New Mom Gift Basket with Cricut Joy

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This adorable new mom gift basket is the perfect way to help a new mom feel loved. It includes everything she needs for a cozy and relaxing night in!

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New Mom Gift Basket Idea

A lot of my friends are having babies this year, and it takes me back to my own days as a new mom – the exhaustion, the joy, and the feeling of having your world turned completely upside down! Those first days and weeks of parenthood can be quite a challenge, and those new moms definitely need some love and support. This cute new mom gift basket is the perfect way to show your love, and gift mama something cozy and relaxing!

The Perfect New Mom Gift

The great thing about this thoughtful gift is that it can be easily customized with essential items of your choice, and if you use your Cricut Joy, customizing everything takes no time at all!!! I made 3 personalizations to this basket with my Cricut Joy – a cute gift tag for the front of the basket, a coordinating label for a candle, and some iron-on wording for the underside of these cozy socks. If you’re not familiar with Cricut’s newest addition, let me introduce you to the small, but mighty, Cricut Joy! The Cricut Joy…

• is fun, functional, and simple to use.
• is less than half the size of its sister machines
• can quickly and easily personalize your projects in 15 minutes or less.
• packs away easily and sets up instantly, making it super easy to move from room to room.
• doesn’t require cutting mats, which means less to buy, fewer steps, and faster results.
• writes, too! A full suite of Cricut Joy-compatible pens with a variety of pen types and line weights draw and write in a variety of styles.

Not having to transport a mat, combined with the smaller material size, makes the whole system compact and portable so you don’t have to have a dedicated craft room to DIY and personalize the little things that make a big difference!

Gift Basket Supplies

You can change up the basket to suit the new mom’s needs, but here’s what I included in mine:

• cozy socks
• candle
• dry shampoo
• chapstick + lip gloss
• scrunchies
• face mask
• bath bomb
• lotion
• chocolate
• drink mix
• breath mints

How To Make A New Mom Gift Basket

Here’s how to customize and assemble the perfect gift for a new mom!

Vinyl + Cardstock Gift Tag

The first step to making a new mom gift basket extra special is to create a custom gift tag! SUPPLIES NEEDED –

• Cricut Joy
• Standard Grip Cutting Mat, optional
• Cricut Joy Smart Vinyl, I used Black
• Cricut Joy Transfer Tape
• Starter Tool Set
• black and white cardstock
• scissors
• glue stick
• tape
• ribbon or twine
• favorite fonts from Cricut Design Space, I used Montserrat

DIRECTIONS –

1. Design the wording of your choice for your gift tag in Cricut Design Space.
2. Click “Make It” and follow the prompts on the screen.
3. Once your machine is connected via Bluetooth, select your materials from the list, for this tag you will select “Smart Vinyl – Permanent”.
4. Load your vinyl into the machine. You don’t necessarily need a mat for this, but I used one anyway because part of the font on my tag was so small, and I wanted extra stability.
5. Click “Go” and watch your masterpiece come to life!
6. Once your phrase is cut out, weed the vinyl with your weeding tool.
7. Use your transfer tape to carefully place your decal centered on your cardstock, then remove the transfer tape and ensure everything is lined up how you want it.
8. Cut out your cardstock and mount it on another sheet of cardstock for even more stability and dimension.
9. Attach your gift tag to the basket with some tape or ribbon, and you’re good to go!

Candle Decal

Now that your gift tag is done, let’s make a fun candle decal to match! SUPPLIES NEEDED –

• Cricut Joy
• Cricut Joy Smart Vinyl, I used Black
• Cricut Joy Transfer Tape
• Starter Tool Set
• candle
• favorite fonts from Cricut Design Space, I used Montserrat

DIRECTIONS –

1. Design the wording of your choice for your candle in Cricut Design Space.
2. Click “Make It” and follow the prompts on the screen.
3. Once your machine is connected via Bluetooth, select your materials from the list, for this tag you will select “Smart Vinyl – Permanent”.
4. Load your vinyl into the machine.
5. Click “Go” and watch your machine do its job!
6. Once your phrase is cut out, weed the vinyl with your weeding tool.
7. Use your transfer tape to carefully place your decal centered on your candle, then remove the transfer tape and ensure everything is lined up how you want it!

Iron-On Cozy Socks

Perhaps my favorite addition to this entire basket, are these darling socks that you can customize to say whatever you want! SUPPLIES NEEDED –

• Cricut Joy
• Cricut Joy Smart Iron-On, I used Blush
• Starter Tool Set
• Cricut EasyPress Mini
• socks
• favorite fonts from Cricut Design Space, I used Montserrat

DIRECTIONS –

1. Design the wording of your choice for your socks in Cricut Design Space. (I designed each sock separately.)
2. Click “Make It” and follow the prompts on the screen. Make sure you select the option to cut the MIRROR IMAGE of your design.
3. Once your machine is connected via Bluetooth, select your materials from the list, for this tag you will select “Smart Iron-On”.
4. Load your iron-on into the machine with the shiny side facing down.
5. Click “Go” and watch wait for it to cut out.
6. Once your phrase is cut out, weed the iron-on with your weeding tool, leaving your phrase on the clear backing.
7. Place your phrase onto your socks with the clear backing on top.
8. Use your EasyPress to iron the words onto your socks, and you’re good to go!

Putting it all together!

Now that you have your customized parts of the gift, it’s time to put it together and make it look amazing! SUPPLIES NEEDED

• basket
• tissue paper, optional
• fun gifts for the new mom

DIRECTIONS –

1. Place some tissue paper at the bottom of your basket if you need to fill the space.
2. Fill your basket with all the fun goodies.
3. Tie or tape your customized gift tag to the front
4. … that’s it! You’re good to go!

Making a special gift for a new mom doesn’t have to take a lot of time or money!

If you already have a Maker or Air 2, Cricut Joy opens additional creative possibilities with unique features and is the perfect companion for quick, mat-free projects and long cuts. Machines and supplies are available online and in-store. Learn more on Cricut.com and start creating today!