With Memorial Day weekend upon us here in the U.S., and July 4th celebrations not far off, I decided it was time to think about some appropriate decor. I opted for a patriotic hurricane lamp, since I have had this glass sitting for quite some time, just begging to be “vinylized”.
I used a file I recently designed. Help yourself if you’d like the “America” SVG.
- Materials:
- Glass hurricane lamp
- Intermediate Vinyl (I used Red, Light Gray, Blue, Yellow, Bright Green, and Dark Gray.)
- Transfer tape
- Blue capped blade
- Make The Cut software
- Settings for KNK Zing:
- Speed – 10
- Force – 18
- Multicut – 1
- Steps:
- Measure the circumference of your glass to determine design size. My lamp measured 17 inches. I made the “America” about 6.5 inches, and the string of pennants half the circumference.
- Make sure glass is clean and dry.
- Apply transfer tape and peel backing.
- Cut and weed vinyl.
- You may want to duplicate some of the flowers, etc. to add to the pennants. I also duplicated the string of pennants so that it went all the way around the lamp.
- Re-size as needed. (You might also need to use shadow layer for some parts of the drawing if the details are too small for the size you are cutting. I found some of the smaller pieces were just too small for the size of my project.)
- Import SVG into Make The Cut.
- If desired, add stones, sand, or other filler to bottom of lamp.
- Add a candle… and celebrate America with your patriotic hurricane lamp.