DIY – Santa Cookie Board

This is such a fun DIY project to do, especially if you leave cookies out for the big guy every year! **This post contains affiliate links. A small commission may be earned.**

To start off this DIY was require a Cricut machine. I personally have the Maker 3 and the Joy Xtra – and if you’re in the market I’ll do a quick comparison of them!

Maker 3
$429 full price

What can it do?
Cut, write, draw, foil, score, engrave, emboss, perforate
300+ Compatible Materials including metal, leather, and wood.
Paper width 11.7 inches
Size: 22.1 x 7.1 x 6.2 in
Weight 15.4 lb

Joy Xtra
$199 full price

What can it do?
Cut, write, draw, foil, score, engrave, emboss, perforate
50+ Compatible Materials
Paper width 8.5 inches
Size: 12.5 x 6 x 5.5 in
Weight: 6 lb

There are a lot more features you could compare but these are the big ones for me. If you are hoping to do earrings with leather or you are a teacher who is planning to cut out foam or felt for your classroom – the Maker 3 is probably the better machine for you! If you are a mom who is just looking to have a Cricut at home to make some cute personalized things for yourself or your kids around the holidays, the Cricut Joy Xtra is a great option!
*There is another option smaller than the Joy Xtra, the Cricut Joy. For me, the max width being 4.5 inches took that out of the running. I have definitely made several projects where having the 8.5 width was necessary/helpful.

At the end of the day, I hardly ever lug out my Maker 3 to do a project (even before I had my Cricut Joy Xtra). I find the Joy Xtra to be the perfect size for most all crafts and projects I do. My typical project is cutting vinyl or iron on for some kind of project for my home or kids!

Okay let’s get into the DIY Santa Cookie Board!
What you need:
– Cricut Joy Xtra
– Permanent Vinyl (I did White, Red, and Gold)
– Cricut Transfer Tape
– Cricut Tools (I used a scraper and pick for weeding)
– Serving board (I used this adorable Sleigh serving board – this is an Amazon version if mine is sold out, but a circle or rectangle one would be great too)
– Cricut Design Space

1. Search in Cricut Design Space for “Santa Cookie Board” or follow this link! – I was able to find this project and edit it for my family! You can also create something Canva and import it to Cricut Design Space. This option takes a little more time, but you can be as creative as you want.
If you want to design your own, I used these fonts: BFC Santas Toy Bag and BFC Snow Cookie.
2. Choose your colors for each component of the design.
3. Cut them on your Cricut.
4. Layer your vinyl. I started with white, and then red, and then gold!
You’re done!

I’m going to create a custom glass for Santa’s milk this week too!

I think I’m going to start a series on projects I can do with my Cricut to get some use out of it weekly! Feel free to let me know if there’s a project you think I should try. xx Ciara