Look at Me! Ummm.. except that’s not me – that’s my lovely daughter 🙂
When I bought my last cutting mat I couldn’t resist adding an extra to my Shopping Cart and I treated myself to a roll of Frosted Vinyl. I thought using the vinyl would be great for when I didn’t want to commit to a permanent finish and it would be more forgiving than Etching Cream if I messed it up….I mean I could just rip it off and start again!
I made a pattern in the Silhouette software to decorate a Mirror- It’s a simple oval and triangle which I’ve welded together to make a speech bubble. I’ve offset it and added text using the “Great Vibes” font. (Free File link at bottom of post)
I did a mock up on paper first and roughly cut it out and taped it to the mirror to make sure that it was the right size. It was 🙂
Next I cut the vinyl on my machine. I didn’t use the mat and had to adjust my rollers on the Cameo to hold the vinyl in place as the roll is only 9 inches wide. I used the exact settings recommended in the software for Silhouette Brand Vinyl which is Blade 2, Speed 8, Thickness 9. It cut perfectly.
The weeding was really quick – the background came away in two parts leaving just a few pieces to be weeded from the letters. So far so good………
I cut around the backing close to the design and applied the transfer paper, burnishing it with the back of a teaspoon. The backing came away nicely until I got to the letters – the backing paper did not want to give them up! I persevered slowly and carefully and kept burnishing the stubborn parts onto the transfer paper as best I could, it took an extra few minutes but it worked Ok in the end.
Here it is with the transfer paper on the mirror.
I burnished it some more with the back of a teaspoon and an old credit card and was relieved when the transfer paper came off easily and the vinyl stayed behind on the glass.
I was happy until….I saw this….
There were a couple of tiny creases and an air bubble. I smoothed the creases with my fingernail but the air bubble wasn’t going anywhere. I even pricked it with a pin which made no difference and burnished it to try and lead the air to the edge to escape. No Go!
In the end, I lifted the pointy bit of the design and peeled it back as far as the air bubble, then stretched it out a smidge and smoothed it all back down. It did the trick but I created a new problem – the end point where I lifted it was now dog-earred and not sticking. Ooops!
With my exacto knife and using my old credit card as a ruler I gently sliced away a slither of vinyl to form a new point. If I ever take this decal off I’ll find out if I’ve scratched the surface of mirror with the blade. Hope not, I was careful! 🙂
Here’s the Silhouette Studio Cut File. Change the settings to suit the vinyl you are using.
This post is part of “The Silhouette Challenge” where fellow bloggers participate in a monthly challenge to create a new project with their Silhouette Machine.
Please check out the links below to see what everyone else has created in the last month.
So cute and fun!
Thanks Stephanie!
LOL tha is super fun!!! awesome idea!!! Hope you have a great day
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How fun!!
Thanks Tori!
Very cool way to dress up a mirror! Love it~
Thanks Beverly 🙂
Haha. Cute!
Thanks Jessica!
That made me giggle. Very fun!
Thanks Valerie! Pleased to hear it made you smile!
This is such a good idea. It could be really fun for inspiration quotes too! Love the picture at the end.
Thanks Emily, I like your idea of the inspirational quotes too 🙂
Totally fun! I had a million air bubbles with my project. Boo! 🙁
Thanks Vanessa, Just saw your project – looks great to me!
What a cute, clever project! Brave, you Gals who delve into the Vinyl World! I admire You! ;-}
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Thanks Lynden, Ha Ha – I don’t feel that brave – It’s a lot of fun!
WOW great project, looks fantastic. Congrats.
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Helen
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OMG, this is ssssssooooo fun! I absolutely love this project for a teenager’s room! Well done!
Thanks Marilyn, Yes perfect for the teenager who’s always in front of a mirror 😉
how pretty I did not know they had frosted vinyl- it looks really great and i am sure is a conversation piece!
Thanks Kelly, Yes, the frosted is great.
cool and fun 🙂
Thanks Rose.
Frosted vinyl is my absolute favorite type of vinyl, and it is most definitely on my crafty to do list to create a mirror decal. Thanks for the inspiration! And thanks for participating in this month’s Silhouette Challenge Group Post! Whoo hoo!
Thanks Lauren, I’ve got the rest of the roll left and have to restrain myself from covering every bit of glass in the house!