Everyday Crafting: Easy Cricut Faux Leather Bows
- Posted on 01 July, 2019
- 6D Hair Extensions
- By Anonymous
Hey y'all! In this video, I'm going to show you how to make easy Cricut faux leather bows.
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In this video, if you follow me on social media, you know I have been making the bejeezus these little bows using my cricket. Now I have the Cricut maker, okay, because I use the rotary blade to cut materials like this. If you have an older version like the Cricut air 2, you can still use your standard blade and I'll. Tell you what setting to put it on here in a little bit. But for me I use the dim setting with the rotary blade but yeah. How cute are these now? The material that I use is this faux leather ribbon as hot as cotton as a wide some wide ribbon here? But I get this a Hobby Lobby and, let's see, where is the green cut right here? They have a bunch of different prints, bunch of different colors and designs, and now this is not over with the regular Cricut supplies. You have to find this over in the ribbon section. That'S about the ribbon boutique. It is $ 4.99, 24 inches by 8 inches and you can get a handful of bows out of this. Now, there's also a shop that I order a bunch of supplies through on Amazon, and I absolutely love them. They have so much and their prices are incredibly reasonable, I'm going to link to them down below, but this is some of the designs that I got a bunch of different mermaid designs and here is like some southwestern type designs, more geometric patterns, just all kinds of Just really beautiful things and you can mix and match these together with solid colors, or this just came in the other day that I got from the same company all of these different glitter colors, very good customer service, very fast shipping. I love them you're, also going to need some of these little hair clips right here. I can link down below where you can get these on Amazon. You can also get them at any crafting store all right before your cutting mat and this one needs to be cleaned because I've just finished making a bunch of bows and nothing is sticking to it now, but anyway, I always use the purple strong grip mat when I'M working with heavy fabrics like this. Now let me get my iPad over here. I this thing was supposed to be fully charged, but one of the littles decided to unplug it. I guess so, let's see if we can have mama have an aneurysm and, let's unplug her iPad about anyway, I'm in designed space, I hate using design space on an iPad or a laptop. I prefer using my real desktop computer, so bear with me a second to get these little pieces here. It'S really simple and I'm gon na tell you the simplest way to do it so that you don't have to go and actually make them all yourself. Go to Etsy type in hairbow SVG, once you purchase the file, you just upload it into design space and you are ready to go so, let's see what I want to do here is I'm gon na go to upload and want to go to open my uploaded Images and right here is the bow that I purchased from Etsy there's a ton of these on there. I don't really, you know, recommend anyone shop over another, but this is what comes up right here. This is already sized just perfectly for this size of boat. You don't need to resize anything, and then you can just click make it. And of course I don't have this hooked up to my to my Cricut, so you just click, make it an accessory, and it's probably not gon na. Do it because I don't have it hooked up, but anyway, you just click. Continue it's gon na! Ask you what type of material you're using now, if you're, using the Cricut air 2, you can use your standard blade like I said, and want to ask you what material you're cutting select felt and then wool blend it felt. You know. I'Ve asked around a few people and they say that seems to work best with the older model machines, and you can use your standard blade that comes with the machine. You don't have to buy any other special blades. But, like I said with my maker, I use a rotary blade on the denim setting for the sticker material and not had issues with it. So with all that being said, like I said, there's probably somebody out there saying: oh, my god, hurry up speed it up. I'M not gon na speed it up, because you know what this is stuff y'all need to hear so, first off once you get everything cut out and get the Spanish moss off of your table. This is the main piece that you have and you want to flip. It over so that the back part is facing you, and you see these two little tabs here. You just want to fold that over until it comes to the center. Now, if you can see here, I like to fold it to where you can still see some of the backing from the front shining through to you. Okay, see how I just folded that over and I can still see some of the backing, because if you fold it way over, then once you smash it down. This is a part. That'S gon na be showing to the front you're gon na. Have all this sticking out and that's not good so with the back facing you just fold it over? Okay, that looks good to me. I'M just gon na stick it down with a blob of hot glue right there and then do the same thing with this other piece. Let us make sure see that meets right there in the center, and I just want to make sure that none of this backing is going to show through the front. Okay. Now here's your other piece that looks like this and with these bows, all I did is I just cut some out of one color, went back and cut some out of another color and just mix and match the pieces. You know you can use. However, many colors you like, but for the backing on this one, I'm just gon na use the same color. Basically, I'm just gon na put a blob of hot glue and then you want to place it. You can see the cutout here the cutout here. Let me sit on a zoom in the cutout here, and the cutout here matches the cutouts on the back okay, so you just want to keep those even and if you have any little pieces, I haven't to be sticking out once you get your bow assembled just Go back in with some really sharp scissors and just trim them away. Okay, so now there is the front and the back and yes, I do use hot glue just to tack everything down and then later once the glue has set up. I go back and I will reinforce this with a six thousand okay, so it's not like I just put in hot glue on here and hoping for the best all right. Let'S put some hot glue there right there, okay! Now this is the little piece my nose is itching. This is hotel piece that goes in the center. I'M just gon na glue that there and this helps to hold it onto the little barrette hair clip doohickey. Whatever you want to call it. Let'S get everything into place and just wrap it around just like that, and then I put another blob of hot glue right there. I'M going to take this end and I'm just gon na thread it through pull it through. Just like that, and now I'm going to hold this for a few minutes to make sure when we move this up to make sure that this glue is really really stuck down and dried. And then what I'm gon na do - and I know T 6000 - takes a long time to dry. I like to let this sit and dry overnight. I take a blob of e6000 and put some right here and then put some right there. Stick it down like that and then I'll also go back and take the nozzle of the glue it just kind of stick some in there and just really hold it in place with the e6000. I'Ve never had a problem. If he's coming off, I've made a bunch of them. I played with them roughed them up and making hair bows for years, actually not with this particular material. But I've been making hair bows for years and just tacking everything into place with hot glue and then going back with the e6000, and I have never ever had a problem. So I'm going to do that once this sets up, but other than that. This little bow is done. It is finished, really really fast and easy. So there you have it your little cricket Foley there, boo alrighty, if you would please please give this video a thumbs up. Click subscribe check me out on other forms of social media. I'Ll have the links to all of those in the description box down below, and I hope to see you next time. Bye,
Comments
Handmade Chic Crafts: I absolutely love these!! I have been wanting to make some to include with my Tutus. Thank you for sharing
Ohso Bubbly: Best freaking tutorial ever. I was just thinking about how nice it would be to make some bows for my daughter and now I know I can. I have the Explore Air 2 but glad to know I can still do it. Great Video!!!
Tiffany Miller: Thanks so much for your video! I love how thorough and explanatory you were. I can't wait to pull this video again and try it out!
Shaylee Cochran: With the explore air 2 there is a “faux leather (paper thin)” setting it works way better and cuts twice! But if you have a new blade you need to turn the pressure to “less” because it will cut your mat.
Lynn Smith: Absolutely love these!! I’ll have to show this to my daughter as she’s the circuit maker
felizonya: Love your video! You give easy instructions while having fun. Well done!
BME BElmer: So agree with Ohso Bubbly! Wonderful tutorial! Love your product links. They are especially helpful to those first attempting to make a non “traditional cotton fabric“ bow! Thank you so much!
Sandra Cantera: Thank you for sharing ! Love how you explain things !!
Cupcake Shawty: You did a great job !! I can’t wait to try it
Lydia Mateos: I LOVE your videos! You’re hilarious and your tutorials are so helpful!
Lila Peterson: Just gorgeous Amber. And I have a cricut too. So on to making some bows. Tfs.
Nicole Long: Omg!! LOVE your video!! Not only have you described everything perfectly, and given details about material sourcing, you also said your children give you an aneurism by unplugging your iPad! I’m also a southern girl and that sounds exactly like something I would tell my daughters!
A Unique Treasure: You are awesome! Love your energy! I haven't used my cricut air 2. I just recently got the brother scan and cut it should be able to cut through it well. Im definitely a new subbie!
Sandra Walters: LOVE your instructions and you have a great attitude, thank you for being yourself. I was wondering, can these be reinforced by using UV Resin?
Linda Thompson: Hi Amber I love how your bow turned out God Bless you all .
Kayla&Josh Golob: OmG I just got my cricut and just found out I can make these! I'm obsessed! Can't wait to try it!
Michelle Reder: Love this! Thank you so much! Also used your recommendation for product but struggling with the settings as the chunky glitter doesnt cut through and moves on the strong grip mat! Any suggestions
Jenny Printannier: Love this ....you’re making me brave enough to try this....rookie here ...thank you so much
Vickie Blackwell: Super cute, thank you for sharing.
Anastasia Paggett: Love the bows thank you for sharing.
chayo medina: Super cute thanks for sharing love your videos
Brooke Stone: Great video! Can you list materials needed for this?
Olivia Rangel: Thank you I love how you explained it
Tiffany Leyva: Love this video, such a great explanation. What tip do you have on your glue gun?
Melissa: These are adorable but omg what am I missing? I have a crafts glue gun and it's a perpetual mess to use it...glue string and blobs everywhere. Everyone else makes using glue guns look so darn easy
Heather Love: Love this video!! Very informative.
Kristina Hendrickson: I’ve just started making things with my Maker and I’ve been looking for faux leather bow tutorials and was so excited to see you had a video!
Becky Saunders: Thank you so much been wanting to make bows but had no clue what blade to use in my maker and thinking I had to buy one and not know what to buy either
anne scott: I loved how your presentation moved along. As someone with a short attention span and who likes to cut to the chase. I found your video great. All the information I needed and straight to the point
M Martin: Love this!! How many inches is this when done? I've seen some super jumbo bows and I don't like those.
Linda Syph: I love your tutorial on making hair bows with faux leather. what other medium do yours for making hair bows? I have a cricut air explorer II. What mat, blade and setting should I use? TIA
Angela Jassani: I love these bows and I buy them all the time. I think it's time for me to start making my own so which cricut do you use to make these bows?
Alisha McClellan: Hey great video! I used the same etsy download. I didnt re size it and mine came out tiny. [ to big for my clips] What is a normal size i should make them?
Kathy Alberson: Loved the Video. Just starting to make bows for great grand daughter and great nieces. All I had was boys growing up, glad for some girls in the family.
Venise Hundley: Thank you the best video I’ve seen on making hair bows
KarmaQueen: Hi Amber! Really cute bows. I was wondering if I could manually cut the faux leather with sharp scissors if I don’t have a cutting machine. Thank you for sharing!!
denise rolon: Thank you for these instructions... I so love your persona... I was laughing while enjoying the knowledge in this video
Alexis Dawkins: You are a riot lol you know you can make good videos when all I can see is your hands and I’m cracking up but anyways this tutorial was so helpful! Especially with the info on the explore air 2 settings! I’ve been wanting to make some leather bows for awhile now but wasn’t sure if I was able to with my air 2.
Taras remote support SNA: Thank you for this video new Irish follower and I'm here for your easy to follow tutorials and that great accent too ❤️
Britaney Duddie: what hot glue gun do you use ? I love how the tip is thin like that
SunnyDelight: Great Video!! You explain everything so great!!! Love your voice you sound like Reba Macintyre! I just got the Maker and you've inspired me!
Donna Roeder: They are really cool.
Patty Chisholm: I watch all of your videos. I don't have a Cricut just yet. Looking around trying to find the best deal since I am new to this. Would you be able to recommend what I should start with?
Marisela Nunez: Thank you! I could not figure out the setting for the maker
Olivia Shields: I just started with my Cricut maker and have wanted to make bows! If anyone can answer this that would be great. Do you prefer the rotary blade over the deep cut blade to make them? Or do they essentially work the same. Thanks anyone!!! :)
Ashlee Green: What size do you use on the outline?
Henriete Gutierrez: What is the other glue you use for next day? Besides the glue gun.
Zionist Messianic: Which setting do you use with circuit maker ?
ShannonAndHeidi's channel: Have you used the stiff felt to make any?
Stephanie Vasquez: Hi what is the link for the faux leather that you bought online? Thanks
Sheila Carvalho: Do you use one blade for each type of leather? I mean by the durability of the blade. I asked it because here in Brazil the blades is very, Very, Very expensive.
Lyne Naya: Beautiful
Jasbeth Ramirez: Where do you get your rotary blade from ?
Glitter Unique: I love the bows
Special K: I don't have a circuit yet I have a pattern from another YouTuber that makes these bows. Hopefully soon I will get a circuit because I can't a straight line to save my life lol!
Cammi Knapp: Great video! I love your personality!
Ms. Mei Mei: Thank you so much!!
IwonaB: Hi. are the hair clips 50mm or 60mm? thanks
Norma Zaharioudakis: Hello I love your video I have a question what if the back of it is gray
Michka Moon: Thank you ❤
elide hernandez: What glue gun do you recommend?
Kacy Crook: I never really subscribe to any channels, BUTTTT... you had me laughing AND answered all of my questions
Pleh Felix: What thickness is good for bow making I got excited bought a pack made a cute bow but it's floppy .. how do I fix that
Ashleigh Amber: Thank you for this video! I also love your voice, you made me laugh when you said "Im not gonna speed it up.." lol.
Marsha Garrett: Love the bows, wish there was a way to make without a cricuit.
THERESA GREENE: What size did you cut the bows
FAYE MARTIN: love the bows amber gona try that
Selam Abraha: Can you please write down the link hair clip and the bows fabric pls and thanks
Erika Santacruz: How do I make the Faux stick to my purple mat? I am having major issues. I have the deep cut blade on Explore Air 2. HELP!
Meemaw Diana: Adorable!!!!
murphy1384: So adorable
Impresiones comestibles VG: What setting for the maker did you say?
Angie Nar: What tipe of glue do you use?
kimber stewart: I’m just watching your video. What is the link to purchase your materials?
Krystle: Can you do a video on how to do earrings
Liyana DIY: Oh how cute!
lesley_lunaa: I love your attitude and enthusiasm!
dorothy jordan: Wish I knew what setting to cut it on with my silhouette.
Gentri Walker: Im trying to make these but my darn machine wont cut the material evenly. It only cuts half of it or rather one side deeper than the other.. ive tried mirroring it but i just dont know what im doing wrong. help! i have the explore air 2
Ana Vazquez: Hi Just started making bow about how many bows come out of one piece of leather
Vicki Robinson: Nice thanks Does the cricut cut fabric to
Eduardo Negron: What glue is good for Metallic holographic faux leather I make some boys and hot glue and tacky glue did not work when I put the small bow on top of the big one
KNOTSORRY family: Where do you get the faux leather sheets
Izaak monroe: Where is the link to the clips?
Beth Alombro: I'm not gonna speed it up cuz this is stuff that yall need to hear subscribed to the page because of that comment alone
Kristi Morr: What's the best Cricket to purchase for cutting the Faux Leather for bows?!
Najassta Slays: Im just curious as to why the edges look so bumpy...Is that how the Cricut Maker cut it? It doesnt look like a smooth edge...but great video! Thanks for sharing!
Crystal Prewett: I have just the alligator clips. How would I attach them?
Raina: Can you use the joy?
Messiah King: Where do you get your laux father from!?!
Lisa Sovitsky: Why did you not use free bow pattern in design space???
dorothy jordan: Seen em turn the back turned downward to make mermaid tails super adirbs
monica Tena: what is e6000
Staci Hubert: What is E6000?
Esther Lopez: What is E6L
Cameron Blythe: Do you sell these?
Brittany Gray: He