make it: Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut Collar Necklace with Cricut

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Small for Big is full of inspiration, playful design finds, and DIY projects. Read on for instructions to make your Cricut Explore project…

Queen Hatshepsut was so important, that she is now known as one of the most successful Pharoahs. Hatshepsut is translated to mean the Foremost of the Noble Ladies, and from what we know she was indeed that. I can’t tell you this necklace came from her own royal tomb, but I can say you’ll feel like a ruling queen the moment you put it on.

This Egypitan Collar Necklace is a breeze to make. Just print and cut the two pieces, attach them together, and add ribbon to wear it around your neck. It’s sized to fit kids and adults too.

This project was designed for the Cricut Explore. But you can make it without the machine too – scroll to the bottom of the post to see how to make this printable without a Cricut machine (and with access to your handy dandy scissors!).

Materials:

• Cricut Explore® machine
• Cricut Design Space™ software
• Cricut® 12” x 12” StandardGrip mat
• White cardstock
• Glue stick or double-sided tape

Prep and Cut:

• Using the Print Then Cut option in your Cricut Design Space™ software, print all of your mask pieces onto 8.5” x 11” cardstock.
• Follow the steps in Cricut Design Space™ software to cut out the pieces.

Assemble:

• Glue or tape the two sides of the necklace together, with the light blue oval scarab beetle going on top.
• Add ribbon or string to the holes on either end of the collar necklace. Now don your new Royal Jewels!

Make this Printable without a Cricut machine:

If you don’t have a Cricut Explore, you can still create this project as a printable – you’ll cut them out with your scissors instead. Follow the steps below. This will let you purchase the file, and Print Then Cut by hand. There are some interior cuts you may want to ignore, but otherwise you’ll be just fine.

• Click the “Customize” button for the project you want to make from Smallful’s Cricut Shop.
• Cricut Print Then Cut projects can only print within a 5.5” x 8” area. You’ll notice the images are laid out and grouped to be printed that way – over multiple pages.
• Select each image and click the “flatten” button in the pop-up menu on the right.
• Hit “Go” and then Sign In or create a Cricut ID and enter your payment info.
• If you aren’t using the Cricut to cut, you will want to remove the bleed by clicking the ‘Bleed (for print then cut)’ box (find this by clicking the blue “more mat options”) under the print copies in the upper LH corner). This will give you a cleaner print.
• From there, click the “Print and Go” button. At this point, your printer menu will pop up and you can print the image. After you hit print, it will ask you to make sure you have connected your Cricut Explore, but you can just ignore this because you’re all finished! Now you have your own printable to cut out and use!