Cactus Faux Leather Tote Bag with Cricut!

Cactus Faux Leather Tote Bag with Cricut!

Make the cutest cactus tote with shimmery foil to shine like a disco ball!

This is also a wonderful way to use scraps of iron-on vinyl--so bust out the scrap box and get polka dotting a tote beofre the new year!

It's easy to make with one simple image cut multiple times.  Best part is that Iron-on Vinyl adheres perfectly to faux leather, and it couldn't be more easy!

Learn how to make a polka dot cactus faux leather tote using Cricut!

Get creative with your polka dot tote and use whatever image you love! I love how the shiny green foil cactus look on this faux leather.

Faux leather totes are everywhere--I bet you can pick some up at the local thrift store and get to work on this project today!

Supplies Needed for Cactus Faux Leather Tote:

• Cricut Machines
• Cricut Foil Iron-On
• Cricut EasyPress 2 9x9
• Cricut Iron on Protective sheet or Teflon
• This cactus image on Cricut Design Space
• Faux Leather Tote Bag
• Cricut EasyPress Mat

Step 1: Iron-on

Place the iron on vinyl colored side down on the mat and set it to cut.

Step 2: Cricut Maker

Cut 14 cute little cactus, weed out the excess vinyl. I love these cactus, but any simple silhouette image will work great!

Step 3: Cut and Prep!

I love the shiny foil iron on!  Then cut all the cacti apart.


Then place the EasyPress mat inside the faux leather tote.

Step 4: Placement

Line up the cactus so you know the spacing you want for the finished product. 

Step 5: EasyPress

Now place the protective sheet or teflon sheet over the faux leather bag, with the EasyPress mat inside it.

Heat up the EasyPress 2. Set the EasyPress 2 to the proper setting for faux leather.  

I set it slightly cooler at 295 and pressed for 5 seconds at a time to prevent the tote from melting.  Then pressed again for another 5 seconds.

Press firmly with the EasyPress.

Step 6: Cold Peel

Repeat the heat pressing for each cluster of cacti.

Let the vinyl cool down completely, then peel off the carrier plastic sheet. This is what is called a "cold peel".

Foil iron-on needs to be cooled off before peeling off the plastic in order for it to adhere properly.

Easy to peel off once it's cooled down.  If it doesn't look like it's adhered, re-press as necessary.

Now the bag is ready to fill with all sorts of goodies and take it out on the town.  Makes a great handmade gift too!

That's it!

What other fun designs can you think of for a polka dot style tote?

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