Oct 8 2016 i have lots of customers order vinyl decals from my etsy shop so they can put them on canvas for wall art.
Can i put vinyl wall decals on canvas.
With our peel and stick wall decals you can easily transform ho hum walls into a beautiful expression of your personality.
They give a unique professional accent yet are so easy to apply.
One of the difficulties with getting the vinyl to stick is the canvas does not have a hard surface.
Iron on vinyl decals tote bags.
Next up same type of vinyl adhesive vinyl on painted canvas.
After i sprayed it i came inside and placed my vinyl on top.
Peel and stick wall decals.
You get true wall art without the mess and effort of tape paint brushes or even artistic ability.
The idea is that it will prepare the surface of the canvas so that the vinyl will stick to it.
Before you put your vinyl design onto the canvas grab a large hardback book.
Since it s not as easy as peel and stick i thought i d share a step by step of how to prepare your canvas for those vinyl decal applications.
For the best results put a book or something solid under the canvas and use the silhouette scraper to really burnish the letters onto the canvas before removing the contact paper.
A stretched canvas out of the packaging has a rough feel that your vinyl will probably not stick to.
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We will be using a lot of pressure burnishing the vinyl.
However i found an awesome.
Adhesive vinyl on painted canvas.
Placing a hard book under the canvas will give us the perfect firm surface we need.
75 awesome ways to use vinyl decals.
I put a book underneath my canvas so i could really press down in the middle and get those letters to stick.
This gives the canvas as smooth a surface as possible so that the vinyl can stick.
These 2 bags show you just how cute a plain purchased tote bag can become with a little imagination.
The whole canvas was dry in under an hour and paint could still be applied to it and holy of holy s the vinyl stuck.
This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas.
I ve heard mod podge will do the same thing.
I painted the canvas with just regular white craft paint a couple of thin layers.
When possible i ve made every effort to give you links to the original source of the vinyl decals.