Wish Big SVG

About this design

A candle and a wish go together, so here the candle becomes part of the word. WISH is set in heavy slab capitals, and in place of the I stands a tall mustard candle with diagonal burnt orange stripes and a teardrop flame on top. Below, Big swoops across in a sloping script, and a thin avocado swoosh curves underneath like a smile.

It is a small, punchy saying with a good message for a child: aim high on your birthday. The candle makes it clear what kind of wish it is.

This is a flat, screen-print style file with no dark backing. Each color sits on the shirt by itself.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file is only 12 pieces with 7 cut-outs, the simplest file in this set to weed. The letters, candle, stripes, flame and swoosh are separate, so keep them on the iron-on carrier, on transfer tape for adhesive vinyl, or on a backing card for paper. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide.

Color layers

• Burnt orange: the stripes on the candle and the flame
• Mustard: the candle
• Avocado: the swoosh under Big, in olive green
• Lettering: rust red, for W, S, H and Big

The stripes sit on top of the mustard candle, so that is the only place where two colors stack.

Sizes

Cutting and pressing

Mirror the design and load each iron-on sheet shiny side down. Press the lettering first, since it sets where everything else goes. Lay the mustard candle in the gap, then the orange stripes and flame on top, and the avocado swoosh last. Follow the pressing directions for your vinyl.

At pocket size, the solid file cut in one color reads well: the candle still looks like a candle, and the flame stays separate.

Ways to use it

• A shirt for a child to wear to school on the big day
• A sibling set with Make a Wish
• A card with a slot inside for a written wish
• A small sign by the cake, kept back from the food
• A favor bag label, cut tiny in one color

Changing the colors

The candle is a good place to bring in the party theme. Try pink and white stripes, or a gold candle with a black flame for a grown-up. The color guide walks through it.

Pairs well with

Make a Wish is its partner saying, and Celebrate Today makes a bolder shirt for an older sibling.