How To Make Custom Door Mats With Cricut

If you want to learn how to create your own diy doormats using your cricut machine this is the blog post for you.

How to make custom door mats with cricut. You have the option of cutting the freezer paper with the shiny side up or the shiny side down on the mat. It s easier to make than you think and i ll show you the best materials and methods to use. This blog post is part of a seasonal blog hop seasonal simplicity hosted by the happy housie. I tried stencil vinyl.

Make sure to use outdoor acrylic paint. Let me show. This will help the paint only fall onto the open areas of the stencil and not blast under it. Next cut your freezer paper to size and place it on your cricut mat.

Be sure and to dab your paint up and down when applying. May 9 2019 by jennifer 7 comments. I used two 12 x 24 pieces along with one 12 x 12 piece. Don t skip the hair dryer step.

Do 2 3 passes with the paint to make sure you have an even coverage across the design. You can learn from my trials and errors and there were a lot of them. Here s how to make a door mat with a cricut. Personally i prefer to work shiny side up i feel like it adheres much better to the cutting mat this way so that means that i need to mirror.

Every door of every house needs a custom welcome mat in my opinion. I read the blog posts. This is a. I tried contact paper.

It withstands a lot better than regular acrylic paint. 24 48 hours should be plenty of time. I tried regular vinyl. Keep paint can about 5 6 from the door mat straight up and down don t spray at an angle.

What i tried in making diy doormats with cricut i watched the videos. I had been looking all over for the perfect sarcastic welcome mat to match my smart mouthed personality. I couldn t find anything to save my life. And these easy custom outdoor mats are so simple to make i m gonna need a new sarcastic welcome mat for every season.

There s nothing cuter than a custom handmade door mat at the front door to welcome family and guests. Let your mat completely dry before using. This will make your stencil actually stick to the doormat rather than not using it. Diy personalized door mats made on a cricut.