Customize Personalized Door Mat
A great DIY to make customized and personalized door mats for gifts!
Equipment
- 1 Cricut machine
- 1 hair dryer
- 1 brayer roller
- 1 12" x 24" Cricut mat
- Cricut tools
Materials
- 1 Star Craft HD Permanent vinyl ***Great location for inexpensive vinyl!
- 1 Coir & Vinyl Door Mat Home Depot is where I found mine
- 1 can spray black Flex Seal aerosol
- 1 can spray clear Flex Seal aerosol Optional- for extra protection
- Brown craft paper
- Masking or painter's tape
- vinyl transfer tape
- parchment paper
Instructions
- Decide what design you want for the door mat.
- Search for Door Mat SVG files to give you some inspiration.
- Choose your design and download it.
- Import the design into your Cricut design space.
- Resize your design, if needed.
- Print out the design onto the vinyl. NOTE: color of the vinyl doesn't matter since this is only a template.
- Weed out the center of the letters to make a template.
- Cover the entire surface with clear vinyl transfer tape.
- Center and attach the vinyl onto the mat.
- Cover with parchment paper.
- Using a hair dryer, heat the vinyl in sections so that it adheres to the mat for a cleaner outline of design.
- Use a braying roller to press down after heating for better sealing.
- Mask off the outside so that no overspray gets anywhere else on the mat.
- In a well ventilated area, spray the templated design with the rubberized flex seal.
- Let dry. Repeat spraying the flex seal for 2-3 coats and let dry completely between coats.
- For added protection, you may choose to spray with the clear Flex Seal.
- Wait until the flex seal is dry and carefully remove template.
- Check to ensure that you have removed center of all letters and image is complete before gifting!
Notes
This is a great way to give a customized and personalized gift for so many occasions. Perfect for birthdays, bridal showers, wedding, anniversary, Mother's Day, Father's Day or Christmas gifts!