Welcome to Day 8 of my 25 days of Craftmas series! Today, I’m showing how to make this jingle bell shadow box sign. This is another easy project and is super fun for Christmas. The vinyl on the sign is etched glass vinyl. It’s sparkly and a little bit transparent (the camera doesn’t do it justice). It’s so pretty and makes the glass look etched without all the work of etching cream. Read on for the full tutorial.This post contains affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)!  Read my full disclosure policy.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED

 

HERE’S WHAT YOU DO

 

STEP 1: DOWNLOAD THE FREE SVG FILE

The first thing you’ll need to do is get the free SVG file you’ll use for this project.  I keep all the SVG files I use for the projects I make in my SVG Library.  These SVG files work with Cricut and Silhouette machines, as well as many others.  This library is open to everyone and is free!  You can access the library here. Look for the file called Sliegh Bells Ring. It will be listed under the Christmas category-25 Days of Craftmas 2019 – Day 8.

 

STEP 2: PREPARE VINYL DESIGN

Open the design in your software program.  We are going to reverse weed this design, so it looks kind of like a stencil. The glass on my frame is 7.25″ x 7.25″, so I sized my design to about 6″ and placed a rectangle the size of the glass around the design.

I used etched glass vinyl (silver gray) for this project, but you could also use regular vinyl.

When everything is sized correctly, you can cut the stencil with your Cricut or Silhouette.  Once it has finished cutting, weed away the excess vinyl.

Cut a piece of transfer tape a little larger than the design.  Place the vinyl on the transfer tape. Use an application tool to rub over the design. Then, trim off the excess transfer tape.

Since the surface of this vinyl is a little rough, regular transfer tape doesn’t work very well, I ended up using Cricut strong grip transfer tape.

Then, trim off the excess transfer tape.

Place the vinyl so it’s facing down, and then pull off the vinyl backing. I like to do it this way so the vinyl doesn’t curl.

Now, put the vinyl backing back onto the vinyl, but place it about 1″ above the bottom of the vinyl. This will make positioning the vinyl on the glass so much easier.

STEP 3: APPLY VINYL TO THE GLASS

Place the vinyl on the glass. Match up the straight edge of the vinyl with the straight edge of the glass. Then, smooth over that section with your scraper.

Now, pull off the vinyl backing.

Apply the rest of the vinyl to the glass.

Carefully pull off the transfer tape. This vinyl is thin and rips easily, so go slow.

STEP 4: ADD JINGLE BELLS TO FRAME

Use hot-glue to secure the glass inside of the frame.

I had to make a back for my frame, so I traced the shape of the frame onto a piece of chipboard and cut it out.

If your frame didn’t come with a back on it, you can make one.  Just trace the shape of the frame onto a piece of chipboard and cut it out.

Next, fill up the frame with mini jingle bells.  You want to fill it pretty full, but leave enough space so you can shake the jingle bells.

Then, attach the back to your frame. Since I made the back out of chipboard, I used hot glue to attach it.

And your sign is all finished! Oh, that etched glass vinyl is sooo pretty! I just love it.

 

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Want to make your own? Get the free cut file for this project in the resource library

 

 

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