Santa Hat Border SVG

About this design

Borders are workhorses in Christmas crafting, and this one adds a smile. Seven little Santa hats sit side by side along a long, fluffy band, each with its own pom-pom. The repeated hats make a cheerful rhythm, like a festive fringe on the edge of a shelf or the hem of a sweater.

The border is made of eight pieces, the band and seven hats, with two small cut-outs in the band. Because the hats are small compared with the whole border, it passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, forming the fur trim
• Design in red, the hats

Border ideas

• Card fronts. Along the bottom edge.
• Shelf edges. A paper strip along a mantel or bookshelf.
• Sweatshirt hems or sleeve cuffs.
• Tumblers. A band around the base.
• Classroom bulletin boards.
• Gift bags. Along the top edge.
• Party table runners. Repeated along the length.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide. The border is long and short, so for a card front, 5 to 6 inches works well; for a shelf, cut several and line them up end to end. When applying long borders, use one piece of transfer tape and work from the center out.

Step by step: mantel border

1. Measure your mantel and decide how many border lengths you need.
2. Set the design to 11 inches wide (for letter-size cardstock) and download the color SVG.
3. Cut the red hats and the white band from cardstock, as many times as needed.
4. Glue the hats onto the bands.
5. Tape the strips along the edge of the mantel, overlapping the band ends slightly.

Color ideas

• Red hats with a white band, the classic
• Alternating red and green hats for a festive mix
• Gold glitter hats on a white band for a party

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so the pom-pom tips face the other way.
• Rotate it 90 degrees for a vertical border down the side of a sign.

Good to know

To make the hats alternate colors, cut the design twice in two colors and swap every other hat in your software before cutting.

Design notes

Each hat in the row is drawn at the same size and spacing, so two copies placed end to end continue the pattern seamlessly.

Pairs well with

The Christmas Lights Border is another strip design, and the Classic Santa Hat gives you a single large hat.