16 Free Welcome Mat SVGs Including Home Sweet Home SVG

Welcome guests to your home with a DIY welcome mat that you made with your Cricut or other major cutting machines! We’re sharing 16 free welcome svg files! From funny to sweet we’ve got you covered including a free Home Sweet Home SVG File. We’re also sharing step by step instructions on how to make a door mat using your Cricut and freezer paper!

Hi crafty friends! It’s the third Thursday of the month and you know what that means! It’s time for a brand new free SVG cut file collection! This month’s my friends and I created Welcome Mat SVG files!

If you’ve been following Hello Creative Family for awhile now, you may know that this isn’t the first time I’ve created cut files that work great for door mats! If you are wanting to make a ton of door mats I suggest that you check out these posts as well:

Welcome mats are one of those things that I never really thought I’d be able to make with a Cricut before I owned one, now though it’s one of my favorite craft projects. I even have a doormat project in my book The Unofficial Book of Handmade Cricut Crafts.

I get asked a TON about how to make welcome mats, so today I’m going to share step by step tutorial of my favorite way to make them.

So pull out your Cricut Explore, Cricut Maker, Cricut Joy or Silhouette Cameo and get ready for some crafting fun!

Make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to find my friends free doormat svg files.

How To Make A DIY Doormat With Your Cricut

Just like every crafter has their favorite way to store their craft supplies, every Cricut crafter has their favorite way to make door mats. My favorite way is the freezer paper stencil method. It’s inexpensive and you can make a ton of stencils out of one roll. I also know people who use vinyl or HTV to make their stencils.

For paint, I prefer to use spray paint rather than a brush, but I have friends who love using acrylic craft paint with stencil brushes too. I suggest experimenting, having fun and deciding which way is your favorite for making your own personalized door mat!

Materials: 

–Cricut Machine preferably one from the Cricut Explore Air or Cricut Maker family

-Freezer paper

-Scissors, or rotary cutter

-Cut file

-Blank coir doormat (I get my coir mats from Ikea)

-Measuring tape

–12×24” regular grip cutting mat

–Fine-tip blade

–Cricut EasyPress or iron

-Spray paint

-Optional: Brayer, parchment paper, painters tape and clear spray paint 

Directions:

Step 1: Cut a piece of freezer paper 12 inches by 24 inches. 

Step 2: Log into Cricut Design Space and upload the your cut file. Insert onto your canvas.

Step 3: Measure the area of the doormat where you want your design to be, then size your design accordingly. Do this by clicking on the design and using either the arrow that appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the design, or use the Size tool in the top toolbar. 

Step 4: Click Make It. Position your “design” where you would like for it to cut from your freezer paper. For my doormat I wanted my “Hello” in the bottom right hand corner, so I put my “Hello” down in the corner of my freezer paper. The rest of your freezer paper is going to act as a spray shield so that you don’t get spray paint on the rest of your doormat.

 Step 5: When it comes time to select your cutting material, you will need to create a custom material setting for freezer paper. To do this select Material Settings from the bottom of the materials list. You will then see a slider where you can select the blade pressure. Change it to 135. Select “off” for the Multi Cut and “Fine Point Blade” for your Blade Type. Don’t forget to name the material Freezer Paper. Once you have done this once, you’ll be able to select Freezer Paper from the dropdown list of materials. 

Step 6: Lay your freezer paper shiny side down on your 12×24 inch cutting mat. Make sure that the freezer paper is really pushed into the mat. I like to do this using a brayer tool. Load your mat into the cutting machine and have your Cricut cut. 

Step 7: Weed your freezer paper. You will want to keep the freezer paper that surrounds the word as well as the pieces from inside the loops of the letters, so for my Hello design that meant the loops inside the h, e, l, l, o. 

Step 8: Heat your Cricut EasyPress to 300F. Carefully peel the freezer paper off of the cutting mat and lay it on top of the doormat in the area where you would like to stencil. Make sure you add the centers of your letters. Press the freezer paper to the doormat using your Cricut EasyPress, heating for approximately 30 second.

Step 9: Now it’s time to paint! You may want to cover the rest of your doormat with parchment paper to protect it from overspray. Following the instructions on your bottle of spray paint, use the spray paint to paint your design. Allow to dry and then decide if your letters are dark enough, if they aren’t add another layer of spray paint. 

Step 10: Once your paint has dried, carefully peel away the freezer paper revealing your design. Lay it on your front porch and enjoy!

Optional: Spray a layer of clear protective spray paint on top to seal your doormat. 

Pro-Crafter Tip: Door mats are so fun to make and the possibilities are endless, however for the best success, I suggest sticking with large, bulky fonts and designs as opposed to thin, delicate fonts and designs. The bulkier designs work better with freezer paper and spray paint. 

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Instructions

• Cut a piece of freezer paper 12 inches by 24 inches.
• Log into Cricut Design Space and upload the your cut file. Insert onto your canvas.
• Measure the area of the doormat where you want your design to be, then size your design accordingly. Do this by clicking on the design and using either the arrow that appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the design, or use the Size tool in the top toolbar.
• Click Make It. Position your “design” where you would like for it to cut from your freezer paper. For my doormat I wanted my “Hello” in the bottom right hand corner, so I put my “Hello” down in the corner of my freezer paper. The rest of your freezer paper is going to act as a spray shield so that you don’t get spray paint on the rest of your doormat.
• When it comes time to select your cutting material, you will need to create a custom material setting for freezer paper. To do this select Material Settings from the bottom of the materials list. You will then see a slider where you can select the blade pressure. Change it to 135. Select “off” for the Multi Cut and “Fine Point Blade” for your Blade Type. Don’t forget to name the material Freezer Paper. Once you have done this once, you’ll be able to select Freezer Paper from the dropdown list of materials.
• Lay your freezer paper shiny side down on your 12×24 inch cutting mat. Make sure that the freezer paper is really pushed into the mat. I like to do this using a brayer tool. Load your mat into the cutting machine and have your Cricut cut.
• Weed your freezer paper. You will want to keep the freezer paper that surrounds the word as well as the pieces from inside the loops of the letters, so for my Hello design that meant the loops inside the h, e, l, l, o.
• Heat your Cricut EasyPress to 300F. Carefully peel the freezer paper off of the cutting mat and lay it on top of the doormat in the area where you would like to stencil. Make sure you add the centers of your letters. Press the freezer paper to the doormat using your Cricut EasyPress, heating for approximately 30 second.
• Now it’s time to paint! You may want to cover the rest of your doormat with parchment paper to protect it from overspray. Following the instructions on your bottle of spray paint, use the spray paint to paint your design. Allow to dry and then decide if your letters are dark enough, if they aren’t add another layer of spray paint.
• Once your paint has dried, carefully peel away the freezer paper revealing your design.
• Optional: Spray a layer of clear protective spray paint on top to seal your doormat.

Notes

Pro-Crafter Tip: Door mats are so fun to make and the possibilities are endless, however for the best success, I suggest sticking with large, bulky fonts and designs as opposed to thin, delicate fonts and designs. The bulkier designs work better with freezer paper and spray paint. 

Equipment

• Freezer paper
• Scissors, or rotary cutter
• Cut file
• Blank coir door mat
• Measuring tape
• 12×24” regular grip cutting mat
• Fine tip blade
• Cricut EasyPress or Iron
• Spray paint
• Optional: Brayer, parchment paper and clear spray paint

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Home Sweet Home SVG Cut File

For this month’s SVG I decided to create a Home Sweet Home SVG.

I think this design is the perfect way to welcome anyone who crosses your threshold to your home.

I love this design because it is perfect for just about any home. It would make a lovely gift for a housewarming present, a wedding or bridal shower gift, or a Mother’s day gift.

As usual, my Cricut Facebook group got an exclusive sneak peek of this design before it was published here. Want to join the fun? The group is called Cricut Canada Love and Learn but it’s for Cricut Crafters worldwide. It’s a great place to ask questions, get inspiration, show of your projects and I even do regular giveaways in the group! You can join here.

Want to use this freebie for commercial use? Grab a commercial license here:

Home Decor Cut Files:

16 Free Welcome Mat SVG Files

Ready to see the amazing designs my very talented friends made?

Grab each digital download at the below download link:

• Yay You’re Here – Persia Lou
• Smile You’re on Camera – Brooklyn Berry
• No Soliciting – 30 Minute Crafts
• Welcome to Our Home – We Can Make That
• Just So You Know – That’s What Che Said
• Home Sweet Home – Hello Creative Family (Enter name and email in box above to have this sent straight to your inbox.)
• Doorbell Broken – Yell Ding Dong Really Loudly – The Girl Creative
• The House Was Clean – Life Sew Savory
• Welcomeish – Homemade Heather
• Home – Try It Like It
• No Need to Knock – Everyday Party Magazine
• Welcome to Our Happy Place – Kara Creates
• Don’t Step on My Wiener (Dog) – Artsy Fartsy Mama
• Come in we are awesome – Liz on Call
• hello – unOriginal Mom
• Welcome I hope you texted first – Weekend Craft

Just look at all of the amazing projects you can make with them!

Aren’t they fun? Which will you download first? Not only are these signs great for door mats, they are also fun for wood signs, vinyl decals, wall art and other cute home decor idea!

More Handmade Gift Ideas

Door Mats make excellent handmade gifts! Here are some more handmade gift ideas!

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Need advice on how to upload Cricut cut file including PNG files, JPG files, DXF files, clipart and other digital file types to Cricut Design Space? Make sure you check out our Cricut Basics- How To Upload Images To Cricut Design Space article here. If you are looking for more free design resources make sure you check out my post on 75+ Places To Download Free SVG Files.

For Silhouette users, learn how to upload SVG files to Silhouette Designer Edition from my friend Cheryl at That’s What Che Says here.

Tell me… Which of these SVG files will you use first and what craft projects will you make with it?

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