Fast Father’s Day DIY Gift
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Is it just me or is this year just flying by? I can’t believe that June is already halfway over – where has Summer gone? Father’s Day is right around the corner, and I have the perfect easy gift to make for Dad. This shirt is perfect for those lazy parenting days when you just can’t quite adult but the kids still want to play. Lucky for you all it takes is one quick Walmart Run and 15 at the ironing board and your Father’s Day gift will be good to go!
Supplies:
- 2 Sheets of Light Colored Iron-On Transfer Paper
- 1 Light Colored T-Shirt
- An Iron
- A Hard Surface to Iron On (not an ironing board)
- A Printer – or a helpful friend who will let you use theirs!
How To Make Your Father’s Day Shirt:
- Visit my Digital Resource Library to download the iron-on template. Don’t have an access code? Just sign up below and one will be sent to you – it’s totally free!
- Print the image on your iron-on transfer paper. Note: this image is sized at 11″x17″ and is designed to be printed across 2 horizontal sheets of 8.5×11 paper. Depending on your printer’s settings you may need to do a test run before you waste your iron-on transfer paper.
- Follow the instructions that came with your iron-on transfer paper to apply the image to the back of your shirt. I used Avery brand paper and was instructed to use firm pressure with a hot iron on a hard surface (I used a wooden cutting board).
- Wrap your awesome gift and pat yourself on the back. You have officially made a gift that Dad and kids will both enjoy!
Edit: A few readers have mentioned having issues getting the images to print properly. If your printer is having issues with formatting, I recommend visiting the Acrobat print dialogue to select Page Scaling, Tile Large Pages (or Tile All Pages). Set Tile Scale to 89% and overlap to 0″.
Happy Father’s Day!
I hope the Dad in your life enjoys this gift – and that whoever ends up wearing it gets what I am sure is a much deserved break. (And maybe a Hot Wheels induced back massage??!)
Do you guys have any other exciting plans to make Father’s Day special? Let me know in the comments!