Line up your vinyl on your wood sign and use a scraper tool to apply the vinyl to the wood.
Diy vinyl decals on wood.
Vinyl can be easily removed so if you don t like the finished.
Either way applying the lettering to wood needs to be done on a clean even surface.
You can absolutely used heat transfer vinyl on wood.
Scrape it down really well to adhere it well and form a good seal.
If you would like to try using 651 with wood we ll show you how below.
Sometimes the wood s texture can make it really difficult to get the vinyl to actually stick to the wood.
Wood signs are trendy all year long but can be intimidating to make.
When removing the transfer tape be careful not to lift any of the interior parts of the letters.
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.
Remove the white backing from the vinyl decal and place decal onto the wood carefully considering alignment to the final surface.
This may seem counterintuitive but applying oracal 651 on wood using heat can make the decal look like paint on wood.
Apply the vinyl stencil to your wood sign.
How to make diy cricut wood signs with vinyl lettering.
If you have ever tried making a diy wood sign by applying an adhesive vinyl decal to a piece of wood you may have experienced some frustration.
When cutting the decals if you did not leave a straight edge or a 90 degree corner consider using a sharpie to draw a line across the bottom of the letters of the decal for best alignment with the finished wood application location.
Mod podge your vinyl stencil on.
Just check out our swatch below to see what each technique looks like and this can help you decide which method you d like to use on your project.