DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie

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DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower

As any mother can attest, when you have your first baby you are quite literally setting off into a new life adventure! And no better way to bedeck a new baby than in this Adventure Awaits HTV Onesie! I went with a nautical theme on this onesie, complete with a little sailboat to set sail for the new adventures of mom and baby!


I made the decal in Tiffany Blue Easyweed Heat Transfer Vinyl on a Hand Dyed Blue Green Onesie and it turned out great! If you are looking to use this font for other projects, I used Bio Monster, a font that is free to use from dafont.com.

This project is a great beginner HTV transfer project; the decal is easy to cut, weed, and small enough to fit entirely under your iron in one press! Make sure to check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!

DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower


DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower
  1. 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.

  2. 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 HTV) or Iron On+ (for Glitter HTV) Setting on your Cricut, with the shiny side of the material down.

DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower

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. Arrange the design shiny side up, then cover with parchment paper. Make 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, 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!

DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower
DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower

5. Remove the parchment paper and peel the clear  backing from the decal, leaving the design on the onesie.

Check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!

DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower
DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower
DIY HTV Adventure Awaits Newborn Baby Onesie for Baby Shower Gifts #onesies #babygift #babyshower