Cricut 2020 Holiday DIY Guide
Homemade for the holidays.
Make merry with easy handmade gifts & holiday decor.
Inspo inside! Curated Cricut fonts, images & color collections.
Sing along with our Cricut holiday playlist.
Get a sneak-peek at the biggest Cricut sale of the year!
A Letter from the Cricut Team
SEASON'S GREETINGS, FRIEND. So good to virtually see you here. It's fair to say that 2020 has been an unusal year for just about everyone. But at Cricut HQ, there's one thing that hasn't changed: our passion for crafting. In fact, spending more time at home, we've found more inspiration than ever. And in that spirit, we created this guide to share a few of our favorite homemade holiday things with you — like a stunningly simple wreath and a tree ornament project that will make memories for the whole family. Of course, all of these ideas were created with some help from a few of our favorite Cricut cutting machines! If that just gets you warmed up, fantastic! You'll find more inspiration with a selection of festive design themes with curated color palettes paired with image and font selections to keep your creativity burning brightly, right alongside your Yule log. Finally, just in case you want to drop hints to any of your favorite gift-givers out there, we included a sneak-peek of our biggest sale of the year. (Unbiased suggestion — stuff every stocking while you can!) No matter what you make or how you celebrate, THANK YOU for making the world a little brighter with your creativity. Here's to health and happiness. Now, let's go make our holiday hearts out.
Image of a white Cricut cutting machine with a teal accent, tied with a teal ribbon, placed on a textured surface with gift boxes in the background.
Homemade for the holidays.
Make this holiday more meaningful than ever with handmade gifts and home decor from the heart. From a show-stopping wreath to hang for years to come to yarn ornaments you can wrap with the little ones, you'll find peace and joy in the making process, whichever project you pick.
Collage of holiday DIY items: a gold hoop wreath with green leaves and white pom-poms, three bottles of infused olive oil with custom labels, a cocktail shaker, and cookies presented in festive green packaging.
Yarn-Wrapped Ornaments
These simple yarn-wrapped ornaments will make a big impact on your tree, and they're wonderfully easy for smaller helping hands to assemble.
Three yarn-wrapped ornaments in the shapes of a yellow star, a blue Christmas tree, and a red reindeer with cardboard antlers, displayed on a white background.
Start making! Open Design Space Project
What you need
- Cricut Chipboard, Heavy, 2.0 mm
- StrongGrip Machine Mat
- Knife Blade + Housing
- Masking tape
- Colorful yarn
- Hot glue gun & glue sticks
- Twine
Instructions
- 01 Cut chipboard with Cricut Maker—make sure it's cut through before removing from mat
- 02 Glue one end of yarn directly to chipboard, and wrap around cutout
- 03 Once cutout is wrapped to liking, cut yarn and glue end in place, tucking it under so it is not visible
- 04 Cut twine, and glue to top of wrapped ornament for hanging
Four images showing the steps for creating yarn-wrapped ornaments, and a final image of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments.
Homemade Infused Olive Oil Labels
Bring the fun, the festive, and some amazing flavor to the dinner table with tasty olive oil infusions adorned with custom labels.
Three bottles of olive oil with custom-made labels reading 'INFUSED OLIVE OIL made by [Name]'.
Start making! Open Design Space Project
What you need
- Cricut Joy™ Pen, 0.4 mm, Black
- Cricut Joy Blade
- Cricut Joy Smart Label™ Writable Paper, Kraft Brown
- Olive oil bottles
- Lemon, chili peppers & garlic
- Liquid measuring cup
- Olive oil
Instructions
- 01 Let the machine cut and write for you
- 02 Add lemon, chili peppers, and garlic to individual bottles
- 03 Use liquid measuring cup to fill bottles with olive oil
- 04 Carefully peel backer away from labels, adhere to bottles with even pressure
Mistletoe Wreath
You may want to kiss yourself after you make this head-turner. This festive wreath won't wilt, shrivel, or shed. We expect you'll keep it hanging all winter long ... and every subsequent season.
A modern wreath made of green paper leaves and white pom-poms attached to a gold metal hoop, with a bronze ribbon tied at the bottom.
Start making! Open Design Space Project
What you need
- Cardstock, Green (3)
- LightGrip Machine Mat
- Single Scoring Wheel + QuickSwap Housing or Scoring Stylus
- 1" (2.5 cm) Wool felt balls
- Green floral tape
- Green floral wire
- Wire cutters
- Hot glue gun & glue sticks
- 10" (25.4 cm) Metal hoop
- 1" (2.5 cm) Wide satin ribbon
Instructions
- 01 Let the machine cut and score the leaves for you
- 02 Fold along the score lines of the leaves, then cut floral wire to varying lengths, wrap with floral tape, and glue to backside of leaves
- 03 Wrap and glue prepped leaves and wool felt balls to metal hoop, staggering and bending leaves for a natural look
- 04 Tie ribbon in a bow around the area of hoop with exposed floral wires, trim ends as needed
Four images showing the steps for creating the mistletoe wreath, and a final image of a person hanging the completed wreath on a wall.
Cookie Stickers
These simple-statement personalized stickers are priceless. It's a sweet touch to let your gift recipient know that this was made especially for them.
Cookies presented in green and yellow paper wrappers, each adorned with a circular sticker personalized with names like 'LILY' and 'LIAM'.
Start making! Open Design Space projects:
What you need
- Cricut Joy™ Smart Label™ Writable Vinyl, White
- Cricut Joy Pen, 0.3 mm, Black
- Parchment paper
- Cookie wrappers
- Your favorite cookies
Instructions
- 01 Let the machine cut and write for you
- 02 Layer parchment paper on top of wrapper, and adhere sticker to center
- 03 Place cookie in wrapper on top of sticker
- 04 Fold wrapper tabs to center, and seal with sticker
Four images showing the steps for creating the cookie stickers.
Virtual Cocktail Box
There is crafting — and there are craft cocktails. This original gift kit blends them together, adding more magic to the art of mixology. It's also a clever and fun way to bring friends together for a virtual cheers.
An open cardboard box containing small bottles of cocktail ingredients, cocktail shakers, and other bar accessories, with a printed label inside the box lid reading 'MIX IT UP MEET ME ONLINE DRINK & BE MERRY'.
Start making! Open Design Space Project
What you need
- Cricut Joy™ Smart Label™ Writable Vinyl
- Smart Vinyl™ - Permanent, White
- Transfer Tape
- Cricut Joy Pen, 0.4 mm, Black
- Weeder
- Scraper
- Kraft box
- Assorted containers for cocktails
- Tissue paper
Instructions
- 01 Let the machine cut and write for you
- 02 Peel backer, and adhere labels to containers
- 03 Weed away excess vinyl, then use transfer tape and scraper to apply vinyl
- 04 Fill ingredients into containers, position in box with tissue paper, and apply mailing label
Four images showing the steps for creating the virtual cocktail box labels and assembly.
Design Space
It's a winter wonderland in Design Space.
Let's plan a creative journey.
If you have a Cricut Access™ plan, you already know that your design potential is exponential with a growing library of images, fonts, and projects always at your fingertips.
So, to help you maximize your opportunity for making, we asked our professional in-house designers to curate a few thematic collections of colors, fonts, and image sets to inspire your next great project. Since this is an interactive PDF, simply click on the image set or project you like, and just like Santa's sleigh, we'll magically take you to the Design Space destination you're looking for. Once you're in Design Space, you can search for the fonts by name.
Bundle up, because this will be one cool adventure.
Share your creations on social using #cricutmade
A collage of various holiday-themed design elements and project previews, including cards, trees, and festive text graphics.
Scandinavian Christmas
Images showcasing Scandinavian Christmas theme: a card with a 'JOY' cutout, a 3D Christmas house wreath, and small decorative paper houses.
Did you know that Scandinavians are known for their paper crafts? Simple but stylish decorations and a limited color palette are the secret to nailing that Nordic holiday vibe. Use Scandinavian folk-art motifs to make cards, table decor, and place settings.
Color Inspiration
(Colors listed in PDF: Red, Dark Green, Light Grey, Brown, Light Green)
Image Set
Scandinavian Christmas
Fonts
- Happy Holidays (Hopeless Romantic)
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS (Saphir Com)
- Happy Holidays (Sugar & Spice)
Happy Hanukkah
Images showcasing Happy Hanukkah theme: a card with a menorah, gift wrap with menorah stamps, and a gift tag with a menorah design.
During Hanukkah, family and friends celebrate the triumph of light over darkness. With inspired crafts, DIY gift tags, favors, and decor, you'll find it easy to bring at least eight night's worth of sparkle and shine to the Festival of Lights.
Color Inspiration
(Colors listed in PDF: Dark Blue, Light Beige, Orange, Olive Green, Medium Blue)
Image Set
Hanukkah Phrases
Fonts
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS (Trade Gothic)
- Happy Holidays (Typewriter STD Regular)
- Happy Holidays (Retro Script)
Merry & Bright Christmas
Images showcasing Merry & Bright Christmas theme: a card with 'MERRY' text, a gift tag, and pillows with 'FA LA LA' text.
Here's a fresh and fun take on the holidays — consider using greens with more blue hues (like teals and mints) as your dominant color, with traces of red and white as accents. These pops of color capture a contemporary holiday expression, especially in a setting with kraft or natural accents.
Color Inspiration
(Colors listed in PDF: Dark Blue, Light Teal, Gold, Red, Pink)
Image Set
Hostess With the Mostess - Holiday
Fonts
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS (DIN 1451 Com EngSchrift)
- happy holidays (Sketchbook)
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS (Straight & Simple)
Gumdrop Wonderland
Images showcasing Gumdrop Wonderland theme: decorative paper trees, a felt ornament, and a 'HAPPY HOLIDAYS' card with a snowman.
Make it kitschy-kitschy-cool with hints of 1950's nostalgia by using bubblegum pink as your dominant color. When you pair simple shapes like stars, circles, diamonds, and triangles with playful fonts, it's clear that good cheer — and cheerful humor — will make the season bright.
Color Inspiration
(Colors listed in PDF: Teal, Pink, Red, Light Green, Peach)
Image Set
Happy Holidays Wine Bags
Fonts
- Happy Holidays (Close To My Heart - Artistry)
- Happy Holidays (DJ Juicy)
- Happy Holidays (Karley)
Woodland Winter
Images showcasing Woodland Winter theme: a 'PEACE ON EARTH' card, gift wrap with trees, and white basswood trees.
When it comes to creative inspiration, taking a cue from Mother Nature always works well. Sophisticated simplicity is the stunning result of pairing two of the most-popular earth tones — brown and green. Consider using only white, brown, and kraft or natural materials for home decor. Or try layering several shades of green for a multi-toned masterpiece.
Color Inspiration
(Colors listed in PDF: Dark Green, Medium Green, Brown, Beige, Dark Grey)
Image Set
Natalie Malan - Hand Leterred Christmas
Fonts
- Happy Holidays (Scotch Roman STD Roman)
- Happy Holidays (Greyhound)
- Happy Holidays (Close To My Heart - Art Philosophy - Decorative Font)
New from Cricut
Everything just got brighter.
Images showing the Cricut Foil Transfer Tool and its application on projects like gift wrap and cards.
Make your projects shine with foil. It used to be that only a professional print house could embellish with foil. Now, with Cricut Foil Transfer Tool for Cricut Maker® and Cricut Explore Air™ 2, you can add stunning foil effects on a variety of projects, including gift boxes, cards, and more. Just choose a color of Cricut Foil Transfer Sheets for your project (or use more than one!), and follow the Design Space® prompts to get polished, professional results that glimmer and gleam.
Shop the NEW Cricut Foil Transfer Tool + Foil Transfer Sheets
Cricut Insert Cards
Collage of various holiday cards created with Cricut Insert Cards, and a Cricut Joy machine with a smartphone.
The more the merrier. With intricate cuts and a contrasting pop of color, Cricut Insert Cards leave a lasting impression but only take minutes to make. So go ahead, make someone's holiday — whatever their holiday might be. Click the squares to open the project in Design Space. If you have Cricut Joy, head right to Insert Cards in the Cricut Joy app.
Homemade for the Holidays
Get in the spirit with this Cricut holiday playlist.
Image of rolls of glittery craft paper in various colors, illuminated by fairy lights.
Cricut Holiday Playlist
- 01 Baby, It's Cold Outside - Zooey Deschanel, Leon Redbone
- 02 I'll Be Home For Christmas - Johnnyswim
- 03 Jingle Bell Rock - Rogue Wave
- 04 Winter Song - Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
- 05 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - *NSYNC
- 06 A Marshmallow World - She & Him
- 07 Snow - Leslie Odom Jr.
- 08 You Make It Feel Like Christmas - Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton
- 09 Mele Kalikimake - Ingrid Michaelson, Allie Moss, Bess Rogers
- 10 If It Be Your Will - HAIM
- 11 Winter Wonderland - Jason Mraz
- 12 It's Not Christmas 'Til You Come Home - Norah Jones
- 13 Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
- 14 Bring Me Love - John Legend
- 15 Present Without a Bow - Kacey Musgraves
Image of wrapped gifts with blue ribbons, and a Cricut Joy machine.
Our biggest sale of the year is here! Hold on to your Santa hats, because this sale is bound to cause a winter flurry of creative magic. So much to make. So much to save. Only on cricut.com.
Cricut Holiday Sale
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