make your own iron on transfer using scrap material..

Tonight I took those t shirts I got on sale and I decided to start a project I have been meaning to try. I made my own iron on transfers using scrap fabric and it was rather easy! here is a tutorial

You will need for this project

HEAT n BOND

shirt, onsie, bib or other item you want to apply this to

iron

scissors

pattern or stencil ( optional)

fabric

heat n bond. ultra hold

step one- this is ironing the paper side

 (Step ONE) To start, cut a piece of heat n bond smaller then your fabric piece. rough side to the back of the fabric, you can either iron ( no steam ) the paper backing side or fabric side. test your edges, they should not separate from each other.

(Step TWO) next if you wish to use a stencil or pattern flip to the paper side and start sketching. this will come off, so don't worry about making it pretty.- I free handed some circles, so You will not see a picture of that.

Step Three

(Step THREE) Once you have it sketched, cut your shape 

Step Four

(Step FOUR) Peel off the paper layer on the back. you will now have a clear back and are ready to apply to your clothes.

(Step FIVE) To prepare your clothing item, make sure there are no wrinkles. you can iron before if necessary. make sure you have mapped out where you are putting everything if you have more then one item going on the material.

Step Six

(Step SIX) Iron now on medium heat, no steam. iron until the transfer is completely stuck. no edges should come up.

you can now embellish if you wish with gemstones, pearls etc.







TIPS FOR THIS PROJECT:

*As far as how much fabric, I used scraps... but for all four shirts, I probably used a quarter yard total... Since you only use the heat n bond for pretty much exactly what you need, I used less then a quarter yard of that. You will notice they sell the heat n bond in many different sizes, styles etc. I have heard they have a large variety of iron on transfer paper but I felt this small package (1yd total) was the best way to go. This one is the type that you can NOT sew on over. DO NOT SEW OVER THIS! if you want to sew the edges, you will need heat n bond LITE. -

* If you are unsure about the fabric you are using for this and an iron, you can place a piece of printer paper or cardstock over the fabric or paper backing and iron through that. I used this for the bottom pink and red emblem, as it was silk material and I worried about it. It worked perfect!


Overall I really enjoyed making them , they were inexpensive and I can not wait to start trying on some children clothes !!!

Good luck! Here are a couple pictures of some of mine below. My final count was 4, but only because I ran out of shirts and it was 1am- or I would have kept going!

Mickey centerpiece tutorial

Mickey Topiaries-

You will need:

Black Paint - You can spray paint or use regular paint and use a sponge brush
Yellow paint, you need a very small amount of this
Red paint OR red pots (see below)
Pots- either ceramic or red- your choice of size
Small dowels
sytrofoam balls - two different sizes for the head and ears
Hot glue gun
Hot glue
Either tissue paper, fake moss, something to use as a stuffing inside. you will see this!

I was luckily able to use all dollar tree items due to the fact that I wanted centerpieces for tables.-The paint was bought at Joann's using coupons for around  .49 cents a piece. I used 2 black paints for all 15 and 1 yellow, and my pots were already red.

I suggest you try to find the already red pots, as that will save a couple hours to this project.

1- Paint pots red- if they are already red- GREAT you are ready to go!
2. attach the two smaller balls to the larger ball to make a mickey head and ears!
3. Stick dowel into the bottom of the head and then pull it out. Place hot glue on both the end of the dowel and on top of the hole you made in the Styrofoam.  - Its okay if you can see the glue, your painting over it
4. Place dowel into the mickey head and let it set
5. Once set. You are ready to attach to the pot- Place hot glue on the bottom of the bottom and the bottom of the dowel. Be generous with the hot glue! - You may need something to "hold" this... i placed tissue paper around it while it dried. (make sure not to get the paper near the glue at the bottom. You can also secure it with two small pieces of dowel. Just break them, stick them in the bottom in the front and back of the dowel (popsicle sticks would work too) this actually caused them to be much sturdier- i did it on the last 4.
6. Once set- You are ready to paint~ Take your black paint and start from the head and ears- Paint with a sponge, as i felt that was the best to put on styrofoam. You may need two coats (wait for it to dry full though) on the head and ears! - coat the dowel in black as well until about an inch under the pot's top! - you wont see the rest.
7. Use your yellow paint and place two "buttons" about half inch apart on the pot for mickey's pants!
8. Let dry~ and have fun. I placed mine on the food table, on the sign in, cake and the gift table!!!
its not a great picture, and I wound up changing the white tissue for yellow, but they are cute.