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GOOD FRIENDS QUOTE

Gather with the friends who mean the most to you for a festive Friendsgiving this year! These DIY Friendsgiving decorations will set the mood for this fun holiday!
Keyword: Frame, Friends
Author: Cori George

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Paint Your Frame
    This plain wood frame was painted using masking tape to protect the backing board from getting paint on it.
    A color blocking technique was used. You can paint to match your decor or leave the raw wood for a more rustic farmhouse look.
    Painting the third color on the frame.
  • Upload the Friends Quote SVG to Cricut Design Space
    Continue by uploading the SVG file to Cricut Design Space (see Uploading SVG Files to Cricut Design Space if you need help).
    Cricut Design Space: Resize image to fit onto your frame
  • Once the file is onto our canvas, we need to resize it to fit our sign in the Edit Toolbar at the top. The interior of this sign is about 10" x 14" so the image was resized to 7.3" x 11". Resize the image to fit your frame.
    Cricut Design Space: uploaded quote
  • That's it! We are ready to cut the file. Click Make It in the upper right and you'll be taken to the Prepare Screen. Here, you want to click the "mirror" slider. This will ensure that your project faces the correct direction when it's ironed onto the sign.
    Then click Continue!
    Cricut Design Space: Image on cutting mat in Prepare Screen
  • Cut Your Iron On Vinyl for Your Friendsgiving Sign
    On the Make Screen, you'll set your material to iron on. Make sure you have your fine point blade in your machine, insert your mat, and your Cricut will cut your project!
    Cricut Explore cutting the vinyl
  • Weed Your Iron On Vinyl
    Next we're going to "weed" the negative space from around our image. There is an extensive post about Weeding Iron On Vinyl, which you'll want to read—tons of tips and tricks to making it easier.
    Hands weeding the iron on vinyl
  • Adhere Your Iron On Vinyl
    Now we are going to adhere our iron on vinyl to the sign. Place your weeded image on the backing board of the sign.
    Hands placing the iron on vinyl on the sign
  • Press with the EasyPress Mini or other small iron to adhere.
    Hand using the EasyPress Mini to adhere the iron on
  • Before it cools, use a towel or a piece of cloth to press the iron on vinyl onto the backing board. This really helps the iron on vinyl to adhere and not peel up when you're removing the carrier sheet.
    Hand using a piece of fabric to press the iron on vinyl to the sign before peeling the carrier sheet
  • Once it has cooled, carefully peel back the carrier sheet. If it hasn't adhered, press again.
    Hands peeling back the carrier sheet
  • This is a super quick way to make just about any home decor sign—iron on vinyl is infinitely easier than a stencil!
    Closeup of "it's so good to be with friends" sign