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The Best Spray Paints for Glass

4 · Aug 9, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Somewhere in your home, probably in the back of a cupboard or on a shelf in your garage, is a small collection of interestingly shaped jars, bottles, and vases. They’re too nice to throw away, but they don’t get much use because they don’t seem to go with your decor. Fortunately, just a little bit of spray paint can transform ordinary glass objects into pretty and stylish home accessories.

Can You Spray Paint Glass?

Spray paint might not be the first idea that comes to mind when thinking of ways to transform plain glass items. Because glass is so smooth, it can be tricky to get spray paint applied evenly, without a lot of drips and smears. It’s not impossible though. Using the proper spray paints and techniques is key to achieving the prettiest results.

What Spray Paint Sticks to Glass?


Because glass is so smooth, some paints will stick to it better than others. Enamel or acrylic-based paints will give you the best finish and are less likely to drip or run. It’s always a good idea to read the labels on any spray paint to see what surfaces it will adhere to. 

Technically, you can use any spray paint for glass projects. Check the label on any spray paint you want to use to make sure it is appropriate for glass. If it doesn’t specifically say it will work on glass, you might be able to use it if you spray a primer coat first. There are many excellent spray primers on the market.  However, there are plenty of fun spray paints available that are specifically made for painting glass! These paints won’t require buying separate primers and are formulated for the best possible adhesion and finish on smooth glass surfaces.


Different Spray Paints for Different Results

There are so many spray paints formulated for glass. You can use them to easily transform ordinary glass pieces into eye-catching accessories. Krylon and Rustoleum are the two major spray paint brands that produce a variety of paint suitable for use on glass.

For solid, glossy colors you can’t go wrong with Rustoleum brand Universal Gloss spray paint. It comes in a variety of vibrant colors with a super glossy finish. If you want to transform a piece to look like vintage milk glass, the white color of Rustoleum Universal Gloss will give you the results you’re looking for! The color sprays on evenly, partly because this paint has a good built-in primer. It’s really easy to use, too. The can has an ergonomic nozzle that fits nicely in one’s hand, and reduces the chance of the paint dripping or running.

If you want jewel-toned translucent colors, you should try Krylon Stained Glass Spray Paint. It’s available in a variety of colors, and is made especially for glass. You can decide the intensity of the color you want simply by how many coats you apply. One or two coats will give you a nice pastel finish, while three to five coats produce a pretty jewel-toned effect. No matter how many coats of this spray paint you apply, the final product will be translucent like a beautiful piece of stained glass.

Both Krylon and Rustoleum brands have a Frosted Glass spray paint. These paints will leave whatever you’re painting with a semi-transparent “frosted” finish. Light will still filter through any glass piece painted with this paint, but it will be softened. You can use stencils with this paint to create the look of etched glass. Frosted Glass spray paint isn’t just for decorative pieces. It can also be used to create a little extra privacy on windows, such as in a bathroom or home office.

If you like the frosted glass finish but would also like some color, Krylon brand has a line of Sea Glass finish spray paint in eight eye-catching shades. This paint dries to a semi-translucent, frosted finish that resembles pieces of sea glass you might find on a beach. Much like with the frosted glass spray paint, you can use stencils with this paint for an eye-catching, dramatic effect.

If you like the “farmhouse” or “cottage core” aesthetic for your home decorating, glass accessories painted with chalk finish spray paint make adorable accent pieces. Both Krylon and Rustoleum sell a line of chalk finish spray paint with a good selection of colors. Chalk finish paint transforms ordinary glass jars or bottles into distinctive home decor items. A light rub with fine sandpaper creates a “distressed” look, which looks especially nice on glass pieces that have raised designs on them. Since chalk finish paint does have a tendency to chip after some time, you might consider lightly spraying anything you’ve painted with a matte finish top coat.

 

You can use metallic finish spray paint to transform jars and plain vases into pretty accents that are perfect for parties, holiday decorations, or even wedding receptions. There are several brands of metallic finish spray paint that work for painting glass objects. They’re available not only in gold and silver colors but also steel, gunmetal, copper, and rose gold. It’s amazing how a coating of metallic paint can make something as simple as an empty jar look chic and trendy. Metallic finish paints usually need at least three to four coats to get the best finish.

Is Spray Paint Dishwasher Safe?

It is not recommended to put any spray-painted glass pieces in the dishwasher. After a few washings, they may begin to chip. Some spray paints, especially chalk finish and metallic paints, might react to the sudden temperature changes in a dishwasher. The best way to wash any spray-painted pieces is by gentle hand washing in warm soapy water.


Is Spray Paint Safe For Dishes and Drinking Glasses?

Many spray paints are labeled as being “non-toxic”. However, being non-toxic is not the same as being food-safe. You shouldn’t spray paint any surface that will come in contact with food or drink. If you have a large glass bowl you wanted to paint, for example, you could spray paint the outside of the bowl but leave the inside surface where you would place food unpainted. 

Spray Painting Tips

Before painting any piece of glass, you need to make sure it’s absolutely clean. Remove any labels and the adhesive residue from those labels. Wash the glass with soap and warm water, being sure to rinse well. After it’s dry, wipe it down again with some diluted rubbing alcohol or white vinegar, and then rinse. Dry your glass with a lint-free towel. You want to be absolutely sure there isn’t any stray lint or fuzz on it. You might not see a speck or two of fuzz left on your glass piece, but it will show up when you spray paint. Don’t use window cleaning spray. Many window cleaning products contain ammonia. Even the slightest leftover ammonia residue on your piece will cause the spray paint to run or bubble. 


When using any spray paint, it’s important to be in a well-ventilated area or outdoors. Before painting your piece, make a few “test sprays” on a large piece of cardboard just to make sure the paint sprays out evenly. Light, thin coats of spray paint are best; this will ensure the paint coverage is without streaks or drips, and it will last longer. Be sure to let your spray painted piece dry thoroughly between coats.

While your spray painted pieces are drying, make sure they’re in a spot that will be free of dust and wind. This is especially important if your painted pieces are drying outside. You don’t want to have spray-painted objects outside drying on very windy days. Don’t forget to lay down a tarp or drop cloth to protect the ground or your table from paint overspray!

You can use painters’ tape to make stripes, or shapes cut out of contact paper, on any glass surface. Then spray with paint to create fun designs. If you have access to a cutting machine such as a Cricut, you can design and cut stencils to personalize your spray painted glass art. Frosted and Sea Glass finish spray paints look especially nice when used with stencils

Spray painting on glass is a fun, easy hobby. It’s also very affordable. The various glass spray paints are not very expensive. Clear glass candlesticks, bowls, and vases can be found at yard sales, thrift shops, and discount stores.  You can paint empty glass food jars and bottles to create pretty accents for your home or office. Crafting with empty bottles and jars is not only affordable, but it keeps these items out of landfills. You can buy clear glass Christmas ornaments at discount stores and spray paint them to match your holiday decorating theme; an easy way to achieve a designer look for pennies! 

Now look around your house and your garage for glass pieces that might be fun to paint! Even the most unassuming old bottle can be transformed into a designer looking vase with a little spray paint and imagination!

How to Make Puffy Paint – Easy Homemade Recipes

1 · Jul 15, 2022 · Leave a Comment

 

What is puffy paint? It’s exactly what it sounds like; paint that is puffy! Also known as dimensional paint, it is a brightly colored, thick paint that dries to a spongy, puffy finish. It’s easy and inexpensive to make your own puffy paint. It’s a fun activity you can do with children, and the ingredients are materials that you likely already have in your home.

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What Are the Ingredients for DIY Puffy Paint 

The ingredients for puffy paint can vary slightly depending on the recipe you’re using, but at the most simple you’ll need three basic things: shaving cream, white glue, and food coloring.  You don’t even have to use specific brands. Inexpensive supplies you can get at the dollar store will work just fine.

Other items that are useful to have are disposable cups or bowls to mix the paints, popsicle sticks, plastic squeeze bottles and/or zip-close plastic bags, paintbrushes, heavy paper or card stock, and a dropcloth or cover to protect your work surface.

Ok Let’s Make it!

No matter which puffy paint recipe your try, it’s a good idea to get your materials together and prepare your work area.

You’ll want to put something down to protect your table. Puffy paints are heavier than regular liquid paints, and the food color can stain some surfaces. Disposable plastic tablecloths or even a shower curtain liner from any discount store works great for this.

Puffy Paint for Kids

If you’re working with little kids, it’s always a good idea to have them wear a “paint shirt” or apron to protect their clothing. Puffy paint should easily wash out of most clothing, but it’s never a bad idea to wear something that is okay to get a little messy.

Disposable cups or bowls, made of either paper or plastic, are handy for mixing the paint. You can use cheap plastic bowls, but again, food coloring and certain paints can stain some plastics.

If you don’t want to use your kitchen measuring cups for this project, just measure out the desired amount of water into a disposable cup. Use a marker to make a line showing the top of the water. Then write the measurement amount at the line, and discard the water. Now you can use this cup to measure out the correct amount of glue, shaving cream, etc.

Popsicle sticks or disposable chopsticks are great for mixing, as well as for using as a paintbrush. You can use paintbrushes with puffy paint, but if you want to make the artwork as puffy as possible it might be easier to dab it on with a stick.

Zip-close plastic bags or any small plastic container that has a lid are useful to store any leftover puffy paint. Unused puffy paint will only last for approximately 3-5 days for best results, so don’t mix too much at one time. Puffy paint recipes that contain flour will last a few days longer than the recipe that is mostly white glue and shaving cream.

Puffy paints work best on light card stock or heavy paper such as watercolor paper. Even paper plates can be a fun painting surface. Puffy paints are heavier than water-based paints, and won’t stay nice and puffy on regular drawing paper.

Lastly, keep a roll of paper towels handy, just in case!

Homemade Puffy Paint With Shaving Cream

This method is the easiest way to make puffy paint, using only three common ingredients.

You will need:

  • 1/4 cup white glue 
  • 1/4 cup shaving cream (any brand, just make sure it is the foamy kind, not shaving gel)
  • Food colorings

Here’s how to mix it

Pour the white glue and shaving cream into a small bowl and use a stick to thoroughly mix them together. Take your time and don’t mix them too fast. You don’t want to “deflate” the shaving cream.  Once they’re mixed together, add the food coloring and stir it in. For fairly vibrant colors try 10-12 drops, to begin with, then add a couple drops more if you want more color. Mix up a few colors, and get ready to have some fun.

Now it’s time to paint!  With this recipe, it’s easiest to use a popsicle stick or a paintbrush with wide fairly stiff bristles. The should dollop the paint on your paper or cardstock, instead of trying to brush it on as you would with traditional paints. To avoid having to continually clean a paintbrush while working, keep one stick or brush in each color while painting.

Once your painting is done, it needs to dry overnight. With this recipe, the paint will flatten a little bit as it dries, so pile the puffy paint up nice and fluffy. The colors will look a little darker once they’re dried, so if you want a pastel look on your painting, mix your paint color a little bit lighter than you’d like.

 

DIY Puffy Paint With Acrylic Paint

This recipe won’t be quite as puffy as using shaving cream, but the results are still puffy and colorful. One advantage of this recipe is that the finished work will be harder than the shaving cream based paint after it is fully dried.

You will need:

  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour
  • Acrylic paint
  • Water

Here’s how to mix it:

Mix the salt and flour in a small cup. You could even use a small whisk to make sure they’re completely mixed up. Then add a little bit of acrylic paint, and stir. Add some more paint if you’d like until you get the desired color. The mixture will be the consistency of a thick paste at this point. Add a teaspoon or two of water, and mix that in. If you need more water, add it just a little bit at a time. Mix this together, adding more water and/or paint, until the paint is smooth and the consistency of cake frosting.

It’s important to use acrylic paint for this recipe. Watercolor paints aren’t pigmented enough, and are too watery. Oil based paints will cause the puffy paint to separate. You don’t need to use expensive paint; any cheap acrylic craft paint will work great for this. Just for fun, experiment with using acrylic paints with metallic or pearlized finishes!

This paint is much thicker than the shaving cream recipe. While you can certainly dollop it on with a stick or paintbrush, it might be easier to transfer the paint into a plastic squeeze bottle or zip-close plastic bag. If you’re using the plastic bag, move all the paint to the bottom of the bag, and snip off one corner of the bag. Now it can be used like a pastry piping bag. You can pipe the paint onto your paper directly from a squeeze bottle, or squeeze it out of the plastic bag like you’re decorating a cake.

You’ll need to let your artwork dry overnight on a flat surface. With this recipe, the colors should stay pretty true to however you mixed them. The salt in this recipe adds a little bit of texture and sparkle to the finished piece. 

Extra Big Homemade Puffy Paint

This recipe is a bit of a hybrid between the two prior recipes. For best results, you should use the squeeze bottle or plastic bag method to pipe the paint out instead of using a paintbrush. The end results of this recipe hold their puffy shape beautifully. This recipe makes a larger batch, that can be divided among several cups to make different colors of paint.

You will need:

  • 3/4 cup of shaving cream
  • 1/4 cup of white glue 
  • 1/4 cup of all purpose flour
  • Food coloring

Here’s how to mix it:

With this recipe, the order and method you use to mix the ingredients are important. First, mix the shaving cream and white glue together. Then, add the all-purpose flour just a couple of spoonfuls at a time, fully mixing each spoonful in before adding more. Next, add your food coloring, several drops at a time, until you get the shade you want.

If the paint seems too thick, add a little water to get it to a more usable consistency. Don’t add more than one tablespoon of water total, though. If you add too much water, the result will flatten the paint a little bit and the dried texture won’t be as hard.

Now you can transfer the paint to a squeeze bottle or plastic bag, and have fun painting! You can use a popsicle stick or paintbrush with this paint, but because it’s so thick the piping method is easier and more precise. Let your finished piece dry on a flat surface overnight. 

How Long Does it Last?

Puffy paint really works best if you use it as soon as you make it. If you have leftover puffy paint, it can be stored in an airtight container, or in a sealed zip closure bag. The first recipe using shaving cream, white glue, and food coloring will only last a couple of days before it becomes gummy and unusable. The recipes that include all-purpose flour as one of the ingredients will last a bit longer.

Tips and Ideas

Puffy paint is easy to make and fun to use, both for adults and small children. Here are a few useful tips on using homemade puffy paint.

Puffy paint does work best on heavy paper or card stock. Using it on regular drawing paper can cause the paper to wrinkle and warp. Card stock comes in a variety of colors, which can make your colored paint look even more vibrant. Brightly colored puffy paint designs on black or dark blue backgrounds are especially eye-catching.

You can use either liquid or gel food coloring to tint your paint. Gel food coloring will give you more vibrant colors, and you won’t need to use as much. Liquid food coloring will take more drops to get the shade you want, but you have a little more control over the shade of color you’re trying to create. Both liquid and gel food colors will produce great results, so have fun playing around with them!

Puffy paint can be used for a variety of art projects. It’s not limited to painting on paper! Try painting designs on smooth rocks. Decorate empty glass jars and bottles to make pretty storage items. Painting with puffy paint on clear Christmas ornaments is a great activity for kids, and they can be given as holiday gifts. You can even decorate plastic Easter eggs with puffy paint.

How to Clean Up Your Puffy Paint

Accidents happen, and that usually means some kind of mess that will need to be cleaned up. Fortunately, homemade puffy paint cleans up easily from most surfaces. Warm, soapy water should be enough to clean up most messes.

Having a disposable plastic tablecloth over your work surface is the most efficient way to keep puffy paint from getting on your table. If you do have a spill that leaves food color residue on your table a magic eraser cleaning sponge does a great job! Another method for cleaning up faint stains is to make a paste with cool water and baking soda. 

Spread it on the soiled area and leave it for a minute or so. Then lightly scrub the area with a sponge, and rinse it clean. The baking soda paste works well to get any faint food coloring residue from your hands, too. 

If puffy paint gets on your clothes, in most cases you can let it dry and then just pick it off. Then launder as you regularly would. Paint brushes can be cleaned with hot water and a mild dish detergent. Clean brushes promptly after use, especially if you’ve used them with puffy paint that contains glue as one of the ingredients.

It is recommended to use disposable plastic or paper cups to mix your puffy paint. If you do use non-disposable containers, keep them exclusively for crafting needs, and not for food storage.

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Puffy Paint Recipe

This fun and easy 3-ingredient puffy paint recipe is sure to be a hit!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup White glue
  • 1/4 Cup Shaving Cream (Any Brand)
  • 12 Drops Food Coloring

Notes

Pour the white glue and shaving cream into a small bowl and use a stick to thoroughly mix them together. Take your time and don’t mix them too fast. You don’t want to “deflate” the shaving cream. Once they’re mixed together, add the food coloring and stir it in. For fairly vibrant colors try 10-12 drops, to begin with, then add a couple drops more if you want more color. Mix up a few colors, and get ready to have some fun.

 

Linen Wedding Organizer Envelopes with a Little Flair

7 · Jul 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Wedding planning… I am DEEP into the planning of my first daughter’s wedding that is coming up in a little over a month. I have taken the approach of staying as organized as possible for this monster project. Really, that’s the only way you can prepare for a wedding and not lose your mind! I found some linen organizing envelopes at Target from the Hearth and Hand line created by Joanna Gains the other day and thought they would be perfect to keep things organized for the wedding. Of course, I needed to add some labels and in true WhipperBerry fashion, they needed to look classy. I turned to DecoArt for a little help with their Stylin’ paint perfect for home or fashion accessories of all kinds!

• This post is brought to you by DecoArt •Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning

Wedding Organization

Wedding planning is NOT for the faint of heart. So many details, so many emotions, so much stuff! It really pays to be as organized as possible. Like I said before, I found some linen envelope organizers that I thought would be perfect to keep receipts, notes, menus and the like organized. I identified 4 areas that I thought would be good to have specific folders for,

  1. Budget
  2. Travel
  3. Food
  4. Design

Budget

This is where you can keep your notes as far as your budget goes along with receipts for everything purchased and paid for.

Travel

If your family is anything like ours, not everyone lives in the same place. Many family and friends will be traveling from elsewhere and this is a great way to keep track of those notes and itineraries.

Food

Food is one of the big elements to the reception. This is where you can keep track of proposals, budget, menu items, and such.

Design

You can think of this folder as your Pinterest hardcopy. Notes for your overall design of the event, different design elements, floral ideas, invitation ideas and so much more. Keep track of those ideas here along with any other pertinent information for the overall look of the event.

Linen Organizer Wedding Labels

There are a couple of different steps to this easy project and here’s a quick snippet of my Instagram Story to show a little more about how this works.

Label Design

I designed the labels in Cricut Design Space and used my Cricut Maker to cut out the vinyl for the project. I love making stencils with leftover vinyl and then using some DecoArt paint to create all kinds of projects. I’m thrilled to find that I can do the same with fabric, canvas, and leather now as well with DecoArt Stylin’. Here are some the key benefits to DecoArt Stylin’,

  • Flexible paint specially-formulated to prevent cracking or peeling
  • Bonds to surface to create a seamless finish
  • An ideal color palette for fashion décor
  • Water-based
  • Soap and water clean-up

If you are a Cricut user (if not, I highly suggest that you should be, they go hand in hand with paint!) you can access my design in my Design Space profile.  If not, you can create your own stencils designs using other design software and use either a cutting machine or craft knife to cut your stencil out of vinyl or freezer paper.

Linen Wedding Organizer Envelope Supplies

Here are the supplies you will need for your project.

  • linen or canvas folders
  • DecoArt Stylin’ Paint
  • vinyl, stencil vinyl
  • transfer tape
  • stencil sponge brush or a makeup sponge

Instructions

Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning

  1. Cut out your stencil and weed the vinyl make sure to keep the negative side of the design. That just means that you’ll need to remove the letters from the vinyl and leave the rest of your vinyl as the stencil. Be careful that you keep a good eye on the middle sections of letters and those darn dots at the top of “i”.
  2. Cover your stencil in transfer tape and remove the back of the vinyl.
  3. Carefully place the stencil onto the fabric folder and press down with a brayer or scraper tool. Fabric typically has a texture that is going to make it a little tricky to get a truly clean line but, if you press your vinyl down well, you’ll have a pretty good seal.
  4. Remove the transfer tape carefully.
  5. Place a quarter size amount of paint onto a paper plate and use your sponge to lightly dab the paint onto the surface of your organizer. Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanningKeep the paint LIGHT to avoid any paint leaking under the stencil. It’s better to have several rounds with light paint than to have an unsightly leak area.
  6. Cover your stenciled image until you have the coverage you would like.Add some style to fabric or leather office supplies with @decoart Stylin' Paint | #paint #homedecor #officesupplies #wedding #weddingplanning
  7. Let dry.
  8. When the paint is dry, remove the stencil and get to work on that darn wedding!

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Disclaimer • This is a paid post with my friends at DecoArt. I am a member of the DecoArt Core Creator program and do receive payment and product to help facilitate these creative posts. However, keep in mind… I will NEVER share something I don’t truly love and use in my everyday life.

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Soda Shop Wood Sign • The BEST 10 Tips for Working with the Cricut Knife Blade

37 · Jun 21, 2018 · 3 Comments

This my friends is one of the most exciting days of my crafting life! I have cut WOOD with my Cricut Maker using their new Cricut Knife Blade. All be it, thin wood but, it’s wood! My daughter Hannah graduated from High School and we made a simple soda bar for one of the elements of her Grad Party. Of course, our soda bar needed a soda shop sign and I thought it would be fun to create a retro style sign out of wood. Here’s how it turned out PLUS, the best 10 tips for working with the Cricut Knife Blade.

+ This post brought to you by the folks at Cricut +Come learn how to make this retro style soda shop sign made out of wood using the @cricut knife blade • whipperberry

When Hannah and I started working on her grad party one of the things she really wanted to have was a mini “soda shop.

Nothing too crazy or too expensive but, cute. I thought it would be fun to test out the Cricut Knife Blade and make a large scale sign out of Birchwood. Now Birch isn’t one of the officially approved woods that can be used with the Cricut Maker. However, I thought I would give it a go and see how it turned out.  It turned out beautiful! It took a little time so, I wouldn’t take on a project of this nature if you were in a hurry. Here is a quick little video along with my best 10 tips for working with the Cricut Knife Blade…

The Soda Shop Sign Design

The inspiration for the design was classic retro style soda shop signs. Hannah is a bit of a retro type girl herself so I thought this was fitting. I found a retro looking soda bottle design in Cricut Design Space and thought it would be perfect to use as the base for my project.

Come learn how to make this retro style soda shop sign made out of wood using the @cricut knife blade • whipperberry

I used some of the elements of this design and then made a few tweaks here and there and this is what I eventually came up with…

Come learn how to make this retro style soda shop sign made out of wood using the @cricut knife blade • whipperberry

That’s what’s so cool about Cricut Design Space, you can play around with almost anything and make it your own. Do feel like you are stuck with whatever they have. Be creative and learn how to use the tools that Cricut provides for you to make your own style.

For this sign, I wanted it to be a rather large scale and knowing that with my Cricut Maker, I’m limited to 12 x24 inches I did a little creative troubleshooting. I used the slice tool to slice up my sign so that I could make it as big as I wanted it to be.

Come learn how to make this retro style soda shop sign made out of wood using the @cricut knife blade • whipperberry

I sized the sign to the desired size and then broke it down into thirds by creatively using the square tool along with the Slice Tool. With that, each section of the yellow part of the sign would fit on a 12 x 24 cutting mat and would allow for a much larger sign. Here is how I did that.

How to Create Sections Using the Slice Tool in Cricut Design Space

Cutting the Wood Sign on the Cricut Maker

Like I alluded to in the tips video, working with the knife blade takes more time and patience. However, it is soooo fun to work with (if you know how to use it right) so, don’t let that discourage you from using it. It is WELL WORTH IT!

I did have some frustration when making my sign at times because it wasn’t cutting through my wood at the beginning. After a little grumbling, I figured out that you really do need to calibrate your machine EACH TIME you start a cut with the knife blade. I cut the first section with the basic settings for Basswood and then had to hit the continue cut several more times to get it fully through the Birchwood. You just check each time the Maker finishes a pass (DO NOT REMOVE THE MAT FROM THE MAKER), lift up on the wood to see if it has completely cut through the wood. If it hasn’t, press the cut button and it will take another pass at the design, each time adding more pressure to go deeper through your material. Therefore, you need to keep an eye on things so that you don’t accidentally cut through your mat.

Make sure you watch my 10 tips video above for the rest of my tips for working with the knife blade. They’re pretty handy! You may also want to visit the Cricut blog to learn even more great tips for working with the new Cricut Knife Blade.

Painting and Hanging The Soda Shop Sign

Once the sign was cut, it was time to paint it and get it all dolled up for the party. I wanted to make sure that the wood grain could still be seen through the paint so, I created a wash with some DecoArt Americana Acrylics. All you have to do is add a little water to the paint to create a color wash. You may want to have a rag on hand to wipe off the color wash, almost like you are staining the wood instead of painting it. With this technique, the sign will dry pretty fast and be ready to hang soon after painting.

Come learn how to make this retro style soda shop sign made out of wood using the @cricut knife blade • whipperberry

Hanging the Sign

I wanted the sign to have a bit of a 3D effect and not lay flat on the wall. Typically I use Command Strips but they get pretty pricey so, I opted for some removable mounting putty from 3M to mount the sign on the wall. I could use the putty to create the 3D effects by using more putty to build up the layers. It worked like a charm!

Come learn how to make this retro style soda shop sign made out of wood using the @cricut knife blade • whipperberry

One word of advice… If you have small little pieces of a wood sign, like the center of an “O” for example. Use some painters tape to tape them to the back of the sign so that you don’t lose them in transit. Becuase, that would be a crying shame!

The party turned out great. We had a ball celebrating Hannah and all of her accomplishments. Mom brag time, she graduated a year early! Yea, high school in 3 years! Nice job Hannah.

I’m holding onto the sign to use for her sister Haley’s wedding coming up in September. It just so happens that she is going to have a soda bar as well! Stay tuned… I’m going to have all kinds of Cricut projects coming up this summer for the wedding. You won’t want to miss out!

What do you want to make with a Cricut Maker and the new Cricut knife blade?

 

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