Virginia will even destress her signs a bit using sandpaper on the heat transfer vinyl and it looks amazing.
Applying heat transfer vinyl to wood.
How to apply heat transfer vinyl on wood.
Apply heat transfer vinyl to wood and create an easy wreath sign with this step by step tutorial.
The process of applying heat transfer vinyl on wood is very similar to the process used to apply heat transfer vinyl to a t shirt or other fabric project so if you have ever worked with htv then you are going to rock this project.
A piece of wood to try this on anything wooden will work like a wood slice wooden pallet wooden sign wooden coasters etc.
Also on a side note if you are nervous i want to encourage you to jump in and try anyway.
I am using the cricut brand of iron on.
We ll show you how to apply permanent vinyl to stained wood permanent vinyl to painted wood and heat transfer vinyl to wood.
I didn t do complete step by step because the process is quite simple.
You might have a more difficult time getting something like glitter htv to stick.
I don t have a photo of the stick on vinyl on wood but here s a photo of it on the wall above from this post so you can kind of see what i mean about the shine.
Iron on cotton setting.
Any heat transfer vinyl should work for decorating wood really.
651 permanent vinyl.
Both kinds of vinyl are best cut with a cutting machine.
Apply the design to the wood.
Types of wood you can use.
Types of heat transfer vinyl for wood.
This helps remove or smooth down the little splinters and uneven patches of the wood to help the htv adhere better and look smoother on the surface.
The only way we learn is by doing and i can promise you one thing you will mess up at some point.
I am using a wood slice in this example but you can even use painted wood with this tutorial.
Determine your design and mirror the image before you cut on htv vinyl.
It is recommended that you sand and put some type of stain or paint down on the wood before applying your heat transfer vinyl although raw wood works too.
As soon as i saw this magnolia wreath i knew i had to have it for my fireplace mantel.
Putting the heat transfer vinyl on wood is a great project and the finished product is adorable.