Using Cricut Vinyl Stencil Glass

Apply your stencil.

Using cricut vinyl stencil glass.

Whether you have a cricut or a silhouette machine you can use the cricut stencil vinyl in either machine. Use a weeding tool to remove the negative space the part you want etched from your stencil. Learn the easy way to etch glass using vinyl decals you can cut on your cricut and glass etching cream. Then make it on your cricut machine and weed your design by removing the negative spaces of vinyl.

Use a craft stick or cricut scraper. Carefully adhere the stencil to the glass surface by pressing firmly to smooth over the entire design. Paint or stain your project applying additional coats as necessary. Would you like to make your own vinyl sign using your cricut.

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. Pro tip in this tutorial i m using a stencil that i cut from permanent vinyl. Then make it on your cricut machine and weed your design by removing the negative spaces of vinyl.

I get a lot of questions about how to decorate and personalize mugs and glasses and still make them dishwasher and microwave safe. For etching the glass you ll want to use vinyl to cut out your stencil. Take the weeded design and apply it to the clean glass surface using transfer tape. I used my cricut explore air2 for this project.

I used my cricut machine to cut out a variety of different vinyl stencils. Remove stencil vinyl. The reason why i use permanent vinyl is that it adheres better than. 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.

Now you re ready to start etching. Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a 45 degree angle. Then continue to peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl. I use cricut permanent vinyl or oracal 651 outdoor vinyl.

Permanent vinyl takes 72 hours to cure so you do not run the risk of having an issue getting it off the glass when you are done etching. Take the weeded design and apply it to the clean glass surface using transfer tape. 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. This tutorial will show you how to apply vinyl to a glass frame or window along with a cute ide.

Before you get started etching you ll need to either create or purchase a vinyl stencil to use on your glass. If you do not have a cricut vinyl cutting machine you can purchase premade stencils off of amazon.