No Vinyl Letter Machine? No Problem! Making a Wax Paper Stencil is a simple method that will change the way you add fonts and images to your crafts and decor!
If you’re not great at hand-lettering and you don’t have a vinyl cutter, you can still get a nice, hand-painted look on that project you’re making! All you have to do is use this simple wax paper transfer method. Here is how:
Wax Paper Stencil Tutorial
MATERIALS:
- Wax paper
- Scissors
- Tape
- Permanent marker, your choice of color(s)
- Spoon
DIRECTIONS:
- First you will need to find or create your words or graphic. You can use a word processor or image editor to design your own, or you can use a free printable. I recommend using simple, large graphics.
- Print a mirror image of your words or graphic to fit your project.
- Cut a piece of wax paper to fit over the design, with some extra space on the top and bottom edges.
- Place the wax paper (shiny side up) over the design and put a small piece of tape over the top and bottom edges to secure it.
- Trace and copy your words/image by drawing on the wax paper with your permanent marker.
- Carefully remove the wax paper from the page, and move the pieces of tape to the opposite side of the wax paper.
- Place the wax paper over your project, shiny/marker side down, and press the tape down to hold it in place.
- Using the edge of the spoon, rub the wax paper over the design, to transfer the marker to the wood.
- Remove the wax paper.
- Trace over the design on the wood with your permanent marker to fill it in as much as you’d like.
Super simple, and the result looks fantastic!
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Here are a few more stencil projects you might enjoy:
Freezer Paper Stenciling || Stenciling a Jersey Shelf || Stenciled Monogram
Thank you for your help with this! I was about to give up on trying to get my projects done. I tried paint and it just smeared my walls. Your a life saver! Would you be able to help me figure out how to transfer to tin? I’m trying to do flower pots and windchims from recycled materials.
I wonder if you could use craft paint instead of markers? I may try it.
Let us know if it works! š
Hi! Can you please tell m what font you used?
Thank you so much! I can not afford a vinyl machine and so wanted to do some of the things I have seen.
Happy Holidays for all coming up.
Hi Jody, I’m so glad this can help you with your projects! Thanks for commenting, and Happy Holidays to you too!
This is a great tip and tutorial for a quick one š I was wondering if we could print the design directly on the wax paper or not. What do you think? Have you tried it yet?
Thanks in advanced!
Hi Helen, yes I’ve tried printing on wax paper but it didn’t work, the printer crumpled it up. If you could attach the wax paper to a thicker paper and remove it after printing, that might work. Thanks for asking and good luck with it!
Wow What an Awesome idea for those of us who aren’t really talented with writing and don’t have a vinyl machine. Thanks so much I can hardly wait to try it out!
Thanks Li! Have fun with your project!!