Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore! Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.” We are continuing the eerie themes of the season with an elegant new design, featuring the iconic bird from Poe’s most popular poem. Gather your supplies, and make your own stained glass raven.
I have been creating “stained glass” bird designs since February, when I lucked into this new technique of printing on vellum. Since then, I’ve created three lovely stained glass bird designs that bring immense joy to my amateur birdwatching soul!
When I was brainstorming Halloween designs, I thought it would be fun to continue with my bird collection. And what better feathered friend to feature than the raven?
To make this project, all you need is:
- A Printer
- A Cutting Machine
- Vellum
- Cardstock
- Hot Glue
- My Free Template
Note: if you’re planning on utilizing Cricut’s “print then cut” feature to do this project, make sure to ungroup all fo the layers first; then select everything, besides the “outline” layer, and hit flatten.
Once everything is printed and cut out, all you need to do is attach your vellum layer to your cardstock detail piece with a little hot glue—easy peasy!
I use Adobe Illustrator for all of my designs, and a Cricut Maker to bring my creations to life. For tips on creating fun paper cuts like this one, see the FAQ section on my website. Also, be sure to check out the other Halloween freebies available on my blog!
Enjoy putting bringing this stained glass raven project to life. I hope you are having as much fun crafting during this Halloween season as I am!
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Mandee is a professional graphic designer, amateur bird watcher, and rollercoaster enthusiast. She is a wife to hardworking high school teacher and mommy to three adorable little humans. She fell in love with graphic design when she started working on a comedy website with a guy she met her freshman year of college. Design wasn’t the only thing she fell in love with, and they were married a year and a half later. She created Designs By Miss Mandee to be a place where she could merge her passion for design with her lifelong love of crafting. 17 Comments on Stained Glass Raven – Halloween Cut Files
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sandra
October 27, 2020 at 7:19 am (1 year ago)Love this design. And all the bird designs. I’m going to give some to friends at Christmas. Perfect here in Florida. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
Mandee
October 27, 2020 at 8:38 am (1 year ago)How fun! I love that idea. So glad you can make good use of them. 😊
Jan Perry
October 27, 2020 at 8:00 am (1 year ago)Thank you so much! this design is stunning!
Mandee
October 27, 2020 at 8:38 am (1 year ago)Thank you Jan!! 😊
Jeanette
October 27, 2020 at 12:34 pm (1 year ago)Stunning!! Thank you
Mandee
October 28, 2020 at 11:40 am (1 year ago)You’re very welcome Jeanette!
Dawn
October 28, 2020 at 2:10 am (1 year ago)WoW! Love it!
Thank you xxx
Mandee
October 28, 2020 at 11:40 am (1 year ago)Thanks Dawn!! 🖤
Susan Foreman
October 29, 2020 at 7:02 pm (1 year ago)The raven SVG will not download. Says unsupported file
Mandee
October 30, 2020 at 11:37 am (1 year ago)Hi Susan,
It sounds like you may be trying to upload the zip file to your cutting software. You’ll need to unzip it and use the SVG file that is included in the download.
If you are a Silhouette user, there are a couple other steps that are required. Feel free to check out my FAQ page for more troubleshooting tips!
Germaine
October 29, 2020 at 8:22 pm (1 year ago)Hi Mandee – I’m a bit confused on something – as I’m new to this type of craft – it’s when reading your line “then select everything, besides the “outline” layer, and hit flatten” what is the “outline” layer is it labeled in the pieces or can you tell me which layer it is. Looking forward to making this fabulous bird, I remember reading Poe’s poem The Raven.. Thank you and have a great weekend.
Mandee
October 30, 2020 at 11:39 am (1 year ago)Oh, by “outline layer” I just mean the dark grey piece that outlines the entire design. If this were a real stained glass piece, it would be the strips of lead in between the glass pieces. 🙂
Tammy
October 31, 2020 at 11:40 am (1 year ago)Another amazing design! Thanks!
Mandee
November 2, 2020 at 11:10 am (1 year ago)You are most welcome Tammy! 😊
Diane
October 7, 2021 at 8:19 am (3 months ago)Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, suddenly I came across your website and have spent about 6 hours looking at as many of your designs as I could until my eyes blurred. You are an amazing crafter. I suddenly have the urge to do some paper crafting. I believe your haunted castle could go well with the haunted house.
Mandee
October 7, 2021 at 10:07 am (3 months ago)Diane, you have made my day!! I’m so glad you discovered my little corner of the internet, and I hope you have lots of fun creating all kinds of papercrafts. Especially this spooky season!
Diane
October 8, 2021 at 2:49 am (3 months ago)Thank you for sharing your free crafts with us. God bless you for using your talents for your enjoyment and the enjoyment of others. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next. Have a wonderful and prosperous October with your family, especially your new little girl.