Craft Experiment: Laptop Vinyls

I call this photo "Shameless Promotion"

I had some leftover vinyl from a project I did in the kid's room and decided to see what else I could make with it. I've always loved those cute laptop skins but never purchased one because, well you know, I figured I could make it myself. In case you're just tuning in to this blog I should warn you that I suffer from a serious disease called icanmakethat but don't worry it's not contagious, I think? But I digress, as you can guess I decided to make my own computer decals. Below is brief explanation of my process.

I started off with a basic vinyl that can be purchased at most craft stores.

I used my Cricut to cut out the letters. If you don't have a die-cutting machine you can always use the old school technique. Trace an image on the back of the vinyl (make sure it's in reverse) and cut out with scissors and an exacto knife.

Then I just placed the vinyls on my computer. Pretty easy, right?

The logo/letters came out a little wonky since I was in such in a hurry to test it out. You can also purchase transfer tape for vinyl which allows you to line up your letters perfectly before transferring them.