My daughter got engaged this summer and was wanting to make Bridesmaid boxes. These glasses were really fun to make and inspired me to try something new with my diecutting machine.
I love that I can design in Silhouette Studio Business Edition and save as an SVG file. I find that when you are working with fonts that Studio is much easier to work with than Cricut Design Space. I wasn't sure about how well the foil would cut with the Silhouette Portrait though, so I uploaded the finished file to Cricut Design Space and cut on a 12x12 mat with my Cricut Explore.
We did four glasses - one for her plus the Maid of Honour and two Bridesmaids.
The font is Magnolia Sky
The Cricut Metallic Adhesive Foil can be tricky to work with. It does not like to stick to the transfer paper. I had to gently pull off the backing and push the letters onto the transfer paper to get it stuck down. The back of the foil is really sticky, so you need to know exactly where you want it before letting it touch the surface or it may rip if you try and move it.
I had watched a few videos before cutting it. I was much easier to get it around the glass with the slits cut into the paper. And the wings on the sides gave me something to hold onto without touching the sticky backing on the letters.
I cradled each glass on a pillow, which kept it from rolling around while I was attaching the words.
Not quite finished here - we had ordered photo boxes from Amazon and cut out each person's name with the Rose Gold Foil and attached to the box lid. My daughter wanted to make sure the boxes would be deep enough before adding in more tissue paper and gift items. I didn't get to see them when she was done but she said they turned out great and everybody loved them.
We had lots of foil left over and I'm looking forward to making more items for her wedding.
