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Learn how to make a Faux Leather Flower Jewelry Tray with a Cricut

This project is Day 8 of The Spring Fling Crafting Event!

I’m Amy Romeu, and in this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to make a faux leather flower jewelry tray with a Cricut, a great travel accessory for holding your jewelry or other small items.

Follow along with this written tutorial including all the materials, SVG files, and tips you need.

Ready to get started with this beginner friendly Spring Cricut craft tutorial?

Let’s dive into the materials and steps!

Want to watch a video tutorial instead? Check it out below!

How to make a Faux Leather Flower Jewelry Tray with a Cricut Step by Step

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Materials you’ll need to make a Faux Leather Flower Jewelry Tray with a Cricut

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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
Not Compatible Machines❌: Cricut Joy
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
• Use any faux leather you like as long as it’s at least 9 inches square. I used: Lavender Mist solid faux leather from this collection of solid faux leather, this Peach Boho abstract print, and this Wildflower print.
• I buy 9×12 inch size, Portrait Orientation, Regular Scaling but you can choose whatever options you’d like!
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
  • Optional for the underside of the jewelry tray. I used Cricut Foil Iron On in Rose Gold but you can use whatever HTV you have on hand.
• Other Project Supplies
  • Kam Snaps, Size 20, regular length and Kam Snap Pliers
  • Kam Snap Pliers
  • Teflon Sheets
  • Blue Painters Tape
  • Small Curved Scissors
• Other Cricut Supplies
  • Purple Strong Grip Mat
  • Weeding Tool like a Pin Pen or like the one in the Cricut Basic Tool Set
  • Cricut EasyPress, 9×9 or larger
  • Cricut EasyPress Mat, 12×12 size

• The SVG template for this project is available in my shop here or inside the Spring Fling Crafting Event VIP Pass.

Step by Step Instructions

After the mat is mirrored, drag the shape away from the edges a bit.

Make a note of where you’ll need to place your faux leather on your mat so the tray shape will cut completely.

Click the CONTINUE button.

When the material selection screen loads, click on the faux leather mat and then select the Faux Leather (Paper Thin) setting.

If you don’t have that setting bookmarked as a favorite like I do, you can click on Browse All Materials and search for it. (If you are using the Explore Air 2, you’ll need to turn your dial to Custom before you can find that setting in search.)

Then choose “More” from the dropdown Pressure menu.

Step 3 (optional):

Press heat transfer vinyl to the back of your faux leather before cutting if you want to have a pop of color on the underside of the jewelry tray.

To press heat transfer vinyl onto the back of the faux leather, cut a piece of each material so that they are the same size. Place them back to back on a heat pressing pad.

Then cover with a Teflon sheet, butcher paper or parchment paper.

Set a large EasyPress to 265 degrees for 15 seconds. Press the heat transfer vinyl all over and let it cool for about a minute.

Then carefully peel the clear carrier sheet.

Let the warm sheet cool flat under something like your heat pressing pad for a few minutes before you cut it.

Step 4

Cut your faux leather mat. To do that, place your faux leather pretty side down (heat transfer vinyl side up, if you did that step) on the area of the mat the tray shape will cut from.

Place blue painter’s tape around all sides of the faux leather. Load the mat into the Cricut and begin the cut.

When the cut is complete, before unloading the mat, lift a small edge of the cut to ensure the cut went through. Repeat the cut if needed by pressing the cut button again.

Once the shapes are cut through, remove the shape from the mat carefully.

TIP: To avoid getting wrinkles in the heat transfer vinyl, peel the mat away from the faux leather shape instead of peeling the faux leather off of the mat.

Use a sharp weeding tool to poke through the holes in the tray.

Use small curved scissors to trim any areas of the faux leather cut as needed.

Step 5

It’s time to attach the Size 20 Kam Snaps to the tray. You will need four full sets of KamSnaps to make the faux leather jewelry tray.

Refer to the Kam Snap directions guide included with your Kam Snap set. I’ve also included a copy in your download folder.

Look for the four elements you need and take FOUR sets of them from the Kam Snap box.

Lay them on your work surface in four rows in the order shown on the guide: 1 Cap, 1 Stud, 1 Socket, 1 Cap.

One flap of the tray will have a CAP on the outside and a STUD on the inside (shown right in the photo below).

The other flap of the tray right next to the first flap will have a CAP on the outside and a SOCKET on the inside (shown left in the photo below).

Use Kam snap pliers to press down and secure the snap. Watch the video tutorial for this project to see this process in action.

Once the KamSnaps on both flaps are in place. repeat with the other three pairs of snaps.

To create the petal shape, pinch two flaps up and toward the inside of the bowl until they form a point. Press the snaps closed.

Repeat for the three other snaps.

That’s it! Your Faux Leather Flower Jewelry Tray is complete!

What will you put in your faux leather flower jewelry tray? Let me know in the comments!

Answers to your questions about making a Faux Leather Flower Jewelry Tray 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 9×9 EasyPress for this project because it’s great with pressing larger projects like this one.

Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: Get the SVG file from my SVG Shop here, or you can get it as part of 17 brand new Spring faux leather crafting projects in my Spring Fling Crafting Event VIP Pass.

Until next time… and happy creating!

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