How to Make Holiday Bow Earrings with a Cricut

In this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to make these Faux Leather Bow Earrings with a Cricut.
These Holiday Bow Earrings are sweet little bursts of Christmas joy you can wear all season! They’re lightweight, colorful, and so much fun to make. Perfect for gifting or adding a cheerful holiday touch to every outfit!
Ready to get started? Let’s dive in!
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, or the Cricut Joy
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure
- Faux Leather
- Faux leather of your choice. I used these prints from The Polka Dotted Peach:
- Candy Cane Earrings – Fireball Glossy for the bow and Pink Candy Cane Stripes for the candy cane
- Ornament Earrings – 24K Gold Glossy for the bow and Gingerbread Stripes for the ornament
- Wreath Earrings – Envy Glossy for the bow and Emerald Gingerbread for the wreath
- Snowflake Earrings – Ocean Bliss Glossy for the bow and this Snowflake print for the snowflake
- I buy 9×12 inch size, Portrait Orientation, Regular Scaling but you can choose whatever options you’d like!
- Other Project Supplies
- Earring Hooks (also available in Silver finish)
- 6mm Jump Rings (also available in Silver finish)
- Teflon Sheet
- Weeding Tool like a Pin Pen or like the one in the Cricut Basic Tool Set
- Blue Painters Tape
- Small Curved Scissors
- Other Cricut Supplies
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Step 3: Watch the Video Tutorial
See the full step by step video tutorial
Click the image below to watch the video on my YouTube channel, or click here.
Answers to your questions about making Faux Leather Holiday Bow 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 Maker 4, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, the Cricut Joy Xtra 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 like using a Cricut EasyPress Mini best 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 file from my SVG Shop here.
Also available in my SVG Shop
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Until next time… and happy creating!

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