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This sweet Faux Leather Daisy Lip Balm Holder is so fun and easy to make with a Cricut!

This faux leather holder shape and flower petals cut from faux leather. An 8mm rivet creates the flower center and 6mm rivets put the holder together. Add the keychain hardware with pliers and 10mm jump rings, and a tassel and charm if desired.

The SVG file is available in my shop if you want to make this project!

Ready to get started? Let’s dive into the materials and steps!

Step 1: Get the SVG Template

Step 2: Shop the Supplies

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Compatible Machines✅: Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Joy Xtra, Cricut Joy with the 12 inch long mat
Not Compatible Machines❌: none
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
• I used this Daisies print and this white solid faux leather, but you can use whatever you’d like! I ordered a 9×12 sheet, Regular Scale, Portrait Orientation.
• Other Project Supplies
  • For the Flower center: 8mm Enamel Center Rivets (includes rivet tools)
  • For the holder: 6mm x 6mm Rivets (includes rivet tools)
  • Hammer
  • Size 20 Kam Snaps with Kam Snap Pliers
  • Lobster Claw Keychain Clasps
  • 10mm Jump Rings
  • Faux Suede Tassels (optional)
  • Charms (optional)
• Other Cricut Supplies
  • Blue Painters Tape
  • Small Curved Scissors
  • Purple Strong Grip Mat
  • Weeding Tool like a Pin Pen or like the one in the Cricut Basic Tool Set

🛒 To shop many of these supplies below in my Amazon storefront, click here.

Step 3: Make the Project

Set Up Your Design

1. Open a new canvas in Cricut Design Space.
2. Upload the SVG file for the Daisy Lip Balm Holder to your canvas. The holder shape will cut from one faux leather and the daisy petals from another.
3. If you want to cut both the holder and the petals on the same mat to save time, change all three layers to the same color so Design Space puts them all on the same mat.

Prepare to Cut

1. Click Make It.
2. Mirror your mats, since you’ll be cutting the faux leather face down.
3. Choose the Faux Leather (Paper Thin) setting with More pressure.

Cut the Faux Leather

1. Place the faux leather pretty side down on a Strong Grip (purple) mat.
2. Secure all edges with blue painter’s tape.
3. Load the mat into your Cricut.
4. Press the C button to begin cutting.
5. When the cut is complete, without unloading the mat, use a sharp tool to gently lift the edge and check the cut.
6. Repeat the cut if necessary by pressing the cut button again.
7. Once the cut is complete, unload the mat and remove the shapes.
8. Use a sharp weeding tool to poke through the pre-cut holes as needed.
9. Repeat cutting the second faux leather mat if you didn’t cut all of the shapes on one mat.

Assemble the Daisy on the Flap

1. Push an 8mm enamel rivet through the petal centers and then through the hole in the flap.
2. Add a rivet cap to the backside and hammer the rivet closed with the rivet tools.

Assemble the Kam Snaps

1. Next attach your Size 20 Kam Snap to the lip balm holder using Kam Snap pliers.
2. Gather your Size 20 Kam Snaps and Kam Snap pliers. See the Installation Graphic in your download folder to see which four snap pieces you need to create one snap.
3. Holding the holder top flap up, inside facing you, place a Size 20 snap cap through the top flap from the outside of the flap so the post goes down to the backside.
4. Hold the Kam Snap so it doesn’t fall out of the hole and flip the flap over. Place a socket on the post.
5. Squeeze the cap and the socket tight to close using the Kam Snap pliers.
6. Then apply another cap and a stud to the holder inside flap.

📺You can watch a video tutorial that shows how to apply Kam Snaps in a similar project here.

Assemble the Holder

1. Fold the bottom flap of the holder up to the center part and line up the set of four rivet holes.
2. Insert 6mm rivet posts in the holes and add caps to the backside. Hammer the rivets closed.

📺You can watch a video tutorial that shows how to apply 6mm rivets to a similar project here.

Add the Keychain Hardware

1. Use jewelry making pliers to attach a 10mm jump ring to the two slots in the top of the flap.
2. Then attach your keyring hardware and any optional tassels

Your Daisy Lip Balm Holder is complete! Fill it with the lip balm of your choice and add the holder to your keys or purse.

Answers to your questions about making a Faux Leather Lip Balm Holder with a Cricut

Q: Which Cricut machines will cut faux leather?
A: You can cut faux leather with any of the current Cricut machines because they all cut faux leather with the standard fine point blade included with each machine. For this project you can use the Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore 5, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, the Cricut Joy Xtra or the Cricut Joy (this particular pattern will need a 12 inch long mat to make with the Joy).

Q: What glue do I use with faux leather?
A: I like to use Beacon Fabri-Tac for gluing faux leather because it spreads thinly and evenly without clumps and it doesn’t absorb into the faux leather. It also cleans up easily with just a finger wipe or a paper towel. It dries nice and flat for a very smooth finish. However you can also use a good craft glue like Bearly Art Glue – however you will need to apply more than Beacon Fabri-Tac because Bearly Art Glue tends to absorb into the faux leather backing.

Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: Get the SVG file from my SVG Shop here.

Until next time… and happy creating!

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