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This pretty Faux Leather Layered Flower Bookmark made with a Cricut is the perfect gift for the book lover in your life!

In this tutorial I’ll show you how easy it is to cut and assemble this flower bookmark using faux leather. There are two versions of this design – one that uses fabric glue and the other that uses a 6mm rivet.

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 Joy mat)
Not Compatible Machines❌: none
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
• Use any faux leather you’d like! I used:
  • Rivet bookmark – This striped faux leather for the base, this blue dot, this pink dot, and this solid yellow.
  • Glued bookmark – This floral print for the base, this solid pink, this pink dot, this solid peach, this solid yellow.
• For all prints I ordered 9×12 sheets, Regular Print, Portrait Orientation.
• Other Project Supplies
  • Rivets: 6mm x 6mm Rivets (includes rivet tools) and a hammer
  • Fabric Glue like Beacon Fabri-Tac
• 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 Layered Flower Bookmark to your canvas.
3. Choose the rivet version or the glued version and hide or delete the other one.
4. Recolor all of the shapes to be the same color if you want to cut them on the same mat (optional).

Prepare to Cut

1. Click Make It.
2. Mirror your mat(s), since you’ll be cutting the 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.

Assemble the Bookmark – Rivet Version

1. Push a 6mm rivet post through all of the flower petal centers and then through the bookmark.
2. Place the rivet cap onto the back of the post.
3. Use rivet tools and a hammer to flatten the rivet and secure the layers together tightly.

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

Assemble the Bookmark – Glued Version

1. Use fabric or craft glue to glue the flower petals to the bookmark base. Then glue the flower center.
2. Press your glued flower bookmark under a heavy book for an hour to dry flat.

Your Flower Bookmark is complete! Enjoy your reading time with this pretty Spring accessory!

Answers to your questions about making a Layered Flower Bookmark 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 (for this project you’ll need the 12 inch long Joy mat).

Q: What tools do I need to assemble the rivet?
A: The rivets I used are 6mm x 6mm in size (meaning the cap is 6mm round and the post is 6mm long). The rivets I purchased came with the tools you need to add the rivet to the flower bookmark. You just need a household hammer.

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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