Waving Santa SVG

About this design

Here is the whole Santa, head to boots. He stands upright with one arm raised in a cheerful wave, his beard spilling over his coat, his hat flopping to one side and his wide belt cinched around a round belly. Cream details pick out the fur trim, the beard and the belt, so he reads clearly even from across a room.

This figure has fine details in the beard, gloves and coat trim. It does not pass our automated cut checks at small sizes, so it is marked for print and web rather than as cut-ready. It cuts well at larger sizes, from about 7.5 inches tall, where every detail is wide enough to weed. Test-cut a corner first on a new material.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, a solid silhouette of the figure
• Design in red, with the beard, fur trim and belt details cut out

Best uses

• Printed items. Download a PNG at 300 DPI for sublimation mugs, shirts and cards.
• Print Then Cut stickers with a white offset border.
• Large vinyl decals on a front door or window, 12 inches and up.
• Laser engraving on wood or acrylic, where fine lines are no problem.
• Wall art. A large layered cardstock Santa in a frame.
• Window displays for shops and classrooms.

Size and printing tips

For cutting, start at 8 inches tall or more. For printing, any size works: choose PNG in the editor, enter the print size and pick 300 DPI so it prints sharply. For sublimation, mirror the image in your printing software, not in the file.

Step by step: front door decal

1. Measure your door and set the design to about 18 inches tall.
2. Download the color SVG and cut the cream backing from white removable vinyl.
3. Cut the red design from red removable vinyl.
4. Apply the white backing to the clean door, then layer the red on top.
5. Smooth from the center outward with a scraper.

Color ideas

• Classic red and white
• Green and cream for a vintage, old-world Santa
• Gold glitter on black for a festive engraved look

Good to know

Detailed figures look their best as a two-layer cut, because the backing fills in the narrow areas between details and holds the design together.

Pairs well with

The Ho Ho Ho saying makes a perfect caption, and the Santa Boots offer a simpler, easy-to-cut Santa motif.