project, I’d recommend that you cut all of your felt layers first. Then at the end, cut your iron-on/ heat transfer vinyl layer.  

Click “browse all materials” and then choose Felt!

Cricut will recommend the fine point blade, but I recommend the Rotary Blade. Click on the “Edit Tools” option and choose Rotary Blade. 

Load your felt onto a Fabric Grip Mat

In Design Space, Cricut separates all of the layers by color and arranges them on your cutting mats. This is one of my favorite features about Cricut– they do all of the hard work for us! Ensure the mats all look correctly and continue on to setting your materials.

Since you are cutting two materials for this project, I’d recommend that you cut all of your felt layers first. Then at the end, cut your iron-on/ heat transfer vinyl layer.  

Cut your heat transfer vinyl

After you have cut all of your felt pieces, it’s time to cut your black heat transfer vinyl. Before you cut it, make sure to change the material from Design Space.  

Here are the things to remember at this step! Switch your blade from the rotary blade to the fine point blade! Then set your material to the type of heat transfer vinyl you are using. I used Siser EasyWeed and it cut perfectly using the Everyday Iron-on setting. Don’t forget to turn on your “mirror” setting for your HTV! Then load your HTV onto a StandardGrip Mat shiny side down. If any of that is confusing, click on the photo above, and it’ll take you to that exact part in my YouTube tutorial. Weed your HTV using your favorite weeding tool. 

Glue your felt pieces together

Even if you are stitching your finger puppets, I recommend gluing your pieces together first. The order of operations doesn’t really matter here! If you want to iron-on your HTV first and then glue, you can totally do that! I was overwhelmed with all of my felt pieces so I decided I would glue all of my felt pieces together first and then iron-on the black HTV pieces. 

I started by gluing around the edge of the heads and adhered that to one of the finger puppet bodies.

Next, I glued around the edges of the next finger puppet body and left the bottom open. I sandwiched both bodies together and pinched them along the edges to makes sure the fibers fused together. For animals with felt embellishments on their faces, I would recommend gluing those next. For the chicken and the pig, leave the chicken head comb and pig ears off! I glued those after I did all of my stitching!    

Iron-on your HTV details

Using a heat press, EasyPress, or iron, adhere your HTV details to your finger puppet. I used Siser EasyWeed HTV and only had to press my design on for 7 seconds before it was good to go!

I used the EasyPress Mini on the 2nd level of heat. It worked like a charm! At this point, you could be done! Your finger puppet is all glued and ready to be used. But I wanted to add a little extra interest and decided to add a blanket stitch around the edges. 

Blanket stitch your puppet

If you have not worked with embroidery floss before, click on the image below and it will walk you through the limited knowledge I have on stitching. I apologize that I didn’t stay in the frame while I was stitching… it was a little harder to stitch out in front of me than I imagined. Usually I hold it up to close to my eyes! 

With two strands of 48″ long embroidery floss, blanket stitch around your entire finger puppet. I am no pro when it comes to hand stitching, but I loved how all of these turned out! 

Thanks so much for visiting me in my corner of the internet! If you end up making these finger puppets, please tag me so I can see your wonderful creations. This makes me so excited to break out my felt and work on some other felt projects that you will see on the blog soon! 

If you have any questions or want to connect, check out the social media links below! 

Karley

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Hey! How are you holding up? The past few weeks have been a little rough for me. I am a complete homebody by choice… but I didn’t realize how much I like to leave and come back. Trips to Target, Ikea, and Starbucks make me so happy. Not having the ability to just run out without a care in the world has been tough for me. I miss seeing my friends and even though I am not a hugger, I miss squeezing them and telling them I love them. But I know just how important it is to stay home to keep our essential workers safe and slow the spread of the virus, so of course, I am happy to stay home… just missing the normalcy of my old schedule. 

Since I am only leaving the house to do a grocery pickup or walk Poppy, I thought I would join in on the Cricut Window Challenge and add a message of hope to my window for people to enjoy as they walk by. I hope you will join me in this challenge by creating your own beautiful window scene or by downloading the one I created and posting it in your window. 

Download the file I used here!

If you are looking for the SVG used for my window design, you can download that here!

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After you download the SVG, upload it to Cricut’s Design Space. If you need help with that, I have a few YouTube videos to help you out. If you are using an iOS device like an iPad or and iPhone, check out this video. Or if you are using a laptop/ computer check out this video. 

Draw Your Window in Design Space

To begin, I measured the size of my window. My window slides open with a 3″ white divider down the center. I measured each side of the glass. From the inside of my house, the left side is 26.5″ wide by 56″ and the right side is 25.5″ wide by 56″ tall. To make my life easy, I decided to say they were both 25.5″ wide. 

I created rectangles to represent each side of the window and the center divide of my window. 

Resize Your Design to Fit Your Window

This part is a little tricky since Design Space doesn’t allow you to zoom out further than 25%. Place your uploaded design on top of your window and resize until you are happy with the size.

Now we know these images are all way too big to cut on our Cricut machine, so we are going to slice them up so that they will work with our machines. But before we start slicing, decide how you are going to apply your design. I used cardstock for the rainbow inside my window. So if you’d like to do that, mirror your image before you cut it. I used vinyl on the outside of my window so I won’t need to mirror that. 

Now that my rainbow is mirrored, I am ready to slice apart my design. 

Slice Apart Your Design

This next part is a little advanced. Your lettering will fit on a long 12×24″ mat if you are using vinyl, but the rainbow will need to be sliced apart creating a puzzle like rainbow. This part of the project took the longest! So please do not get discouraged here. Check out the videos below to see how I tackled slicing my rainbow in Design Space. I typically use Adobe Illustrator to make this process go a lot quicker, so I am curious if you would like to see Illustrator tutorials in the future! I wish all windows were the same so that you didn’t have to slice this all up, but hopefully this will result in the perfect rainbow for your window. Or maybe you’ll decide that you just want to free hand draw it and cut it out on some poster board haha!   

Tape Up Your Rainbow

Since your rainbow is mirrored, you will tape it on the inside of your window. I used a few small pieces of regular ole’ tape and taped the rainbow up in my window. I left the bottom of the rainbow free of any tape so I could slip my clouds in front of the arches once my rainbow was up. 

Apply Your Vinyl

Once your rainbow is up, apply your vinyl to the outside of your window. I tried to apply my vinyl to the inside of my window (mirrored) and I did not like how it turned out. It was super dull and difficult to read. I ended up taking it all down and applying it to the outside. So save yourself some time and just apply it to the outside if you can!

If you are unfamiliar about the hinge method, check out this post to learn all about it!  

I know this project is a little intimidating, but once you learn how to slice in Design Space, you will be making these large projects whenever you can! Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact me if you get hung up! If you share your projects on social media, don’t forget to tag me and use the hashtag #cricutwindowchallenge so others can see your messages of hope! We will get through this together!

Have Questions or want to connect!?

Thanks so much for checking out this tutorial!

Happy crafting & stay safe!

Karley