Tips For Applying Vinyl Monogram To Ornament

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Tips for applying vinyl monogram to ornament.

The rounder your ornament the harder it is going to be to apply vinyl. They can be made of glass plastic porcelain wood and more. Coat each ornament with polycrylic. This step is very important for getting even glitter coverage.

Here i am taking the lazy way and just splicing the letter with an exacto knife. The circle below is 5 but feel free to change the size to an ornament of your choosing. The best ornaments in my opinion are the completely flat disks. I use a christmas ornament but this technique will work with any moderately.

Size the circle to the size that you would like the ornament. Nov 1 2019 making ornaments with your cricut is easy but how do you apply vinyl to an ornament without wrinkling. I recommend using standard cricut transfer tape for a project like this not the strong grip or light grip. In this tutorial i teach you how to transfer vinyl onto rounded surfaces.

Make sure the transfer tape is going to pick up the vinyl well. You can just press it down again as you go pushing that bubble to the edge. Pour a small amount of polycrylic into each glass ornament and swirl it for a few minutes around until the inside of the ornament is completely covered. Round objects are tough when it comes to applying vinyl.

Apply transfer tape to the cut and weeded design and burnish it with a squeegee or a scraper tool. Take your exacto knife slide it under the bubble then slide down the vinyl using the dull side so you don t accidentally cut your word to pieces and loosen the attached vinyl. How to apply vinyl to an ornament choose the right ornament. Then let the polycrylic drain back out into the can.

With christmas coming up this is the best time to master this ski. Open a new design canvas. Watch as i apply vinyl to these homemade glitter ornaments. You can basically put any design with any vinyl and have great luck.

If you have issues adding vinyl to christmas ornaments this is the perfect video for you. Here are my tips and tricks for making it perfect.