Custom Onesies
Etsy is full of the most adorable little printed onesies. With the girls, I discovered this was one of my go to outfits. They’re so easy to put on, soft and comfortable, and they can be paired with little leggings for the cutest outfits. Unfortunately, the custom ones can run you $30 a pop depending where you shop and that’s not even including shipping. Obviously you could just wear a plain white onesie. There is something so classic and precious about a newborn in a simple white onesie. And probably in thirty years they’ll be the pictures with holding powers because you know how trends look in twenty years.
But if you want to have a little fun like I did, here’s a heads up on how to do your own. I made a few simple designs in photoshop elements. Any program that lets you do design will work. I love word art so most of mine are words or include words. Or you could download free printable designs online to use.
Once you have the design completed, print it on iron on transfer paper. One of the most important things to remember is to flip the design! I can do this when I’m printing but if you can’t you will need to reverse your words in the design otherwise it will read backward!
I found the ironing instructions to be a bit overkill and scorched a few things before I figured it out. The paper comes with instructions and they’re important. I learned the hard way! I had my share of designs that peeled right off and scorched little items so if you don’t get it the first time keep trying! A few tips, listen when they say not to use your ironing board. It’s not hard enough. I use my kitchen island since it’s granite and can tolerate heat and throw a pillowcase on top. You could also use a cookie sheet on top of your counter. Make sure there isn’t any water in the iron so there isn’t any steam.
Because the designs are small and my iron is really hot, I didn’t need as much time as the instructions said. I did more like six to seven second passes instead of 20 seconds and didn’t iron for as long total as they suggested. The iron should be really hot and you want to use lots of pressure. When I did some for Bella I didn’t use enough pressure and they cracked almost right away. Let it cool for one minute and peel and wa la!
They’re so much fun! I even printed out some big sister decals for the girls.
I’ll be really curious to see how this batch holds up. I had trouble with Bella’s when I needed to soak them. Not great when you have spitty babies. Have you tried these? Any tips to share with the rest of us?
Happy nesting, mamas!
PS: Did you know the reason for those envelope type shoulders are so you can pull the onesie down instead of up over their heads? How did I not know that until I had the girls????? My babies have so many blowouts that go up to their shoulder blades and I always cringed at pulling it up over their heads!