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Growing up, one of our favorite childhood songs was “You are my Sunshine” and I think it is such a fitting saying for a new baby coming into your life. Despite the sleepiness and tough times, your baby is still a little ray of sunshine! So for the last (newborn) onesie I designed, I made this beautiful “You are my Sunshine” two toned onesie!
The decal was made in Turquoise Easyweed HTV for the top lettering and Gold Metal Foil HTV for the bottom lettering on a Hand Dyed Yellow Onesie. I absolutely love the onesie and decal color combination, bright and cheerful just like your little ray of sunshine! If you wish to use them for other projects, this decal was made with the fonts Betty and Clarissa, both of which are available at dafont.com!
Make sure to check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!
Supplies:
Dyed or White Onesies
Metal Look HTV, Easyweed HTV or Glitter HTV
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Onesie Design Cut Files
After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can do so to fit your onesies the way you like.
After selecting “Make It” Make sure to select the Mirror Mode on the cutting screen. Cut the design in your choice of heat transfer vinyl with the Iron On (for Easyweed and Metal Look HTV) or Iron On+ (for Glitter HTV) Setting on your Cricut, with the shiny side of the material down. Repeat for the remaining color of your decal.
3. Weed the additional material off of the backing material so that, looking down with the shiny side up, you can see your design with the correct orientation.Iron your onesie to remove any creases, then center the design over the top half of the onesie, shiny side up. Start by arranging the whole design (both colors) so that you can see how they will fit together, with the “Sunshine” Decal under the other text decal. Once the design is placed to your satisfaction, remove the “You are my” lettering, leaving only the “Sunshine” Decal to transfer first. Cover with parchment paper, making sure to keep the parchment paper between the design and the iron.
4. Set your Iron to the second Highest setting. Cover the parchment paper and decal with your iron, pressing down firmly on the design. Using your iron like a small heat press, press the design for at least 20-30 seconds for Easyweed or Glitter HTV or 10-15 seconds for Metal Look HTV, repeating and overlapping the last position as you move across the design. Luckily, onesie decals are so small, you should be able to fit the whole decal under the iron in a single press!
5. Remove the parchment paper and peel the clear backing from the decal, leaving the design on the onesie. Now, arrange the second decal back on the onesie, fitting the text to run along the top of the “Sunshine” lettering. Cover with parchment paper and again press the design for 20-30 seconds, checking every 10 seconds until the second design is adhered. I was worried about Foil HTV I had already transferred, but it didn’t seem to hurt it by repressing it with the iron.
6. Remove the parchment paper and peel the clear backing from the decal, leaving the end of the design on the onesie.
Check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!
