Looking for you next weekend craft? We have you covered. In just a few simple steps you can take your favorite font(s) and turn them into an art piece you can be proud of.

Supplies Needed:

Step One: Design

  1. Open up Silhouette Studio®. Using the text tool, type out the word ‘thankful’ in all lowercase. With the text selected open the Text Style Panel and select Design ID # 217137 . 
  2. Add the arrow details to your font by selecting the new Glyph Feature located in your Text Style Panel. Select whichever combination of the arrow head and tail you would like. The Glyph Feature is available in the Designer Edition or above of Silhouette Studio® 4.1. (Tip: If you haven’t updated your software or if you have the Basic edition of 4.1, you can still add the arrows to your design by using the capitals of letters. Each capital letter has a different arrow associated with it.) 
  3. Adjust the size of the design by selecting it and dragging the outer corner to make it larger or smaller to fit the dimensions of your wooden sign.
  4. Once you have adjusted your font to the perfect size, using the Text Tool, type out ‘For every moment’. With the text selected, open the Text Style Panel and select Design ID # 57531.
  5. Adjust the size of your second line of text and position it under the ‘thankful’ design. 
  6. In Silhouette Studio®, select the Send window in the top right-hand corner. Select your entire design and make sure the Cut Edge option is selected. 
  7. Load your vinyl into your machine.
  8. In the Send window, select the Vinyl setting and select Send. (Remember that if you don’t have an Autoblade, you will need to adjust your blade settings.)

Step Two: Assembly

  1. After your machine is done cutting, unload the vinyl from your machine and weed away unnecessary parts of the design.
  2. Place the Transfer Tape over your design to help move your design over to the wood sign. (We painted our wood sign beforehand. We chose a dark stain for the frame portion and a nice, clean white for the center.)
  3. Slowly peel away the white backing from the vinyl.
  4. Align your design on your wooden sign. Once you have it in the position you like, use your Scraper Tool to help adhere the vinyl to your wooden sign. 
  5. Slowly peel away the transfer tape to reveal your finished sign.