Instructions

STEP 1 - DOWNLOAD THE SVG CUT FILE

Download the SVG Cut file for the Witches Sign (#39) from The File Vault. Get access by joining the club.

STEP 2 - UPLOAD THE SVG FILE TO CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

If you aren't familiar with uploading SVG files into Design Space, take a look at my quick and easy tutorial here. If you are on your smartphone, here is my tutorial on using the Cricut App.

STEP 3 - RESIZE YOUR IMAGE IF NEEDED

Once you have your svg uploaded into Design Space, measure your unfinished wood circle and resize your svg file accordingly.

STEP 4 - UNGROUP THE LAYERS

After you have resized your svg, UNGROUP the layers by selecting it from the layers panel.

Hide the yellow circle in the LAYERS panel. This was just for visual representation of your finished project.

To hide a layer, click the EYE in the upper right hand corner of the layer.

STEP 5 - ATTACH LAYERS AS YOU SEE FIT

This is a matter of personal preference. Some people want to attach as many layers as possible to help with alignment when using vinyl. It is totally up to you!

For this tutorial, I am attaching the "We can be real", "Witches", the witch drawing, and a bat together. To do this, I am highlighting said layers.

Then selecting the ATTACH button on the lower right hand corner of the layers panel.

Click the GREEN Make It button.

STEP 6 - PREPARE YOUR MATS AND MAKE MATERIAL SELECTION

Depending on the size of your wood circle and how many layers you attached together, you may see the notification to use the larger 12x24 cutting mat.

Click the CONTINUE button and make your material selections. Be sure to select the appropriate kind of vinyl from the materials list.

STEP 7 - LOADING YOUR MATS AND CUTTING THE IMAGE

Once you have placed your kraft board onto your mat, load the cutting mat into the machine by pressing the flashing ARROW button.

You will know the machine is ready to cut your material when you see the flashing "C" button. Press that to start the cut.

Repeat Step 7 for until all cuts are made.

STEP 8 - WEED YOUR VINYL

Once you have completed your cuts and removed your vinyl from the mats, weed the elements of your sign and set aside.

STEP 9 - PREP YOUR WOOD SIGN

I am using Rustoleam Painters Touch Paint and Primer for my wood sign, in yellow. You can choose any color paint or stain you would like. I recommend two coats depending on the paint medium you select.

After the paint has dried, I added a hole to hang the sign using an electric drill. This is totally optional. You can hang your sign using picture hanging hardware like D-hooks on the back of the sign as well!

Apply at least two coats of clear sealer to your clean wood sign. Allow to dry completely.

STEP 10 - APPLY YOUR VINYL TO YOUR SIGN

Now that your sign is dry and prepped, you can begin to add your vinyl. YAY!

Apply your transfer tape to your vinyl decal. Be careful and take your time to avoid any wrinkles in the transfer tape.

Use your scraper to ensure good adhesion to the vinyl.

Slowly pull the paper backing away from the transfer sheet.

Position your vinyl decal onto your sign.

Take your scraper and burnish the vinyl to ensure it has adhered to the sign.

Carefully remove the transfer tape.

Repeat step 10 for the remaining layers.

Your sign is now complete!

STEP 11 - ADD YOUR HANGING HARDWARE

Add your hanging hardware if you are choosing to use any hooks. For this tutorial, I am using fishing line to hang my sign from a nail that I added to the door frame years ago. Rope would look fun or even some black cording! Totally up to you!