Do you ever feel like time just keeps going faster?
I mean, wasn't it just Christmas!
Here I am making paper Easter eggs!
Last year I was dying eggs with something unusual!
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
How to Silk Tie Dye Easter Eggs
It is officially spring! And this is a great project to bring in the season!
This has to be one of my favorite projects. I always wanted to do something with neckties from Goodwill because they are so cheap but silk tie dyed Easter eggs never crossed my mind. The patterns are beautiful! This project really surprised me. Never thought I could achieve this look with a tie.
As promised I have broken the project down in steps for you to achieve the look.
You will need:
eggs
100% silk Ties (Thrift stores sell them for .99) (make sure they are 100%silk!)
find various patterns and colors for Easter
Rubber bands or twist ties
White vinegar
Water
Pot
Go shopping at thrift stores and find 100% silk ties in various colors and patterns. Make sure you read the tag and it confirms 100%silk. That how this works!
Cut apart stitching on tie so you have a flat piece of silk. Make sure you cut a square piece that will fit around the egg.
After you wrap your egg tightly use a rubber band or twisty tie to secure the fabric.
NOTE: After doing these I learned the fabric has to touch the egg to transfer dye. So if there is a crease white will show through. This can be a cool effect if you want!
Now cover those eggs with a white sheet over the silk and tie off again. I used the white lining of the ties....no waste here!
Boil water with a 1/4 cup of vinegar and place covered eggs in pot (don't stack) for 20 min.
Remove and cool.
Then take off fabric to reveal beautifully dyed eggs!
To see all of mine click HERE!
This has to be one of my favorite projects. I always wanted to do something with neckties from Goodwill because they are so cheap but silk tie dyed Easter eggs never crossed my mind. The patterns are beautiful! This project really surprised me. Never thought I could achieve this look with a tie.
As promised I have broken the project down in steps for you to achieve the look.
You will need:
eggs
100% silk Ties (Thrift stores sell them for .99) (make sure they are 100%silk!)
find various patterns and colors for Easter
Rubber bands or twist ties
White vinegar
Water
Pot
Go shopping at thrift stores and find 100% silk ties in various colors and patterns. Make sure you read the tag and it confirms 100%silk. That how this works!
Cut apart stitching on tie so you have a flat piece of silk. Make sure you cut a square piece that will fit around the egg.
After you wrap your egg tightly use a rubber band or twisty tie to secure the fabric.
NOTE: After doing these I learned the fabric has to touch the egg to transfer dye. So if there is a crease white will show through. This can be a cool effect if you want!
Now cover those eggs with a white sheet over the silk and tie off again. I used the white lining of the ties....no waste here!
Boil water with a 1/4 cup of vinegar and place covered eggs in pot (don't stack) for 20 min.
Remove and cool.
Then take off fabric to reveal beautifully dyed eggs!
To see all of mine click HERE!
What do you think? Will you try these this Easter?
Monday, March 18, 2013
Silk Tie Easter Eggs
When I was a little girl, my favorite thing to do at Easter was color eggs with my sister.
Even then I would try to create something unique by drawing with markers, my own design.
We would sit for hours thinking about how "cool" the next one would be.
Last week she said I have an idea for decorating Easter eggs this year
and she handed me some directions to look at
these are going to be so "cool" to do! You should do them and put them on your blog
She was my inspiration for this creation
A more mature look than our scribbled designs of our youth
with patterns of whimsy and bursting colors
Funny.....we never cared about cracking them open and eating them.
....we never hid them to hunt later
....we did them to ewww and ahhhhh over
whether it was markers, food coloring, stickers or mod podge in later years, we wanted to be in awe of what we created
we were proud of our little eggs
I was blessed to have my sister to make things with. Someone to understand me. No judging, no competing, just cheering each other on.
And then we built our Easter display for all to see
Savvy Southern Style
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Even then I would try to create something unique by drawing with markers, my own design.
We would sit for hours thinking about how "cool" the next one would be.
Last week she said I have an idea for decorating Easter eggs this year
and she handed me some directions to look at
these are going to be so "cool" to do! You should do them and put them on your blog
She was my inspiration for this creation
A more mature look than our scribbled designs of our youth
with patterns of whimsy and bursting colors
Funny.....we never cared about cracking them open and eating them.
....we never hid them to hunt later
....we did them to ewww and ahhhhh over
whether it was markers, food coloring, stickers or mod podge in later years, we wanted to be in awe of what we created
we were proud of our little eggs
I was blessed to have my sister to make things with. Someone to understand me. No judging, no competing, just cheering each other on.
And then we built our Easter display for all to see
Aren't they so "cool" and colorful?
of course I will give you the tutorial.......
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