Here is the last project from the baby shower. Sorry for the quality of pictures – using my cellphone and all….
I saw a cute bunting out of dyed doilies and I wanted to replicate it for the baby shower. The original post I saw used Rit Dye. I wanted something cheaper and easier to come by (the stores I went to didn't have a big selection of Rit Dye colors to choose from).
First I tried Jello. It didn't work at all. Then I tried some left over tie-dye dye. Nothing.
Then my son Evan suggested Kool-Aid. He said when he was in Jr. High the kids would use it to dye their hair. It worked brilliantly.
I just mixed a package of Kool-Aid (leaving out the sugar) with boiling hot water. Then I dipped the doily into the dye until it was saturated (just a few seconds) and then gently lifted it out and let it dry on the counter for a bit.
At first the doilies were tearing when I took them out of the dye but I realized that since I was going to fold them over and you wouldn't really see one side of them I just held onto them and dipped them mostly into the dye. Still managed to dye my finger tips.
After I dyed them all I hung them over a string in my Dad's garage. He is a very patient man. I think he is used to my "projects" starting with my first one, at age four, when I thought it was a good idea to paint all the bathroom fixtures chromium yellow with my older sister's oil paints. I painted the door knob too, for good measure. Come to think of it I think I am still grounded for that….
Anyway – after they were fully dry I ironed them so they would be nice and flat.
I like the slighty ombred effect the Kool-Aid gave the doilies. I used two packages of Kool-Aid (one in each color) and dyed about 80 doilies.
