Monday, February 18, 2013

Big Vinyl Wall Quote

I must be getting into another vinyl phase. I swear my obsessions cycle around. Sometimes it goes from scrapbook layouts to cards to vinyl to etching to...well etc etc etc and then starts all over again!

My daughter and I saw a canvas we both loved that had a lot of words on it when we were in Hobby Lobby recently and I had her take a picture of it so I could create something with the words. I had forgotten my cell phone but ya know how kids are...attached at the hip, and for once I was grateful for the cell phone obsession kids have!

It took me quite awhile to make the file in Make The Cut, not because it was hard but because I used so many different fonts and trying to find ones that looked good and would cut fine was a bit time consuming. I can now understand why people would charge for their files.

I cut this one to the size of filling up a 12x24 mat, which was a lot of weeding!



One of the things I did to make the weeding a bit easier was to run my Cutterbee Scissors along the lines between the words. If you have ever done a large project you know how the vinyl can stick to itself and cause havoc by pulling up parts you want left down! This method allowed me to pull off a row at a time and not have the issue happen. 






Here is the project with all the main weeding done. Taking out the inner pieces can be time consuming, especially for something this size but it doesn't seem such a daunting task when you are watching TV while doing it.

I thought I was waiting for Walking Dead to come on AMC but when it got time the stupid movie Anaconda came on and I was not pleased! I did not want to watch J'LO and her big azz, I wanted to watch my zombies!! Evidently the cable company I have, CableOne, made a mistake. At first they tried to blame AMC and say no one was getting the feed but finally fessed up and said it was their mistake. The show came on at 11pm, just a mere 3 hours late! Now I am wondering if I would be better off getting Dish or DirectTV with the mistakes the cable company keeps making. I just keep hearing bad things about satellite tv and how it goes out when it's too windy, rains or snows. I guess nothing is perfect.

Wait...wasn't I talking about a vinyl project??


Here it is on the wall. I am not sure what type of transfer tape I have but it just wasn't wanting to release the vinyl for me. I left the whole thing on the wall overnight and it did release better then.

I really do like this big vinyl wall quote sign thing *okie really isn't sure what to call it* and I had to put it in the laundry room/hall from craftroom to kitchen since I couldn't find another place for it. Next time I think I will reverse the procedure so I don't spend an hour walking through my house wondering where to apply the vinyl!




22 comments:

  1. Great quote; way beyond my vinyl using skills, tfs!

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  2. This looks great Okie!!

    How long did it take you to weed that?
    Well worth it how ever long it took.

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  3. Your wall art is awesome. I'm like you in that I craft in cycles too. I jump around from one thing to the next and then back again...I get bored easily though. We live in the middle of cornfields and can't get cable. We have Direct TV and I was concerned about the things you mentioned but haven't had a problem except when we have a bad storm once in a while. I would highly recommend them. If you decide to switch to Direct TV let me know and you can give them my account # so we can both save some $$$.

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  4. Great job! Don't you just love the creativity MTC inspires?! The more I work with vinyl, the more I love it... and my MTC! Thanks for the added inspiration! :)

    Lynn in Colorado

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  5. Absolutely love this. I'm thinking it would be great in Dani's dorm room next Fall.

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  6. when you first posted this i was thinking, wow, lots of words in a small frame. i had no idea it was this big....awesome.

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  7. That project is so cool! I love it. I really like the fonts you used.
    Sandy R.

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  8. Awesome project!!. I've been wanting to try this, but I'm too lazy to commit to spending the amount of time necessary to complete it. Keep showing this kind of detailed stuff Okie, and maybe I'll finally do it. lol

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  9. Love it, it looks wonderful. i'm always taking pictures of inspirations like that. Wonderful project Laura D.

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  10. Awesome Wall Art. It does take a long time doing a cut file - My kids think it just happens...lol I found if I heat the object I have vinyl transfer on with my heat gun for a few seconds the vinyl will stick and the transfer tape comes off clean. It just doesn't like sticking to something cold.
    SallyW

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  11. Thanks for sharing your vinyl project. First, wanted to let you know you can use the pen tool in MTC (Bezier Tool) to draw a straight line between your lines for it to cut when it is cutting out your project to do the same thing you did with your Cutterbee Scissors after the fact.

    Second, regarding DirectTV. We have had DirecTV for almost 8 years now because where I leave, I don't have any cable options. The "horror" stories about losing your signal are somewhat over exaggerated from my experience. Have I lost my signal, yes, on a rare occasion but it usually comes back fairly quickly. Usually takes a really bad storm with heavy, heavy rain and.or extremely high winds with it but I have never lost for an extended period of time even then. We don't usually get much snow so that isn't much of any issue for us but when we have, it hasn't been a real problem either. WHERE you place the dish can help with some of those issues. If it is more protected then less problems. Our's isn't really protected. It is on the roof on the corner of the house where must of the weather and wind can easily reach it but still not a huge problem. Oh, and my DS was able to watch The Walking Dead the other night on time. MeFlick

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  12. This looks great, I've always admired subway art like this, but haven't tried it myself. I might just have to. And to comment on your TV issues, I've had Directv for many years and occasionally we do get outages due to weather but no more then my neighbors have outages due to cable issues.

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  13. Love it. BTW had satellite tv and yes it can be a pain when there is a storm....especially in the middle of a movie and it goes out. :( Have a good week. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Very cool project! I know what you mean about going through phases!! I had to build a huge craftroom to allow for all of my "phases" that were overtaking the entire dining room....I really like this vinyl though, very nice! I'm loving your split initials also! Let me know if you want to sell me an "L" one. I can type my own names, est and year...Just need the L. Sheri :)

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  15. Love your vinyl project Shirley! So cool! My DS just got us hooked on watching the Walking Dead and we watched the marathon. lol We don't have any problems with our satilite, we have Dish and let me tell you we live in the country where the wind howls and blows!! The only time it might go out in snowy weather is when the snow builds up on the dish, which has only happened on time and as soon as DH took it off it worked just fine. I love satilite over cable. You couldn't pay me enough to go back to cable!! lol

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  16. Love this! Like Treva, waaay beyond my skills :) Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Great quote! It looks like a lot of work and you did it beautifully.

    Kim S. from N. Ca.

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  18. I love the way this came out and the phrases you used. Can tell that a lot of work went into it. Maybe, just MAYBE, I'll attempt to do one one day.

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