Project Overview:
Being a mom of three beautiful girls, they all need a gentle reminder of how BeYOUTiful they are. They love to wear makeup so I created this makeup bag for them. What sweet message would you write on the bag? Or who would you create this bag for?
Materials:
- Cutting machine: LOKLiK iCraft
- Sticky mat: LOKLiK standard grip
- HTV: 2 colors used in this tutorial
- Makeup bag
- Heat resistant tape
- HTVRONT Auto Heat Press 2
- Teflon sheet
Design and Cutting Process:
- Using the LOKLiK IdeaStudio, use the shape feature to add a heart. Copy and paste a few hearts and arrange them in a cute layout.
- Using the LOKLiK IdeaStudio, add the desired text using the Text feature. For this tutorial, I wanted to create a multi-layer design that was cute but simple. I decided on using the text “Be YOU Tiful”.
- Change the font according to your preference. For this project, I wanted the “YOU” to stand out, so I selected a cursive font. For this project, I used the LOKLiK fonts: Aclonica and Poetry Script.
- Arrange the text in the position you like and resize as needed.
- As you see in the photo below, the “y”, “o” and “u” in YOU are not connected. To help with this, I have added an offset so that the word is cut as 1 piece.
- To add the offset, select the word and add the offset. For this project, I am using an offset of .2mm.
- You now have all the components made for makeup bag, here is a preview of all the components.
- Send the components to cut, below are the settings used for this tutorial.
REMINDER: Click on the “Mirror” tab when selecting the cut settings.
Cut Settings
Material Type: Pure Heat Transfer Vinyl
- Force: 6.4
- Speed: 5
- Passes: 2
Embellishing the Makeup Bag:
- Weed the excess HTV and cut the plastic film to remove any extra spaces. This particular design allowed me to press this multi-layer design in 1 pass.
- Place the “you” and the hearts in the center of the makeup bag.
- Place the “be” and “tiful” on the makeup bag ensuring that the plastic film does not obstruct the HTV to have direct contact with the makeup bag.
- Add heat-resistant tape to the ensure that the HTV does not move as you place it on the heat press.
- Turn on your heat press and adjust the heat settings. For this particular project, I used the temperature of 310 degrees F, for 15 seconds, and a pressure of 170lbs.
- Press the HTV onto the makeup bag with a Teflon sheet between the bag and heat press.
- Once the heat press is done, slide the bag out and wait for the bag to cool, you will want to peel the plastic sheet once cooled.
- Seal the HTV by sending it to press once more. For this particular project, I used the temperature of 310 degrees F, for 10 seconds, and a pressure of 170lbs.
WONDERFUL!!! You have created a Be YOU Tiful makeup bag. Who would you make this bag for?
it is simple and great beginners project.
