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How To Make It: Acrylic Keychain

This key chain will add a little sparkle and a lot of humor to anyone's day.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Tools & Supplies to Make It:

How to Create It:

Log into MySawgrass and from the Landing Page choose Design.
For your product, select the Acrylic Round Keyring by opening the Accessories category or by using the search bar.
On the Create Your Design Panel, click on Designs. Click on the filter icon and then select the Country Living category and click apply.
Choose the First Rodeo design.
Click and drag your mouse to select the entire design and then use the resize icon to fit the design in the area and reposition it.
You can change the text by clicking on the text field and then edit it by using the text panel on the left.
Once the design is complete, hit the Print button and then on the Print Screen click on Print File.

How to Print It:

You should get a popup that asks if you want to open Sawgrass Print Utility. You will need to click Open Sawgrass Print Utility. If you are not seeing this, you’ll need to disable your popup blocker.
In Sawgrass Print Utility, start by scrolling down and making sure your print orientation is set to Landscape.
For this project, use the preset for Acrylic Sign/Plaque.
Make sure that the media size and type match what you have in the printer.
On the Color Management Tab, we suggest having the Color Mode set to Vivid.
When you’ve confirmed all of your settings, Hit Print.

How to Press It:

Turn your press on and set the temperature to 360 degrees and the time to 120 seconds.
Check to see if there is plastic on the front of the keychain and remove it.
To remove any dust, wipe down the keychain with alcohol and a lint free cloth.
Tape your image down to the keychain.
Place the keychain in the heat press and close.
Wait 120 seconds before lifting the lid and removing the keychain.

Tips & Tricks:

With acrylic and glass, the image is pressed onto the back and viewed from the front. Mirror needs to be off before printing.
To save paper you can place multiples of this image on your page. In the Sawgrass Print Utility, under Design Files, increase your number under repeat and then use spacing to arrange them on your page.