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A train shirt and card for a toddler

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Does every single toddler boy love trains?

That was clearly a hypothetical question. BECAUSE THE ANSWER IS YES.

When we were invited to a train birthday party for Henry’s friend, Miles, I wanted to whip up a homemade gift to go with a toy. This was so simple with my Silhouette that I wish I would have bought another shirt for Henry.

I started with a long-sleeve grey shirt from Dillards. (Side note: Do you know how hard it is to find a plain shirt with no pockets or embellishment?) I used navy blue flocked heat transfer that I had and a Vintage Train design from the Silhouette online store. Train toddler shirt Silhouette1

For .99, I was able to get a really cool design that I would have never been able to create myself.

I love that I can add a name to the design, too. Then, I simply flipped the design in the software and cut. Once it was ironed on, I was thrilled with the result.Train toddler shirt Silhouette2

 

The shirt took so little time, I pulled out some scrap paper and whipped up a card, too. This one started with the train birthday card design. I cut it on the red paper and then backed it with the black paper. How stinkin’ easy was that?

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The more I use my cutter, the more I love it. It looks so impressive and takes so little time.

I hope that 2-year-old Miles loves it, too!

(By the way, this is not sponsored content. Although, hey there, Silhouette, you can sponsor a post at NewlyWoodwards any time.)

What do you think of this quick train birthday shirt and card?

Comments

  1. Love this. Looking at it the only thing I MIGHT have done was try to make the smoke look like an S in front of MILES. Really special gift and I know his Mom must have been thrilled with it.

  2. Your train t-shirt is so cute! If I had a Silouette (sp?) machine, I would make one for my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter. She loves Thomas Train and Cinderella. blessings, k

    • It’s not. I am pretty picky with boy clothes and have had good luck with consignment stores looking for some of the brands that are less cheesy – Gap, ON, Polo, American Apparel…

  7. So, so cute! I keep wondering how much I’d use the silhouette to make it worth the purchase, but I think it’s just one of those things you have to bite the bullet on and use to make worthwhile. Because everything you make is so cute!

    • I use mine a lot more than I’d ever expected. I’m not much of a papercrafter but there’s so much you can do. Even if you only use it for parties and holidays, it gets a lot of use.

  8. Every time you post something you made with your Silhouette, I’m reminded how much I would love one 🙂 And yes, I have tried to find plain shirts – whether for a craft or just to have shirts that do not have something on them and it’s pretty near impossible! Why must everything have words or some kind of decoration on them? 🙂

  11. I love it and totally agree on the easy peasy Silhouette account! I also know how hard it is to find plain shirts. Sometimes Wal-Mart is a good place to check. Their Granimals section has helped me in the past.

  13. Silhouette should totally jump on sponsoring a post, because that shirt is awesome! Abe does not yet show any appreciation for trains despite my relentless attempts to read Freight Train to him. And I like American Apparel for plain toddler shirts, btw 🙂

    • Henry only recently started loving trains (around 17-18 months). I was shocked it took so long because all of his older boy friends and daycare friends are obsessed.

      Also – love the book Freight Train. And LOVE American Apparel shirts. We actually buy a lot of Henry’s basics from there, but I didn’t have time to order. Good tip though, I should have mentioned that.

  14. I love this. I have been wanting to make shirts myself. Such a sweet and personal gift.
    My cutter has been acting up a little. I only had it for a year and don’t want it to die 🙁