You essentially have 3 choices for creating letting for your custom wood sign using your cricut.
Cricut adhesive vinyl on wood.
Seal with a waterbased polycrylic then wait 24 hours.
Create a vinyl stencil and paint with acrylic paint.
Stain can leave an oily residue that will make your vinyl lift from the surface.
Adhesive vinyl is a thin adhesive or sticky backed material that you can cut with your cricut or other electronic cutting machine and then apply to a myriad of surfaces.
Shop cricut vinyl with over 40 colors and styles to create the perfect home décor wall decals labels and more.
You can even cut simple shapes by hand if you don t have a cutting machine.
One of the new products cricut launched this year that i love in addition to the easypress 2 is cricut s sportflex iron on.
Cricut adhesive foil lets you customize without commitment.
The instructions aren t to show you how to make this sign in particular it s to show you how to put cricut vinyl on wood to make any sign.
The downside of using htv is that sometimes the adhesive can leak around the edges of the decal.
Permanent adhesive vinyl today s project.
A traditional choice to add elegance this cherry wood vinyl features a linear grain that runs along the length of the roll.
This rcraft cherry wood grain craft vinyl film is the perfect architectural film to help you add warmth and style to any hard surface.
Just substitute your own graphics and own piece of wood where it applies.
If you were interested in that first option check out our cricut stencil vinyl project.
Vinyl on wood.
It s thinner than regular vinyl and is crazy easy to work with.
Use with all cricut cutting machines.
There are a few different ways you can decorate wood signs using vinyl.
With htv iron on heat apply a design onto wood.
Yes cricut vinyl will stick to stained wood but there is one tip that may make your project a bit easier.
Create easily removable decals labels home décor media covers and more.
The material that you use for your lettering is 100 up to you.
Stick on your designs.
Adhesive foil ideal for making easily removable decals labels and other diy projects use with all cricut electronic cutting machines.
Acrylic paint will have more of a handmade hand painted.
Your vinyl will stick better and stay on longer.
Apply the 651 vinyl as usual and then with a teflon sheet between your project and iron iron the decal for 10 15 seconds.
High quality and long lasting perfect for all of your diy projects.
Next we need to tackle stained wood.
Htv on wood is a great solution if you want a special treatment like foil flock or glitter.