Reindeer Calf with Bow SVG

About this design

This young reindeer is all dressed up. It stands with its head turned slightly, small branching antlers above and wide ears lined in gold. A gold bow is tied at its neck, with two ribbon tails hanging down its chest, and a gold patch on one leg adds a little extra color. The design is soft and sweet, a lovely middle ground between cartoon and realistic.

The calf is one connected piece with six cut-outs. In the layered version, the ears, the bow and the leg patch all show the gold backing. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in gold, which becomes the bow, ears and leg patch
• Design in reindeer brown

Sweet projects

• Girls’ Christmas shirts and dresses.
• Nursery wall art.
• Gift tags for wrapped presents.
• Holiday cards for kids.
• Ornaments with a name.
• Baby’s first Christmas keepsakes.
• Mugs for a young reindeer fan.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall. The bow tails are the narrowest parts, so for felt or glitter cardstock choose 6 inches or more. For a child’s shirt, 6 to 8 inches tall.

Step by step: pink-bow shirt

1. Set the design to 7 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the brown layer from brown iron-on vinyl.
3. Cut the backing from pink or red glitter vinyl instead of gold, so the bow and ears sparkle.
4. Press the backing first, then the brown layer on top.
5. Add the child’s name underneath in a playful font.

Color ideas

• Brown with a gold bow, the classic
• Brown with a red bow for a festive look
• Tan with a pink bow for a sweet nursery theme
• Brown with a silver bow for a frosty look

Good to know

The bow is the biggest cut-out, so the backing color you pick is the color of the bow. Pink, red, gold and silver all look great, and you can match the bow to an outfit, a nursery or a gift wrap without changing the cut files. For a baby’s first Christmas, add the name and year under the hooves on an ornament.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor to face the other way.
• Add the editor’s offset border for a die-cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Baby Reindeer Sitting is another young reindeer, and the Reindeer and Little Bird has a feathered friend.