Spooktacular Monogram Onesie for Baby’s First Halloween

Folks, I’m about ready to pop with my second son….as in it’s just over three weeks from my due date!   EEEEKK!  While I’m in full-blown nesting mode and STILL trying to finish his nursery, I’ve also been working on creating some cute little outfits for him to rock.

I hadn’t yet discovered the wonderful world of Silhouetting when I was pregnant with my first son, so he missed out on a lot of mom’s craftiness during his first year.  Poor fella.  However, thanks to him having a TON of plain white onesies left over that we packed away in storage, I’ve got plenty of material to give his brother some totally rad gear.

Since Baby Boy #2 is going to be an October baby, he’s of course going to need something to mark his very first Halloween….and his Southern girl for a mom just couldn’t pass up a monogram.  But it’s a cool monogram with skulls.  No worries.

Oh, and there’s extra goodness in this post too….not only is it Silhouette Challenge time again, BUT we’re also hosting an amazing giveaway for a $140 Amazon gift card!  Keep reading for all the details!

 

Spooktacular Monogram Onesie for Baby’s First Halloween + GIVEAWAY!

Supplies

• White onesie
• Silhouette Cameo, cutting mat, & blade
• Heat transfer vinyl (HTV)
  • Black glitter
  • Orange
  • Lime green
• Skull monogram design
• Iron
• Cookie sheet
• Sheet of multi use paper

 

The Design

I spotted this cute skulls monogram design over at the Silhouette Design Store and I instantly fell in love.  It was super cute but still boyish….at least enough to satisfy my husband.  I don’t know how many times I hear him tell me “Too girly!” when I’m making projects for my boys, especially when I use glitter HTV.  *sigh*  Men.

{Oh, another little bonus with this file is that it comes with the full monogram alphabet, so no need to purchase a separate file!  I had already bought a circle monogram font file from Etsy ages ago, but I was pleasantly surprised to see all those letters when I opened up this beauty….gotta love a two-for-one!}

 

Cutting Out the HTV

Before cutting out the HTV with my Silhouette, I first sized my design and ensured the black skull element overlapped on top of the orange circle just a wee bit.  This would help me when I went to apply the cuts to make sure there was no white fabric peek-a-booing between the two pieces.

 

Then I got to cutting all three pieces.  I first cut out the monogram in some lime green HTV….and I was super proud of myself for actually remembering to flip it before sending it to my Silhouette! #littlethings

I used the following cut settings for Heat Transfer Material: Smooth-

• Blade: 2
• Speed: 8
• Thickness: 4

 

Next up came the circle in orange HTV, and I used the same cut settings here.

 

The final cut was the skull circle frame.  Since this was going to be in black glitter HTV (my all-time favorite material to use with my Silhouette!), I used the following cut settings for Heat Transfer Material: Flocked-

• Blade: 3
• Speed: 5
• Thickness: 33

 

All three pieces cut beautifully, and surprisingly, the skulls weren’t that bad to weed!  That’s the beauty of glitter HTV….and a nice pair of pointy craft tweezers.

 

Applying the HTV

I still don’t have a heat press yet….maybe I’ll finally get one whenever I finish planning the craft room of my dreams. (#somedayitllhappen)  So it’s my regular iron to the rescue!

I first applied the green and orange layers at the same time by running my pre-heated iron (set to Cotton) over top, using a sheet of multi use paper in between.

{Please pardon my poor lighting and awkward alien hand!}

 

After about 20 seconds, I checked to see how the adhesion was looking, then slowly peeled away the clear backing from both pieces.

 

The same steps were taken to apply the black skull piece….and I just LOVE that glitter HTV!

 

BPB’s Spooktacular Skull Monogram Onesie!

Take a look at how my soon-to-be-here second son’s skull monogram onesie turned out!  I think it’s just perfect for an October baby boy’s first Halloween….and a nice way to jazz up a hand-me-down white onesie from his older brother. ;)

 

It’s Silhouette Challenge Time Again!

As promised, there’s extra Silhouette goodness in this post because it’s also Silhouette Challenge time again!  Woot Woot!

 

This quarter’s theme is Fall Projects, so make sure you take a peek at the other 13 projects being shared today!  Everything related to Fall is included: back-to-school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, pumpkins….lots of goodness indeed!

1. Small Stuff Counts // 2. My Favorite Finds // 3. Two Purple Couches // 4. The Thinking Closet // 5. Practically Functional // 6. GiveMeAPaintbrush // 7. Creative Ramblings // 8. Ginger Snap Crafts // 9. Where The Smiles Have Been // 10. Sisters, What! // 11. Create & Babble // 12. HaberdasheryFun // 13. Curly Crafty Mom // 14. unOriginal Mom

 

Amazon Giveaway!

And because we not only want to inspire you creatively, but help provide you with the tools to make that happen, my Silhouette Challenge buddies and I are hosting a giveaway for a $140 Amazon gift card for one lucky winner!  You can put that prize toward a Silhouette machine, supplies, or whatever your crafting heart desires.

The best part?  This giveaway is open to international readers, as well.  Whoo hoo!

 

To enter: Just complete the entries in the Rafflecopter widget below or at this link.  Because of my many blog friends who helped make this giveaway possible, you have 17 potential entries, which means a lot of winning power.  So, hurry up and enter!

{This giveaway runs from today through Monday, September 19th at 11:59p eastern and is open to anyone 18 years of age or older.  International entrants are welcome too!  You can read the rest of the terms and conditions in the widget below.}

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More {Fall} Fun with My Silhouette

If you enjoyed this, please take a looksy around my Project Gallery for lots of other crafty creations, including these fall goodies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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