October Creativity Winner!

Our October winner is...Corrine C. from Washington!  She did a great job with this project and it looks wonderful!  These personalized boards can be used for wedding or anniversary gifts.

Thanks for sharing your photo with us, Corrine.  You will be receiving an email to claim your prize!

Enter to win November's Creativity Award by sending in a picture of your vinyl lettering (purchased through Vinyl Craft Lettering) to info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post it on the Vinyl Craft Lettering Facebook page.

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September Creativity Award

Each month we see such creative ideas that are easily made with vinyl lettering.  Mona, a teacher in Oklahoma came up with this great phrase and idea.  We just love it.  Her idea and photos combined with our vinyl lettering and voila!...a creativity award winner.

Congratulations Mona!  Your photo clock is a wonderful idea and exactly what we look for in our creativity contest.  Thank you for participating and thank you to everyone who submits their creations each month!

Vinyl lettering is such a great way to decorate.  It is easy to apply and very adhesive but comes off easily without defacing walls and you don't have to mess with paint.  Send us a picture of your vinyl craft lettering creation and you could be our winner next month!



Send us a picture of your vinyl lettering (purchased through Vinyl Craft Lettering) to info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post it on the Vinyl Craft Lettering Facebook page and be entered to win October's Creativity Award!

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August Creativity Winner

Our Creativity Award for the month of August goes to Scot from Texas.

Vinyl lettering on watercraft is very popular and he nailed it with this custom request.  When we first started communicating about making his custom project into a vinyl decal he wasn't sure it could be done and expected to have to paint the project.  We were able to take his design and make it into a file that works with our vinyl cutting program.  These are projects we love!  It really gives us an opportunity to "Wow" our clients by helping them create something they didn't know was possible.

Congratulations Scot!  We wish you many relaxing days on the water!

Enter to win September's Creativity Award by sending in a picture of your vinyl lettering (purchased through Vinyl Craft Lettering) to info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post it on the Vinyl Craft Lettering Facebook page.

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July Creativity Award Winner

Our July Winner of the Creativity Award is Glynnis Hughes!  We love her adorable baby blocks.  She says they get a lot of compliments!

Thank you for submitting your project Glynnis! You will receive an email shortly to choose your design that you want next.

Would you like to have your own Baby Blocks Vinyl? This August it is $5 off.

Enter to win August's Creativity Award by sending in a picture of your vinyl lettering (purchased through Vinyl Craft Lettering) to info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post it on the Vinyl Craft Lettering Facebook page.

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True Love Story

This last week I read "Heaven is Here" a truly amazing book of events in a woman's life. It inspired me to make a design of this saying, but something isn't quite right. I cannot put my finger on it, can you help me? What would make this design better?

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Wash Your Hands, Use Soap

Reminders always work, I have this tile in the boys bathroom and my 9 year old came to me and told me that it really works because it reminded him to wash his hands and to use soap.

The vinyl reminder to wash your hands can be found at our online store.

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June Creativity Award Winner

Barbara R. made this beautiful wall collage tied together by family pictures and a wonderful quote.

"What a lovely family wall we now have! And we loved the fact that the saying had our last name in it........Root! All 4 of our kids picked up on that right away!" ~ Barbara R.

Barbara, you should have an email from Eileen for you to claim your vinyl prize!

Would you like to have your own Family Roots vinyl? This July it is $5 off.

Enter to win July's Creativity Award by sending in a picture of your vinyl lettering (purchased through Vinyl Craft Lettering) to info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post it on the Vinyl Craft Lettering Facebook page.

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Independence Day

Happy Independence Day, a little early.

We love creating vinyl blocks because they are so versatile! You can make so many combinations and have a different look instantaneously.

Land That I Love/USA Blocks Product is sold as lettering only or a DIY kit. The blocks will have lettering on 2 sides.

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Snap Crackle Pop Vinyl Lettering

I love the fourth of July, and I am so excited for the fireworks. This would work as an excellent decoration that resembles those fireworks!

Snap, Crackle, Pop Firecrackers Product is sold as lettering only or a DIY kit with blocks. We twisted some steel wire for the wick but you can also use twine with a burnt tip to resemble the fireworks right before they explode!

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Vinyl Stencils Baby Edition

Just wanted to share what I have been doing with those vinyl stencils. My sister is having a baby boy soon, so I made her a onesie with a tie and a graphic of a giraffe, and then another onesie with his name on the bum. He will be so cute! Can't wait to see them on him!

Want your own baby onesie tie? Be sure to order through our custom vinyl design center and specify what size onesie you will be using.

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May Creativity Winner

It's that time again!

Carla R. made this beautiful board and attached the Eat Pray Love vinyl! We absolutely loved the colors and how wonderful it turned out!

Carla, you should have an email from Eileen for you to claim your vinyl prize!

Would you like to have your own "Eat, Pray, Love" vinyl? This June it is $5 off.

Enter to win June's Creativity Award by sending in a picture of your vinyl lettering (purchased through Vinyl Craft Lettering) to info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post it on the Vinyl Craft Lettering Facebook page.

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Bright Smiles

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here is a picture of Lalia in one of her new shirts that we made using the vinyl stencils. This one was painted using regular fabric paint.

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Spray Fabric Paint with Stencils

Now this type of paint is a little trickier than the previous stencil posts (bleach pens, regular fabric paint). I used fabric spray paint from Tulip, and I did mess up the first time, let me show you how...



Now my mistake was I was spraying the paint too close to the fabric and spraying too much!! This caused the paint to bleed outside of the edges, and not allow the font to appear clear and precise like I wanted.

By the way, all paint and bleach will bleed to the other side of the t-shirt unless you place cardboard or another thick object between layers of fabric.



This is the correct way. Here I sprayed the paint at least 10 inches from the surface, and to get the darker red, I did two coats (sprayed it again after the first layer dried). See those lines above my name? That was my error, when I cut the vinyl, I didn't cut a big enough space around it (if you place an order for a stencil, you will have a border of at least three inches).



Using fabric spray paint was a trial-and-error process but it worked out great and now I have a team t-shirt for a mud run coming up!!

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Mahalo New Vinyl Product

Aloha, Eileen sent me this picture yesterday, and I could not help but smile. Far down the road I am planning a trip to Hawaii, and this seemed to just fit perfectly with my day.

This is sold in two ways, as a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Kit, or as the lettering only. The color of the flowers and flip flops are as shown in the picture, unless specified on the order and then you can choose the color for the lettering.

Know anyone who used to live in Hawaii? This would absolutely be a fantastic gift or for a house-warming party!

You can order your Mahalo vinyl lettering on our website.

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Fabric Paint with Stencils

Rather than making a graphic t-shirt with a bleach pen, you can use fabric paint. Fabric paint comes in so many different packages and a safe way to paint on fabric is to go slow and use a foam brush. Again this is very kid friendly as long as you monitor how much fabric paint is used (you don't want to slather too much on).

By the way, all paint and bleach will bleed to the other side of the t-shirt unless you place cardboard or another thick object between layers of fabric.

Next time we will talk about another type of fabric paint. Fabric Spray Paint!!

Make your own custom stencil here!
*Note: When ordering, it does not matter which color vinyl you use, so might as well choose a color that is discounted like red, yellow, or green.

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Vinyl Stencils

Last week we tried out using stencils on t-shirts and other types of fabric. Slowly we will demonstrate the different methods we used and the results we achieved.

Today, the photos shown show using a stencil and a bleach pen .By the way, all paint and bleach will bleed to the other side of the t-shirt unless you place cardboard or another thick object between layers of fabric.

A good benefit is that it is a good project to do with your children, as long as they are old enough to color in the lines, of course.

Make your own custom stencil here!
*Note: When ordering, it does not matter which color vinyl you use, so might as well choose a color that is discounted like red, yellow, or green.

 

Mother's Day Blocks

We love that Mothers Day is coming up. We have just created these blocks, and love how customized they can be. They remind me of those little block calendars that were on the secretary's desk at school, and I always loved playing with them!

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Freebie Design

If you are a regular to Vinyl Craft Lettering you know that with each purchase you recieve a surprise. We always rotate this gift with seasons and holidays, and Father's Day is coming up in June! In two weeks we will see which design has the most votes and use that design as the upcoming freebie.

Which design would you rather see in your package? #1 Dad? Or Live, Laugh, Golf? Leave a comment to vote.

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