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Custom Cricut Keychain

Keyword: Cricut
Yield: 1 keychain
Cost: $2.00

Equipment

  • Cricut Cutting Machine
  • Cutting mat
  • Weeding tools

Materials

  • Cricut Permanent vinyl
  • Keychain blank
  • Transfer tape

Instructions

  • Upload SVG to Design Space.
  • Measure the size of your keychain. Readjust the size of your image in Design Space to fit on your keychain.
  • Highlight the design and click “Attach” on the bottom right dashboard.
  • Choose the cutting machine you are using in the dropdown box of the top right corner of Design Space.
  • Then click “Make it” on the top right of the screen.
  • On the next screen, you will choose if you use a mat. Pick your option, and click “Confirm” in the bottom right corner.
  • Turn on your machine. If you are using a mat, put the vinyl on the mat, color side facing up. If using SmartVinyl, cut SmartVinyl to the length needed for the project.
  • Click “Continue” on the bottom right of the screen.
  • Once you click continue, Design Space will connect via BlueTooth to your machine. Once it has connected, you will choose the material you want to cut. You can click “Browse Materials” to find the vinyl you are using.
  • Load the SmartVinyl or the mat into the machine.
  • Once the SmartVinyl or mat is properly loaded into the machine, the “Go” button on the bottom right of the screen will highlight. Push that, and the machine will begin its cut.
  • Once the cut is finished, unload the mat or SmartVinyl and click “Done” in Design Space.
  • Using weeding tools, remove the unnecessary parts of the image.
  • Cut a piece of transfer tape the same size as the image.
  • Remove the clear part of the transfer tape from the white backing. Place the clear tape over the top of the image. Rub the transfer tape onto the vinyl image. 
  • Carefully peel the vinyl off of the white backing, making sure that the vinyl has attached to the transfer tape.
  • Once the vinyl is on the clear tape, adhere it to the keychain. Rub the transfer tape again to adhere it well. Carefully pull back the clear tape leaving the vinyl on the keychain.

Notes

You can use a shape in Design Space to simulate your keychain to determine the correct sizing for the final cut. Add the shape of your keychain to the Canvas. You can do this by clicking “Shapes” on the left dashboard.
Size the shape to the same as your keychain. Click “Arrange” on the top menu and “Send to Back” so the shape will be behind the design. Change the colors of the circle and the You Are Loved design so you can tell them apart.
Before cutting, you need to hide the shape. Click the eye next to the Circle layer on the right dashboard. This will hide the shape, and it won’t cut.