My inbox went CA-RAZY when I shared my organized refrigerator, and so did my Instagram. But no one cared about how neat and tidy it was. Everyone cared most about the labels on my fridge shelves and drawers. It was like I had done something incredibly proprietary. I had so many people who wanted to know what font I used so they could recreate the look.

Turns out, there’s a bit of learning curve when it comes to that font. It doesn’t look the way it does on my fridge when you initially type it out. You’ve got to do a little game of Operation. So here’s my BIG secret to making the words look PERFECTLY handwritten.

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Making Cricut Script Fonts Look Handwritten

Start by typing your text, and make sure you avoid using Caps Lock. Your first letter can be capitalized, but after that you need the rest to be lowercase.

Came out kinda weird, huh? Not cute. And definitely not like the brush-stroke handwriting vibe you were going for.

You’d probably be tempted to just lower the distance between letters using the letter spacing box on your toolbar, right?

Ewww, then that happens.

The a is all hugged up with the B and the E and T look like they’re in the middle of a yucky marital fight.

So before you go thinking you need to add extra spaces or cut the word up into chunks, try this instead.

Ungroup the text box. This makes each letter it’s own separate piece in your Canvas, just like images.

Then drag each letter to connect them as if you had written a word in cursive.

Note that some letters won’t be able to touch like two t’s in a row. That’s totally fine, and still looks great.

Once you’ve lined up your word and you’re happy with how it looks, draw a box with your curser around the word, then group it back together again.

Finally, click WELD (in the bottom right hand corner) so it will become one single “image” of a word. Otherwise, if you’re cutting vinyl, your letter cuts will overlap each other into a big ol’ fat mess.

Ta-Da! Easy peasy, and no cursing necessary! Look at you making it through a project without getting frustrated! I’m standing and clapping for your right now.

(That’s a lie, I’m sitting in my yoga pants under a blanket with a bowl of Cheetos in my lap. I’m actually just subtly nodding in pride.)

Need Another Font To Pair It With?

Check out THIS POST to see my top ten favorite Cricut Font Combinations, and THIS POST to see Babette paired with Tuesday on the cutest little Grocery Bag ever!

AND…!!!

I made a Quick Reference Printable Guide for Cricut Fonts to make choosing and pairing fonts SO much faster and easier. It’s a one-page cheat sheet so you can print it and pop it up by your computer so you can breeze through adding text to your next design.

And spoiler alert, I tell you EXACTLY which font pairs best with Babette. 😉

Just drop your email below and I’ll send it straight to you!