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    Home » Crafts

    How to: DIY Disney Monogram for a Yeti Tumbler

    Updated: Apr 19, 2019 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 14 Comments

    A few weeks ago I posted (here and shared on Instagram) about a personalized Yeti Tumbler that I monogrammed to take with me on our Disney Cruise. Since then MANY of you have emailed me asking me how to make a DIY Disney Monogram to at Yeti (or another stainless steel tumbler).  Today I’m going to show you how I did it (it’s easier than you think).

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

     

    Last summer my husband bought a Yeti tumbler for himself.  I didn’t really think much of it. He used it to keep his ice water cool on our boat all day.  I started to notice that it still had ice in it at the end of the day (even though it was over 90 outside).  I thought, huh… cool.  Then he got me one for Christmas,  I put a cold Diet Coke in it and was sold.

     

    Every time I close my eyes I feel like the room is swaying back and forth. I’ll just pretend I’m back on the boat and not home dealing with “adult-ing” again ??. Here’s a tip if you go on a cruise take along your own cup. You can fill it up with ice water (or Diet Coke ?) and not have to get up from your lounge chair as often – most cruise lines only have tiny cups. I added a monogram to mine before I left with my @officialcricut – #disney #disneycruise #cricut #yeti #yetirambler #dvcmember #dvcmemories

    A photo posted by Melissa | DIY Blogger ✂️ (@polkadotchair) on Apr 12, 2016 at 7:00am PDT

    We went on a Disney Cruise for Spring Break and I thought it would be fun to make a little something “Disney” for me to take along with me.  I’d seen the Disney monograms before and decided to take a crack at making one.  I ended up making a tumbler both for myself and my daughter, both of which turned out to be very useful on our trip (cold drink = more time sitting in beach chair).

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    To make this project you will need a Cricut machine. Cricut has an official license for Disney images.   You can buy the Disney images one at a time in the Cricut “store” online. In their store, they have more than just Mickey Mouse they also have LOTS of other Disney images and characters.  For this project, you’ll need to buy 2 images (if you have a subscription you don’t need to buy anything).

    You could do this project with a Silhouette but you’ll have to figure out how to draw your own Mickey Head and Minnie Bow.

    Also, if you don’t want to buy a Yeti (they are a bit pricey), Walmart has an option for only $10 (you can buy them online) and I’m told they work just as well.

    You can find the Yeti brand tumblers on Amazon or in some of your local Outdoor stores. If you buy them on Amazon, be sure to double check the price as many sellers are marking up the price… a lot.

    Also, if you don’t want a Disney monogram but still want to personalize your tumbler, here’s another idea for you. I helped a friend make some personalized tumblers for her son’s lacrosse team.  We just used an image from the Cricut Library along with an “S” for their school an added their jersey # to the side.

    Cute idea for lacrosse team gifts, monogrammed and personalized yeti tumblers... learn how to make them on this site..

    She packaged them up with some goodies and gave them to the team on Senior Night… what a clever idea!!

    Cute idea for lacrosse team gifts, monogrammed and personalized yeti tumblers... learn how to make them on this site..

    How to Personalize a Yeti Tumbler with a Disney Monogram:

     

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    You’re going to need (includes affiliate links)

    Cricut Explore Machine hooked up to the Cricut Design Space

    Mickey Head Cricut File –

    To make it easier for you to do this, I’ve shared my FILES with you. Just click THIS LINK to take you to my Cricut Design space file. You still need a font.

    Minne Bow Cricut File

    Vinyl

    Transfer Tape

    Yeti Tumbler (or similar)

    Circle Monogram Font

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Open up the Cricut design space and click “insert images”.  Type MICKEY into the search box. You’ll find the bow and Mickey’s head in there.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Insert them into your document.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Click on the LAYERS palette on the side.

    Click the eyeball next to the red Mickey head top. This will hide the image so that you ONLY cut the black silhouette.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Do the same with the Minnie bow. You only want to cut 1 piece.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Change the Mickey head to the size you want. Drag the bow over to the top of the Mickey head and resize it.  It will cut in two separate pieces but this step will help you to get both pieces the right size.

    For the next part, you’ll need a Circle Monogram Font.  I bought mine (at Howard’s Fonts) and use it all the time so I didn’t mind. If you want a free option there is a font called Monogram KK . It’s a “swirly” monogram font but would also be cute.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Type your first letter, then from the EDIT panel pick the font that you want.

    If you are using the Circle Monogram font you’ll notice that the center letter is too skinny.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    In the EDIT panel, click on the lock to unlock the “proportions” then click the up arrow on the width until it’s a size that you like.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Insert the rest of the letters.  You’ll need to use the “key” for the font to figure out what to click to get the right, left and center letters.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    After you’ve got it the way that you like it, go to the layers panel and change the color of all of the letters to black. Keep in mind that the Cricut sees each color on the project as a different color of vinyl and will prompt you to change the mat each time there is a color change.  You want the letters and the mickey head to cut all at the same time, so make them black.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Next, click on each letter and the Mickey head in the layers pallet. Hold down the shift key so that you select all of them, then click ATTACH.

    The file will look like this, don’t attach the bow.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Send the file to the Cricut. You will follow the prompts and  make one cut from the black vinyl and one from the pink.

     How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Cut out around the design, and peel way the excess vinyl to reveal the decal.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Cut a piece of transfer tape to the same size as the decal.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Apply the transfer tape so that the sticky side of the tape is on the right side of the decal. Then peel the decal away from the backing using the transfer tape.

    Place image on the cup in the desired location.  Use an old credit card to smooth out the design and adhere it to the cup.

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

    Peel off the transfer tape.  Repeat with the bow decal.

    If you don’t have a Cricut you can pick one up on Amazon or from Cricut. I LOVE mine and use it for so many things from crafts to home decor to sewing projects!!

    How to add a Disney Monogram to your Yeti (or other stainless steel) Tumbler. Includes lots of tips and instructions!

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    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Beechbaby says

      May 06, 2016 at 7:53 am

      I’ve done this myself with a Silhouette cutter. My husband and I have “party cups” for just about every holiday. I’ve even made a set for one of my sister’s to take on her vacation to the Bahamas with a group of friends with the Bahamian flag on them. (That one scored me some beach glass!)
      These really are simple to do and help you remember some great times.

      Reply
    2. Craftless says

      May 06, 2016 at 9:49 am

      These are adorable! We recently bought a Cricut Explore Air and can’t figure it out! Lol Any suggestions for classes/tutorials on them?

      Reply
    3. Charlene LaBonte says

      July 07, 2016 at 9:33 am

      My vinyl comes of when I wash the tumbler. should I use oracal 651 instead of 631?

      Reply
    4. Megan says

      July 26, 2016 at 4:57 am

      I love this cup, and this version of the minnie bow but I can’t find the files anywhere! Can you link the bow file? The one in the cricut files looks a little bit different? Thanks!

      Reply
    5. Gretchen says

      August 28, 2016 at 12:54 pm

      Just wondering- are you using heat transfer vinyl or just regular vinyl. I thought I read somewhere that if you use heat transfer vinyl they are dishwasher safe but I feel like I could peel my vinyl off. Any tips?? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        August 30, 2016 at 2:24 pm

        I used regular vinyl. I’ve never heard that about heat transfer before, but I guess it makes sense. If you try it let me know, I’m curious if it works

        Reply
    6. Jill says

      April 14, 2017 at 9:29 am

      This tutorial http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/hug-in-a-mug.html Talks about using HTV on a mug and it being diswasher safe. I haven’t tried it yet, but I am sure thinking about it.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 18, 2017 at 11:55 am

        I’ve heard about using HTV on dishes. However the Yeti tumblers themselves are not dishwasher safe. So I think it still wouldn’t work. It might however help the monogram hold up better to repeated hand washings.
        Thanks for the tip!

        Reply
        • LISA D LUKER says

          September 12, 2020 at 1:35 pm

          Not trying to be rude, but the Yeti tumblers are actually dishwasher safe. That’s another one of the amazing things about them! I love my Yeti and can’t wait to try out my new Cricut for customizing my mug. Thanks for the walk through.

          Reply
          • Melissa Mortenson says

            September 19, 2020 at 4:24 pm

            Hi! From what I’ve read the ones that have a plastic coating are dishwasher safe (the colorful ones) but the plain stainless are not. We hand wash our stainless and put the others (with the colorful outsides) in the dishwasher.

            Reply
    7. Cheri Beauchesne says

      September 23, 2017 at 3:19 am

      I love this design and am trying to use it. I downloaded a Circle font and installed the left, middle and right fonts, but my font file only shows one circle font. How do I get the 3 versions?

      Reply
    8. Sasha Woodward says

      January 16, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      I know this is an old post, but I tried to find the images in Cricut and wasn’t able to find any of them at all. Does Cricut remove images?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        January 20, 2019 at 10:27 pm

        Possibly, I’ve had a few others ask me about that. Which ones are missing?

        Reply
    9. Jodie Rudd says

      January 27, 2019 at 3:17 am

      I using this post to make my own, what sizes is then image on the tumbler? Mine came out bigger then the example. Thank you.

      Reply

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