more sharpie tie dye

sharpie tie dye

i mentioned this a while back, i think, but haven't had a chance to try it until now (gotta love summer vacation!)

Thanks to Heather for introducing it to me...8th grade physical science...gotta love it!

materials needed:

something white (I used a towel i had on hand)

and...


Directions:

1. Lay out dixie cups across the counter and place towel or shirt over the dixie cups wherever you want the "tie dye" parts to be.


2. Use Sharpies to draw dots (or whatever design you desire) on the material on the openings of the cups.

3. Drop rubbing alcohol in the center of the image. The alcohol will draw out taking the color with it! Add as much alcohol as desired. The more you add, the more the image will spread out.

4. Allow to dry completely (do not remove the cups until the alcohol has dried).

5. Place item in the dryer for 20 min to let the colors set in. Then wash and dry as normal.

sampling of Christmas, part 1

in an attempt to save money this Christmas i set on a mission to create things. Even right now i'm trying to figure out things i can make for my niece who i will be exchanging gifts with in less than 2 hours...i think i should just give it up!

at school, we have activity period once a month. my group does crafts. the group i had most recently wanted to tie dye. although the thought of tie dye made me cringe (the mess, my inexperience), i agreed. i'm glad i did because it sparked some ideas for Christmas. this year i tie dyed towels and white leggings for my nieces.





i have to admit, i still don't really know what i'm doing when it comes to tie dye, but what i've learned is that it doesn't really seem to matter! i like those kind of projects :-)

both of my nieces love art, so i tried to create some things to support that. i made an art tube for one of them.



an art display center made from a scrapbook:






and an art in progress on the go kit (i placed a sketch pad and some nice colored pencils in an accordian file):