Can you use iron on vinyl on wood?

I recently built some wood boxes for a guest post on One Project Closer.

Originally my plan was to use vinyl to make some stencils to label the boxes. I tried it. Fail. I decided to try to use iron on vinyl (HTV to those of you who don’t use a Cricut). While I hadn’t use HTV for wood before, this was VERY easy to do and it worked great.

– Cricut Air 2, Cricut Maker™, or the Cricut Joy  – Cutting mat – Weeding tool – Cricut EasyPress™ – Cotton scrap fabric – Iron On Vinyl – Wood box

SUPPLIES

Cut your iron on vinyl. Don’t forget to place it shiny side down on your mat and cut it as a mirrored image.

Step 1

Step 2

Weed away your excess vinyl, leaving only your design on the carrier sheet.

Place your design down on your wood. Cover with a scrap of cotton.

Step 3

Step 4

Preheat your Cricut EasyPress™ to 340 degrees Fahrenheit. Once it’s preheating, press down firmly on your wood for approximately 10 seconds.

Check on your design. If the clear sheet comes away easily, leaving the iron on stuck to the wood, you can remove completely.

Step 5

Once I remove the carrier sheet, I placed the cotton fabric back down over my design, then pressed for a few more seconds.

Step 6

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Danielle Pientka

Danielle is a DIY/craft/sewing blogger on DIYDanielle.com.  She loves to write about projects that she makes for her small farm, her children, and her home.