Heart in a Santa Hat SVG

About this design

Love meets Christmas in this simple, sweet design. A large, round heart wears a Santa hat perched on its top left curve, with a cream fur brim and a pom-pom hanging off the side. The heart is big and bold, so it can hold a name, a word or a year inside.

The design is one connected piece with four cut-outs in the hat brim and pom-pom. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, forming the brim and pom-pom
• Design in red, the heart and hat

Projects made with love

• Couple’s first Christmas ornaments and mugs.
• Valentine-to-Christmas crossover shirts.
• Teacher gifts with “Thank you” inside the heart.
• Kids’ cards for grandparents.
• Charity bake sale signs.
• Wedding favors for a December wedding.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide. The heart is a big, easy shape, so if you add text inside it, subtract the text from the heart in your cutting software and the letters become cut-outs that show the surface underneath.

Step by step: knockout name heart

1. Set the design to 5 inches wide and download the solid style.
2. In your cutting software, type a short name in a bold font and center it on the heart.
3. Subtract the name from the heart so the letters become cut-outs.
4. Cut it from red vinyl and apply it to a white mug: the mug shows through the name.
5. Add a gold dot on the pom-pom for a little sparkle.

Color ideas

• Red heart with a white brim, the classic
• Pink heart with a red hat for a sweet look
• Gold glitter heart with a white brim for a wedding favor

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so the hat sits on the right.
• Add the editor’s offset border in white for a sticker.

Good to know

Hearts look best with a little breathing space around them. On mugs and cards, leave at least half an inch around the edges.

Design notes

Because the heart has no inner cut-outs, it is a good base for layering. You can add glitter, foil or patterned vinyl over the heart without fighting with small details, and the hat brim provides the contrast.

Pairs well with

The Christmas Lights Heart is another heart design, and Our First Christmas suits couples.