Make Faux Leather Fall Leaf Napkin Rings with a Cricut
This project is part of my Faux Falloween Crafting Event where I’m sharing a new Fall or Halloween Cricut craft every day for 10 days.
Learn how to make Faux Leather Fall Leaf Napkin Rings with a Cricut
I’ll show you how to make these pretty fall leaf napkin rings that will really dress up your fall or Thanksgiving table this year.
These napkin rings are easy to make, and you can customize them with different faux leather textures, colors and and prints. The top layer with the leaf veins is optional, and will cut from heat transfer vinyl. This project is a great way to use up those leftover vinyl scraps and create something fun for the Fall season.
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How to make Faux Leather Fall Leaf Napkin Rings with a Cricut Step by Step
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Materials you’ll need to make Faux Leather Fall Leaf Napkin Rings with a Cricut
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: Choose an assortment of fall colored faux leather solids, prints and patterns. Decide which faux leather you want to use for the top, middle, and bottom layers of the leaf design.
Then choose a heat transfer vinyl that contrasts with the top leaf color. A strong contrast will help the leaf veins show up more on the top leaf layer.
Step 2: Unzip the download folder. Then open a blank canvas in Cricut Design Space and upload the SVG files for this project by clicking on the Upload button on the left hand size and choosing the unzipped SVG file.
Step 3: Click the MAKE IT button.
When the mat previews load, toggle the MIRROR button on for all three mats because faux leather and heat transfer vinyl cut in reverse. Then drag your shapes away from the side and top edges of the mat a little. Click Continue.
Step 4: Choose the Faux Leather (Paper Thin) setting with “more” pressure for the faux leather mat. Then choose the appropriate material setting for the vinyl mat recommended by your vinyl’s manufacturer.
Step 5: I like to trim my faux leather and vinyl into pieces just slightly larger than the shapes that are going to cut.
I strongly recommend doing this for the faux leather just to help the pieces stick better to the mat, but this is optional for your heat transfer vinyl mat.
Place your faux leather pretty side down on the purple strong grip mat and press it down firmly. Secure the edges with blue painter’s tape to prevent any movement during the cut.
Step 6: When the cut is complete, don’t unload the mat just yet. Use a sharp weeding tool to lift up a cut edge to see if the shape cut all the way through.
If not, rerun the cut by pressing the Cut button again. You can do this as many times as needed as long as you haven’t unloaded the mat.
Remove the faux leather from the mat and trim away any fuzzy edges. Repeat cutting the other faux leather mats.
Set aside the faux leather leaf shapes and return to Design Space to cut the heat transfer vinyl mat (or skip the vinyl layer and proceed to the next step).
Remove the cut vinyl layers from the mat and weed away the excess.
Step 7: Next press the heat transfer vinyl onto the top faux leather leaf shape.
Place the top leaf shape on a heat pressing pad. Then place the vinyl layer on top. Cover with a Teflon cover sheet, butcher paper, or parchment paper.
Use your EasyPress Mini set on low (or a regular EasyPress at around 265°F) to press the vinyl to the faux leather. Once pressed, remove the carrier sheet and set the leaf aside to cool.
Tip: Usually I place pressed faux leather under my heat pressing pad to make the shape cool nice and flat. However in this case, we want the leaves to curl at the edges a little and have some dimension, so I let them cool naturally. I also pressed the other leaves for about 5-10 seconds (even though no vinyl was being applied) to help this curling process.
Step 8: Now it’s time to glue the leaves together. I used my Surebonder Cordless Mini Glue Gun with Mini Gorilla Glue Sticks.
Glue the top leaf to the middle leaf. Then the middle leaf to the bottom leaf. Only apply glue in the center of the leaves if you want to encourage the edges to curl more.
Then glue the leaves to the napkin ring of your choice. Hold the leaves firmly on the napkin ring until the glue holds.
And there you have it—festive fall napkin rings ready to adorn your autumn table!
Answers to your questions about making Faux Leather Fall Leaf Napkin Rings 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 Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, the Cricut Joy Xtra, or the Cricut Joy with the 12 inch long mat.
Q: What do I need to press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather?
A: To press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather you’ll need a traditional heat press, Cricut EasyPress, or Cricut EasyPress Mini.
Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: The SVG template for this project is part of my Faux Falloween Crafting Event. Learn more and get all of the SVG files and tutorials for the event projects here.
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These are so pretty! Makes me wish I had an actual dining room so I could do an elegant fall table scape.
I’m hosting our family Thanksgiving this year and I like to decorate everything, including the table. These napkin rings will add an extra touch!
What a great idea. Just another way to use faux leather in your crafting projects. Love it!
Amy’s videos are so detailed and easy to follow. Everything she make just turns out so beautiful. I love these fall napkin rings.
I love these napkin rings. I like to entertain, so it would be nice to see more napkin rings.
I love this idea for napkin rings! I would also consider taking any of the faux leather earring designs I have and sizing them up to be napkin rings. Then I’d have napkin rings that match my earrings 🙂
I cat wait to make these beautiful napkin rings. They will be beautiful on my Thanksgiving table.
What a fun addition to a Thanksgiving table.
These are beautiful! I think I’m going to make the ring from faux leather too! Do you think it will work?
These will be great for Friendsgiving this you and thank you Amy!
Hi Amy.
Could you make the napkin ring out of faux leather also, instead of using the sea grass ring, or lwould it be too soft/flexible?
Looks so easy to make
The napkin rings look so pretty with your yellow napkins 🙂
so cute can see me making this with my Grandson
I don’t think I have enough fall colors to do this but since there is only 2 of us for Thanksgiving this year I may try.
Can’t wait to make these!
Nice to do for your thanksgiving table
I love this. Thank you
Love the leaves. Such great projects
Thank you for these cute napkin rings. The leaves could be used on so many other crafts too.
Thank you, Amy, for your talent and making your tutorials so easy to understand!
your fall leaf napkin holder are absolutely adorable. thank you for sharing
Thanks for another great video and another great project
Such a wonderful project to give your tablescape an added touch of Fall. Thanks Amy, as always you come through with beautiful projects.
These are so cute!
Beautiful! You’re such a great teacher Amy!
i love these
Thank you for everything that you do to put these wonderful events together and all of these super cute files
Love this fall design. Love fall leaves and am so excited to get these made! Thank you so much, Amy!
So festive and perfect for the Thanksgiving table settings
Amy, these are so pretty. Thanks for the great instructions.
Another great tutorial! I love the Autumn Leaves… so many uses in my plans for fall decor. Thank you!
I love the Fall Leaf Napkin Ring 🍁 it is the perfect decoration for any fall/thanksgiving table!!
These are beautiful! You have beautiful coloured vinyl that is perfect for the leaves. Can’t wait to make these napkin rings and use them at Thanksgiving! 🍁
Thank you for sharing such detailed instructions.
These napkin rings are so cute!! I especially love ways to use over left-over scraps and these are perfect! Thank you!
Great project…thank you!
Love this
These are beautiful 😍
Thanks, Amy, for all your beautiful designs, and all the hard work to put this event together.
Awesome!!!
I am loving this! I’m going to try glitter htv.
These are nice.
These are so Pretty. Another lovely design Amy. Thank you.
HI Amy,
Love the napkin ring. What a great idea for something different. Love your deisgns and for new things. What about some necklaces for little ones, toddlers. Or maybe something different they might use to hold their library or school cards?
I had so much fun with this project! I’m going to make a few more and turn them into fall decor.
What can I say? I’m just bummed that this is only ten days long! (I’m actually amazed that you keep coming up with new ideas, Amy!) It’s like I’ve said before, I love Monday mornings because I get to wake up to the new club project…I get to wake up for another week with a new project every. single. day!
I love how organized and clear your posts are! I also enjoy watching your video tutorials. I always understand your lessons and find them easy to follow!
These are SO great! Thanks for including a link to the napkin holders too! I can’t wait to try these for Thanksgiving dinner!
I love the napkin rings!
This is the perfect finishing touch for a Fall themed table! Love it!!
I did not think I was very interested in working with faux leather, but these are so beautiful I am going to have to try some. Thanks for the clean directions.
These were fun to make and easy for Newbie like me. I’m going to make a whole set for my table THANKS
So pretty
So festive and easy! Thanks!