Fill your home with springtime by making cute strawberry decor. This tutorial from Jen Goode makes creating strawberry decorations quick and easy!
Once spring rolls around, I am ready to say goodbye to cold dreary days and embrace the new season. And I want to be surrounded by all things spring, including strawberries.
I’ve got several strawberry recipes on the site, including delicious Strawberry Freezer Jam, Strawberry Cobbler in a Jar, and Strawberry and Fresh Lemon Shortbread Bars. But, recently I realized I didn’t have any strawberry decor tutorials. It’s time to remedy that!
Thankfully my good friend Jen Goode is here to share a cute strawberry decor project that you are going to love. This one is perfect for all of your spring and summer parties, and it’s so easy to make!
Note: Round out your entertaining with some of our other projects and recipes, including Summer Party Glasses, Lemonade Party Punch, and DIY Buffet Condiment Holder!
How To Make Cute Strawberry Party Decor
These little strawberry decorations are the perfect thing to dress up your party or gathering display, and they’re super simple to make and use.
For example, I’ve used these strawberry accents to dress up a pink lemonade drink display. Just add a cute wrapper to mason jars and a little paper strawberry to the straws. You can also use them to create a cute kitchen art piece and so much more.
And the best part is that the flower accents are FREE in Cricut Design Space! The strawberry is part of Jen’s design sampler and can be purchased individually or as the full design set.
Materials Needed
Here’s what you’ll need to have on hand in order to complete this project:
- Cricut Machine (You can see the difference between the Cricut Explore and the Maker here.)
- Cricut Design Space
- Flower cut design and strawberry cut design by Jen Goode
- Mason jars
- Craft glue
- Permanent Vinyl and transfer tape as needed (optional) – you can use printable vinyl too!
Strawberry Decor Pieces Instructions
I’m going to start by showing you how to do the cardstock version of this project because I think most people will prefer that. Just follow these step-by-step instructions.
Step 1
Go to the pre-set strawberry decor Cricut project in Cricut Design Space. All the pieces are set up, so all you need to do is follow the on-screen instructions to cut the materials you want.
Step 2
Wrap the mason jar with the flower design. Glue the larger circle flower to each end of the pattern to finish off the jar wrap.
Step 3
Then glue the strawberries to the circle flower.
Step 4
Glue a strawberry to the top of a straw, leaving 1/2″ – 1″ of space from the top of the straw. Allow the glue to dry before using these pieces.
Note: Some of the cut design layers are hidden when you first open the project. Feel free to view all the layers and play with them to create the look you prefer.
Instructions To Make The Optional Vinyl Variation of Strawberry Decor
If you want to make these strawberry decorations longer-lasting, make them with vinyl instead of cardstock. Here’s how:
Step 1
Go to the pre-set strawberry decor Cricut project in Cricut Design Space. Follow the on-screen instructions to cut the designs out of your vinyl.
Step 2
Use transfer tape to remove the vinyl cut design from its backing paper.
Step 3
Apply the vinyl design to the jar and rub it firmly into place.
Step 4
You can use printable vinyl to create the strawberries or layer separate cut pieces of colored vinyl.
Fill up the glasses and serve them up! You can use a pre-made lemonade or create your own. I have a yummy strawberry ginger lemonade recipe that is perfect for filling glasses decorated with strawberries! If you’re not a fan of ginger, just leave it out.
A Note About The Strawberry Decorations Cut File
This strawberry decor project is ready and waiting for you within Cricut Design Space.
Some of the pieces have been flattened so they will print and then cut appropriately. You can edit these pieces by simply unflattening the art and then modifying it as you’d like. Feel free to change the colors, change to cut, or even change to draw.
Have fun creating all your cute strawberry party pieces!
Make Some Strawberry Decorations This Summer
Next time you throw a warm weather party, add a little extra cuteness with DIY strawberry decorations!
You can dress up a party, lemonade stand (with strawberry lemonade, of course), or add strawberries to your picnics. The possibilities are limitless!
I love that this Cricut-created art is simple to create and can be customized for a variety of uses (that’s how I like to create many of my designs).
FAQs
Did some questions come to mind as you were going through this cricut tutorial? I’ve already answered several questions that readers have asked below. Check to see if yours is below, and if you don’t see it, please leave it in the comments for me!
Is it better to use cardstock or vinyl for this project?
Truly, you can use either one (and I have used both). I think there are a couple of things to consider to help you make your decision.
First, how much time do you have? Initially, I wrapped the first mason jar with printed and cut card stock. It’s much faster and very cute. It’s also temporary and will be ruined if you have outdoor rain showers.
Second, how do you want your strawberry decor to look? If you’d like to create something a little fancier and have a bit more time, try the vinyl cut design. It takes a little bit of time to weed the design, but once you’re finished you’ll have a pretty floral lace pattern you can use again and again to spruce up your summer decor.
Can I use hot glue for this project?
Because of the delicate appearance of this strawberry decor, I recommend sticking with craft glue, which is thin and invisible. Hot glue has great hold, but it’s fairly bulky and doesn’t dry clear so it would visually hamper your decor, which you don’t want to do!
More Summer Crafting Inspiration
If you love this adorable strawberry decor project and want more ideas, check out these popular posts!
Supplies
- Cricut machine
- Cricut Design Space
- Cut files Flower cut design and strawberry cut design by Jen Goode
- Mason jars
- Craft glue
- Vinyl and transfer tape as needed optional
Instructions
- Go to the pre-set strawberry decor Cricut project in Cricut Design Space. All you need to do is follow the on-screen instructions to cut the designs.Note: some of the cut design layers are hidden when you first open the project. Feel free to view all the layers and play with them to create the look you prefer.
- Wrap the flower design around the mason jar. Glue the larger circle flower where the ends of the pattern come together to hold the wrap in place.
- Then glue the strawberries on top of the circle flower.
- Glue a strawberry to the top of a straw, leaving 1/2″ – 1″ of space from the top of the straw. Allow the glue to dry before using these pieces.
Cricut Vinyl Version
- Go to the pre-set strawberry decor Cricut project in Cricut Design Space. Follow the on-screen instructions to cut the designs out of your vinyl.
- Use transfer tape to remove the vinyl cut design from its backing paper.
- Apply the vinyl design to the jar and rub it firmly into place.
- You can use printable vinyl to create the strawberries or layer separate cut pieces of colored vinyl.
Very pretty! And totally makes a mason jar look better and the contents yummier!
This is absolutely adorable!!! So creative!
This is super cute and fresh! Thanks for the lovely ideas..I chose it to be featured on #OMHGWW 🙂
How cute! I’m so intimidated by my machine, I just need to get over my fear. LOL I would love for you to come join my 1st blog party that just started today the Classy Flamingos at poinsettiadr.com
The drink looks so fun in your decorated in mason jars!!! Thank you for sharing on #omhgww last week, your post is being featured this week and has been shared on Pinterest and Facebook!!
Hope to see you again soon!
Karren~