DIY Nightmare Before Christmas Doormat – Using Your Cricut

Who doesn’t love the Nightmare Before Christmas? I have made a DIY Doormat before with a Walt Disney inspired quote. This adorable Halloween design has all of your favorite characters hidden in the DIY Nightmare Before Christmas doormat. Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero, and Oogie Boogie Man.

You can find a full tutorial here, but the items you need are listed below.

Supplies Needed:

Doormat
Cricut Machine – I have a Cricut Explore Air 2, but a Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore will also work!
Oracal 813 – Stencil Vinyl
Transfer Tape – Not super sticky! This is the kind I used, but this version is a bit cheaper and works well too
Cricut Weeder (Optional, but helpful)
Cricut Roller (Optional, but helpful)
Large Cricut Mat
Painter’s Tape
Flex Seal Black

While I have a full tutorial on another post you can check out, here are a few tips I have learned from making doormats at home.

Tips for a DIY Doormat

Wear clothes you don’t care about since the paint is fairly permanent.
The hairdryer step isn’t as necessary as you might think.
You can use a Cricut Easypress you secure the stencil vinyl a bit better, this is much less of a headache than the hairdryer.
Start with a simpler design first instead of one a lot of intricate designs.
You don’t need to use the Flex-Seal spray, you can use standard paint with other colors and then seal it after. However, they don’t last as long as just using the Flex-Seal itself.
Standard permanent vinyl such as Oracal 651 works as well but tends to be trickier than the stencil type.