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This Faux Leather Holiday Goose Bag Charm made with a Cricut is 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 solid white for the base layer and this plaid for the bow. I used solid red for the hat layer. For the print I ordered 9×12 sheets, Regular Print, Portrait Orientation.
• I used Siser Glitter HTV in Grass Green and Lemon Sugar. I also used Siser Easyweed in Black.
• Other Project Supplies
  • Craft glue or fabric glue to glue the charm together. I used Beacon Fabri-Tac.
  • Charm or keychain hardware of your choice – I used these swivel clasp clips
  • 10mm Jump Rings
  • Flat nose jewelry pliers and chain nose jewelry pliers
  • Assorted charms – you can see the ones I bought in my Amazon storefront linked below
• 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

🛒 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 Holiday Goose Bag Charm SVG to your canvas.
3. Decide if you are cutting the bow and hat layers from faux leather or heat transfer vinyl.

Prepare to Cut

1. Click Make It.
2. Mirror your mat(s), since you’ll be cutting faux leather face down.
3. Cut the goose body and wing shapes first.
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.
8. Repeat cutting the other faux leather mats.

Cut the Heat Transfer Vinyl

1. Return to Design Space and cut the heat transfer vinyl mats using the manufacturer’s recommended cut setting for the brand and type of heat transfer vinyl.
2. Weed away the excess vinyl.

Press the HTV onto the Faux Leather

1. Preheat an Easy Press to 265 degrees or set an Easy Press Mini to the Low setting.
2. Place the faux leather goose body on a heat pressing pad. Layer the beak HTV 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 leg layer.
7. Press any other layers of HTV (depending on what you’ve chosen to cut from faux leather or HTV).
8. Press the eye layer in place.

Glue Faux Leather Layers onto the Goose Body

1. Then apply the bow, hat, and wing to the body of the goose with fabric or craft glue.
2. Then glue the front and back of the faux leather shapes together.
3. Place the glued goose charm under a heavy book for at least an hour to dry flat.

Add Hardware & Charms

1. Use flat nose jewelry pliers and a 10mm jump ring to attach the swivel hook to the goose charm.
2. Add optional charms and a tassel with more 10mm jump rings if desired.

Your Holiday Goose Bag Charm is complete! Enjoy this festive holiday accessory all season long.

Answers to your questions about making a Holiday Goose Bag Charm

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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