How To Make A Cricut Mat

It s easier to make than you think and i ll show you the best materials and methods to use.

How to make a cricut mat.

You ll know when it s time to clean the mat when materials don t stick as well as they used to or when the surface has become dirty and if there are soft particles that get in the way. Create a stencil in cricut design space or upload a pre made svg check out the ones in my shop here. I used two 12 x 24 pieces along with one 12 x 12 piece. A cricut mat somehow loses its purpose when the surface has become inaccurate and unable to produce precise cuts.

You ll want to make sure that these edges don t get sticky with the new adhesive or else you will risk damaging the rollers on your machine. But you have to use the glue appropriately. Utilize broad even strokes that go smoothly over the mat. Place the mat in the sink.

Next cut your freezer paper to size and place it on your cricut mat. Pat the mat dry with a paper towel then let it air dry completely to ensure stickiness returns. Cut a stencil with your cricut machine. To complete the procedure you have to apply the paste to the inner gridded bit of the cricut mat.

You have the option of cutting the freezer paper with the shiny side up or the shiny side down on the mat. Make a diy personalized door mat using an inexpensive fiber mat paint and a stencil you can cut on your cricut. Make an effort to avoid getting any paste on the edges of the tangle. Applying glue can be an effective way to make the mats sticky again.

On a cricut mat these are the margins where the cricut rollers move the mat back and forth. How to make a custom welcome mat with cricut stencils to actually make the doormat you will need to. Personally i prefer to work shiny side up i feel like it adheres much better to the cutting mat this way so that means that i need to mirror.