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- Wood Mason Jar Shaped Sign
- Adhesive Vinyl
- Transfer Tape
- Weeding Tool & Scraper
- Cardstock or Scrapbook Paper (I used red)
- Craft Knife
- Paint & Brush
- Glue
- Twine
- Faux Pine Stem
- Electronic cutter (cricut explore or maker, silhouette or other cutter)
- Cut File – Joy to the World BA2418 (click here to get the SVG file for free from my free SVG Library)
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 Joy to the World BA2418. It will be listed under the Craftmas 2024 Category-Day 18.
STEP 2: CUT AND WEED VINYL DESIGN
Open the design in your software program and resize it to fit your wood sign. I resized the design to be about 5.5″ tall. When everything has been sized correctly, you can cut the designs with your Cricut or Silhouette.
Remove the vinyl from your cutting mat and trim off any unused vinyl. Weed away the excess vinyl from around the design.
Use the weeding tool to help remove the excess vinyl from inside the letters.
Cut a piece of transfer tape and place it sticky side up on your surface. Then place the vinyl on top of the transfer tape and smooth it down.
Rub over the design firmly with your scraper tool.
Then, trim off the excess transfer tape and vinyl backing.
STEP 3: PAINT THE WOOD SIGN
Next, we’re going to work on the wood mason jar sign. I found this fall sign from Dollar Tree. It was cute, but I thought it needed a Christmas makeover.
Start by removing the embellishments from the sign.
Flip the sign over and paint the back. You’ll probably need a few coats.
Glue a piece of cardstock or scrapbook paper over the original design and trim off the excess with a craft knife.
STEP 4: FINISH THE SIGN
Grab the vinyl design and remove the vinyl backing.
Center the design from right to left on the sign and about an inch or so up from the bottom. Make sure to do this on the painted side of the sign.
Rub over the design with your scraper.
Then, carefully pull off the transfer tape.
Glue the metal piece back on the top of the sign.
Glue a small faux pine stem onto the metal piece.
Wrap some twine around the top a couple of times and glue the ends onto the back of the sign.
Make a small bow out of twine and glue it over the pine stem.
And that’s it, this makeover is complete!
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