This vase is perfect for your Valentine, but there is a twist: instead of using a ceramic vase as the blank, we’re using a tapered stainless steel tumbler.
Sawgrass
Skill Level: Intermediate
Tools & Supplies to Make It:
MySawgrass+ Membership
Sawgrass SG500 or SG1000 Printer
Convection Oven
Shrink Wrap
8.5”x11” or larger sublimation paper
16oz Tapered Stainless Steel Tumbler
Denatured Alcohol and a lint free cloth
Heat Tape
How to Create It:
Log into MySawgrass and from the Landing Page choose Design.
For your product, select the 16oz Stainless Steel Tumbler. It can be found under Drinkware.
On the Create Your Design Panel, click on Elements and then Backgrounds.
From Backgrounds, click on Patterns.
Click on the filter icon and then select Holiday and click apply.
Choose the Conversation Heart Background and hit done.
You can control the size of the hearts on the vase by scrolling down on the patterns panel to the pattern options.
Toggle between tile and brick to change the look of the pattern. We used brick.
Changing the size will determine how large the hearts are and how many you see. We moved the slider to the right to get the larger hearts.
When your design is finished, hit the Save & Print button to move to the product details page.
You’ll be prompted to name your design, put it in a Category folder, and then hit save.
On the Product Detail page, you’ll give the project a name and add a description, then hit print.
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 the Sawgrass Print Utility, start by scrolling down and making sure your print orientation is set to Landscape.
For this project, you can use the preset Stainless Steel Tumbler.
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 Vibrant.
When you’ve confirmed all of your settings, Hit Print.
How to Press It:
Turn your press on and set the temperature to 380 degrees and the time to 480 seconds.
Prepare your tumbler by using denatured alcohol on a lint free cloth to remove any dust or fibers.
Wrap your design around the tumbler and tape it tightly in place with heat resistant tape.
Place the tumbler in a shrink wrap bag and use a heat gun to create pressure.
Place your item in the oven.
Close the door and wait 480 seconds before opening the oven and removing the tumbler.
Tips & Tricks:
For items in the convention oven, remove the shrink wrap and paper as soon as possible. This makes it easier to remove and less likely to stick.
For the vase, all we did was discard the lid. Though, you could give this as a tumbler and simply fill it with a box of conversation hearts and other treats to make it the perfect gift!
