By now, you all must have realised that I love doilies. I have pictures up the top on the banner of this page, down the side as blog buttons & my house is full of them. I love to dye them all fantastic bright & funky colours. I have just dyed my first batch of paper doilies!
I love them!
It was so super easy. You just need food colouring, water, gloves & a shallow dish that is a little bigger than your doily.
The brighter you make the colour, the better your doily will look.
Just put the food colouring & some water (about 1cm deep) in the shallow dish & mix well.
Make sure you use gloves other wise you will end up covered in food colouring!
Dip the doily into the colour & gently push it down so it is all covered.
Place the doily gently onto a tray that is covered with a paper towel. Let sit for 10 seconds then carefully urn it over just to soak up any excess water.
Place on a cookie cooling rack until completely dry.
Make sure you have a baking tray under the racks to catch any excess dye.
These beautiful paper doilies are going to come in handing for so many uses!
The possibilities are endless!
For more doily dying ideas, check out these previous posts…
Love! The dyed doilies can be such a cute party decoration :) Thank you for linking up
ReplyDeleteI love dyed cloth doilies, but usually use a paint mist on the paper ones. Are they one time use only or can they take being incorporated into another project? Came over from Etcetorize.
ReplyDeleteDistressed Donna Down Home
I LOVE doilies too!! This is a fantastic idea!! Thanks bunches for sharing it with us:) I'll be tweeting and pinning your awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWanessa from http://www.wanessacarolinacreations.com
LOVE this idea! I can't wait to try to dye some of my own. I'm so glad you shared this at Etcetorize this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! They would be so great for parties - and all sorts of other things!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
I'm fascinated with paper doilies. This is a fantastic idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletegoing to attempt some paper doily dying today :)
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