Decorating a Onesie with a Permanent Marker

This instructable will teach you how to draw on a onesie with a permanent marker to personalize your gifts. This also works for tshirts.

Step 1 Supplies

onesies (prewash all clothing)
permanent markers
source images (clip art is a good source)
scissors
freezer paper
iron
bleach
cotton swabs

Additional but Not Needed
pencil
light box

Comments

[supersoftdrink]

Those are lovely! I've painted some onesies with acrylic paint (mixed with textile medium so it doesn't stiffen the fabric), but I've never tried permanent marker.  I don't have the attention span to trace anything, so I just paint free hand.

Here are some I did:

[D00M99]

These are wonderful! Thanks so much for creating an Instructable for these shirts! I really want the snail and mushroom shirt now... jealousy. :P

[woowho]

ooh, i'd love to see a tutorial on these! i keep meaning to buy textile medium and try it out. these photos may be what pushes me to actually doing it. how lovely!

[feistydonut]

oh wow those are beautiful! You do wonderful work.

[D00M99]

Is there a certain way to wash these to prevent damaging the shirt or the washing machine?

[woowho]

ah, answered my question.

[woowho]

these are awesome! do they bleed in the wash? do you heat set them? i'm going to have to try... :-D

[jwystup]

These are so cute! I went to a baby shower where they had everyone decorate onesies, shirts, socks, and bibs. I don't think other people liked doing it but it was such a cute idea. They had us all coloring as we waited for everything to get started. We just used stencils (or freehand) though, no light boxes. I like the freezer paper idea. very cute!!