Would you believe me if I told you that you could use your Silhouette cutting machine for beauty related business? Well believe it! I made these DIY Vinyl Nail Decals in a matter of minutes with my Silhouette CAMEO!!
Warning: this post contains feet! I am not particularly fond of them, nor do I love showing mine off…but read below because currently I am in love with mine! {wink}
Countdown is one friends! 36 weeks+ here and so this past weekend I went out and got a pedicure. It felt so good. Especially since it is REALLY hard for me to reach down to my feet these days!
Speaking of feet….I still have them AND I still have ankles! That was NOT the case last time. I was swollen, swollen, swollen! That is the first reason I am in love with my feet right now! So happy to have feet and ankles still this time around! So I was thrilled to take an hour to myself and get a pedicure!
However…I love the cute designs, I don’t pay for them! Only on extra special occasions do I get the cutesy designs and now I am so happy I passed it up because I made some myself using my Silhouette CAMEO and it couldn’t have been easier! This is the second reason I am now in love with my feet. Don’t worry…I am sure this foot love I have going on is just a pregnancy thing and I am sure it will pass soon :)
Supplies Needed:
- Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait cutting machine
- Vinyl (color of your choice)
- Design of your choice (I used this flower here)
- Transfer Paper
- Clear Nail Polish (optional)
I started out by finding a cute flower design that was not too detailed! I used this flower here and then I removed the center circle. You could leave it if you want! I resized them to fit my big toes!
I used a scrap piece of vinyl that I save in a big bin. I hate throwing it away and this project is perfect for those leftover pieces!
I cut the shapes and then weeded the extra vinyl out and then covered with a piece of scrap transfer paper!
Then I simply applied the vinyl to my toes as I would anything else! I cut the designs out separately and removed the paper backing.
Applied on my big toe, 2 flowers each.
Voila! Simple as that! You could do a clear coat of polish at this point however I did these 3 days ago with no clear nail polish and they have lasted 3 showers, a trip to the park, running errands and even being in socks and tennis shoes for walks! If I did them on my fingers, I would probably most certainly use a clear top coat.
Comments & Reviews
Rebecca Brewer says
I can’t believe I didn’t think of this!! I’m doing some tonight:) Thanks!
Lisa Chouinard says
Do you mind sharing of this was wall (removable) or permanent vinyl?
Cheryl Spangenberg says
Lisa it was Oracle 631 vinyl. I believe that is considered “removable” however mine lasted through showers and all day swim sessions and still held on great!
T. Lynne Tolles says
I can’t believe you can reach your toes at 32 Weeks – BTW you look AWESOME
Teresa says
What size did you cut? I have been trying to do monogram letters and having a hard time with the monograms lining up.Getting frustrated.
Cheryl Spangenberg says
The larger flowers were 0.257 (square) and the smaller ones were 0.2 square. So pretty darn small. Are you having troubles getting the letters of the monograms lined up?
Teresa Lucas says
Yes.
Cheryl Spangenberg says
I would line up the letters in Studio (using the align window – 3 bars) and weld them together as one nail decal. Then cut and apply just the one decal.