1Wood ■ (3) ⅜” x 4 x 24” (Back)■ (1) ⅜” x 6” x 24” (Face)
Wood Craft Knife or Utility Knife
Paint
Paint brush andsponge brush
Hot Glue Gun
Thick Jute String Used to hang sign orjust decorative
Cricut or othercutting machine
Oracle 651 Vinyl
Transfer Tape
Access to designprogram
(2) Christmas Stems(Optional)
Christmas Bells(Optional)
Instructions
Paint the wood
If the wood is not cut to size, please go ahead and cut it now. Craft wood can be cut with craft wood knife or utility knife. But you can also use a table saw or a hand saw. Here are the wood measurements (6) ⅜” x 4 x 10” (Back) (1) ⅜” x 6” x 24” (Front)
Once wood is cut, paint the wood first with a sponge brush in a well ventilated area. You can also stain the wood if desired
If staining, stain along the grain of the wood. For lighter color, wipe off quickly. For darker color, wait before wiping off
Glue Wood Together
With the wood cut and painted, it is time to assemble the sign
First, place the front piece of the wood flat on a surface paint down.
Next, grab the back pieces and glue to the back of the face edge to edge. This is used to hold the wood sign face pieces together. .
Place the back piece on the back of the face wood while keeping the front piece centered on the back piece. The paint side will be glued face down.
This is what you should have at the end.
Add the Vinyl
Load the SVG file in design space
Hit make it button to cut out the vinyl. Choose "vinyl" from the settings.
Apply vinyl to cutting mat.
Load mat into machine
Once sized accordingly, adjust your machine's setting or material dial to vinyl. Load the oracle 651 (this is permanent vinyl) to your machine on the cutting grip mat and hit “go”.
After the cut is complete, begin to pull the negative vinyl off and away from the letters using your weeding tool (looks like a dentist's pick). This process is called weeding and you will weed around the outside of the letters and small parts inside any letter that is enclosed (ex. a,e,o ).
Now that the weeding is complete, cut off a piece of transfer paper the size of your cut vinyl and apply it to the vinyl. This will be done to help get your vinyl off the vinyl's plastic backing and onto your project's surface.
Since working with a big design, to get transfer paper to lay smooth on design, start off by pulling the plastic backing off a little at a time and using my scraper tool (or old gift card) down the vinyl.
Next, turn the entire design facing downwards and begin gently pulling the vinyl's plastic backing off and away from the transfer paper. Starting at a corner and rolling it away slowly while applying pressure is best.
When the vinyl has been successfully transferred you will be able to see them through the transfer paper with vinyl attached.
Apply Vinyl to the Wooden Sign
Next, find the middle of your wood sign. Be sure to leave an equal amount of space on each side and enough room at the bottom of the wood sign to fit your second part of the SVG. "Home" should begin roughly 1 ¾ inch from the left edge. "Holidays" should end roughly 1 ¾ inch from the right edge
Lay the transfer with vinyl lightly on top of the wood sign. Do not pull too tight when laying it down. This can distort the vinyl and leave you with air bubbles later on.
Do not apply pressure or smooth down design until you are 100% happy with the location. If you're happy with the location begin to apply pressure and smoothen the design using again a scraper tool or an old gift card.
Once enough pressure had been applied slowly remove the transfer paper by starting at a corner and very carefully and slowly rolling it away and off the wood. The vinyl will remain on your project.
Some letters on this design are small. Be careful when removing and apply and use your scraper tool to help it along at times by wedging it under the transfer paper while holding down the letter and using your other hand to roll the transfer paper away.
If you're still having trouble try applying heat like a blow dryer while removing
String Jute Cord to the Wooden Sign
Now that the vinyl is down, string the jute rope
To do so, measure out the length desired and cut
Glue each end of the rope to the back side of the completed sign. I glued each end about 6 inch in from each edge
Glue Christmas Floral to center of top of the sign (Optional)
All done! Your farmhouse sign is ready for display!