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How to Engrave an Acrylic Christmas Ornament

Janne
Pin Recipe
Cost 10
Total Time 30 minutes

Tools

Cricut Engraving Tip + Housing
Cricut Engraving Tip + Housing
Cricut Maker
Cricut Maker
Ruler
Ruler
Strong Grip Mat
Strong Grip Mat
Cricut Tool Set
Cricut Tool Set

Materials

Instructions

Prepare file & customize settings in Cricut Design Space

  • Download the file(s) from our resource library or our shop and upload to Design Space.
  • Measure your ornament to decide what size to make your file.
  • Resize the file according to the size of your ornament.
  • Change the operation to "Engrave".
  • Select the file in the layers panel and click "Attach" in the lower right corner.
  • Click "Make" in the top right corner.
  • Place the snowflake on the middle of the mat.
    Use the mouse to move it, but to do the final adjustments you can use the arrow buttons on your keyboard.
  • Turn on your Cricut machine and click continue. Wait for it to connect.

Get the Ornament Ready & Engrave on Your Cricut

  • Remove the protected layer on one side of the ornament.
  • Place the ornament in the center of a Strong Grip mat, with the side that you removed the protected layer facing upwards.
    Remember to adjust for any hole for a string on your ornament.
  • Use painters tape to secure the ornament to the mat.
  • Select the material by clicking "Browse All Materials" and choosing "Acrylic, Thick (2 mm)".
    If you use a thinner ornament, you may chose "1 mm".
  • Move the white star wheels on the roller bar to the right.
  • Change to the engrave tip in Clamp B.
  • Load the mat and press the load button on the Cricut machine.
  • Let the Cricut engrave your ornament.
  • Then click the unload button on the Cricut and done on your computer.
  • Pick up one of the painters tape pieces and tap it multiple times the ornament to remove any debris.
  • Remove the rest of the painters tape and remove the ornament from the mat.
  • Remove the protected layer from the other side of the ornament.
  • Attach a twine to the ornament & it's finished.