How to Make Ear Savers on a Cricut Joy

September 5, 2020 Mom MD Hawaii

This post goes over how to make ear savers on a Cricut Joy. This super fast, easy, and cute project is perfect for beginners.

Watch the YouTube Video to see how to make ear savers on a Cricut Joy.

I LOVE my Cricut Joy. It’s the super cute baby Yoda of the Cricut World and it makes some amazing projects. Ear savers are used to hold ear loops from a mask off the back of the ears. It gets very irritating to have the loops behind the ears after a full day of mask wearing. See how easy it is to cut ear savers on a Cricut Joy. Below are the step-by-step instructions.

Step 1

Prep the acetate (clear plastic sheet) material. Cut down the acetate to 4.5 inches wide. Place the acetate on a mat and tape down the edges with masking tape to hold in place.

Step 2

Search for ear savers on Cricut design space. Click customize. Change the size of the ear saver to 6.25 inches long to make it fit perfectly on a smaller 4.5 by 6.5 inch Cricut joy mat. If a longer 12 inch mat is available then the ear savers can be made to the standard pattern sizes: Large 8 inches or Medium 7 inches.

Step 3

Click make it. Increase the number of project copies to the amount that will fit, 3-4 depending on how they are arranged on the mat. Click continue and select the Cricut Joy. Set the material to Foil Acetate.

Step 4

Insert the mat into the Cricut Joy, which will align the material and ensure that there is enough material for the design.

Step 5

Click “Go,” and let the Cricut Joy cut out the design. After completion, click “Unload.” Remove your completed ear savers.

Bonus Step

Decorate and personalize!

Foil Acetate

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See below for more about the Cricut Joy and available special materials.

Cricut Joy Machine Contents:

What’s in the box?

Joy Machine
Black Pen
Small green mat
Power cord
Starter project (small amount of smart vinyl, small piece of card stock)
Let’s Get Started instructions

Card Mat

The card mat allows for super quick and easy cutting of cards in the Cricut Joy machine. The Cricut Joy Card Mat does not come with the machine and must be purchased separately. It is worth purchasing only for card making. There is NO card mat available for the Cricut Maker or Explore.

Cool and New Special Materials for the Cricut Joy

Insert Cards

Insert cards make producing beautiful, personalized cards quick and effortlessly easy. These insert card packs are not necessary, but very convenient. DIY insert card sets can be made by making cards 4.25″ x 5.5″ with inserts sized 4″ x 5.25.” Don’t forget to purchase envelopes 4.37″ x 5.75.”

Quick Customizable Ready to Make Cards on Cricut.com

Smart Label

All Smart materials are designed to be cut without a mat in the Cricut Joy. Materials with thicker backing would be best to trial for mat-less cutting as above.

There are Smart versions of all the other favorite Cricut Materials, including infusible ink sheets/pens, iron-on, vinyl, glitter, and holographic.

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