What a weekend! We moved Studio DIY’s headquarters to a new space and then went to a lively Meghan Trainor concert—danced a ton and had an unforgettable night. If your weekend was busy too, this quick and fun Cricut project is perfect: DIY balloon stickers inspired by sprinkles, ice cream and donuts. They’re simple, stylish, and make ordinary balloons feel festive.
Follow the steps below for the full tutorial.
Supplies:
- Adhesive vinyl in desired colors
- Cricut Explore™ and cutting mat (see note if you don’t have a Cricut)
- Mylar balloons filled with helium
- String or ribbon
- Open the project in Cricut Design Space and follow the prompts to cut your shapes from adhesive vinyl.
- Peel the vinyl shapes from their backing and apply them to inflated balloons wherever you like. That’s it—so easy!
Not a Cricut owner? You can still make these using the Design Space Print and Cut approach and some hand-cutting:
- Click “Make It Now” for the project you want.
- Choose “Customize.”
- Select all images and click “Flatten” in the right-hand menu.
- Click “Go,” then “Print and Continue.” Print the template from your printer. You can ignore the prompt about connecting a Cricut—once printed you’ll trace the shapes onto vinyl and cut them by hand.
I used the same method to create two other sweet balloon designs. Follow the same instructions for each project.
Donut balloon stickers: use the project files and cut the donut shapes from vinyl, layering colors for frosting and sprinkles.
Ice cream balloon stickers: create cones and scoops with contrasting vinyl colors and add small sprinkle pieces for detail.
Photos by Studio DIY
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