Free moon SVG files

Crescents, phases and what to cut them from

Every moon here is 100 mm on its longer side. A crescent is about the simplest shape there is, one circle inside another, so it cuts cleanly in anything from vinyl to thick wood. The only delicate parts are the two horns, which taper to a point. On the thin crescent they are long and fine, so keep that design above 50 mm. The fat crescent has short, sturdy horns and is the one for felt, foam and wooden nursery signs.

The two moon phase sets, the moon with three stars, the moon and star and the sun and moon are loose pieces. Cut them from vinyl and lift them with transfer tape so the spacing stays as drawn, or cut them from card and glue each piece down. The crescent with hanging stars is welded into one piece through its threads, which are 2 mm wide at full size, so cut it from card or thin wood at 100 mm or more.

On the full moon and the half moon the craters are holes. Glue a pale yellow or grey disc behind them, or hang the moon in a window and let the light through.

How to open the files

• Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
• Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
• LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
• Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
• Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

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