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Paper Jellyfish For Garlands and Cake Toppers

One of my favorite things about the Cricut Maker is the Integrated Tool System and all of the amazing blades that the Cricut has for it. When I started imagining this project and the way that jellyfish tentacles look, I realized that the Wavy Blade would help me accomplish the perfect look! I love the way these jellyfish turned out so much! Not only are they the perfect embellishment for making cake toppers and garlands, they also make the CUTEST finger puppets!
Author: Crystal

Equipment

  • Cricut Maker
  • 8.5x11 White Cardstock
  • Inkjet Printer
  • Cardstock In Your Favorite Jellyfish Colors
  • LightGrip Cutting Mat or a StandardGrip Cutting Mat that has lost a bit of it's stick
  • Cricut Brayer
  • Cricut Wavy Blade
  • Pencil or small wood dowel
  • Stapler
  • Permanent Adhesive
  • String, ribbon or piece of twine

Instructions

  • Open Cricut Design Space. You can find my Large Jellyfish project here and my Small Jellyfish project here.
  • Click Make It. Follow the instructions on your screen. Load the white cardstock into your printer to print the jellyfish faces. Then transfer the printed page to your cutting mat. Use your brayer to push the paper onto the cutting mat then load it into your machine and have it cut.
  • When Design Space prompts you, load your colored cardstock onto your mat using your brayer to make sure it's firmly stuck down. Insert your Wavy Blade into your machine and have your Cricut cut the jellyfish legs. When done cutting unload your mat and carefully peel the legs off of the mat.
  • Use a dowel or pencil to curl your jellyfish legs. For the larger jellyfish we rolled some of the legs going forward and some going back. For the small jellyfish we rolled all the legs in the same direction.
  • Roll your jellyfish legs creating a tube with the band at the top and the legs at the bottom. Staple at the top to hold the roll in place.
  • Use permanent adhesive to attach the jellyfish face on top of the band of the jellyfish legs.
  • Hang the jellyfish on a string, ribbon or piece of twine to use for a garland or cake topper. For the cake topper we tied the string of jellyfish to two small wood dowels that we inserted into the cake.