If you love Rae Dunn, then you will adore these DIY Rae Dunn Inspired Ornaments you can make at home with your Cricut. These are perfect for a farmhouse Christmas!
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WHAT IS RAE DUNN?
Rae Dunn is actually a female artist who lives in California. She creates out of clay and makes simple pottery that people are obsessed with!
Rae Dunn products have a handmade look and feel and go great if you decorate with a farmhouse style.
One thing that makes Rae Dunn stand out is the simple thin font that she uses on her creations.
SUPPLIES FOR RAE DUNN INSPIRED ORNAMENTS
These DIY Rae Dunn Inspired Ornaments don't require many supplies and don't cost a lot to make. WIN!
- Cricut or Silhouette machine
- White ceramic Ornaments (find them here – 2 per pack)
- Permanent vinyl (color of your choice)
- Blue light grip mat
- weeding tool
- scrapper tool
- transfer paper (all craft stores sell it or find it at dollar tree)
- A thin ribbon of your choice
- brown craft box
- crinkle paper
HOW TO MAKE DIY RAE DUNN INSPIRED ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS
If you are a Cricut user and familiar with vinyl then this Christmas craft project will be very easy for you!
STEP ONE: GET FONT
The first step in this DIY Christmas project is downloading the Rae Dunn-inspired font for free. Then you need to import it into your
machines program.
There are two font websites you can find the font style we need. The second font (Cami Rae) will be used for this project.
- https://www.dafont.com/the-skinny.font
- https://www.fontspace.com/craftthings/cami-rae-limited
STEP TWO: TYPE WORDS
Next, open your machine's design program. Download the font into the program.
Type out the words you want on your ornaments. It is best to choose shorter words with 3-5 letters. This will help you make sure the words will fit on the ornaments and aren't too long.
Adjust the size of your text but clicking edit, locking the dimensions and typing in the height to 1” for all letters. The width will automatically adjust and vary based on the number the word chosen and number of letters.
STEP THREE: CUT VINYL
Now it is time to adjust your machine setting or material dial to vinyl.
Load the permanent vinyl onto the light grip mat and load it into the machine.
Cut the words out. Once the cut is done, peel the vinyl from the mat and cut off any extra vinyl, and sit it aside for later use!
STEP FOUR: WEED
Begin to pull the negative vinyl off and away from the letters using your weeding tool.
Now that the weeding is complete cut off a piece of transfer paper the size of your cut vinyl. This will be done to help get your vinyl off the vinyl plastic backing and onto the surface of your project.
STEP FIVE: TRANSFER PAPER
Lay the transfer paper on top of the cut vinyl. Use a scrapper tool and run it over the whole design with pressure.
Turn the entire design facing downwards and begin gently pulling the vinyl
plastic backing off and away from the transfer paper. Starting at a corner and rolling it away slowly while applying pressure is best.
When the vinyl has been successfully transferred, you will be able to see
through the transfer paper with vinyl attached.
STEP SIX: APPLY TO ORNAMENT
Now we will put the vinyl letters onto the ornaments.
Lay the transfer with vinyl lightly on top of your ornament. Do not apply
pressure or smooth down the design until you are 100% happy with the location.
Once you are satisfied with the location of the letters, you can begin to apply pressure and smooth over the design using your scrapper tool.
Once enough pressure had been applied, slowly remove the transfer paper by starting at a corner and very carefully and slowly rolling it away and off the ornament. The vinyl will remain on your project, and you will have adorable DIY Rae Dunn Inspired ornaments!
Add a thin ribbon or string to the ornament so it can be hung on the tree.
STEP SEVEN: PACKAGE
Rae Dunn products are usually packaged so nicely. It is easy to gift these ornaments to friends or loved ones in a way that will resemble an actual Rae Dunn gift.
All you need to do is grab the craft box and add some crinkle paper. Place the ornaments in the box and gift them away!
DIY RAE DUNN INSPIRED ORNAMENTS INSTRUCTIONS
You can print off the complete supplies and instructions via the printable card below.
These Easy DIY Rae Dunn Ornaments are made using a Cricut and they make great Christmas gifts.
- 3 White Ceramic Ornaments
- Permanent vinyl color of your choice
- Transfer Paper
- Thin ribbon or string of your choice
- Brown Craft Box
- Crinkle Paper
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Start off by downloading the Rae Dunn inspired font for free and importing it into your machines program. You can find it at these two font websites. https://www.dafont.com/the-skinny.font or https://www.dafont.com/the-skinny.font. The second font (Cami Rae) will be used for this project.
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Next open your machines design program. Once the font is downloaded begin to type out your words. For this project you will want to stick to shorter words (3-5 letters) to fit across the ornaments. Adjust the size of your text but clicking edit, locking the dimensions and typing in the height to 1” for all letters. The width will automatically adjust and vary based on the number the word chosen and number of letters.
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Next, adjust your machines setting or material dial to vinyl. Load the permanent vinyl to your machine on the blue light grip mat and hit “go”. After the cut is complete, peel from the mat. Cut off the extra vinyl that was not cut and store for later use. Begin to pull the negative vinyl off and away from the letters using your weeding tool.
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Now that the weeding is complete, cut off a piece of transfer paper the size of your cut vinyl. This will be done to help get your vinyl off the vinyls plastic backing and onto your projects surface. Lay the transfer paper on top of the cut vinyl. Use a scrapper tool or old gift card and run with pressure over the whole design with transfer paper.
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Turn the entire design facing downwards and begin gentle pulling the vinyls plastic backing off and away from the transfer paper. Starting at a corner and rolling it away slowly while applying pressure is best.
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When the vinyl has been successfully transferred you will be able to see the through the transfer paper with vinyl attached. Next, lay the transfer with vinyl lightly on top of your ornament. Do not apply pressure or smooth down design until you are 100% happy with the location. If happy with the location begin to apply pressure and smooth over the design using again a scrapper tool.
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Once enough pressure had been applied slowly remove the transfer paper by starting at a corner and very carefully and slowly rolling it away and off the ornament. The vinyl will remain on your project.
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Lastly cut off the string that comes with the ornament and add a thin ribbon of your choice for hanging.
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Add some brown crinkle paper to a brown craft box, arrange your ornaments and you’re done. Give as a gift just like the authentic Rae Dunn ornaments.
*This font is rather thin. Be careful when removing and apply and use your fingers to help it along at times.
If you love Christmas crafts, be sure to check out these other ideas:
- DIY Starbucks Hot Cocoa Ornament
- Manger Ornament
- DIY Mickey Mouse Christmas Ornament
- Wooden Spool Ornament
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