I really find it so amazing all of the things you can cut on a Cricut cutting machine. You can cut wood, acrylic and even leather, both genuine and faux leather! And leather is what we are going to learn about in this tutorial. Specifically how to make your very own DIY faux leather earrings on a Cricut! Faux leather earrings are a perennial favorite and many of you tell me you want to learn more, so I’ve come up with eight new earring styles for you to make! This time we’ll also experiment with making earrings from genuine leather on our Cricut cutting machines.
These DIY faux leather earrings make great gifts and with my free cut files you can create eight cute earring designs and add some new jewelry to your collection! Jewelry making is so much fun because it is something you get to wear and when people ask where you got it from, you just tell them you made it!
Pair your cute earrings with a fun outfit for the holiday season or dress up a casual outfit. Whatever style you decide to wear them with, this easy project will add a little bit of oomf to your next outfit.
Aren’t they so beautiful?
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For this project, I’m going to use a few different types of leather. Genuine, real leather from Cricut which comes in a 12 inch by 12 inch piece. I’m also going to mix in some faux leather in classic, metallic and glitter. And some iron-on vinyl in both foil and glitter. We’ll also use a jewelry making kit that contains all the earring parts: hooks, jump rings, pliers, a hole puncher and tweezers.
Of course we’ll need our Cricut Cutting machine. And yes, you can use the Cricut Maker or the Explore Series for this along with a strong grip mat and deep point blade. You can use the Cricut Joy so long as you use very thin faux leather (see our supply list) and tape your faux leather to a green standard grip mat with painter’s tape. And other things we’ll need are painter’s tape, a brayer, a hammer or mallet, rotary cutter or scissors, a ruler, teflon sheets or butcher paper for the iron-on vinyl and a good heat source. I will use my Cricut easy press mini and a mat.
It’s so hard to choose a favorite because they are all so very pretty. I’m sure no one can tell that these are actually handmade. They look much more expensive than they actually are! There are many different colors of materials as well as earring shapes you can choose from. I’ve provided you with some of the most popular choices I’ve seen.
Put them in a cute little box and give them out to friends on birthdays or as a simple “thank you for being you” gift. It’s a gift that they will cherish forever!
Here’s a supply list of what you need to make faux leather earrings! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)! Read my full disclosure policy.
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