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Goodbye from HappyFabric

Goodbye from HappyFabric

Hi everyone, Unfortunately we are going to be closing HappyFabric after this weekend. As a thank you for all your support over the years you can get 25% off all vinyl. DIscount automatically applied. If you need help with vinyl, transfers or presses after next week we recommend trying our friends Stahls' UK
9 days ago
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Pair of colourful, shimmer effect butterfly wings worn by toddler

How to make butterfly/ fairy wings for kids | at home DIY

In this tutorial, I'll show you how I created a beautiful, DIY pair of butterfly wings for my daughter, Luna. I used a sewing machine and heat transfer vinyl to create them - this is a very accessible tutorial where I've included instructions for as many different levels as possible (for example, beginner to advanced, without or without certain tools and machines). 

2 months ago
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Small business guide: Autumn colour trends '23

The top trending Pantone colours for Fall (Autumn) 2023* are here!

Taken straight from London Fashion week – heavily mirroring NYFW, of course – there are some beautiful shades.

In response to this, we wanted to share a colour matching of the top Autumn shades, with our HappyFlex HTV.. 

2 months ago
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Make a custom doggy bandana (without sewing)

An easy, quick tutorial without the need to sew anything together. 

Sarah created a sparkling, personalised bandana for her cockerspaniel, Chester.

2 months ago
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New, shimmering twill fabric effect HTV / iron on vinyl

It's here! A beautiful, shimmering, twill, woven-fabric effect HTV! 

Our Heat Transfer Vinyls are perfect for customising and HappyTwill adds an extra special effect - like nothing you've seen before.

3 months ago
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Title text reading DIY dust cover for my book with hand holding black book cover decorated in gold

DIY Book dust cover | Easy tutorial for all levels!

Follow Cait's super easy tutorial making a book dust cover/ jacket for Fourth Wing.

Extra exciting: to decorate, she used brand new HappyTwill vinyl from HappyFabric, which has a woven fabric feel - perfect for an authentic and mystical looking cover. 

3 months ago
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Cut HTV spiderwebs by hand | Easy Halloween DIY

An easy, no-Cricut-machine-needed heat transfer vinyl project for Halloween! 

Create stunning, intricate spider webs in minutes. Whether you'll be making Halloween t-shirts or just using them as cool decorations. 

3 months ago
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How to personalise school bags, pencil cases and more | Using HTV or transfers

Back to school; a time parents either celebrate or dread!

New supplies, new clothes, new teachers, new... well, you get the idea. This is the ideal time to get crafting, to give your children the coolest, unique items and stop playground confusion when everybody has the same.

What kind of products can you be creating with your heat press or iron?

3 months ago
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Title image how to hole punch HTV with image on background showing a hand decorating a pair of blue converse shoes with pastel green and pastel pink star and heart shapes
title image: USING HTV ON A CHOPPING BOARD

DIY: labelling my chopping board with kitchen measurements

Heat transfer vinyl (HTV), sometimes known as iron on vinyl, can be applied to many thing - how about a chopping board? 

Many people think that HTV won't work on wood, but it absolutely does! Here at HappyFabric, we love creating wooden decorations, costers and more using HTV on wooden surfaces. You can even pop it under the heat press depending on the thickness.

Here's a recent kitchen decor project from our brilliant Creative Expert, Sarah, who decided to create a kitchen measurement guide using a blank bamboo chopping board and some HappyFlex HTV. 

3 months ago
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