Sparkle Wall Hanging Made With Cricut Wisteria Explore Air 2

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While i love all the bright colors, my youngest daughter loves mint.  Her entire room is decked out in fairly muted mint so I couldn’t resist adding a sparkle wall hanging made with the new Cricut Wisteria Explore Air 2.  My daughter is fiesty and full of life and really does leave a little sparkle behind her {and sometimes a few other things … wink} so this wall art seemed like the perfect fit!

To make this sparkle wall hanging, I used the new Wisteria Cricut Explore Air 2 bundle found exclusively at JOANN!  When I opened the box {you can check it out in the highlights on my instagram profile}, my girls and I oohed and aahed over all the sparkle and shine!  The color of the Explore Air 2 is gorgeous {does it make anyone else think of Pantone’s color of the year, Ultra Violet?} and the metallic shimmer Cricut Explore Air 2 is the first of its kind!  The bundle is full of complementary products that make you want to get your craft on: a wisteria XL scraper and weeder, holographic sparkle vinyl, five colors of Iron On, pink and silver foil embossed paper, and SportFlex Iron On.  It’s a shimmery crafter’s paradise in one big box and it would make a pretty amazing Mother’s Day gift {you may want to share this post with your husband … wink}!

To create the wall hanging, I used silver holographic Iron On, the Wisteria Cricut Explore Air 2, canvas fabric, fusible interfacing, silver foil Iron On, cotton yarn, coordinating trim, a wooden dowel, large wooden beads, craft paint, and a glue gun.  You can find all of these supplies at JOANN.

Because I didn’t want to sew this project at all, I adhered fusible stabilizer to the back of the canvas before I started the project.  This should prevent the edges from fraying despite the fact that I didn’t finish them in any way.

Once that was done, I cut the fabric in a pendant shape, about 24 inches across and 24 inches in length.  A ruler and rotary cutter makes this task easy.

I folded over about two inches at the top and hot glued it down along the edge to create a casing for the dowel.

I painted the wooden beads and the ends of the dowel that might show and set them aside to dry …

… then hot glued the trim along the bottom of the wall hanging and used leftover trim to create tassels, hot gluing a piece of yarn onto the top of the trim and then tightly rolling the trim until it created a tassel the size I wanted.

Then came the fun part: creating the image on Cricut Design Space.  Rather than recreating the image, if you want to make your own sparkle wall hanging, you can use the project I created and cut it on your own Cricut!  Simply click on the link to take you to the project.

Once created, I was ready to cut the imagine on the Cricut Explore Air 2.  Like other Explore Air 2 machines, it can cut, write, and score in one step!  The Smart Set Dial has predefined settings so you get the best results on any medium you’re cutting including paper, vinyl, iron-on, cardstock, fabric, poster board, and more.  This gorgeous Wisteria Explore Air 2 can cut over a hundred materials!

You can upload your own images or choose from thousands of ready to make projects and images on Cricut Design Space.

The Wisteria Explore Air 2 connects with a USB or via Bluetooth with your laptop, desktop, or cell phone so you can create anywhere at any time!

I cut the Iron On {don’t forget to mirror it and place the Iron-On face down on the cutting mat} …

… then applied it with the new Cricut Wisteria EasyPress {I’ll share more about this awesome at-home heat press later this week}.

I set the time and temperature according to the guide {330 degrees for holographic Iron-On and 295 degrees for foil Iron-On}.

I preheated the fabric for five seconds then applied heat and pressure for 30 seconds on the front and 15 seconds on the back.

I worked in sections, applying the holographic Iron-On first {and adhering it in two separate presses} then applying the foil Iron-On.

When using different mediums, don’t forget to change the heat setting in between and pay attention to whether you need to do a warm peel or a cool peel to remove the backing.

To complete the wall hanging, I placed the dowel into the casing and hot glued the wooden beads on the ends, attaching the ends of yarn into the balls as well to create a hanger.

I attached the tassels as the final step {I simply hot glued the yarn onto the back} and hung it up in Tate’s room.

I love that the holographic Iron-On changes depending on where you’re standing in the room …

… and the foil reflects the colors around it.

Tate loves her new sparkle wall hanging and it adds a fun bit of personality to her room!

What would you make with the Wisteria Explore Air 2 bundle from JOANN?