![]() I also pre-pressed my entire canvas first to make sure it was completely wrinkle free (and so it’s easier to attach to the frame later on). Get your heat transfer in just the right position before pressing it. ![]() Weed away the excess vinyl from the design. Before cutting, remember to reverse the design (select ‘mirror’ in Cricut Design Space) if using Iron On, and set your dial to ‘Iron On’. Place the Iron On vinyl onto the mat shiny side down and load the mat into the cutting machine. You can also use adhesive vinyl for doing a reverse canvas, but I prefer the look of one that has been done with HTV and a heat press. Perhaps gold on black would look better? Or teal iron-on on pink? I chose white Cricut Iron-On for this project, but you can choose any colors you wish. Next, create a design (or download the free SVG at the end of this post!). I applied two coats of basic black acrylic to the canvas, while I primed the frame and then applied two coats of a white semi-gloss water-based enamel – to make it nice and shiny! Use sandpaper to get remove any roughness from the frame before priming, and between coats. Next you need to paint the canvas and frame. Alternatively, you can use a staple remover, but this will take a lot longer without any added benefit. Using an exacto knife (or something similar), cut the canvas away from the frame by cutting outside of the staples. Maybe though, a more expensive canvas would have a nicer frame? Buy a stretched canvas – it doesn’t have to be a really good canvas or anything, I basically just bought the cheapest I could find for this project.
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