USING A VINYL STENCIL
STEP FOUR: Remove backing from stencil, making sure the vinyl remains fixed to the transfer tape.
STEP FIVE: Position stencil where you want it on your painted wood round. If you don’t press it down at this point it’s fairly easy to reposition it a few times to get it where you want it. Since the transfer tape is translucent you can see the edges of the board and how to line it up. If you don’t get it EXACTLY and perfectly on, don’t fret! It will still be adorable… I promise! Try to make it as even as you can and then…
STEP SIX: Smooth it all down onto the board and using a credit card or similar object, burnish stencil and transfer tape down onto the board.
STEP SEVEN: Then, carefully remove the transfer tape, making sure the vinyl remains adhered to the board.
STEP EIGHT: Place your board on a protected surface in a well-ventilated area and spray paint it! I did two light coats and was sure to get all the way around the edge so I had a fun gold edge to my sign.
STEP NINE: Carefully remove stencil before 2nd coat completely dries. This helps prevent the paint from peeling as you remove the stencil. Allow to dry completely and you’re done!
Pin image below to refer back to when you need it!
I love love love how it turned out! I’m excited to get the rest of my St. Patrick’s Day mantel up!
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I am just so in love with your Valentine Day “Love” board. I
Bought your stencil and I’m so sad to take it down. Please tell me you have one for Easter/spring! I’m ready to order when you are!!
I’ll be getting one ready! And I’m open to suggestions on what you want on it! 🙂
How did you cut a 17″ circle on the Silhouette?
I actually have a 24″ wide vinyl cutter that I use. If you have a Silhouette I suggest just cutting the lettering (which is probably only about 12″ wide and applying that, rather than using a stencil. Or, cut the wording and remove the lettering as a stencil and then, after you apply the stencil to the round wood where you want it, mask off the rest of the circle with painter’s tape before you spray paint!
I am using a cricut with SCAL 2. What size would I do to fit the circle? Mat size is 12×24…..Do you just make it 17″ long? thanks for the help
Hi Lorrie! I have a vinyl cutter that is 24″ wide so my circle is 17 inches in diameter. However, you could make the LUCKY word a bit smaller (as large as your cutter will allow, however) and then mask off the rest of the area with paper or something when you go to spray paint the stencil. I hope that helps!
I would love a sign for spring with a scriptural reference like “He is Risen”. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. 🙂
Sooo awesome! Love it!
Holly 🙂
My green paint keeps peeling up whenever I peel up my vinyl. Do you have a trick to prevent that from happening?
Hey Jen! What kind of paint are you using? And are you letting it cure overnight before applying the vinyl? That might help. But honestly, that might happen a little bit no matter what and so I am a big fan of going back and touching up the paint wherever I need to. Good luck!
This may be too late but I have found that using a hairdryer on low setting heats up the glue on the vinyl just enough to have it not be so tacky that it pulls up paint underneath it. I hope that helps!
I love the valentine one ad well but really want and am trying to buy the lucky ones through that hello sunshine site. I made an account but I’m not sure what I’m doing or how to find that one particular. Help
I love the Lucky sign. Do you sell them pre-made? and if so, how much?
I bought the font you said the lucky was in and the Y is different in your stencil file. Do you know why?
I think you can access the other Y if you can get to the “glyphs” panel of the font. Do you have a program that allows you to do this?
Will it open in silhouette? I do have photoshop elements but I am not quite sure how to do that. Do you have a svg file you would let me purchase?
HI Catherine, I emailed you so check your inbox! Thanks! Landee
This is too cute! I’m doing a post on St. Patrick’s Day crafts, do you mind if I include this with a link back to your site?
Jamie, Yes you can! Thank you!