We had a HUGE problem at our house
...by the end of the day every single cup
in the house would be used! Ugh!
Don't you hate that?
So our solution was to give
each family member
their own personalized cup!
We were to use that cup
all.day.long.
Guess what?
It worked! :)
If you know me you know that
I've had a little obsession
with vinyl for a while now,
but let me introduce you
to my new favorite: cast vinyl.
It's awesome!
Cast vinyl is a durable vinyl.
It can be run through a dishwasher,
& it doesn't come off.
(Cool, huh?)
So, here's how I made our cups!
Cast vinyl is cut just like regular vinyl It's a little thicker, so on my Silhouette I had to adjust the setting to a little thicker than my regular vinyl. (I get my cast vinyl from signwarehouse.com.) Love those guys! I'm sure you can use just about any craft cutter to make these. (If you can't make you own, I also sale cast vinyl labels in my etsy shop, Ginger Snaps.) |
Now you've got your cast vinyl ready to apply. |
Then work your way toward the end on both sides. Gently rubbing the letters & allowing them to follow the curve. Rub over the entire surface with your fingers. |
TIP: I've noticed when you let the vinyl sit for a few minutes before removing the transfer tape it tends to adhere much easier. Next slowly lift your transfer tape. |
Take it nice & slow. If the letters don't want to stick to the cup, lay your transfer tape back down & rub some more. |
There you go, your cup is all ready to be used and washed again & again. :) |
Here's our cups! Yes, these are the ones we use everyday & they have been washed a bunch. The vinyl still there! Love it! :) |
I'm a follower and LOVE your vinyl crafts :)
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ReplyDeletePersonalized cups are brilliant! Love the tutorial.
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I have your button on my blog.
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I'm a follower!!!!
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I am a follower and I have your button...I'll have to figure out the hearting your shop thing..:)
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ReplyDeleteI'm a follower. I think that is a great idea for cups
ReplyDeleteHi I'm a new follower from Follow Me, Chickadee! I just had to leave a comment on this post because I'd LOVE to win these cups! I'm off to check out your Etsy shop too:) I'm expecting a baby this summer and have been shopping around for a vinyl decal for her room!
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<3 'd your shop - and I'm so glad I found it! SUCH CUTE STUFF!! I don't have the stuff to play and do the other stuff... but here I am anyway, following you and <3ing you!
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Following via GFC.
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Hi I'm a new follower via the Follow Me Chickadee Blog hop. I love this idea!
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Sweet Peas and Bumblebees
Your button is on my blog!! :)
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I'm a follower and I'm loving your blog!
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I heart your shop!
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Cute cup idea! I'm following you back.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE the cups and your entire Etsy shop. Newest GFC follower, added your shop to my favorites, and put your button on my page. Hope to win the cups!!
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Thanks for sharing with my newbie party.
ReplyDeleteThis is too funny! Yes absolutely we have had this same problem, same conversation... different solution but it only worked for about a month. We put a colored rubberband around the base of the glass (the shape of the glass was conducive to that). I like this idea so much better- will definitely try it! Visiting from Debbie's party and now following -stop by, I'm having a pet portrait give away!
ReplyDeleteCute! This would be a fun party idea too!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a silHouette!! I totally want to make these! Fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteNever knew I needed vinyl till now! I have a slice (a smaller cutter) I hope to try this. Your newest follower Kristy from www.apronsandapples.blogspot.com
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