Some Christmas art tries too hard. This Santa just grins. He is the face off your grandmother's cookie tin: head cocked to one side, enormous round blue eyes glancing sideways like he has caught you on the stairs, a bright red button nose, and a sprig of holly with three red berries tucked into the bottom of that cloud-white beard. His deep crimson hat is plain, unpatterned, and mostly swept behind his head. Hand-painted, warm, and completely unironic. Made up one at a time in the Okotoks, Alberta shop.
What's on this design
A tilted, hand-painted Santa portrait in vintage greeting-card style. What sets him apart is the plain deep-crimson hat - no dots, no pattern - pushed back so only a wedge and its white fur pom show at the right. Big blue eyes with dark lashes, frosty brows, a red bulb nose, coral cheeks, an open laugh showing a red tongue, and green holly with three berries at the beard's base.
Who it's for
Made for the retro-Christmas crowd: press it on a cream sweatshirt for tree-decorating night, on an apron for whoever runs the cookie table, or on a tote for December market weekends. As a UV DTF sticker it turns a mug, a cocoa tin or a glass ornament into something that looks lifted from a vintage card. Sublimation suits a light poly throw pillow.
Available formats
DTF transfer for fabric, UV DTF permanent sticker for hard surfaces, sublimation transfer for light polyester and poly-coated blanks, and vinyl decal for smooth surfaces. Vinyl is also available laminated, in matte or gloss.
How to apply
DTF transfers press at 280-300°F for 12-15 seconds, hot or cold peel, followed by a 5-10 second finishing press under parchment. UV DTF stickers peel and stick straight onto clean, dry hard surfaces. Sublimation transfers press onto light-coloured polyester or poly-coated blanks. Vinyl decals apply to any smooth, clean surface.
Care
Wash garments inside out in cold water. Skip the fabric softener and the dryer sheets. Hard-surface stickers need nothing more than a gentle wipe.
Shipping and turnaround
Everything is made to order in Okotoks, Alberta. Most orders ship within 1 to 3 business days.
Why Pressing Images
Printed, cut and packed by a small Canadian team in Okotoks, Alberta. Nothing sits pre-printed on a shelf, custom sizing is available on most designs, and wholesale pricing is there if you need volume. Questions before you order are welcome.