Wild Child DIY HTV Onesie

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DIY HTV Wild Child Baby Onesie #wildchild #diybaby #diyonesie #craftsforbaby

My sister and I were a little bit of trouble makers when we were babies, at least once we started crawling! For all those mothers with feisty little ones, this Wild Child Onesie is a perfect fit! 

I wanted the lettering to look like it was surrounded by a Lion’s Mane and ears, so I made the decal from Red Easyweed HTV on a Hand Dyed Yellow Onesie, and it turned out so adorable! 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. I used the fonts Passengers Script and African in this decal, which you can download for free from dafont.com to future personalize your onesie!


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



DIY HTV Wild Child Baby Onesie #wildchild #diybaby #diyonesie #craftsforbaby
  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 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.

DIY HTV Wild Child Baby Onesie #wildchild #diybaby #diyonesie #craftsforbaby

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!

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

DIY HTV Wild Child Baby Onesie #wildchild #diybaby #diyonesie #craftsforbaby
DIY HTV Wild Child Baby Onesie #wildchild #diybaby #diyonesie #craftsforbaby

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

DIY HTV Wild Child Baby Onesie #wildchild #diybaby #diyonesie #craftsforbaby