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Personalized Tumblers

Personalize a tumbler using permanent vinyl, a cricut cutting machine or a computer printout of your design. Plus, a vinyl transfer hack that will make the process easier!
Keyword: Crafting, Cricut, Gift, Hack, Tutorial

Materials

  • Acrylic Tumbler
  • Permanent Vinyl

Instructions

  • I used my Cricut to cut the vinyl, but if you don’t have one, a computer print out of what you want the vinyl to say, a marker to trace the letters on the back and a pair of scissors will work too.
  • The trick to applying vinyl on a curved surface is a hair dryer and patience.
  • After I have weeded my vinyl and applied the transfer tape, I used a hair dryer to warm the back of the transfer tape a little bit. Keep in mind that too much heat will ruin vinyl, but I have found a little bit of heat keeps the vinyl from bubbling as you place it on the curve surface.
  • After the vinyl is slightly warm, slowly lay it across the surface, smoothing it with your finger as you go.
  • Go slowly and use the hair dryer again if you feeling it isn’t laying smooth.

Notes

For this kind of project, that is going to get a lot of use, I like to use permanent vinyl. I still wouldn’t put it in the dishwasher, but it gives it more staying power than regular vinyl.