Hello, there! This is Liz from The Pretty Life Girls blog and today I’m going to show you how to make a fun DIY Graphic Swimsuit using heat transfer vinyl and your Silhouette CAMEO! This simple spring break craft project will let you create a darling swimsuit that will make you one-of-a-kind at the beach! Let me show you how to apply HTV on a swimsuit with this step-by-step tutorial!

Estimated Time: 45 minutes (this project is for beginners)

• Here are the Supplies You’ll Need:
  Cutting Machine (I use a Silhouette Cameo 3)
• Colored Iron-On Vinyl (I used teal, fuchsia and purple)
• SVG Cut File (I used this Secretly a Mermaid file)
• Weeding Hook
• Iron
• A sheet of teflon paper for Ironing
• Solid Swimsuit

Step 1: Load your design into your design software (I use Silhouette Studio) and scale it to size to fit your swimming suit.

Step 2: Right click on the design and select Release Compound Path. This is the first step for preparing the design to be cut by color. If you want to use just one color of vinyl, send your project to cut at this point (make sure it is mirrored) and skip Step 3 and 4.

Step 3: Drag to select each individual word, right click again, and click Make Compound path. Repeat this with each word so they are grouped as words. Then, fill each word with the color that corresponds with the vinyl you will use. Click the Send tab, and then click Fill. Be sure that you have pauses between each color, and double check your cut settings. Load your vinyl, shiny side down. Click to begin cutting (make sure the design is mirrored). Switch your vinyl colors as prompted by your machine and click Resume in Silhouette Studio.