Looking for kid’s home decor ideas you can make with your cutting machine?  This 8-layer Alphabet Layered Mandala is easy and fun to make.

Now that my kids will be doing virtual learning for the unforeseen future, I wanted to create a space for them that was dedicated to learning, being creative, and was their very own.

My kids are still very little so the alphabet was the perfect way to decorate their space.

I designed this 8 layer Alphabet Mandala that can be personalized with your child’s first initial and favorite colors.

Want to make this design into a shadow box?  Here’s what you’ll need.

Materials & Supplies

• Cricut Maker, Cricut Explore, or another cutting machine
• Cardstock  – Learn how to choose the right color combinations here.  
• Foam Adhesive – 0.25-inch circles for the bottom layers and 0.12-inch circles for the top layers

How to Cut an Alphabet Mandala in Cricut Design Space

Follow these easy steps to make the Alphabet Mandala using Cricut Design Space.

Open Cricut Design Space and click the + to create a new project.

In the Design Panel on the left, select “Upload.”

Click Upload Image, then Browse, and navigate to the SVG file on your device to upload it to Cricut Design Space.  Here you can change the name and add tags. Click “Save.”

You’ll see all of the layers in the Layers Panel on the right side of your screen.

First, click Ungroup at the top of the Layers Panel.  This will ungroup the two sets of letters from the mandala.

Select if you’d like to add an initial as the top layer.  If so, choose which letter you’d like to use and delete or hide the rest.  You can hide the group of letters or individual letters by clicking the Eye.

If you’re not using a letter as the top layer go ahead and delete or hide all of the letters.

Before increasing the size of the top letter layer, resize the mandala.  You can do this by selecting the mandala group and resizing it in the Edit Toolbar at the top.  I made mine 8 in x 8 in.

Now you can resize the top letter layer to your desired size.  For this, use the drag option to resize the letter by holding down the two arrows in the bottom right-hand corner of the layer and dragging it.

Now you’re ready to cut the design.  Click Make It in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Once you’ve cut out all of the pieces, layer them out to get a feel for the placement before you add the adhesive. Using foam adhesive gives the mandala depth and a 3D effect.

The image below shows the layers from top to bottom.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE  ‘ALPHABET LAYERED MANDALA’ CUT FILES HERE

Please remember these are for personal use only.  If you’re looking to sell products using these designs please purchase a Commercial Use License here.