For the best results put a book or something solid under the canvas and use the silhouette scraper to really burnish the letters onto the canvas before removing the contact paper.
Can i put vinyl wall decals on canvas.
Peel and stick wall decals.
I ve heard mod podge will do the same thing.
It can be done.
One of the difficulties with getting the vinyl to stick is the canvas does not have a hard surface.
Oct 8 2016 i have lots of customers order vinyl decals from my etsy shop so they can put them on canvas for wall art.
Adhesive vinyl on painted canvas.
We will be using a lot of pressure burnishing the vinyl.
The whole canvas was dry in under an hour and paint could still be applied to it and holy of holy s the vinyl stuck.
I painted the canvas with just regular white craft paint a couple of thin layers.
With our peel and stick wall decals you can easily transform ho hum walls into a beautiful expression of your personality.
The dry paint creates a textured surface for the vinyl to stick to.
The idea is that it will prepare the surface of the canvas so that the vinyl will stick to it.
A stretched canvas out of the packaging has a rough feel that your vinyl will probably not stick to.
Before you put your vinyl design onto the canvas grab a large hardback book.
75 awesome ways to use vinyl decals.
Next up same type of vinyl adhesive vinyl on painted canvas.
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Since it s not as easy as peel and stick i thought i d share a step by step of how to prepare your canvas for those vinyl decal applications.
When possible i ve made every effort to give you links to the original source of the vinyl decals.
However i found an awesome.
Placing a hard book under the canvas will give us the perfect firm surface we need.
This gives the canvas as smooth a surface as possible so that the vinyl can stick.
I forgot to mention in the video that i do not put any kind of coating over the surface after applying the sticker.
These 2 bags show you just how cute a plain purchased tote bag can become with a little imagination.
I put a book underneath my canvas so i could really press down in the middle and get those letters to stick.
Iron on vinyl decals tote bags.
You get true wall art without the mess and effort of tape paint brushes or even artistic ability.