PERSONALISED CHRISTMAS LANTERN

Instructions

Add a warm, personalised touch to your festive decor with these elegant Christmas lanterns. Using your Cricut cutting machine and Cricut vinyl, customise each lantern with your family name, surrounded by a classic Christmas wreath and hanging mistletoe design, complete with festive ribbons and berries. Created using just red and green vinyl, this simple yet beautiful project is perfect for displaying on your mantel, entryway, or Christmas table, and can be enjoyed for many holiday seasons to come.

Fonts, and Cricut Access™ Features Used in this Project:

Font: BFC Vintage Champagne

Preparation

1. Design - Open design space link https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6a4b1b1d2d154296a87359d9
   Click 'customise' to open design on 'canvas' tab, so you can resize according to your blank. Edit the design to include your family name. Add any other elements or text as you wish.
2. When you are happy with your design, click 'make' on top tool bar and follow the prompts to connect your Cricut smart cutting machine.

Cut

1. Click 'Material Load Type' dropdown and then Choose 'Without Mat' for Matless Smart Vinyl or 'With Mat' for Vinyl. Then choose your material and follow prompts to load material into your Cricut smart cutting machine. Follow prompts and watch as your Cricut machine cuts out the design. When it's finished, unload material.

Assemble

1. Weed - Remove the negative smart vinyl from the backing with a weeding tool. Simply hook the weeding tool into the vinyl in an area outside the design, then carefully peel it off to reveal your design ready to be transferred onto your Spotlight blanks.
2. Transfer - Cut transfer tape to size and place carefully over the vinyl decals. Turn over the backing and burnish with scraper to ensure transfer tape adheres to the vinyl without any air bubbles. Flip back over and carefully peel back transfer tape low and slow. The vinyl will stick to the transfer tape. Position and place onto your lanterns, peel away transfer tape, revealing your vinyl decal on lantern. Repeat the same transfer process for the second lantern. Add candles and display on your mantel, entryway, or Christmas table!