We had our formula for success.
Heat transfer vinyl on mugs with iron.
There are even mini heat presses for smaller items.
Which is best for you to use on your projects.
The heat transfer can be done using a heat press machine a home iron or the recently released cricut easypress.
I will say my favorite application method for the heat transfer vinyl on a mug was the mini iron.
Which will win in our tests.
Vinyl comes in two different forms which are known as adhesive and heat transfer vinyl hva.
Heat transfer vinyl is also known as htv or iron on vinyl.
Heat transfer vinyl can be applied using an iron or a heat press.
Now if you are going to hand wash your mugs you can probably use either adhesive vinyl or heat transfer vinyl and any of the application methods mentioned.
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Now there is also the easypress mini that will work great for projects like these.
And that was it.
I used my cricut maker to cut out the top portion of the text from iron on heat transfer vinyl weeded the excess and used the easypress to iron the design on to the metal.
Here s what i used for this project.
The oven heat set the iron on firmly on the mug.
So we thought about it a bit and decided to try putting one of the mugs made with foil iron on in a 300 degree oven for about 20 minutes.
I set the temperature to 300 degrees and pressed for 40 seconds allowed it to cool for a few minutes and repeated the process once more.
Let s get after it shall we for this project you will need.
Diy glittery heat transfer vinyl mug.
The metal sign gets hot so use extra caution when using iron on with metal.
Heat transfer vinyl or htv is a product that is applied to t shirts and other substrates by heat.
Let s check it out.
We are experimenting with permanent vinyl and iron on and adding it to some mugs.
Htv is often used on fabric such as t shirts but it can also be used on glass wood and so many other surfaces.
You will have had many t shirts and other garments with htv on it.
To activate the hva you will need to use some source of heating equipment like iron or in this case a heat press machine.