I decided to dive into the world of heat transfer vinyl also known as HTV. You have make custom shirts, purses, pot holders, bags and so much more. Since I am a newbie I decided to start small and easy with t-shirts for my two year old twins. If you catch a good sale at a craft store like Michael's, Joanns, or Hobby Lobby you can score some pretty good prices on HTV. I picked up white and gold glitter for this project. I ended up getting two black shirts at Target but there is a great website called jiffyshirts.com. If you are looking to buy in bulk this will be your best bet. I also invested in the Cricut Easy Press which is essential an iron but way cooler. You can set specific temperatures and timers for your projects.
I purchased the "#Twinning" design on Etsy and used the "I love glitter" font for the girls names which i downloaded from "dafont". After you cut your design out on the HTV you weed out the access material and set up your shirt.
There is a cheat sheet for the easy press that says how long and at what temperature to use for the materials you chose so since I have a plain white and a glitter I did it in two steps.
This was literally one of the easiest craft projects I have ever done! I have only scratched the surface of HTV but plan on doing many more projects! Happy crafting!
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