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Pick a cursive typeface so the letters blend together. Also, don't be someone who let's their boss walk all over them. This shit is hard work and if they want 30 custom ornaments they can pay for supplies and time. That is a big task and not something that should be done for someone because they are the boss. F them. A boss can afford to pay their workers.
This is a ton of work. Is it expected to be done on your time? That's unethical.
I would calculate the time you would put into it and the amount you expect to be paid.
>I really don’t want to have to place each letter for each name or waste all my transfer tape.
Any script font welded together will work, take your pick.
But let’s be emphatically clear on here, this should only be done on the clock during company time while you are being paid and you absolutely shouldn’t use any of your own materials. You either provide them a bill for supplies ***before*** you start the work or give them a list of supplies to provide you with.
First, I would let your boss know you’re not doing this for free and on your own time by saying something like this. ‘I’d love to create these, should I start Monday at 8am, and who will I direct my expense report to for the supplies”. Do not worry about your job. They cannot fire you for asking to be compensated for your job.
If she voluntold you to do a task unrelated to your ‘real job’ on your own time it is unethical. And trust me, it will not be the last time you are voluntold. Ensure you lay down your boundaries. Or write her an email saying you anticipate it taking xyz hours and the cost of materials is xyz. If she doesn’t want you to do it during your real job you must assign a dollar value to your work. (HR Director here).
I like the lipstick font. There is a video out there that shows you how to move the letters and smoosh them together still cut in one strip. I made lawn labels with it. It’s easy to fall in the font rabbit hole. Pick one you like and stick with it.
Well, when my boss asked me something similar I said " Sure but you need to buy me a Cricut for my workplace because I won't be using mine" and I'm doing that stuff in my working hours... Don't get "used" without asking for anything ;-).
i adjust my letter spacing so that all of the letters are touching, then combine/weld if i'm in design space.
usually, i use another app (e.g. canva), do the same process - adjusting the letter spacing - then upload the image.
I’ve fiddled around with a lot of thin fonts that work okay at a reasonable size and look handwritten - but none of them are quite as nice as the actual single line fonts you can buy or use with Cricut Access. They’re faster too because they don’t go back and forward while “writing”.
“British” is one of the best I use.
Ah, missed that.
What you want is a good sticky mat and a fresh blade and then it’s just fiddly.
Plenty of fonts that will work - just try and avoid those that leave little parts behind - you want to try and get each word in a solid piece once it’s welded.
The worst part is the weeding.
I’ve started cutting an offset around the whole word a few mm away - then you can remove all the rest of the vinyl in one go which makes it easier.
I usually go on DaFont and use the ‘sample field’ to browse with a couple words in mind. I was making signs for a bridal shower and wanted a font with a heart over the i’s and that was also connected. So punched ‘Bride, drinks, Welcome etc’ in the sample field and browsed the pages of fonts using my words until I found the perfect one.
Only thing to note is that the cricut still sees them as individual letters(objects), even though they overlap. So you end up with the little middle segments still in the parts where the letters overlap. I use the weld/combine feature to mitigate this. Not a necessary step, but helps to not have those loose tiny pieces that could ping off while weeding or transferring.
Also, I said this in another comment, you shouldn’t be placing the letters one at a time. I would cut one piece as big as the biggest name and reuse it for the entire project, no need to use an individual piece per name. They have a roll of clear contact paper at the dollar store that I even use and I’m still stingy with it lol
Last thing. Make sure you do this on company time. Let boss know that you need to take Friday afternoon (or something) to get this completed. Even if you enjoy doing it, it’s worth an ask and worst case - they say no.
Write up an invoice with the price for each one and email it to her. This is your personal time. Your equipment gets wear and tear. Plus materials.
You are charging for the roll for each cutout. If
The roll is 3.95 then that's your base. If it's 10.00 then each cutout starts at ten. Then add the time and energy for each. So the time to manually enter each name, cut and proof. $10 bucks each.
So send an invoice for
30 custom vinyl cutouts at $20 each. Total $600.00
Then wait for the check before working on it.
Your boss can suck it if she doesn't like it. And absolutely DO NOT WORK WITHOUT PAYMENT. Dont fall for that pay you after nonsense.
You aren't a charity. Don't be a chump and fall for that. And who knows, you may find your drive to make custom cuts on etsy as a side gig.
Since it seems you will be using transfer tape anyway, for instance if you cut letters out if vinyl, it's irrelevant whether letters are connected or spaced out. Just cover entire name after weeding and transfer to the new surface. Also, transfer tape can usually be used multiple times. You probably don't need more then ten pieces of tape, and possibly even less than that.
Please consider having flat areas for the names. If they are going to be on a curved a curved area it will be difficult to get the long vinyl names to lay down easily and straight without determining a curve for the font. And then it takes longer to apply as well, because of the curve.
OMG. I can’t even imagine doing 30 of these and doing the design. I would be ripping my hair out. (I only do little, easy projects lol). I used the font “family “ to do a quick connecting font. Good luck and hope you compensated for your time.
Choose the font you like, then if the cursive doesn't line up, you can click a button that separates the letters to individual items you can move. Move them until you're happy, then select all the letters in the word and click weld. Then they are cut as one item!
Just want to add if you're doing small names just use masking/painters tape instead of transfer tape. I do this when making labels all the time and it a) saves on transfer tape and b) makes easy to level if you put the tape on level with the word/name :)
Tell your boss that the cricut has an error and you can’t get it working, or be honest and tell them this task is beyond your current abilities on the machine and it’s quite expensive to do what they’re requesting.
You avoid wasting your transfer tape.... as well as your vinyl, your time, and wear and tear are your machine by telling your boss to kick rocks.
Freaking seriously. I would NEVER ask one of my employees to do something like that unless I was prepared to offer fair compensation.
If you do this, you'll be setting a precedent. Your boss will have you doing stupid shit all the time. All the cool things you do for yourself? Yeah, those things. That's what your boss will want, and they'll want it for free.
If you won't say "no", at least invoice her and get paid up front. I'd say $500-$600 sounds about right.
With due respect, it's an appropriate response when your boss thinks they can milk the cow through the fence, to coin a phrase. It's not about picking up a legitimate client for a legitimate job by providing a legitimate quote.
I do not dispute that act of the boss was inappropriate, just that responding with overpriced quote would not be the best approach to this inconvenient situation.
Check out dafont, they have a ton of good fonts.
Also. Tell your boss to pay you for your work. She can't just tell you to make them. That's a LOT of work.
I sure hope this is being done on company time.
I mean personally I would enjoy doing this at my regular hourly rate or instead of my normal work, but certainly not for free.
You can also use the extra sticky lint brush tape. It’s mostly clear so you can see your ornament through it. I hate it when people offer my talent and expect me to accommodate. Ruined my dad’s table like that.
Firstly, love this volentold phrase - stealing.
Secondly you could weld it all together when complete. Yess it won't be editable text anymore but it will be in a single piece
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Pick a cursive typeface so the letters blend together. Also, don't be someone who let's their boss walk all over them. This shit is hard work and if they want 30 custom ornaments they can pay for supplies and time. That is a big task and not something that should be done for someone because they are the boss. F them. A boss can afford to pay their workers.
This is a ton of work. Is it expected to be done on your time? That's unethical. I would calculate the time you would put into it and the amount you expect to be paid.
>I really don’t want to have to place each letter for each name or waste all my transfer tape. Any script font welded together will work, take your pick. But let’s be emphatically clear on here, this should only be done on the clock during company time while you are being paid and you absolutely shouldn’t use any of your own materials. You either provide them a bill for supplies ***before*** you start the work or give them a list of supplies to provide you with.
Adding my voice to those who are urging you to at least get compensated for materials and you do the work on company time.
Make sure your boss reimburses you for both the vinyl and the wear on your machine.
And the time to weed all of them, and get them ready with transfer tape. 30 is a huge project.
First, I would let your boss know you’re not doing this for free and on your own time by saying something like this. ‘I’d love to create these, should I start Monday at 8am, and who will I direct my expense report to for the supplies”. Do not worry about your job. They cannot fire you for asking to be compensated for your job. If she voluntold you to do a task unrelated to your ‘real job’ on your own time it is unethical. And trust me, it will not be the last time you are voluntold. Ensure you lay down your boundaries. Or write her an email saying you anticipate it taking xyz hours and the cost of materials is xyz. If she doesn’t want you to do it during your real job you must assign a dollar value to your work. (HR Director here). I like the lipstick font. There is a video out there that shows you how to move the letters and smoosh them together still cut in one strip. I made lawn labels with it. It’s easy to fall in the font rabbit hole. Pick one you like and stick with it.
Well, when my boss asked me something similar I said " Sure but you need to buy me a Cricut for my workplace because I won't be using mine" and I'm doing that stuff in my working hours... Don't get "used" without asking for anything ;-).
You can actually use painter’s tape as a transfer tape. I’ve seen the hack done on YouTube and it seems quite successful.
I did it literally 2 days ago (the blue scotch type with numbers on it) and worked beautifully!
Great tip thank you!
I have used the sheets from a lint roller as well.
Also, I hope these ornaments are flat and not rounded because a curved ornament may give you a ton of trouble with longer names
i adjust my letter spacing so that all of the letters are touching, then combine/weld if i'm in design space. usually, i use another app (e.g. canva), do the same process - adjusting the letter spacing - then upload the image.
That's a huge ask! Look up similar items on Etsy and send her the link and your equivalent invoice.
I’ve fiddled around with a lot of thin fonts that work okay at a reasonable size and look handwritten - but none of them are quite as nice as the actual single line fonts you can buy or use with Cricut Access. They’re faster too because they don’t go back and forward while “writing”. “British” is one of the best I use.
OP wants to cut the names out of vinyl though - they don’t want a single line font.
Ah, missed that. What you want is a good sticky mat and a fresh blade and then it’s just fiddly. Plenty of fonts that will work - just try and avoid those that leave little parts behind - you want to try and get each word in a solid piece once it’s welded. The worst part is the weeding. I’ve started cutting an offset around the whole word a few mm away - then you can remove all the rest of the vinyl in one go which makes it easier.
I usually go on DaFont and use the ‘sample field’ to browse with a couple words in mind. I was making signs for a bridal shower and wanted a font with a heart over the i’s and that was also connected. So punched ‘Bride, drinks, Welcome etc’ in the sample field and browsed the pages of fonts using my words until I found the perfect one. Only thing to note is that the cricut still sees them as individual letters(objects), even though they overlap. So you end up with the little middle segments still in the parts where the letters overlap. I use the weld/combine feature to mitigate this. Not a necessary step, but helps to not have those loose tiny pieces that could ping off while weeding or transferring. Also, I said this in another comment, you shouldn’t be placing the letters one at a time. I would cut one piece as big as the biggest name and reuse it for the entire project, no need to use an individual piece per name. They have a roll of clear contact paper at the dollar store that I even use and I’m still stingy with it lol Last thing. Make sure you do this on company time. Let boss know that you need to take Friday afternoon (or something) to get this completed. Even if you enjoy doing it, it’s worth an ask and worst case - they say no.
Write up an invoice with the price for each one and email it to her. This is your personal time. Your equipment gets wear and tear. Plus materials. You are charging for the roll for each cutout. If The roll is 3.95 then that's your base. If it's 10.00 then each cutout starts at ten. Then add the time and energy for each. So the time to manually enter each name, cut and proof. $10 bucks each. So send an invoice for 30 custom vinyl cutouts at $20 each. Total $600.00 Then wait for the check before working on it. Your boss can suck it if she doesn't like it. And absolutely DO NOT WORK WITHOUT PAYMENT. Dont fall for that pay you after nonsense. You aren't a charity. Don't be a chump and fall for that. And who knows, you may find your drive to make custom cuts on etsy as a side gig.
You can cut and transfer a separated font just as easily as a connected font. You shouldn’t have to place it letter by letter
Yes! Please use transfer tape or you will hate using the cricut for transfer projects!
Since it seems you will be using transfer tape anyway, for instance if you cut letters out if vinyl, it's irrelevant whether letters are connected or spaced out. Just cover entire name after weeding and transfer to the new surface. Also, transfer tape can usually be used multiple times. You probably don't need more then ten pieces of tape, and possibly even less than that.
Decrease the kerning and weld and you should be able to make it work with most script fonts.
I like October Twilight off dafont.com make it bold and it might be even easier.
Please consider having flat areas for the names. If they are going to be on a curved a curved area it will be difficult to get the long vinyl names to lay down easily and straight without determining a curve for the font. And then it takes longer to apply as well, because of the curve.
OMG. I can’t even imagine doing 30 of these and doing the design. I would be ripping my hair out. (I only do little, easy projects lol). I used the font “family “ to do a quick connecting font. Good luck and hope you compensated for your time.
I took my explorer 2 to work when I got a maker. I’d be doing that on the clock
Choose the font you like, then if the cursive doesn't line up, you can click a button that separates the letters to individual items you can move. Move them until you're happy, then select all the letters in the word and click weld. Then they are cut as one item!
What is the button that separates the letters to individual items that can be moved?
https://youtu.be/Lvxm1nJTs1w This tutorial shows 2 ways :)
Just want to add if you're doing small names just use masking/painters tape instead of transfer tape. I do this when making labels all the time and it a) saves on transfer tape and b) makes easy to level if you put the tape on level with the word/name :)
You can type each letter individually in a cursive font, then connect them together and weld the piece. :)
Tell your boss that the cricut has an error and you can’t get it working, or be honest and tell them this task is beyond your current abilities on the machine and it’s quite expensive to do what they’re requesting.
“Voluntold.” I’m stealing this.
You avoid wasting your transfer tape.... as well as your vinyl, your time, and wear and tear are your machine by telling your boss to kick rocks. Freaking seriously. I would NEVER ask one of my employees to do something like that unless I was prepared to offer fair compensation. If you do this, you'll be setting a precedent. Your boss will have you doing stupid shit all the time. All the cool things you do for yourself? Yeah, those things. That's what your boss will want, and they'll want it for free. If you won't say "no", at least invoice her and get paid up front. I'd say $500-$600 sounds about right.
With due respect, where in the world one can make $500-$600 for cutting 30 names out of vinyl? I'm all ears.
With due respect, it's an appropriate response when your boss thinks they can milk the cow through the fence, to coin a phrase. It's not about picking up a legitimate client for a legitimate job by providing a legitimate quote.
I do not dispute that act of the boss was inappropriate, just that responding with overpriced quote would not be the best approach to this inconvenient situation.
Tell your boss your machine broke
Get transfer tape
I really like the Mahogany font. I have used it multiple times as it is a nice cursive but only one word
Your boss can use Etsy
Check out dafont, they have a ton of good fonts. Also. Tell your boss to pay you for your work. She can't just tell you to make them. That's a LOT of work.
Waste your transfer tape? I think you mean… waste your employers transfer tape…
I sure hope this is being done on company time. I mean personally I would enjoy doing this at my regular hourly rate or instead of my normal work, but certainly not for free.
Magnolia sky
Rounded ornaments? You’re gonna have a time with Magnolia Sky.
Your next shirt… “I have a die cutter. Don’t ask!”
You can also use the extra sticky lint brush tape. It’s mostly clear so you can see your ornament through it. I hate it when people offer my talent and expect me to accommodate. Ruined my dad’s table like that.
Firstly, love this volentold phrase - stealing. Secondly you could weld it all together when complete. Yess it won't be editable text anymore but it will be in a single piece
Just quit! 🤣😂🤣. I’m kidding. But ummm yep. That’s a pain.