Rather than send it all back, I needed to find some ideas on how to use it. And that is the origin story of this post (if you were interested!). I’ve searched the internet for the best vinyl projects, and am sharing them here today.

Recently, I accidentally ordered a whole lot of adhesive vinyl when I meant to buy iron-on.

I was pretty disappointed when I first realized I’d done – I had been looking forward to making metallic, holographic, and glitter designs for t-shirts. However, when life hands you a lemon, you gotta make lemonade.

The Best Vinyl Project Ideas

I’ve got 21 different things you can make with adhesive vinyl. They are in no particular order, I’ve just listed them as I found them. Make sure you take a look at them all before deciding on your next project!

1. Hand Lettered Sign

This project from Abby, at Just A Girl And Her Blog, is one that I am definitely going to have to try. It is simple gold vinyl on a painted canvas, with a hand made frame around it. Nothing too complicated, but like all of these adhesive vinyl projects, it looks great.

2. Snowflake Gift Jar

This snowflake gift jar is a very easy adhesive vinyl project. Laura uses Cricut Metallic Vinyl to transform this ordinary glass jar into something you’ll want to keep forever. Fill it with chocolate or candy and give it away as a DIY gift!

3. Personalized Drink Bottles

This customized stainless steel drink bottle is actually a project I did myself recently. I used ordinary Cricut vinyl and made two of these bottles. The one in the picture is single colored, and the other is multiple colors. I really like how they turned out!

4. Custom Birth Stats Board

In this fun project, Stephanie uses vinyl in a slightly different way. To make this custom birth stats board, she put vinyl onto a painted wood board (you could use a canvas as well), and then painted over the vinyl, and then removed the vinyl.

Pealing off the vinyl reveals the color underneath. The completed project has no vinyl on it, but it couldn’t have been made without it!