For the Star Wars themed baby first birthday party we attended, the second of 2 personalized gifts I made was a Jedi suitcase.  It was tons of fun finding and making personalized Star Wars themed designs because of the unlimited options.  This is the second of the 2 iron-on designs I made.  Both designs are not limited to iron-on and may be made out of adhesive vinyl as well.  This post goes over how to make a personalized Jedi suitcase in 3 easy steps.

Jedi Suitcase Steps

1. Pick out Star Wars Themed Design
2. Cut Design Out of Iron-on vinyl
3. Iron-on to Suitcase

1. Pick out Star Wars Themed Design

I love this Star Wars theme.  There are so many ideas to choose from.  I went to Pinterest to find ideas and inspiration.  The party was for a boy so I choose Jedi sayings.  The font was downloaded from dafont.com and is called Star Jedi.  This particular font is 100% free to download and use and can be found here.  Many fonts are only free for personal use.

The light saber was also a free download off the internet.  Import selected graphics into Cricut’s design space program and easily make into a cut file.  The storm trooper and rebel alliance graphics came free with the Star Jedi font from dafont.com.

2.  Cut Design Out of Iron-on vinyl

Once the design is made and perfected click make it.  Follow the instructions on the Cricut machine and it will effortlessly cut out the design on iron-on (heat transfer) vinyl.  The machine specifies what colors to load and in what specific order.  It is important to load iron-on (heat transfer) vinyl shiny side down onto the mat.  Turn the mirror feature on, to cut the design backward and to ensure it will iron on correctly.

Another option is to cut the design out of the iron-on material by hand.  Printout the design desired and tape onto the heat transfer vinyl and cut using the printout as a template.  The more intricate the design the longer and more involved cutting by hand will be.

3.  Iron-on to Suitcase

Fortunately, I was able to purchase a R2D2 suitcase to keep with the theme.  The back of the suitcase was blank and perfect for the Fly for a Jedi design.  Similar suitcases are available at Walmart, Target, or on Amazon very affordably.  Another cheaper option is buying a backpack or bag to iron on the design, even a plain bag would do.

Iron for 30 seconds at 310 degrees with a teflon sheet on top to protect your material.  The lower temperature is to avoid burning and melting the woven nylon canvas material.  With a regular iron use the rayon setting.  Repeat the iron-on process in 10-15 second increments to adhere the vinyl and easily peel off the plastic backing.  After peeling off the backing, iron the design a final time to ensure good adherence.  I placed blankets within the suitcase to provide a stable surface to iron onto.

Completed Jedi Suitcase

No Time to DIY?

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