Make Vinyl Letters Look Like On Wire

Creating a distressed look with a vinyl cutter.

Make vinyl letters look like on wire.

I sourced two fonts that will make creating the artwork the easy part for a change. Vinyl lettering includes lettering numbering or shapes that are individually cut out from a sheet of solid colored 2 mil vinyl and then pre spaced and placed onto pre masked transfer tape the number of transfer tape sheets used will depend on the size of your vinyl lettering and amount of colors used. Rub most of it off with a paper towel this gives it a more authentic chalkboard look. Cut your chalkboard lettering design out of stencil vinyl and fill in the stencil with chalk or chalk marker.

I would like them to be the same text and. How to make these diy vinyl letter decals. Some of the letters wanted to come up with the extra vinyl. I wanted to see if i could lightly distress it without ruining the vinyl.

Cut your vinyl in a size that is small enough for your printer. Scribble chalk on chalkboard vinyl on and around the lettering. Eg 6mm drill bit for 6mm tubing 4. Prefer to use actual chalk for your lettering.

I won t lie the tiny letters were a bit of a pain to weed. I m looking for idiivndual letters and numbers. Use a drill bit the same diameter as the plastic tubing to make the start and end holes of each segment of neon tubing. Lya vinyl 55 assorted colors permanent adhesive vinyl sheets 12 x 12 inchs for decor sticker weeding machine craft cutter machine printers letters car decal vinyl paper 4 6 out of 5 stars 1 285 29 99 29.

I went lightly and focused mostly on the black letters. Apr 20 2012 a lot of craft projects contain vinyl letter decals. If you have had a hard time trying to make vinyl stick to wood and you feel as if you can t bear even one more unsuccessful trial then heat transfer vinyl is what you need to try out. Not only does it work like charm to stick to wood perfectly but it also provides a matte finish which i personally adore.

Click rotate and then flip horizontally. You can see that some of the letter corners were sanded right off. It took me longer than i hoped but it was worth it be patient and go slow. Use a scrollsaw or.

I always find it very strange that the vinyl letters are quite expensive compared to the big sheets. It really took just a few seconds to sand off that shine. I laid out all the words i had cut on the actual wood sign. You can use the standard letter or a4 size if you like.

Use a large size for the letters. 2 try out heat transfer vinyl. It may seem like the distressed look would be difficult but it s really not when you use the right tools. Use a rigid board like 5mm mdf or plywood as your base 2.

Choose a font in paint and spell the text for your vinyl letter decals. Look at this beautiful distressing. Besides that it s nice to be able to choose from all the free fonts the web has to offer instead of just a few basic ones. I really like them but i don t want to pay a lot of money for them.

Print out your sign letters in your desired font on regular printer paper and spray mount to the board. I thought i could make them.