Gold Heart Onesie tutorial

If you haven’t noticed, I LOVE crafting for new my baby girl! Its just so much fun! And I’m kind of obsessed with my latest little girl craft….a gold heart onesie! It turned out better than I imagined. As soon as it was done, I shared this picture on my instagram. I am loving all things metallic right now. Especially gold! So of course I went with a gold heart for my sweet girl. This oneie is adorable with her arrow leggings!

Gold Heart Onesie

gold heart topDoesn’t little Desi look completely adorable in her new gold heart onesie? Her cheeks are so smooshy. Love them!! {the onesie is from my fave store with the bulls eye, in case you were wondering.}gold heart onesie

Now adding a simple heart or any decal to a shirt is super easy with your Silhouette cutting tool. {no sewing required!!} All you need is some Heat Transfer {I got mine from Happy Crafters. They carry several brands of Heat Transfer, so there is tons of colors/finishes to pick from!}, Silhouette tool, iron, fabric.

Silhouette Heat Transfer Tutorial

How to use Silhouette Heat Transfer

I used my Silhouette Portrait for this craft.

1. First, design your decal in the Silhouette Studio software.

2. Load your Heat Transfer material into your Silhouette tool without a cutting mat with the plastic side DOWN.

3. Then cut your shape out using the Heat Transfer setting.how to use heat transfer

4. Weed out your decal from the extra heat transfer material.

5. Place the decal onto your shirt with the plastic side UP this time. Place a piece of scrap fabric over the top and iron for 45-60 seconds. My iron was set to the second hottest cotton setting and I did 45 seconds exactly. {see tips below}

TIPS: Press very firmly with your iron. I like to add a towel or several layers of fabric underneath the shirt to prevent the metal bars in my ironing board to make an appearance on my hear transfer.

IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you use a timer so that the seconds are exact. I like to use the stopwatch feature on my phone.

How to Tell if the Heat Transfer is “Done” TIP: When done correctly, the heat transfer will appear to almost melt into the fabric. If it looks like it is merely “sitting” or “resting” on top of the fabric, you need to iron longer. If your heat transfer material is shiny and splotchy, you have ironed it for too long and burned it. :(

silhouette heat transfer6. Allow to cool for a few seconds and then remove the clear plastic layer from your design. {be careful not to burn your fingers!}

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Have you crafted with Heat Transfer before? What do you like it?

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Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Happy Crafters. I received free products to try. All opinions are completely mine!

Linda
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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