Get tips and tricks for making your wood and iron on project a success.
Can you put vinyl on wood cricut.
To do this first download the free cut file from the supply list above.
Before i get to the reasons why i like using it more here is a little comparison on the wood so you can see the differences that i mention.
I m using this 12 x 6 wood board that came pre hung with a rope but you can use any board that has a flat surface.
If you were interested in that first option check out our cricut stencil vinyl project adhesive vinyl and htv are similar but you.
Plus it super easy using your wisteria cricut explore air 2 exclusively from joann and your cricut easypress.
Especially when you learn to do new things like how to put cricut vinyl on wood with your easypress 2 to make cool signs for christmas or any other occasion for that matter which i m going to show you how to do in just a minute.
Of course there are certain things you can t put iron on vinyl on so always make sure you actually can but if you can use iron on it s awesome.
Iron on vinyl has a more matte finish and allows the texture of the wood to show through especially with a thinner iron on vinyl like iron on lite.
There are a few different ways you can decorate wood signs using vinyl.
Vinyl on wood.
The wood is really more like a veneer.
You will need to use the knife blade to cut wood and be prepared for it to take many passes.
Iron on is way easier to weed for me then sticky vinyl but you can try both and see which you find to be easier.
The backing paper is attached so you can easily move your design to the wood with no other product required.
Use stencil vinyl create a stencil and then paint the design on wood.
This is where the iron on really shines.
However it is very thin wood up to 3 32 thick.
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Labels on planters made with cricut for the nursery planters that have mums in them i took printed vinyl and cut out the words that i wanted then weeded out the letters so the major part of the printed vinyl was left.
Using iron on vinyl on wood is an easy way to add style to any project.
Then use your silhouette or cricut to cut the design from glossy adhesive vinyl.
You can also apply heat transfer or iron on vinyl to wood and you can read more about that here.
The cricut maker can cut wood.
So for this vinyl stencil technique you re going to need some permanent adhesive vinyl in any color matte mod podge don t use glossy acrylic paint and a wood board.
But that is a beautiful way to create a wood on wood toned sign using your cricut.
But if you use a stencil and you leave it on the wood while you paint you won t be able to do that.
Permanent adhesive vinyl today s project.
Next it s time to make the decal for the sign.
This looks like a painted wood sign.
