WHAM! Homemade 80’s T-shirts

Disclaimer: this post has affiliate links. All ideas, thoughts and images are completely my own.

I’m an 80’s girl all the way! And I am not afraid to admit that WHAM! was one of my favorite 80’s bands. Who could resist the catchy “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” song?

Come on, really?

WHAM homemade t-shirts

I had to actually show my tween this video recently. She definitely knows what 80’s style is, especially since it seems to be back in style with her age group. I’m actually raiding her accessories to complement these shirts. When I was making these t-shirt designs, she asked, “Who is Frankie?” and what do you mean “Choose Life”?.

I’m heading off to the SNAP! conference this weekend, and one of the events planned is a Duck Tape® sponsored 80’s Prom night. I won’t be wearing a prom dress, but I figured I could definitely get in the spirit and dress up in my best 80’s style.

I recently received a couple boxes of heat transfer material from Silhouette to test out, and I knew that making custom homemade WHAM! t-shirts was the perfect craft idea to test them out on.

wham 80s shirt supplies with Silhouette Heat transfer

I found some really bright neon t-shirts from my local Michaels. I knew the Cream Heat Transfer color would stand out nicely on the neon pink and blue, and the Blue Heat Transfer color would stand out great on the neon green tee.

I used my Silhouette Cameo and Silhouette Designer software to create my custom designs.

How to Make an 80s tshirt with Silhouette designer edition

The trick with cutting out your design on the heat transfer material is that your design must be the mirror image of itself.

When you feed the material in the Silhouette cutting machine, the plastic is face down and when you set your settings correctly it cuts out just the heat transfer material.

Then you peel off the negative space of your design, leaving just your original design.

When you place it face down now on your fabric surface, it is right-reading.

Homemade 80s WHAM t-shirt craft idea

I placed a thin towel over the top and ironed on my design using the directions on the box.

WHAM Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 80s t-shirt

I made two additional ones for my co-crafty chica sister and another friend that will be rooming with us at the conference.

You will have to follow along on Instagram for the full fashion show!

wham shirts with Silhouette heat transfer

I absolutely love how they turned out. And the smooth heat transfer material is actually really soft to the touch. It does not make the front of the shirt feel stiff or clunky at all.

So just relax, and choose LIFE, and be sure to wake me up before you GO-GO!

WHAM t-shirt designs for 80s party

Good news! Silhouette has a huge promotion going on right now.

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Here are the April Promo details running April 21-30:

 

BUNDLE 1:

1 Silhouette CAMEO

1 Heat Transfer Starter Kit

1 Printable Heat Transfer Material for Dark Fabrics

1 Printable Heat Transfer Material for Light Fabrics

$269.99 (MSRP: $364.96)

 

BUNDLE 2:

1 Silhouette Portrait

1 Heat Transfer Starter Kit

1 Printable Heat Transfer Material for Dark Fabrics

1 Printable Heat Transfer Material for Light Fabrics

$139.99 (MSRP: $244.96)

 

All Heat Transfer materials will be 30% off as well!

 

Use the promo code: CLUBCHICA at check out and you will get all the super low bundle prices above.

Enjoy!

Make your own fun shirts with the easy to use Silhouette Heat Transfer Material.

Happy Crafting… and just RELAX!

 

Disclaimer: this post has affiliate links. All ideas, thoughts and images are completely my own.

 

Pauline Molinari

I'm the crafty maven, and I'm on a mission to spread craftiness. With a fine arts degree, over 15 years experience in children's publishing, and a savvy, stylish, sassy tween daughter, I come armed with perspective and passion to inspire tween girls and their mothers to be crafty together. 

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  1 comment for “WHAM! Homemade 80’s T-shirts

  1. Jessica
    April 21, 2014 at 10:02 am

    I am SO excited about these shirts! Still working on the perfect accessories, but I’ll be ready!!

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