




Materials:
Keeva Mermaid SVG Cutting Machine Cardstock Paper Double Sided Tape With Lining White Glue and Small Paintbrush X-Acto Knife or any sharp point Clear String ScissorsStep 1: Cut two mermaids
❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ Note about files: In your download you will see two folders, one called Keeva Cutouts and the other Keeva Separated Pieces. In Cutouts, the mermaid is in one piece, with all the cutout shapes removed. In Separated Pieces I left all the cutout shapes in place. With this file you can ungroup all the pieces and cut them out separately. There are some small parts in this mermaid and I find that if I’m able to cut them separately I can pay more attention to them and recut them if necessary. I like to use my cutting mat even when it’s lost some of its stickiness but this makes cutting tiny parts tricky. Sometimes a tiny piece gets stuck under my blade and if I don’t catch it in time, the blade ends up not cutting properly with the piece stuck under it. When this happens I can simply choose the parts that didn’t get cut properly and re-cut them. You can’t do this when the cutout pieces are not separated (at least I haven’t been able to with the software I use). Hope that makes sense! I am always happy to help so if you have any questions feel free to contact me at chaivdesign@gmail.com. ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊On with Step 1…
With your cutting machine, cut out two Keeva mermaids.

Step 2: Attach double-sided tape along fold line of tail
Using just one of your mermaids that you’ve cut, lay it flat on your work surface with her head to the left and her tail upwards. Cut a piece of double-sided tape about 1 inch long, and about a half inch wide. It’s important to use strong double-sided tape and not the removable tape for this step. Tape with liner on it works best and you’ll see why in the next steps. Place your tape along the fold line and let the excess hang off the edges of the mermaid’s tail.
Step 3: Trim off tape edges
Flip your mermaid over and trim off the excess tape. Then flip her back over for Step 4.
Step 4: Attach two mermaids together
In this step you’ll be using the taped area below the tail to attach the two mermaid cut-outs to each other. Take your second mermaid cut-out and align it on top of the one with the tape. Make sure all edges are aligned.


Step 5: Glue the two mermaids together
For gluing I like to pour my glue into a container so I can easily dip my brush into it. I’m right-handed so for this step I have the mermaid’s head on my right side, tail on the left. Gently open the top mermaid all the way to the tail end and spread your glue on the bottom mermaid. It’s best to glue in sections, as in the images below, rather than doing the whole mermaid at once. You’ll be able to line them up better by gluing in sections. Spread glue on a small area and press down the top mermaid, making sure to keep the two mermaids aligned. Press down on the area you just glued to reinforce it, then open the top mermaid again to work on the next area, working your way towards the mermaid’s head.



Step 6: Open tail and curl hair
Once the whole mermaid has been glued together, fold open the mermaid’s tail. You can place your fingers up against the fold lines to make sure the tail folds open along those lines.


Step 7: Tie string to mermaid
Your mermaid is almost done. She just needs some string attached so she can be hung. Take the end of your fishing line or string and thread it through any of the holes in her crown. Then tie a knot two or three times.

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