Make Faux Leather Football Earrings with a Cricut

Share the love!

Ready to kick off football season with a DIY project that shows off your team spirit and your Cricut skills? In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make these super fun and sporty faux leather football and football helmet earrings – personalized with your favorite player’s number!

Whether you’re cheering from the sidelines or repping your kid’s jersey number at Friday night lights, these earrings are the perfect way to add a personal, handmade touch to your game day look.

In the step-by-step video below, I’ll walk you through how to cut the layers with your Cricut, apply heat transfer vinyl, and customize your earrings with any number you’d like – it’s easier than you think!

Ready to get started? Let’s dive in!

Step 1: Get the SVG Templates

*You’ll also be signed up to my email newsletter full of Cricut faux leather crafting projects, tips, and inspiration! We never send spam, and you can unsubscribe anytime.

Step 2: Shop the Supplies

This page contains some affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you). Read my full disclosure policy here.

Compatible Machines✅: Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Joy Xtra
Not Compatible Machines❌: Cricut Joy
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
  • For the footballs, I used this glossy glitter in Root Beer and this solid brown faux leather (this one is good, too).
  • I also used this red faux leather and this black faux leather.
  • For the helmets, I used this white faux leather.
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
  • Whatever heat transfer vinyl matches your team colors. I used Siser Easyweed in White.
  • I also used this heat transfer vinyl in Red and this Black Glitter heat transfer vinyl. I also used Cricut Foil Iron on in Chrome.
• Other Project Supplies
  • Earring Hooks
  • 6mm Jump Rings
  • Purple Strong Grip Mat
  • Cricut EasyPress Mini
  • EasyPress Mat, 8×10 size
  • Teflon Sheets
  • Blue Painters Tape
  • Small Curved Scissors
  • 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: Watch the Video Tutorial

Answers to your questions about making Faux Leather Football Earrings 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, or the Cricut Joy Xtra. This project is too large for 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.

Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: Get the SVG templates sent to your email inbox after filling out this form here. You’ll also be signed up to my email newsletter full of Cricut faux leather crafting projects, tips, and inspiration! We never send spam, and you can unsubscribe anytime.

Until next time… and happy creating!

Want to remember this project? Save this tutorial to your favorite Pinterest board!

Share the love!