My Cute Little Turkeys

(It is nearly impossible to get a picture of two babies being  happy at the same time)

Well I finally joined the world of pinterest and as much as I love it I hate it.  It is addictive and I find so many cute projects I want to do and have no time for.  One of the projects I found was these adorable turkey onsies I just had to have for the boys.  Originally they were being sold on Etsy (you can purchase them or see the orginal onsie here) but did not show you exactly how to make the onsie.  I was not about to buy them, but I decided I would try to make them.

I bought two plain brown onsies from Hobby Lobby as well as all the material I needed.  I then came home and printed out a copy of the original onsie so I could use it as a pattern.

I had to enlarge the image several times in order for it to fit the onsies perfectly.  Once I had the image printed I then cut it out and placed it on the onsie to check for size.

I decided I was going to try to iron on the material to the onsie.  To do this I had to use a product called Wonder Under.  I honestly thought Hobby Lobby would have iron on material, but they don’t.  However by using this product you can make any material into iron on material.  Oh the possibilities!!

The first step is to iron on your material to one side of the Wonder Under.  I used my pattern to ensure I ironed on enough material to make two feather out of each color.  One for each onsie.

Once your material is attached to the Wonder Under you then need to cut out each piece.  I traced the pattern on the back of each piece of material and then cut out the shape. For two onsies you need 8 feathers in 4 colors, 3 eyeballs, 2 beaks and 2 gobblers.

Once each piece is carefully cut out you then simply iron them onto the onsie.  The hardest part of this step is getting the backing to peel off.

Once the backing is peeled away, place each shape in the desired location on the onsie, place a damp cloth over the material and press firmly on the damp cloth with a hot iron for about 15 seconds.  Be careful that none of the edges of the iron are touching the onsie so that you don’t end up with any burn marks.

I started by placing all the pieces of the face on the onsie first so I could determine exactly where I wanted them.  I then ironed on the beak first, then the gobbler and lastly both eyes.

Next it is time to start on the back.  I placed all four feather down on the onsie to decide exactly where I wanted to place them.  I wanted the feathers low enough that the bottom would stick in the boys’ pants and would look as if the feathers were coming out of the back of their jeans.

I also decided to place the colors in the same order as the colors in the rainbow.  I loved the brightly colored feathers, but you also could use the orange and red to correlate with the front and then pick a really cute patterned print to use as feathers as well.

I started by ironing on the red feather first, then the orange, green, and lastly the blue.  I then ironed over all the feather at once just to be sure they had adhered to the onsie.

By the time I finally finished the onsies it was entirely too late for me to be up.  This is the kind of project I had to do after the babies were asleep so I didn’t get started until around 10:30 that night.  I decided to let the onsies dry and everything set so I cold check in the morning and be sure the material had really adhered to the onsie well before painting on the eyes.

They already look super cute though! Although without eyes the turkey does look a little like a zombie turkey.

The next morning I used black paint to paint on eyes.  Aren’t they the cutest things you have ever seen? My boys are going to look adorable for Thanksgiving!

These would also be really cute for girls if you were to put a bow on the front and make them girly turkeys.  I would use ribbon and that way it would give the shirt another dimension.  You could tie the bow and either sew it or hot glue it onto the onsie.  Super cute!

The completed onsies! I just love how they turned out!

After the first wash I started noticing a few of the corners already peeling away form the onsie. I simply used a sewing machine to sew around the edges of each shape on the onsie to be sure it would stay put.  The stitching actually created an amazing look and made the onsies even cuter!!

(My sweet Ian showing off his Thanksgiving outfit)

Seriously, what a cutie!!!

(Noah loved his onsie as well!)

They are both such handsome little men!

(Ian just loves snacking on those fingers)

 

(Noah snuggling with his buddy Ziggy)

 

It seems like once I get one happy the other one looses it! Oh well, I’m still holding out for the picture of two smiling babies together!  They do look adorable in those onsies! I see reindeer onsies in our near future!!