DIY Rainbow Onesie Baby Shower Gift Idea
A baby shower is a momentous occasion and this DIY rainbow baby tee baby shower craft shows that! The slight imperfections scream out “handmade”. And handmade is the best way to show someone you care! Disclosure: this post contains commissioned links
The challenge was to make something with a rainbow theme. My mind right away drifted to the term “rainbow baby” which refers to a baby born after a loss. This adorable t-shirt is a perfect gift for a mom celebrating the birth of a rainbow baby.
While that was the original intention of the embellished bodysuit, it does not have to be so. Rainbows look cute on all babies, and I actually made this for my (non-rainbow) boy.
I upcycled the fabrics used for the appliques and I placed it on an old Onesie as a way to cover up stains. If you are gifting it, I highly recommend you use a new bodysuit, for obvious reasons…
The actual active time for making this does not take long, however leave some time so that you can wash and dry your design to set the colors (instructions to follow). Once you’ve made one, try it with another design!
What you need:
- Sharpies in rainbow colors
- A “Onesie” baby bodysuit
- A swatch of denim fabric (from old jeans or overalls)
- A swatch of cotton from an old t-shirt
- Cotton swabs
- Nail polish remover
- An iron and ironing board
- Iron-on hemming tape
- Fabric scissors and detail scissors
How to Make the Rainbow Onesie:
1. On your piece of cotton, create a rainbow using the sharpies. The colors do not need to be connected or smooth.
2. Blend your colors together. Do this by dipping a cotton swab into the nail polish remover, and slowly blending the colors.
Don’t worry if it bleeds and is not neat.
3. Set your design. Wash your cotton in cold water (to rinse out the nail polish remover, which can run in future washes.) Dry on medium heat.
4. Cut out your rainbow using the fabric scissors. Use the detail scissors to make sure the edges are neat, as they will not be finished otherwise.
5. Using your rainbow as a guide, draw some clouds on the back of your denim. Cut them out, again using the detail scissors to clean up the edges.
6. Plan out how you want to arrange the pieces on the onesie.
7. Cut hemming tape to fit all your pieces. It can be too large, as once you iron it, you can just pull the excess off, as it will melt.
8. One at a time, iron on your pieces, sandwiching the hemming tape between the rainbow parts and the onesie. Start with the rainbow and continue on to the clouds.
Make sure you’ve done it properly and it sticks well.
9. Gift or dress your own baby, and enjoy the handmade cuteness!
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This is an adorable onesie!
This would be so cute for my niece who is due to be born on St. Patrick’s Day. That would love so adorable on her.
thats cute and would be fun to make!
i am going to make this! it is so cute. it also looks easy.
I love it! It’s such a easy craft and the end product is adorable!
Very cute and fun for my two friends who love rainbows.
What a cute idea. It looks really good too!
Great idea. I am going to try this out for my grandson
What a cute and simple DIY! Perfect little gift for someone expecting.
I like the idea if you have no money, otherwise I wouldn’t have the guts to NOT buy somebody something and actually make something. 🙂
This is really cute! Neat shower idea or to make cute onesies for yourself.
This is soo cute! Love it! Totally want to do this as a gift for someone.
This is such a cute idea & easy to do!
I am going to do this for a shower gift. It gives a more personal touch to the gift!
Adorable, thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
I just went to a baby shower this weekend, for my best friend in high school. I wish I would have seen this post earlier because I know she would have loved it!! It was a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme and this would have fit right in 🙂
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This is such a fun idea for a baby shower! It’s adorable!
I am so in love with this onesie. It would make such a perfect present as the person who receives it would know you cared enough to make something by hand. I know that I would have loved to receive one!
This is a very cute idea for a onesie and it isn’t difficult to make.