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    Home » Disney

    How to make Disney Family Shirts for a Cruise & Free Cricut SVG Files

    Updated: May 26, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 5 Comments

    Before we left on our Disney Cruise for Spring Break I created a few Personalized Disney Family shirts. I even made a fun Disney-inspired beach bag to tote around the boat with me.

    I had so much fun making the custom Disney SVG files for my projects that I thought today I’d share the files with you!  I’ll walk you step by step through how I made the shirts and share a few Disney family shirt ideas just for cruising with you!

    Disney Cruise Tote Bag on Chair
    Table of Contents
    • About Our Disney Family Vacation Shirts
    • Free Disney Cruise Cricut SVG File Downloads
    • More Disney SVG Files
    •  DIY T-Shirt or Tote Bag Supplies
    • How to make the Iron-On for the Disney Trip Shirts
    • How to Apply the Iron on to a T-Shirt or Tote Bag

    How to Make Matching Disney Cruise Shirts

    Before we go on family vacations, I like to take a bit of time and create a few fun projects to take with us on the trip. To me, it’s a way to make the joy of a family vacation last a little bit longer since I get the fun of creating the projects before we go!

    A few years ago we took a different Disney Cruise and I had a whole slew of projects planned to make before we left. We had a minor hiccup (basement sewage backup YUCK) and none of them got done. We were actually lucky to even make it to the boat on time that year!

    This year, I tried to plan ahead a bit more. Even though I didn’t get all of the projects done that I wanted, I did manage to make some fun Disney shirts for us to wear.  I was going to make everyone matching Disney shirts but the kids vetoed that idea. They are almost 17, so I totally get it. Instead, I made them each a shirt that was more “unique” to them.

    About Our Disney Family Vacation Shirts

    I ended up making 3 different SVG Files for my projects. You can use any of the files to make Disney Family Shirts, Disney Tote bags, or even personalized baseball caps!

    Free Disney Cruise Cricut SVG File Downloads

    1. The Mickey Mouse Anchor “There is no place I’d rather be, than on a cruise ship out at sea”. Inspired by the lyrics to Hawaiian rollercoaster ride from Lilo and Stitch.
    2. Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy & Castaway, inspired by the Disney Cruise Ships & our favorite destination
    3. #GOALS shirt with a palm tree, Mickey Ice Cream & an Anchor (note, this file requires images from Cricut Design Space)
    Learn how to make personalized Disney Cruise t shirts for the whole family! Wear matching Disney shirts on your next trip. Includes free SVG files #disneycruise #diydisney #disneycruiseshirts #cricut #cricutmade #freesvgfiles #diytshirt

    Here is the “there is no place I’d rather be…” iron on attached to a simple white tote bag.

    White tote bag with red Disney Cruise anchor and text

    If you’d like to make something similar without the words, you can just “hide” them in the Cricut Design space and only cut out the anchor.

    Here is the “Magic Dream, Wonder, Fantasy & Castaway” on a t-shirt. I cut the Mickey head out of red foil iron-on for a bit of pop and applied it to a baseball tee.

    Even though we were going to a Caribbean destination I knew that it gets chilly on the boat and it would be a good idea to take along a long-sleeved shirt.

    GOALS Disney Cruise Shirt

    For my teenage daughter, I created a fun swing tank top that turned out to be the perfect little beach cover-up.

    I used a palm tree and anchor from the Cricut design library and created a fun Mickey ice cream pop using simple shapes in Design Space.  This might be my favorite one of the bunch! I created it in the pink foil iron-on, which was a pretty close match to her rose gold Minnie ears!

    More Disney SVG Files

    If you’re looking for even more Disney images to use to make Disney Family shirts be sure to check out our MEGA Disney SVG bundle in the shop. It includes all of the images in today’s post along with a lot of other fun ones! Including files for Disney Parks & Disney Movie Tees!

     DIY T-Shirt or Tote Bag Supplies

    1. T-Shirt (mine is a baseball tee similar to this one)
    2. Cricut Machine – Explore or later, I use a Maker
    3. Cricut EasyPress or Iron
    4. EasyPress Mat or folded towel
    5. Cricut Foil Iron-On
    6. Cricut Iron-On Lite
    7. White Canvas Tote Bag

    Free SVG Files:

    Download the SVG files for the Anchor and the Magic, Dream etc.. in our Cricut Downloads Library.

    Grab the #Goals file in Cricut Design Space by clicking. Note these are Cricut Files available in Design Space. A small fee may apply, but that is in Cricut’s control, not mine.

    After the file pops up, click CUSTOMIZE at the bottom of the window.

    How to make cute Halloween t shirts with iron ons and a review of the new Cricut EasyPress machine. Includes free cut files inspired by Disney's Haunted Mansion themed t-shirts for Halloween

    How to make the Iron-On for the Disney Trip Shirts

    Download the SVG file to your computer and upload it into the Cricut Design space. Select all of the layers of the image and click ATTACH this will make it so that all of the pieces cut together in the correct shape. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a bunch of random cuts that you have to put together yourself.

    Depending on the image you may also need to “weld” some of the elements together. Use the WELD and ATTACH features as necessary to get the correct image.

    When you’ve sized to the size that you’d like, click MAKE IT, make sure it looks okay in the preview. Then click MIRROR for iron on, and send it to the machine.

    If you need a bit more help be sure to check out our How to Use Iron-On Vinyl with a Cricut.

    How to Apply the Iron on to a T-Shirt or Tote Bag

    Learn how to make personalized Disney Cruise t shirts for the whole family! Wear matching Disney shirts on your next trip. Includes free SVG files #disneycruise #diydisney #disneycruiseshirts #cricut #cricutmade #freesvgfiles #diytshirt

    You can use an iron. I have found however that my iron-on sticks better and holds up better after washing when I use a Cricut EasyPress. It has a timer and adjustable temperature controls. These features allow you to use precise measurements so that the iron-on is applied exactly as the manufacturer suggests.

    Learn how to make personalized Disney Cruise t shirts for the whole family! Wear matching Disney shirts on your next trip. Includes free SVG files #disneycruise #diydisney #disneycruiseshirts #cricut #cricutmade #freesvgfiles #diytshirt

    I also now use the Cricut EasyPress Mat.  Most ironing boards absorb the heat of an iron, which is not what you want. You want the heat to stay on the iron-on. The mat is designed to do just that.

    Plus it’s GREAT for t-shirts and tote bags since you can put it inside the shirt to get a more accurate press!

    Learn how to make personalized Disney Cruise t shirts for the whole family! Wear matching Disney shirts on your next trip. Includes free SVG files #disneycruise #diydisney #disneycruiseshirts #cricut #cricutmade #freesvgfiles #diytshirt

    I hope you enjoy these files! You could easily use the #GOALS one for a Disney ‘land’ vacation as well, just swap out the anchor for another image in the Cricut Design Space!

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    About Author

    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Emily White says

      March 31, 2019 at 5:46 pm

      I would LOVE to make the #goals shirt but Cannot get the link to go anywhere….help please!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 06, 2019 at 10:13 pm

        I’ll get another file uploaded soon. It looks like Cricut has changed a few things since I created this project.

        Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 15, 2019 at 1:36 pm

        It opens in Cricut design space. Do you have a Cricut account?

        Reply
    2. Kim says

      April 10, 2019 at 5:22 pm

      Hi! I am a brand new Cricut owner who is in love with your files! I’m trying to figure out how to cut your anchor on the cricut, but it keeps separating them in to 4 mats, and wants to print and THEN cut it 🙁 Do you have any tips that may help a novice out? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 12, 2019 at 8:44 am

        Yes,
        You need to select all of the elements you want to cut together and click ATTACH. This will tell the machine to cut it as one image. It defaults to trying to put everything on the mat in the most efficient way possible. Also make sure they are all the same color.

        Reply

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