Sonya Nimri

The fun thing about tie dying is the flowing rivers of color that is part of the process.  Sometimes, I feel it's a shame to let all the beautiful excess of dye go down the drain but here is a project that is a by-product of dyeing- waste not want not!  All you need is a bunch of plain white 1-ply paper towels, no prints or it'll be too busy.   I didn't need this lamp anywhere in the house, need to get rid of things actually, but couldn't resist this little milk glass beauty at Goodwill.   I covered the outside of this plain white shade to give it a little contrast.  Remember, with lampshades, there is a heat element, so you don't want to actually decoupage on the inside of the shade where it gets hot. The original milk glass lamp from Goodwill $5.99 Paper towels used to catch the drips of drying dye projects, Mod Podge, and a 1 inch foam brush.  If you aren't dying anything, food coloring should have the same dying effect on the paper towels... ...

 Rainbows everywhere!  O, how I love color!  I was going to just keep it simple and go blue and white stripes but I couldn't help myself and used, well, all the colors (except orange). This is a great way to instantly make your covers a giant fun rainbow for a kids room or if you just love color like me.  It takes two packets of each color- yellow, green, blue (2 different blues), purple, and red to cover a queen/full bedspread and two pillow cases.  You'll also need a car-wash sponge to spread the dye evenly.  I also used some spray dyes to add rings to the pillow cases.  Wash the duvet first to get the sizing off and make sure to use 100% cotton for the most vibrant color possible.  I got this queen duvet here at Target  for $45.00.  The dyes I used were Tulip one step dyes  available at craft stores everywhere. 1.  Make a yellow dye bath and dip dye one end of the duvet in.   1a.  Let soak for a coupl...