Using Cricut Vinyl Stencil Glass

Apply your stencil.

Using cricut vinyl stencil glass.

In this tutorial i m going to show you how and why to use cricut stencil vinyl and how easy it is to make a custom pillow cover. Use a craft stick or cricut scraper. Paint or stain your project applying additional coats as necessary. One of the best ways to do this is to etch your glass rather than apply vinyl to it as vinyl can come off in the dishwasher and it is most definitely not.

Carefully adhere the stencil to the glass surface by pressing firmly to smooth over the entire design. Smooth out a piece of vinyl big enough for your stencil onto a standardgrip mat. If the vinyl sticks to the transfer tape simply burnish the vinyl onto the surface again. Take the weeded design and apply it to the clean glass surface using transfer tape.

Load your mat into your cricut machine and cut out the design. I use cricut permanent vinyl or oracal 651 outdoor vinyl. Carefully adhere the stencil to the glass surface by pressing firmly to smooth over the entire design. Then make it on your cricut machine and weed your design by removing the negative spaces of vinyl.

Apply your stencil. The reason why i use permanent vinyl is that it adheres better than. I used my cricut machine to cut out a variety of different vinyl stencils. I used my cricut explore air2 for this project.

Then make it on your cricut machine and weed your design by removing the negative spaces of vinyl. Learn the easy way to etch glass using vinyl decals you can cut on your cricut and glass etching cream. Pro tip in this tutorial i m using a stencil that i cut from permanent vinyl. Now you re ready to start etching.

Remove stencil vinyl. If you do not have a cricut vinyl cutting machine you can purchase premade stencils off of amazon. Would you like to make your own vinyl sign using your cricut. This tutorial will show you how to apply vinyl to a glass frame or window along with a cute ide.

Use a weeding tool to remove the negative space the part you want etched from your stencil. I get a lot of questions about how to decorate and personalize mugs and glasses and still make them dishwasher and microwave safe. Before you get started etching you ll need to either create or purchase a vinyl stencil to use on your glass. Whether you have a cricut or a silhouette machine you can use the cricut stencil vinyl in either machine.

For etching the glass you ll want to use vinyl to cut out your stencil. Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a 45 degree angle.