How To Make A Door Mat With Htv

This pulled the vinyl tight and helped it to stick to the mat.

How to make a door mat with htv.

Apply heat to help the vinyl stick to the mat. I used flex seal spray paint because i think it will wear better on the front door step. You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24. Remember htv needs to be loaded with the shiny side down.

It is possible to cut vinyl directly from the roll without a mat using your silhouette and i will add a post all about how to do that soon but for now let s just focus on how to cut with a cutting mat. You re doing all the work for us and it makes less work for me. Position the design on the virtual cutting mat. Along the way i ve.

The vinyl looks phenomenal on this doormat. I first ironed it on there. I turned on my iron to the lowest setting covered the vinyl with parchment paper and ironed each spot for about one second. This mat is made of polypropylene which has a melting point of 320 degrees fahrenheit so i made sure my iron wasn t quite that hot.

So i have a bit of an obsession with diy doormats. Before you send to cut load your material into the machine. I did this over the entire design until everything looked good. How we ironed htv to door mats.

Here is a good picture of me using the htv. Although black is good for the front door. I change them out with the seasons or just whenever i feel like my front entrance needs a refresh. I appreciate how you test out different ways to make the door mats in depth and show us the best results.

I think i ll make a new welcome mat for our house this summer. Learn how to make a personalized door mat using an inexpensive fiber mat paint and a stencil you can cut on your cricut design 150 at https jenniferma. I wasn t sure if the iron would melt the mat so i only applied heat 5 7 seconds at a time using my mini iron. Making diy doormats with cricut and htv vinyl.

Yes you heard me right. May 26 2019 at 11 48 pm. It comes in colors now so that makes it even better.