While making all these fun critter inspired onesies for the spring, I couldn’t help but think of all the little paw prints of the baby animals in the forest. While my newest baby niece is not  crawling yet, she undoubtedly will be all too soon, and before she starts leaving footprints of her own, she will be looking cute in this Paw Print Patterned onesie!

I made the decal from Black Easyweed HTV on a Hand Dyed Emerald Onesie, perfect for any foresty little sprite you know!! This project is a great beginner HTV transfer project; the decal is easy to cut, weed, and each paw print set is small enough to fit entirely under your iron in one press. Experiment with different placements of the paw prints and make your own custom patterns.

Make sure to check out our other Baby Onesie Project for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!

Supplies:

Dyed or White Onesies
Easyweed Heat Transfer Vinyl or Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat

Onesie Design Cut Files

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.

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 arrange the decals on the onesie for transfer. I arranged one decal along the left side of the onesie and the other going from under the right arm to the neckline, as shown in the photos. 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 each paw print decal set 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. Repeat the iron press process with the remaining paw print decal to complete the onesie. You can easily pair this design with any of our other critter inspired onesies, but my favorite is with the Cutest Critter in the Forest Onesie!

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