How To Make Vinyl Letters For Wood Signs

Let s start with the basics adding vinyl to wood.

How to make vinyl letters for wood signs.

Wood signs are trendy all year long but can be intimidating to make. Vinyl sticks decently to untreated wood but we want to make sure that the vinyl is nice and stuck to the wood because we wouldn t want parts of your project to peel. The bladed machine used to cut a sign s design on vinyl is called a vinyl cutter. So no matter what vinyl letters you want to put on your signs here is how i did it.

Mod podge your vinyl stencil on. Line up your vinyl on your wood sign and use a scraper tool to apply the vinyl to the wood. Vinyl signs require software to create their design and a machine to cut out the design. The most important tool you need to create a vinyl stencil is a vinyl cutting machine such as a silhouette cameo used in this tutorial or cricut.

You can have vinyl on the finished farmhouse signs or you can use vinyl to help paint them. Vinyl lettering on wood signs i use a brother scan n cut with roll feeder to create my signs but you can use any craft cutter. Vinyl is fed into the cutter to put the design on it. Fold the transfer tape and letters back down onto the sign.

It is easier if you can cut long rolls but it is possible to break up and cut on a smaller mat if that s how your machine works. Use your craft stick to smooth out any air bubbles from under the. How to make diy cricut wood signs with vinyl lettering. Rub your craft stick firmly over the top of the transfer tape.

So the first step is to sand down whatever wood you re working with. Then the cut vinyl design is transferred to a surface used for the sign. Well fear not because today i am going to share with you the easiest way to make a wood and vinyl sign using your cricut cutting machine. Here is the process of making the signs 3 ways.

Peel the transfer tape from off the top of the vinyl lettering. Scrape it down really well to adhere it well and form a good seal. Here are three ways that i like to use vinyl on my farmhouse signs. Today i m sharing a step by step tutorial on how to make wood signs with vinyl.

Okay as a sum up vinyl and wood are not bffs. However if you pay attention to the tiny details we have listed above you will be one step closer to finally making vinyl letters stick to wood and put an end to the uneven battle you have been involved in. Well there are a few different ways to make them with vinyl too. Smooth over the transfer tape with your hands to press the letters to the wood s surface.

Apply the vinyl stencil to your wood sign.