How To Make A Door Mat With Htv

I did this over the entire design until everything looked good.

How to make a door mat with htv. You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24. Yes you heard me right. I wasn t sure if the iron would melt the mat so i only applied heat 5 7 seconds at a time using my mini iron. I turned on my iron to the lowest setting covered the vinyl with parchment paper and ironed each spot for about one second.

This pulled the vinyl tight and helped it to stick to the mat. Along the way i ve. I first ironed it on there. I appreciate how you test out different ways to make the door mats in depth and show us the best results.

This mat is made of polypropylene which has a melting point of 320 degrees fahrenheit so i made sure my iron wasn t quite that hot. I change them out with the seasons or just whenever i feel like my front entrance needs a refresh. It is possible to cut vinyl directly from the roll without a mat using your silhouette and i will add a post all about how to do that soon but for now let s just focus on how to cut with a cutting mat. The vinyl looks phenomenal on this doormat.

I think i ll make a new welcome mat for our house this summer. You re doing all the work for us and it makes less work for me. I made my first doormat over a year ago and since then i ve cranked out upwards of 100 mats for customers. Although black is good for the front door.

Place htv on cutting mat. Position the design on the virtual cutting mat. Move to the send panel and make sure all of your cut lines are on and select the material as heat transfer vinyl smooth. It comes in colors now so that makes it even better.

Making diy doormats with cricut and htv vinyl. Remember htv needs to be loaded with the shiny side down. Before you send to cut load your material into the machine. Apply heat to help the vinyl stick to the mat.

Learn how to make a personalized door mat using an inexpensive fiber mat paint and a stencil you can cut on your cricut design 150 at https jenniferma. I used flex seal spray paint because i think it will wear better on the front door step. May 26 2019 at 11 48 pm.