Mini Deer Pallet Ornament

If you’re a regular spider web log reader here, than you lot already know that I LOVE my Cricut Explore. I honey it thence much inward fact, that I’ve teamed upwards alongside 12 amazing Canadian bloggers to exhibit you lot merely what a Cricut Explore tin do! We convey made 12 festive ornaments using our Cricut. I can’t await for you lot to encounter what everyone is upwards to, including these DIY Mini Deer Pallet Ornaments!

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I used leather for the deer caput inward this project—mostly because I actually wanted to cutting leather on my machine! You tin operate vinyl, or felt, or whatever textile you lot like.

Materials I Used:

White Leather

Cricut Explore

Cricut Transfer Tape

Thick Popsicle Sticks (dollar store)

Scissors

Wood Stain

Power Tac Glue

Jute String

How to Make Your Own Mini Deer Pallet Ornament:

When you lot cutting leather on your Cricut Explore, you lot may demand a deep cutting blade. My leather wasn’t terribly thick, thence the regular blade did the trick. There are 2 reasons for using transfer tape on the dorsum of the leather: It keeps the leather theatre in addition to it protects your Cricut cutting mats from the fibrous material. (You desire your mat to final equally long equally possible!) It does a perfect task of cutting the miniature deer ornament!

First, cutting the transfer tape thence that it covers the slice of leather you lot are cutting.

I did 2 versions of these deer, because I wasn’t certain which ane I liked better. The ones pictured inward this postal service are the smaller deer heads inward the photo. You tin access my pattern HERE, when you lot sign inward to your Cricut Design Space.

Next, laid the dial on your Cricut to “custom,” in addition to and thence select “Leather – 2mm” from the options menu.

Your Cricut volition automatically exercise three or 4 cuts, in addition to the deer should come upwards out perfectly!

Next, pick out handgrip of those popsicles in addition to cutting them for the mini pallet. The iv across were 3.5″ each, in addition to the transcend in addition to bottom pieces were merely over 3″ each.

Once they are cut, you lot tin operate woods stain to stain the popsicle sticks if you lot desire to.

When it comes to glues, I tin last really picky! (Does that brand me audio similar a snobby DIYer?! lol.) I merely don’t similar gum guns leaving strings in addition to globs, in addition to non letting my projects sit down flat. Power-Tac was the perfect gum for the job!

I used the Power-Tac glue to attach the pallet popsicles, in addition to the jute string to the back. It holds thence well, I won’t convey to worry well-nigh it breaking anytime soon!

What exercise you lot mean value of my lilliputian rustic ornaments?! I promise I inspired you lot to brand something this Christmas!

If you lot honey this DIY, you lot mightiness honey these Wooden Tree Ornaments too!

If you lot liked this miniature deer ornament, don’t forget to cheque out the other swell Christmas Cricut Ornaments from my Canadian blogging friends!

From transcend left, they are:

Christmas Garland from The Learner Observer

3D Christmas Tree from Woman inward Real Life

Star Ornament from The Inspired Home

Penguin Ornament from A Boy in addition to His Mom

Handlettered Ornaments from Teacups in addition to Things

Paper House Christmas Ornament from Fresh Crush

 Easy Christmas Ornaments from Sparkle Shiny Love

3D Snowflake Ornament from Brooklyn Berry Designs

Mini Deer Pallet Ornament from Love Create Celebrate

3D Gingham Trees from Rambling Renovators

Glitter Monogram Snow Globe Ornaments from Bawlers in addition to Crawlers

Paper Geometric Christmas Ornaments from Life is a Party

Atomic Starburst Ornaments from PMQ for Two

If you lot honey rustic ideas, don’t forget to cheque out my slow DIY rustic advent calendar!

If you lot similar simple, rustic ornaments, here’s to a greater extent than or less other swell ane I did with my Cricut Explore!