Rhinestones and Heat Transfer Vinyl

No files to share today, only a project.  Sorry for the crappy cell phone picture, my camera is misbehaving today!  I made this for a friend's little girl to wear when she cheers her older brother and sister on at their sporting events.  It is size 10ss rhinestones for the M and the word Moorhead for our high school sports teams is cut out of glittery heat transfer vinyl.  I wish I could remember what font I used for the word Moorhead.  I usually make note of it, but I didn't this time.  Anybody know??

To make it, I cut a rhinestone stencil out of freezer paper. I used the Sure Cuts Alot program to do this but there is also a rhinestone feature in Make the Cut and the Silhuette Studio software.  I think you need the designer edition of Silhouette Studio to do rhinestones.  When I design my rhinestone templates I use a stone size for my design that is 3-4 sizes larger than the actual stone size I am using.  For this one I designed it using the 13ss sized stones knowing I was using 10ss sized stones.

I think freezer paper cuts best shiny side up, so I flip my image as the shiny side will be placed facing down on your tshirt.  Then I iron the freezer paper, shiny side down, onto my shirt using a cotton setting on my iron and NO STEAM.  I then placed the rhinestones using my template and heat set them in place using my trusty iron.  Remember to place a towel or something in between the front and back of your shirt as sometimes the glue on the back of the rhinestones can bleed through causing stains, or worse, gluing the front and back of your shirt together.  Follow the directions that come with whatever rhinestones you use for application. 

Freezer paper stencils also work GREAT with fabric paint.  Just another project to add to your to-do list!!  As always, thanks for looking!!

Steaming Coffee Cutting Board

 I threw this together this afternoon.  It is a round cutting board from Dollar General.  (Gotta love it when you get cool stuff for $1).  Anyway, find the file here in svg format.  Here in dxf format.  (Silhouette compatible)  Remember, when you do a cutting board, flip your image and put it on the backside.  You don't want to be cutting up all that pretty vinyl!!

Thanks for looking!!

Houndstooth Tumbler Wrap

Here is another tumbler wrap; and yes, there are more on the way. Remember, all of my wraps are sized for the 16 oz tumblers from Silkletter. If you use a different tumbler they will likely not fit and will need to resized. If you are not sure, print it out on paper first in the size I give, cut it out with a scissors and wrap the paper around your tumbler to see how it wraps before wasting any vinyl.
This is a houndstooth style wrap.

Depending on what program you bring it into, it may come in at something other than its actual size. The houndstooth wrap should be 11.421 imches wide by 5.907 inches high. Download it here in SVG format. Download it here in DXF (silhouette studio compatible) format.
If you cut the houndstooth wrap let me know how it works, I haven't cut it yet. Thanks for looking. More wraps coming.

A Couple More Tumbler Wraps

Here are two more tumbler wraps;  there are more on the way.   All of my wraps are sized for the 16 oz tumblers from Silkletter.  If you use a different tumbler they will likely not fit and will need to resized.  If you are not sure, print it out on paper first in the size I give, cut it out with a scissors and wrap the paper around your tumbler to see how it wraps before wasting any vinyl. 

First one is a swirl  pattern wrap.

Depending on what program you bring  it into, it may come in at something other than its actual size.  The swirl wrap should be 11.3062 wide by 5.6162 high.  Download it here in SVG format.  Download it here in DXF (silhouette studio compatible) format. 

Here is a blank template for the wraps if you have some patterns you would like to make into a wrap but can't bend and warp it the right way.  (If you have a relatively recent version of Make the Cut there is a feature that does this for you.)  Download the blank wrap here in SVG format. Download it here in DXF (silhouette studio compatible) format. The blank wrap measures 11.5694" wide and 6.2490" high.


If you cut the swirl wrap let me know how it works, I haven't cut it yet.  Thanks for looking.  More wraps coming this week.

Tumbler Wraps

I love, love, love the tumbler wraps.  I am working on a bunch more that I will be happy to share here once they are done, so keep checking back!!  I am working on giraffe, houndstooth, and a small and large polka dot style.  (The polka dots posted below I consider medium.)

The wrap itself is easy to make. The challenge  for me is getting it to line up correctly on the back so the wrap has a continuous pattern.  I am hoping to tackle a couple more over the weekend!

If there is another pattern or style you would like to see, just comment on this post and I will give it a shot.

Happy rest of the week!! 

Polka Dot Tumbler Wrap

I am working on a set of tumbler wraps.  Here is a picture of the negative of the polka dot wrap.  See this post  for the zebra tumbler wrap. See this post to see a picture of what the zebra tumbler wrap looks like on a tumbler.

The polka dot wrap file should measure 11.548" wide by 5.925 " high.  I make these to fit the 16 oz tumblers from Silkletter, they are my favorite.  If you are not sure if it will fit your tumbler just print it out first, cut it out and see how the paper fits before cutting it in vinyl.  Download the polka dot wrap here in SVG format.  Download it here in DXF format (studio compatible).

EDIT:  2/11/12
The file cuts great and is the perfect size/layout for the tumbler it was designed for.  Here is the proof:

Front

Back

Negative

Steaming Cup of Love

 Here is a coffee file.  Love these, so many uses.  I added another steaming cup (of love) to this one in honor of valentines day.  Find the svg containg both files here. Find the dxf file containing both files here.  Thanks for looking!!