Friday, April 9, 2010

School holiday crafting

Tie-dyed t-shirts.
Thought the kids might enjoy getting involved ....

First, tie up your nice clean white t-shirts.
(The kids actually helped with this bit)


Dip half into the dye colour of choice



Give a bit of a stir every now and then


Once dyed, dip the other half in a second colour.

Admire the results



Untie those ties. (Not easy to do!!)


With a bit of help from Mum and Rosie


Soak in a salt bath



Hang on the line


Happy little people



Andi :-)

20 comments:

  1. One Flew OverApril 9, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    They look thrilled!

    You are so good to get dye and children involved, recipe for disaster in my house!

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  2. KateApril 9, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    They look BRILLIANT!!

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  3. JodieApril 9, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    LOL - I love the half-dressed dye stirring...beats wearing an apron !

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  4. JulieApril 9, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    I remember doing this at school, great idea for the kids.

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  5. Willow Grove - KezApril 9, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    Love it Andi. It think my girls would love to do it too.

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  6. JoApril 9, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    How cool are they! What a great idea.

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  7. MaritApril 9, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    Great shirts on two cute kids!
    You made it look kind of easy...
    ; )

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  8. Krafty KJApril 9, 2010 at 8:08 PM

    WHat a lot of fun and they llok very proud of their efforts too! Well done getting that all into action...

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  9. CurlyPopsApril 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    Ooooh now that looks like lots of fun!

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  10. Quilts on BastingsApril 9, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    Cool, great fun - I have memories of making tie died t-shirts when I was little!

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  11. LeslieApril 9, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    these look awesome. i love the picture of the shirts on the line.

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  12. Copper PatchApril 9, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    Looks like great fun!
    Wearable memories :o)

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  13. AnonymousApril 11, 2010 at 4:48 AM

    Too cute!

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  14. AdeleApril 11, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    They look great! We've still got two more days of school holidays - thanks for the excellent idea!

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  15. TaniaApril 12, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    While I don't think I ever quite managed to pull off the tie dye look myself, those t-shirts are little rippers! And I thought I was brave setting 'em loose with the PVA and fabric last Friday...

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  16. michelleApril 12, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    the tee shirts look great-the smiles on the kids look even greater

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  17. audreypawdreyApril 12, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    Tie dye is such fun! They turned out great.

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  18. DanielleApril 13, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    looks like lots fun and the kids look really great in them

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  19. alobsigerApril 13, 2010 at 10:12 PM

    The shirts turned out great! I love a good tie dyed shirt -- never done it myself though. Wonderful stuff!

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  20. missi muApril 14, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    The t-shirts look fantastic, and the kids look pretty chuffed too!

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