DIY personalized pillows

I have noticed quite a number of interesting DIY projects all over the net using material transfer sheets and so when I finally saw some in a stationary store I grabbed them up. They were a little pricey so I am pleased as punch that my first trial run turned out so well. I gave them to my boyfriend and he loves them too. Yay! The packet of sheets didn’t come with instructions though so after a bit of research this is the process I used...

Materials needed:

1. An image, quote or design you want printed on your material.

2. Pre-washed and dried material.

3. Dark material inkjet transfer paper.

4. An inkjet printer.

5. Iron.

Transferring your image:

1. using an inkjet printer, print your image, quote or chosen design. Print on the side without the line. It is not necessary to print the image in mirror image, even if there is text.

2. Allow the image to dry completely, preferably overnight.

3.  Cut away any paper that you do not want to transfer.

4. Transfer your image onto your material using an iron. To do this put the material on your work surface. I placed an old bath sheet (towel) on my ironing board and used that as my work surface. Iron the material to get rid of any moisture that may be present (we were having a couple of days of rainy weather) and to take away wrinkles. I had my iron set on the highest setting. Set the material aside until it has completely cooled. Once the material is cooled down, carefully remove the backer film; the side with the printed line. Position the image etc on the material at the position where you want it. Place the ironing sheet, which came with the transfer sheets, over the surface of the transfer. Iron on the transfer, continually moving the iron up and down, for about 2 minutes. Ensure to give extra attention to the edges.

And that is that. A perfect personalised DIY gift!