DIY
Because a onesie is just a blank canvas.
If you’re planning a baby shower or just looking to add a little interest to the sea of stark white onesies in your baby's drawer, you may be interested in checking out these 11 creative DIY onesie ideas. Don’t worry if you’re not a natural artist, (my Pictionary drawings are too “abstract”, according to my husband, so I feel you) but you don’t have to be a Picasso to make a really awesome DIY onesie.
From breaking out the puffy paint or the BeDazzler you still have somewhere, to using stencils or tie dying (more on how to do that later) there are tons of ways to make a cute onesie, and no one will have to squint their eyes and ask you what you drew.
Decorating onesies is a popular baby shower game, and for good reason; it’s really fun and hands-on to get to make something, plus the parents-to-be will love having extras on hand (you can never have too many onesies). If the baby shower is virtual, the host could mail everyone a blank onesie plus a few fabric markers and have everyone mail their onesie back to the mom-to-be. Read on for fun DIY onesie ideas you won’t be intimated to try.
Try Embroidery
If you've gotten into embroidery you can use your hoop on a onesie to make a bespoke creations parents-to-be will love. The embroidery lends a cute boho look and you can make a simple design like a mountain or a sun or get ambitious by embroidering the baby's name.
Break Out The Paint & Fabric Markers
If you're artistically gifted, you could paint or draw freehand like @monzcrafts, who uses acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium to create these amazing one-of-a-kind designs (which could also be drawn using fabric markers). And if this guitar isn't enough to sway you, check out the mermaid onesie).
Bedazzle It
Most children of the 90s know their way around a bedazzler, and it's a fun way to add a little bling to a onesie. It's important to actually use the Be Dazzler tool (you can buy one on Etsy) because just gluing on gemstones could potentially present a choking hazard if one were to get loose. You can also recreate the look of glitzy rhinestones by getting creative with glitter puff paint.
Easy Iron-Ons
For a super easy DIY onesie that comes out looking profesh, you could opt for iron-on onesies. These are totally gender-neutral so they work well if the baby's sex is unknown, plus you can order the whole set or only the ones you love individually.
Freezer Paper Stencils
Turns out freezer paper isn't only good for keeping food free of freezer burn, it's also a great tool for making DIY onesie stencils. You can read more on HGTV about to how to make a freezer paper stencil, but basically you'll cut a shape out of the paper using scissors or a critcutter, iron the stencil onto the onesie (the heat makes it stick but not totally adhere), then paint over it. Once the paint is dry, you remove the stencil and have an awesome onesie ready to go.
A Name Tag Onesie
This cute design from Lovely Indeed is made using a silhouette machine, but you can also make one like this using the freezer paper stencil trick mentioned above, especially if your design is a little less tiny. This cute creation looks like baby is new around here (which they are) and it can go on any colorful onesie, or a white one if you use black paint.