You all know how much I love my Cricut, but I love my brother more. Create this DIY Military Countdown to count the days you have until you get to see your deployed family member. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support.
My brother was deployed this past May. While I miss my brother, I'm sure his wife and kids miss him more. I made this DIY military countdown for them to write in how many days he has left in his deployment. Make your own using your Cricut machine or any cutting machine.
Follow all the bloggers along as we create with Cricut Iron-On Vinyl and then at the end of this post, see how you can win your very own EasyPress and EasyPress Mat!
Supplies
- Wood Frame
- Stain, Early American
- Chalkboard Paint
- Chalkboard Markers
- Cricut Explore or Cricut Maker
- White Iron-On Vinyl or standard vinyl
- Cricut EasyPress
- Acier BAT Font
- Cricut Design Space File
To start, open the Cricut Design Space file. The font I used is Acier BAT and it's available through TypeKit. If you don't have an Adobe account, go ahead and use a font you love. Select Make It and then be sure to mirror your image for Iron-On. Cut and weed your Iron-On and set it aside.I bought this box sign from a local shop called The Wood Connection. It was around $10 and worth every penny. I stained the outer frame with some Early American wood stain and then painted the interior with chalkboard paint.
When your frame has dried, go ahead and lay your Iron-On Vinyl on the chalkboard and press. The chalkboard paint melted when I placed the iron on top of the deisign so I just used the tip of the iron and pressed. It took arounf 5 minutes to get a good adherance to the board. Take off your carrier sheet and you're done! This project is something I love and I can't wait to see my nieces face when I give it to her. This military countdown is going to be something special for the next year.
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