Easy Camping Projects

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Bored? Make these 3 easy camping projects with your Cricut Joy. These are perfect for making by yourself, or with the kids, and each of these projects takes just 15 min!

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We have been living in our RV for over a year now while renovating an older home. We literally feel like our life is a big ole’ camping trip.

It’s been rough at times, but it’s also been a lot of fun. We’ve bird-watched, sat by the fire pit, made s’mores, and we even got a scouting camera to see what wildlife happens to come through our property late at night.

I’ve also made some fun projects using my Cricut Maker, like these cute dog bandanas and some fun Cricut Infusible Ink flower coasters.

Storage space is limited in the RV, and my dinette is way too small for storing my Cricut Maker there, so I’ve been reduced to keeping it under the bed. So, when it comes to making projects it isn’t very practical.

That’s why I’m so excited about the new Cricut Joy! It’s so compact and portable that it literally fits in even the smallest space in my RV. It even looks great (and fits!) on my dinette.

Not having to transport a mat, combined with the smaller material size, makes the whole Joy system compact and portable. I also love that it’s fun, functional, and simple to use. Perfect for practical, everyday projects, like the three easy camping projects I’m sharing today.

Since the house is still far from being finished, I decided to share some fun and easy camping projects.

You’ve got to have reusable travel mugs, right? That’s what this first project is.

All projects use the New Cricut Joy

Easy Travel Mug

Supplies:

Cricut Joy Permanent Smart Vinyl (I used Mint and Teal from the Beachside sampler)
Transfer tape
Joy Starter Tool Set
Travel tumbler
RV Life Travel Mug project in Cricut Design Space

Instructions:

Access my project in Cricut Design Space
Follow the instructions for cutting this quick and easy design
Use the weeding tool to remove any excess Smart Vinyl from your design
Use the transfer tape to transfer the design from the vinyl backing to the transfer tape, and then the transfer tape to the travel mugs. Not sure how to do this? Check out my full tutorial for the S’mores tags at the end of this post!

Easy Camping Coasters

Coasters are great for protecting all kinds of surfaces, so camping-themed coasters seemed like a great project.

Supplies:

Square Coaster Blank
Infusible Ink Transfer Patterns – the solid blue from the Wildflower collection
Standard grip mat, included with your Joy
Butcher paper, included with the Infusible Ink
Cardstock (80 lb.), White
A microfiber cloth works great for this!
Scissors
Tweezers
My camping coasters project in Design Space
EasyPress 2
EasyPress2 mat, 12×12

Instructions:

Access my project in design space
Cut Infusible Ink into a 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2′ rectangle
Apply to standard grip mat
Follow the Cricut Joy prompts for cutting the infusible ink, don’t forget to mirror all of your images!
Use the tweezers to remove the excess Infusible Ink
Preheat your EasyPress 2 to 400º
Layer as follows: EasyPress 2 mat, cardstock, coaster blank, Infusible Ink design (design side down), butcher paper, EasyPress 2
Once EasyPress is up to 400º, set it on top of your stack
DO NOT APPLY PRESSURE
Leave for 60 seconds and then lift EasyPress off of the design in an upward motion
THE COASTER WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT
Let cool completely before removing the transfer sheet
Repeat with additional 3 coasters

This third and final project is my favorite. Not only is it fun and easy to make, it’s also delicious!

S’mores Treat Bags

Let’s face it, you aren’t really camping if you don’t make s’mores. Sure, you could just put the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate on platters and let everyone fend for themselves, but these s’mores treat bags are way more fun.

*This design makes three tags, but you can repeat the process to make as many as you need

Supplies:

Cricut Joy Permanent Smart Vinyl (I used Teal from the Beachside sampler)
Cricut Joy Light Grip mat
Cardstock in your choice of color, I used brown
Joy Starter Tool Set
Transfer tape
My S’more Tags project in Cricut Design Space
For each treat bag, you will need 2 marshmallows, 2 squares of semi-sweet chocolate, 4 graham cracker squares, jute twine, and 1 clear cellophane treat bag

Instructions:

Access my s’mores tags in Cricut Design Space
Cut cardstock into a 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 rectangle
Place on Light Grip mat
Set tags to “On Mat”

Set Smart Vinyl to “Without Mat”

Follow the instructions on your Cricut Joy
Once cutting is finished, use the spatula to help remove the mat from the cardstock

Use the weeding tool to remove excess Smart Vinyl
Use scissors to trim

Cut a piece of transfer tape
Remove backing and place on top of the vinyl, sticky side down
Rub with the scraper

Carefully lift up the transfer tape, making sure all lettering sticks to it
If not, lay the transfer tape back over and rub it with scraper again

Position design on the tag
Use the scraper to adhere Smart Vinyl to tag

Carefully lift the transfer tape off of the vinyl, being sure each letter adheres properly

Place 4 graham cracker squares, 2 chocolate squares, and 2 marshmallows in a cellophane bag
Tie a piece of jute twine around the bag, attach the tag and tie in a knot
Repeat until you have made all of your bags

Cricut Joy can do so much more!

Cricut Joy exclusive blank insert card sets allow you to create unique and stunning results at a moment’s notice. No more late birthday cards!

Cricut Joy writes, too! A full suite of Cricut Joy-compatible pens with a variety of pen types and line weights to draw and write in a variety of styles.

What will you make with your Cricut Joy?