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Spiral Betty Tutorial

We will be learning about how to make the popular “Spiral Betty” design & how to get it into Design Space!

Our Spiral Betty Design:

Video: https://youtu.be/_mwmq6pm-qg

What exactly is a spiral betty?

This is a fun concept where you convert an image into a single spiral line, similar to the grooves in a vinyl record.

They also have other design options available besides the spiral design, like lines & dots!

Step-By-Step Directions:

Keep in mind, we used an IPHONE so some of the steps may be slightly different if your using Android or a desktop (If the step number is has a * next to it, that step may be different for android or desktop users!)

1. Go to spiralbetty.com

2. Click the circle that says “+ UPLOAD IMAGE

3*. Click “Photo Library” to go to your phones camera roll.

4. Click the image you want to use.

5. Click “Choose” in the bottom right corner.

6. Move your image around until you get it how you want it WITHIN the purple circle & when your satisfied click the CHECK MARK. (you can use the horizontal scroll bar on the screen to zoom in and out on your picture)

7. Click the second option from the images pictured at the bottom of your screen. (the first black & white option).

8. Next to your spiral betty, click the 3rd circle down the list on the right side (the symbol is a box with an arrow)

(TIP: you can click the trash can on the top to start over with a new image)

*** It makes this image easier to use with your Cricut machine if you put a check mark in the “CLEAR BACKGROUND” box so you don’t manually have to do that when you upload the image in Design Space)***

9. Click “PNG” and click “Download

10. It should now say “Do you want to download “spiralbetty_############.png”? (thats the name of your picture) Click the right option “Download”.

11. Close up spiral betty’s website & open up Design Space.

12. Click “New Project

13.* From the options on the bottom, click “Upload

14.* “Browse Files” from the list.

15.* Scroll on the “Downloads” screen to find your image (scroll down to the S’s & they are named spiral betty with some numbers) & click your spiral betty image.

(IF YOU ALREADY CLEARED THE BACKGROUND YOU CAN SKIP THE NEXT TWO STEPS)

16.* Click on the first option “Remove” from the icons across the bottom of your screen.

17.* Select ONE blank/white space on the photo to make it remove the background. (now your image should look how you want it to in the box “guide” in the top right of your screen.

18.* Click the GREEN “Next” button in the top right corner of your screen when your satisfied with how your image looks

(if you accidently click the wrong area, simply click the “Undo” button)

19. The top of your screen should now say “Refine” you can just click the GREEN “Next” button in the top right corner of your screen and skip this step.

20. The top of your screen should now say “Prepare to Upload”, Click the image on the LEFT that says “Cut” and name your image whatever you’d like & click the GREEN “Save” button in the top right corner of your screen.

21. Resize the image however you’d like! (for it to be a full sheet, size it to 11.4)

**FOR WEEDING DESIGN SIMPLY PULL UP ONE OF THE BOTTOM EXCESS CORNERS WHICH WILLPULL THE RIGHT STRING TO MAKE YOUR SPIRAL!!***

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SoFontsy Spring Farmhouse Bundle

Looking for the perfect spring, easter, or farmhouse home decor SVG’s? Well you are in luck! This bundle is PERFECT for making that spring farmhouse decor, easter projects, porch/home decor signs, & the beautiful fonts included can pretty much be used to make anything!!

This amazing bundle is valued at almost $140 & it is
on sale for $14.99 until 3/21/22!

This post contains some of our affiliate links, which means that if you click our links and make a purchase, we receive a commission (at no extra cost to you). For more info see our privacy policy.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT EVERYTHING THE BUNDLE INCLUDES AT OUR AFFILIATE LINK!

This bundle includes 5 farmhouse fonts & it also includes 152 Farmhouse designs including:

  • Half sunflower design bundle
  • SO MANY Farmhouse images
  • So many beautiful spring decor SVG’s
  • Bee SVG bundle
  • 42 different wreath designs (PERFECT FOR KEYCHIANS! To get blank keychains see the link below)
  • Easter/Easter rustic SVG’s
  • “Hello Spring” signs
  • Porch/deck decor signs
  • Farmer SVG Bundle
  • & much more!

All of their SVG’s & fonts come with:

  • Commerical license (meaning you can make a profit off the items you make with the designs, to see more about licensing click here to see our post about SVG licensing with over 80 free SVG sites included!)
  • All popular image formats (SVG, PNG, JPEG, etc)
  • PDF file with easy-to-read guide with all files/images included

SoFontsy was generous enough to provide us with this bundle for free so we could test it out & let you all know our honest opinion & let’s just say, WE ARE IMPRESSED!

Bundles are a GREAT way to get multiple different design bundles & fonts together in one great package! Plus they are usually very heavily discounted compared to their actual value!

Check out this simple & beautiful home decor piece that we made with a cutting board from dollar tree using one of the images in this bundle!

Stay tuned for our tutorial how to download & unzip these files to be able to use in design space or SoFontsy’s website also has several step by step directions on how to do this! Click here to check out all their tutorials (scroll to the bottom for the unzip tutorial).

Click here To Check Out The Farmhouse Bundle!
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Where to get FREE SVG’S & Fonts

One of the most commonly asked questions we see in all of the Cricut Facebook groups that we are in is asking for “picture dumps” (or picture collections of images that they plan to use in design space) And although we have been able to manually “clean up” a good handful of the images that we have found on FB & google, it won’t work for many of those images.

When you download an SVG file directly from a website, it’ll also come already separated by layers of color, so after you inzip the file, it’s ready for you to cut with your Cricut!

(We will be posting a step by step tutorial on how to download these svgs, “unzip” them on your computer, and upload them into Design Space very soon, so keep an eye on the blog posts!)

If you go to the sites listed below & search for what you are looking for, chances are good you will find any image or font for free that your crafting heart desires!

Don’t forget if you are a Cricut access member, they have thousands of images and fonts included with your subscription!

Not an access member? Click here to join!

So what exactly is an SVG?

SVG=Scalable Vector Graphics is an image format for two-dimensional graphics. SVG images are defined in a vector graphics format and stored in XML text files and the file name will end in .svg.

SVG’s are one of the main file format that is accepted to use within Design Space (the design program that you use with your Cricut machines). This is because SVG’s are high quality images & they maintain their high quality even when made bigger or smaller. (JPEG, PNG & other file formats will become pixelated once you change the sizing or adjust the image)

All these links below are for websites or blogs that offer free SVG’s for your Cricut or other cutting machine! There’s also tons of great resources on some of those sites like project ideas, tutorials, DIY stuff, & more!

Please note that some of these websites require you to make a (FREE) account in order to get access to their files, some will send you a “password” to get access to their free images, and some will send the freebies right to your inbox!

Also note that most of these sites do offer paid SVG images & fonts as well, but we are only including sites on this list that also offer free stuff as well! (We have personally checked each of these sites listed to confirm that each one of them have “freebies”!)

PLEASE READ: Make sure you pay attention to the licensing agreement on each product/site. Keep in mind that many of the free images found on these sites come with only a personal use license, but you can purchase a commercial license for almost every image. Just read each websites “privacy policy” for specifics!

Most common types of licenses:

Commercial use-you can use the design on a product and sell it for a profit/make money on it. Please note each companies policy when it comes to licensing because some of them offer limited amount of items made with their commercial license.

Limited commercial use-you can make a specified amount of this design to sell it. You can find specifics in the fine print when it tells you the licensing agreement.

Personal use-you can use the design ONLY for personal use. Meaning you can make items using the image or font for yourself, or for gifts to friends & family. You cannot legally make money on this design without purchasing the “commercial license” or getting specific permission from the artist/designer/website. Note: Most “personal use” designs come with the option to purchase the “commercial” license to be able to legally sell the design!

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