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A super cute trend that I adore for baby onesies are ones where the parents encourage their little ones with hopes of the future, or at least jokingly give them future professions based on the parents interest. Since my sister loves pirates I decided, instead of a Future Princess or other more common choice, to design her baby a Future Pirate Onesie!
This decal was made with Gold Metal Foil HTV on a Hand Dyed Red Onesie, and I just adore the color combination for a piratey onesie! Similar to the Pirate Life Onesie and Daddy’s First Mate Onesie, I used Antique Book Cover as one of my design fonts, this time pairing it with a super fun pirate font called Freebooter Script and I love how it turned out! Both of these fonts are free to download on dafont.com for any of your pirate themed projects!
Make sure to check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift and Onesie 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 HTV) or Iron On+ (for Glitter HTV) Setting on your Cricut, with the shiny side of the material down.
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 10-15 seconds for the Metal HTV or at least 20-30 seconds for Easyweed or Glitter 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. Pair this design with our adorable Daddy’s First Mate Onesie for the perfect pirate two pack!
Check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!
