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These festive Faux Leather Gingerbread Cookie Earrings made with a Cricut are the perfect holiday accessory!

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 series, Cricut Explore series, Cricut Joy Xtra, Cricut Joy 2, Cricut Joy
Not Compatible Machines❌: none
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather & Heat Transfer Vinyl
• I used this gingerbread color solid for the base layer, but you could use any brown you’d like. This brown faux leather from Amazon is also a good choice.
• I used Siser Easyweed in White for the icing layer. Use any good quality HTV that will weed easily since these are intricate designs.
• Other Project Supplies
  • Flat Back Rhinestones (optional) – I used the SS12 size from this assortment box
  • B7000 Glue – I used this precision tip tube in the 15ml size
  • Earring Hooks
  • 6mm Jump Rings
  • Flat nose jewelry pliers and chain nose jewelry pliers
• Other Cricut Supplies
  • Blue Painters Tape
  • Small Curved Scissors
  • Teflon Sheets
  • Purple Strong Grip Mat
  • Green Standard Grip Mat
  • Cricut EasyPress Mini
  • Heat Pressing Pad, I use an 8×10 size
  • Weeding Tool like a Pin Pen or like the one in the Cricut Basic Tool Set

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Step 3: Make the Project

Set Up Your Design

1. Open a new canvas in Cricut Design Space.
2. Upload the Gingerbread Cookie Earrings SVG to your canvas.

Prepare to Cut

1. Click Make It.
2. Mirror your mat(s), since you’ll be cutting faux leather face down.
3. Position your faux leather shapes apart on the mat if cutting from different prints.
4. 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.

Cut the Heat Transfer Vinyl

1. Return to Design Space and cut the heat transfer vinyl mat using the manufacturer’s recommended cut setting for the brand and type of heat transfer vinyl.
2. Weed away the excess vinyl. Trim apart all four shapes so they can be pressed individually.

Press the HTV onto the Earrings

1. Preheat an Easy Press to 265 degrees or set an Easy Press Mini to the Low setting.
2. Place a faux leather cookie shape on a heat pressing pad and layer the matching HTV shape on top.
3. Cover with a Teflon sheet or cover sheet.
4. Press for 5-7 seconds. Remove the Teflon sheet and try to peel away the clear vinyl cover sheet.
5. If the vinyl lifts up, cover and press again in 5 second increments.
6. Repeat with the other earring shape, and then the second earring.
7. Place the warm earring shapes under your heat pressing pad to cool flat for 1-2 minutes.

Attach Rhinestones (optional)

1. If desired, glue rhinestones to the front of the tree earrings. I used SS12 size flat back rhinestones and B7000 glue with a precision tip.
2. Allow the rhinestones to dry completely.

Attach Earring Hooks

1. Turn the bottom loop on the earring hook 90 degrees so the earrings will hang straight on the ears.
2. Use pliers and 6mm jump rings to connect the faux leather cookie shapes together.
3. Then use two more 6mm jump rings to attach the earrings to earring hooks.

Your Gingerbread Cookie Earrings are complete! Enjoy these festive holiday earrings all season long.

Answers to your questions about making Faux Leather Gingerbread Cookie Earrings

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 any of the Cricut Maker series machines, the Cricut Explore series machines, the Cricut Joy Xtra, the Cricut Joy 2, or the Cricut Joy.

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. I used a Cricut EasyPress Mini for this project because it’s great with pressing small projects like earrings, keychains, and accessories. I set the EasyPress Mini to the Low setting and covered the HTV on the faux leather with a Teflon sheet before pressing for about 10 seconds. For a larger EasyPress I set it to 265 degrees F.

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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