Personalized HTV Lunchbag

July 27, 2018 Mom MD Hawaii

Do you need easy and affordable gift ideas? This is a cute lunchbag found at Target that was personalized as a birthday gift. This is an article about how to make a simple and easy personalized HTV lunchbag. HTV stands for heat transfer vinyl, also known as iron-on. This cute and easy project was made using the Cricut to cut out a name in glitter heat transfer vinyl (iron-on), and could be cut out by hand.

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This article will review how to make a Personalized HTV Lunchbag using a Cricut cutting machine, but you can do the same thing by cutting out designs by hand. Links are provided for your convenience. All products used were bought by me and opinions are 100% my own. I am a Cricut, Etsy, and Amazon affiliate and may make a small commission if these links are used to make a purchase at NO extra cost to you to help support MomMDHawaii.

Steps for Personalized HTV Lunchbag

Make the Name and any Design
Cut the Name and Design Out of Heat Transfer Vinyl
Weed the Design
Iron Designs Onto Lunchbag

1. Make the Name and any Design

Using design space type out the recipient’s name. This was a script font found for FREE from dafont.com for personal use only. To attach script fonts together in Cricut’s design space decrease the letter space until the letters are attached into one word, and looks like continuous cursive script. Once the word looks good then remember to merge all the letters together so the Cricut will cut it as one continuous word, instead of separate letters

2. Cut Name and Designs Out of Heat Transfer Vinyl

Then pick the desired color for the heat transfer vinyl, place on the mat upside down, load the Cricut as directed, and then cut out the design in mirror-image format. If cutting designs out by hand, then print the chosen design out on paper and tape it to the heat transfer vinyl to cut. Make sure to orient the image properly by taping the image onto the backing, so it’s backing side down for ironing on. This cutting by hand method works and turns out as precisely as you’re able to cut by hand. I cut a design by hand once and it takes significantly longer; plus I’m horrible at cutting precisely, so my cut by hand was not very professional looking.

Below are some different purchasing options for heat transfer vinyl, also known as iron-on.

3. Weed the Name and Design

Remove all the unwanted vinyl, so only the desired design is left. This weeding step is unnecessary if the design was cut by hand.

4. Iron Name and Designs Onto Lunchbag

The last and final step is to use an iron, or heat press, to iron on the design. The iron should be at the highest setting (cotton) without steam, but be sure to follow the instructions that come with the iron-on material. Place a teflon sheet or folded pillowcase between the design and the iron to protect the iron and the project. The Easy Press was originally at 320 degrees for 10 seconds, and the turned down to 310 degrees.

Looking for a professionally done product? See customizable options available on Etsy and Amazon.

Materials Used:

Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl (Iron On)

Cricut Easy Press

Teflon Sheet

AliExpress.com Product – 2017 Special Resistant Teflon Non-Stick Reuse Mat 30×40/60x40cm

The product links above are provided for your convenience with no obligation to buy. I am a Cricut, Etsy, and Amazon affiliate and may make a small commission if you choose to use the links above to buy products, which helps support MomMDHawaii. All products that I used were bought by me and all opinions are my own.