Tie Dyed Bedding!

Are you looking for a fun way to express yourself, and get some new bedding at the same time? Well, look no further! In just a couple of hours you can create a whole new look in your bedroom with very minimal investment.

We used:

• twin sized 100% cotton duvet set from Target
• Tulip tie dye kit - Aqua Chic
• plastic tablecovers (you can use any plastic cover to protect your work surface)

Step 1: Get your fabric wet - wring out excess water so it is damp. The water will help the dye penetrate the fabric.

Step 2: Prep your work area. I took a roll of plastic tablecover that we had from a birthday party at our house and cut out 6 foot long pieces. Then we placed them outside on a grassy area we were going to work on.

Step 3: Figure out what design you want - Imara only wanted a crinkled water kind of effect so she just scrunched up the fabric after she laid it out on the plastic.

Step 4: Salt and Dye!! Sprinkle rock salt (included in kit) over fabric. This will help create a watery effect. We filled the dye bottles with water and shook them around to mix the water and dye. The kit came with three colors - we used the spray nozzles that came in the kit on two of the colors and just squirted the third one on.

Step 5: Wrap the fabric up in plastic for about 4 hours.

Step 6: After four hours, rinse out the fabric until the water runs clear. Wash and dry.

ALL DONE! We love the way it turned out, what do you think?

~the glam girls

Presents for Teachers! - Dying Silk Scarves

In thinking of holiday presents for teachers, you could go the normal route (which we usually do) with a coffee cup filled with treats or something of this sort. But this year, the kids wanted to something more handcrafted. So, we decided to share our ideas with you and hopefully inspire you to get crafty this season! Kaden (our crafty little guy) is in afternoon kindergarten this year. He wanted to make his teacher a dyed silk scarf, so we did just that!

You will need:

• rectangular piece of fabric (we used 10" x 54"crinkled silk)
• permanent fabric dye (we used Tulip One Step dyes in multiple colors)
• paper towels
• plastic surface cover (i.e. plastic table cover)

Directions:

1. Cover your surface. We usually work outside on the grass, just to make sure we do not dye anything in the house. 
2. Lay down paper towels where your fabric will go. This will soak up dye under the fabric so it does not settle on the plastic and then soak back up in to the fabric.  

3. With gloves, add water to the dye bottles, shake well.

4. Wet the fabric with water and wring out excess. Apply dye where you want! 

       

5. Place fabric into a plastic ziploc bag and let sit for 4-6 hours. Then rinse well (until water runs clear.)

6. Let hang dry. For cotton and other fabrics it is okay to tumble dry, but since this was silk, we allowed it to dry on the hanger. 

7. Tah-Dah! Kaden's scarf is complete and ready to be wrapped for his teacher!

Hope you have fun making your own handcrafted teacher appreciation gifts this holiday season!


glam girl: Collette

Sleepover Crafting for Halloween!

Last weekend, our GLAM GIRL Imara had a sleepover with one of her best friends. They had a blast! During their girl time, I caught them decorating bags they intended to use for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Here are some pictures of them getting crafty with a ton of Tulip products!! And with skeletons and glitter in the mix, you know Crafty Chica was there (not the Crafty Chica herself, but a couple of her tote bag designs!)

Aubrey coloring her Crafty Chica tote with Tulip Fabric Markers. She is definitely off to a good start!

Our GLAM GIRL Imara brushing on some Tulip 3D Glow paint to make those eyes glow in the dark!!

Of course with close parental supervision, here she is using the Tulip Heat Setting tool with Glam-It-Up crystals.

A sampling of products used

Here are Imara and Aubrey showing off the brands like professionals!

Tah-dah!! Ghoolish, glittery, glamtastic trick-or-treat bags! 

Tie Dye Fun!

Last weekend we had some real fun with tie dye! The Glam Girls, along with Kaden, the crafty 5 year old brother. And when I say crafty, I do not only mean with paint and glue! We set up shop in the backyard (no dyeing allowed in the house) and went to town tying and dying. Take a look at our creations from start to finish below. We used this tie dye: Tulip® One-Step Tie-Dye Kit™;  these dyes are always super easy to use with the best color quality, wash after wash!! Our fun, crafty Saturday looked like this:

Kaden adding color!

Kaden's shirt

Collette's shirt

Imara's shirt

Imara wearing her shirt to school!
(Kaden is wearing his in the background!)