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    Home » Lifestyle » DIY Graphic Onesies

    DIY Graphic Onesies

    Published: Apr 29, 2013 · Modified: Feb 26, 2021 by Andrea Howe · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    IMG_3511My little guy is growing despite his best efforts to refuse all solid foods lately. He’s now comfortably fitting into 12 month clothes and has quickly outgrown the arrow onesie I made for him just 2 months ago. So it was time to stencil up some new pieces for him to wear, and this time I had some help from the Handmade Charlotte stencils from Plaid. I have was the Family Message Center set which contains 87 stencils to create calenders, to-do lists, chore lists, etc. I however, saw some of the smaller scale patterns and designs and figured they’d be perfect for some more bold, graphic onesies.
    IMG_3535As fun as it is to make your own stencils, I have to say it’s twice as fun to create these onesies when you have half the work. To make them all you need are your set of stencils, some sponge brushes and acrylic paint or fabric paint, whichever you prefer. You’ll also want to make sure you place a rag or piece of thick cardboard between the 2 layers of fabric so the paint doesn’t bleed through.IMG_3439Start by taping the stencil in place, and then with a gentle pouncing motion, apply the paint in up/down strokes.IMG_3456 You don’t want to attempt to brush it on side to side because it will pull at and stretch out the knit too much. Up and down, applying a generous amount of paint is the way to go.RainAnimTo get the gradated colors of the raindrop I just mixed some of the aqua paint with white and didn’t worry about being too precise with color match, so that it kind of came out in a swirly blend of light and dark shades of aqua.IMG_3471To get the graphic Morse code looking pattern, I cut out a grouping of 3 shapes and then just applied the paint and alternated the stencil right side up and upside down.IMG_3483IMG_3499Allow the paint to dry for at least 2 hours and then remove your rag or card stock. You can prewash it but not necessary. These hold up in the wash fine for me and we end up getting lots of use out of them. They never come out perfect, but that’s part of the charm I suppose.IMG_3540
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    IMG_3513Let me know if you have any questions, and if you have a set of the Handmade Charlotte stencils, I’d love to know which one you have and how you like it, so I can get another set. The catalog of stencil sets can be viewed here, and I’d love to get the patterns or party set.

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    About Andrea Howe

    Andrea Howe is the recipe developer and photographer of Howe We Live. She is also a seasoned home cook of over 20 years, for her family of 5. Andrea has spent over 10 years in the food industry, writing for various publications including Babble and Disney. Her work has appeared in Real Simple, Taste of Home, Yahoo, Buzzfeed and ABC News.

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    1. Rose says

      November 22, 2013 at 6:37 pm

      Do you use regular acrylic paint on the onesies?. it doesn’t wash off when you throw it in the washer?. I usually use fabric paint, but if I am able to use acrylic paint that would be great since I have a lot of that laying around here somewhere. Thanks for the help!!

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    2. Amy Anderson says

      May 01, 2013 at 11:06 am

      Um, LOVE. Especially the cloud one. But also the geometric. They are both awesome – and the baby is precious!

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    3. Joy Leanne says

      April 30, 2013 at 5:49 am

      Oh I love this! I have baby number three on the way and I’m always looking for ways to dress up plain onesies. Thanks for the tutorial!

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    4. Carrie says

      April 29, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      You always have the best ideas. Love what you did with this product, I’m going to be on the lookout for it! Have quite a few baby showers coming my way…

      Reply
    5. {darlene weir} @ fieldstonehilldesign.com says

      April 29, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      LOVE THESE!!!!! {and Hayden. oh my. so cute!}

      Reply
    6. Kelly @ View Along the Way says

      April 29, 2013 at 5:01 pm

      Aww, he is such a handsome little man and he’s totally rocking those graphic onesies!

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