How To Make Custom Door Mats With Cricut

Make sure to use outdoor acrylic paint.

How to make custom door mats with cricut.

This will help the paint only fall onto the open areas of the stencil and not blast under it. And these easy custom outdoor mats are so simple to make i m gonna need a new sarcastic welcome mat for every season. There s nothing cuter than a custom handmade door mat at the front door to welcome family and guests. You have the option of cutting the freezer paper with the shiny side up or the shiny side down on the mat.

Don t skip the hair dryer step. What i tried in making diy doormats with cricut i watched the videos. Today we are doing step by step instructions and tips on one of our most popular projects the personalized welcome mat made with a vinyl stencil. 24 48 hours should be plenty of time.

Diy personalized door mats made on a cricut. I couldn t find anything to save my life. It s easier to make than you think and i ll show you the best materials and methods to use. This will make your stencil actually stick to the doormat rather than not using it.

Next cut your freezer paper to size and place it on your cricut mat. I tried regular vinyl. Be sure and to dab your paint up and down when applying. If you want to learn how to create your own diy doormats using your cricut machine this is the blog post for you.

I tried parchment. You can learn from my trials and errors and there were a lot of them. Let me show. May 9 2019 by jennifer 7 comments.

Do 2 3 passes with the paint to make sure you have an even coverage across the design. Personally i prefer to work shiny side up i feel like it adheres much better to the cutting mat this way so that means that i need to mirror. Let your mat completely dry before using. Keep paint can about 5 6 from the door mat straight up and down don t spray at an angle.

I used two 12 x 24 pieces along with one 12 x 12 piece. I read the blog posts. Every door of every house needs a custom welcome mat in my opinion. I tried contact paper.

I tried stencil vinyl. Here s how to make a door mat with a cricut. This is a. This blog post is part of a seasonal blog hop seasonal simplicity hosted by the happy housie.