DIY Personalized Unique Wedding Koozie Idea
Are you looking for a cool, personalized, and budget-friendly wedding gift or favor? Find out how you can create a memorable and personalized wedding can Koozie that all your guests will talk about.
Don’t worry! Our easy tutorial will show you how to create a fun line drawing in no time at all. So skip the clip art and learn how to make a super unique Koozie design and gift!
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While these are unique designs, we still used a Koozie can printing company to put our design on 200+ of these for our friend’s wedding. But creating a unique DIY Koozie design was totally worth it.
How To Draw A Simple Line Portrait
It is pretty simple.
Before You Begin: Find Images
First, you have to decide on the image you want to use. I ended up using her save-the-date picture.
In addition, I decided I needed to make a two-sided koozie with an image of their dog on the other side!
Step 1: Create An Easy Line Drawing
Once you have your pictures picked out, use an easy drawing transfer technique list below.
- Print your image to size on normal white printer paper.
- Scribble graphite on the back of your printed picture.
- Tape the picture on a piece of paper.
- Trace all lines and details.
- Lift the paper when you are done.
Pro Tip: When creating image transfer you want to pay attention to details when tracing the pictures! It will help the drawing look more realistic!
Step 2: Redo Pencil Lines With A Permanent Pen
Trace over your pencil lines with a drawing pen or extra-fine tip marker. Once you have traced all details use an eraser to get rid of extra pencil lines.
Step 4: Make A Digital Copy
You will need a digital copy of your drawings. You have a few options for this:
- Scan the drawing.
- Take a photo and adjust contrast and brightness to only be a line drawing.
- Upload the photo into a design software like Canva and add any additional design elements.
TIP: Check with your print on demand company to see the format they want your design shared. Some companies will be able to adjust a .jpeg to their preferred format.
Step 5: Submit The Drawing And Order Koozies
Several companies, such as Vistaprint and others allow you to upload your personalized design or logo.
It was really simple and they will email you back proof of your design to approve before your order. There are even a few really good, American-based companies for this.
Optional: Frame The Sketches
These cool, little drawings came out so great that I even decided to frame the artwork once I was done taking a good image to send to a koozie company.
8” x 8” white frames that were the perfect fit. You can cut a new black mat or use the white one that was already in the frame. Adding black added a little more contrast.
Tips
- When transferring or tracing the image, do not remove the picture until you are completely satisfied with the line drawing.
- We recommend finding your print-on-demand company first to understand their requirements for the drawings you submit.
- Find a picture of the couple that showcases their unique qualities. For, example ours worked well because of the groom’s glasses.
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My friend was so happy to have personalized keepsakes and easy DIY personalized wedding favors for guests at her wedding. During the bachelorette party, everyone kept saying how much they loved these and couldn’t believe how awesome the design was.
I love this so much, Erin! What a clever way to create your image and they turned out amazing too! I will have to try this tracing method sometime I never would have thought of it and it truly is amazing! I love this gift idea I’m sure they absolutely loved it! I used to make can koozies back when I had a gift shop lots of fun to create and so many fun ideas but this tracing would have been a game changer for sure!
I love this idea, Erin. I was thinking for a long time to buy a cricuit machine to start creating my own designs, but now reading your transfer technic I might just save some money on my crafts. ?
Hi Andrea! I think I need to invest in a circuit machine at one point. I still had to see out the drawings to get printed somewhere else. I am sure it probably was cheaper to have a company do it for me from my drawing, since I had a lot made for my friend.
This is such a unique idea. A friend is getting married in a couple of months. I’ll give it a shot! I hope my design turns out as great as yours
I am sure you will be able to pull off this DIY project. The DIY drawing technique really is simple and easy!
What a neat idea! I love that anyone can do this without buying a cutting machine and heat press. I would love a gift this personalized and thoughtful.
Thanks! I am glad that you like this DIY wedding gift or favor idea!
This is a great idea…my daughter is getting married in September…thanks for sharing!
Hi Ceci! I am glad you liked this DIY wedding gift and favor idea. I hope we inspired your next DIY project!
Wow you are so crafty! I’m not sure I could pull it off as well as you 😉 Love the framed artwork! So unique!
These are awesome ideas! I’m actually helping plan my best friends wedding! Can’t wait to show her.
Thanks Hailey! I am sure your friend’s wedding will be a blast. Enjoy helping her plan her wedding!