Using Cricut Vinyl Stencil Glass

I used my cricut explore air2 for this project.

Using cricut vinyl stencil glass.

Take the weeded design and apply it to the clean glass surface using transfer tape. Paint or stain your project applying additional coats as necessary. 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. If the vinyl sticks to the transfer tape simply burnish the vinyl onto the surface again.

Smooth out a piece of vinyl big enough for your stencil onto a standardgrip mat. Would you like to make your own vinyl sign using your cricut. I get a lot of questions about how to decorate and personalize mugs and glasses and still make them dishwasher and microwave safe. Remove stencil vinyl.

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. Then make it on your cricut machine and weed your design by removing the negative spaces of vinyl. 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.

Pro tip in this tutorial i m using a stencil that i cut from permanent vinyl. Load your mat into your cricut machine and cut out the design. I use cricut permanent vinyl or oracal 651 outdoor vinyl. Take the weeded design and apply it to the clean glass surface using transfer tape.

Use a craft stick or cricut scraper. For etching the glass you ll want to use vinyl to cut out your stencil. I used my cricut machine to cut out a variety of different vinyl stencils. Apply your stencil.

Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a 45 degree angle. Now you re ready to start etching. Then continue to peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl. If you do not have a cricut vinyl cutting machine you can purchase premade stencils off of amazon.

The reason why i use permanent vinyl is that it adheres better than. Learn the easy way to etch glass using vinyl decals you can cut on your cricut and glass etching cream. Use a weeding tool to remove the negative space the part you want etched from your stencil. Then make it on your cricut machine and weed your design by removing the negative spaces of vinyl.

Carefully adhere the stencil to the glass surface by pressing firmly to smooth over the entire design. Before you get started etching you ll need to either create or purchase a vinyl stencil to use on your glass.