SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Cricut Maker™
- Infusible Ink™ Ceramic Coasters
- Assorted Infusible Ink™ transfer sheets
- Cricut EasyPress™ 2
- Cricut® heat-resistant tape
- Cardstock
- Cricut® heat-resistant pad
- Cricut® standard grip mat 12"x 24"
- Unfinished wood spools
- Acrylic paint - red/pink/white
- Clear epoxy glue
DIRECTIONS:
- 4 Cake Stand Coaster Tops:
- XOXO
- Insert 4 circles in Design Space and change size to 3.3
- Insert text box and type XOXO
- Using the Curve tool from the top panel, adjust the letters XOXO so they fit around the circle edge
- Place XOXO text over circle and select entire image
- Slice
- WILD 4 U
- Insert text box and type WILD 4 U
- Using the Curve tool from the top panel adjust the letters WILD 4 U so they fit around the circle edge
- Place WILD 4 U over circle along edge
- Highlight entire image and text
- Slice
- HEART ARROW CIRCLE
- Insert heart circle arrow image
- Adjust size to fit inside circle around edges
- Highlight entire image
- Slice
- SOLID FLORAL
- Change solid circle image to gray
- Then change each circle to a different color, according to what color your infusible ink transfer sheets are
- Set Cricut® to Infusible Ink transfer sheets
- Cut with the Cricut® and follow on-screen instructions for loading and unloading
- When all 4 are cut, peel away letters or images that are unwanted
- Using heat-resistant tape, tape each cut image FACEDOWN onto shine side of the ceramic coaster
- Turn EasyPress™ on to 400 degrees and timer for 240 seconds
- Place a piece of yardstick over your heat resistant pad to protect it
- Place ceramic coaster onto cardstock with image side facing down
- Place butcher paper on top of coaster back
- Press for 240 seconds, using light pressure
- Let completely cool (about 10 minutes) before removing any tape or transfer paper from coaster
- Paint wood spools. Let dry.
- Attach to coaster bottom with clear epoxy glue
Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:
- Dust coasters before pressing and let them completely cool before touching