Emoji Polo and Pins DIY!

I love emoji!  If I could write an entire letter with just emoji, I probably would.  Since I'm also a huge fan of wearing polo shirts, I decided to refashion a few of them with an emoji logo.  It's much more fun than a boring alligator or dazed looking tiger, don't you think?  While I was at it I made some fun pins for my jean jacket.  One day I'll grow up and start dressing like a grown man, but in the mean time I'm going to have a little fun!  Big love, xoxox, Mark!

That is not a POOP!  It's ice-cream!

My new favorite black polo!

 I almost put a pizza emoji on this, but I thought people might think

I was a delivery guy!

Love the little cat!

Check out the short video tutorial here!

YOU'LL NEED

Iron

Iron on transfer paper (I like Lesley Riley's TAP)

Polo

Cereal box cardboard

Pin backs

E-6000 Glue

Diamond Glaze 

E-6000 Stitchless (Iron-on glue)

White cotton fabric

Emoji to print out

FOR THE PINS

 Print out the emoji on regular copy paper

Glue two pieces of cereal box cardboard together

Glue the emoji to the cardboard and let dry

Carefully cut out the emoji

Add a layer of Diamond Glaze to the top and let dry

Turn over and add a layer to the back

*This will make the cardboard shiny and super hard

With E-6000, add a pin back and let dry

FOR THE POLO

Print out the emoji on the TAP paper

Cut them out and iron them on cotton fabric

Carefully cut out the fabric emoji

Add a small amount of E-6000 Stitchless to the back of the emoji

With a press cloth, iron the fabric emoji to the polo

*Experiment so you get the hang of it BEFORE you iron it on the polo

You're done!

Emoji Patches DIY

I wasn't sure this patch trend would last, but guess what!  They're back again for fall and they're super fun. You don't have to spend a fortune on patches, you can make your own.  I used Emoji images for some of mine and glue them to painted fabric shapes.  Embellish everything from a pair of boyfriend jeans to your old ratty backpack!  

Just a few images I've been seeing in the magazines

Danielle wearing her patched up boyfriend jeans

Backpack ready!

Watch the video tutorial! 

YOU'LL NEED

Americana Multi-Surface Paints

E-6000 Fabri-Fuse and StitchLess Glues

Ink Jet Fabric Transfer Sheets

Printed Fabrics

Plain heavy white cotton fabric

Backpack

Jeans

Paintbrushes

 Print out the Emoji images from the photos below 

*You can drag them to your computer and print the ones you like

Iron them on white cotton fabric using the directions on the packaging

Cut them out

Create a shield, speech and thought bubble pattern in paper and cut them out

Place them on white fabric and paint around them with Multi-Surface Paint

When dry, cut them out and write on them with a permanent marker 

 Use your shield shape on different fabrics

Cut out the images on different printed fabrics (I used owls and Hello Kitty)

Spread E-6000 Stitchless with a paintbrush on the back of the fabric cut outs

Figure out your patch placement on your jeans and backpack

Iron and glue the fabric patches on your items 

Done!

 This is a large image of all of the current Emoji.  Drag it to your desktop and print out what you like.

Some of my favorites to print out