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Plant Dye

Color your Eggs with Flower Petals!

Color your Eggs with Flower Petals!

      Ukrainian Eggs have been a part of my family's spring tradition since my daughters were very young. It is an art that can start very simple and grow in complexity as children get older. Here is a simple version using only flower petals for color!        Start by soaking your eggs in a solut...
Autumn Luminaries!

Autumn Luminaries!

Create a little lantern to bring the warmth of summer back into the home as the nights grow long and dark. Marigolds that have been collecting sunshine all summer make the perfect glowing paint for your lamp!                                                                     Materials you will ...
Indigo Fairy

Indigo Fairy

Dye silk with fresh indigo leaves to make this little summer indigo fairy.
Flower Petal Paint!

Flower Petal Paint!

Here's a sweet transparency, painted directly with flowers! This is plant dye at its simplest! Hang it on your wall, or place it on your nature table to honor the fresh beginnings of spring.
Plant Dyed Yarn for a Calico Kitten!

Calico Kitten with Bundle Dyed Yarn

The yarn for this little calico kitten was dyed with several kinds of eucalyptus and a little piece of iron added for grey and black tones. We usually think of dyeing silk with the bundle dye technique, but you can get great effects bundle dyeing yarn!
Dye golden stars with turmeric!

Dyeing Golden Stars with Turmeric

Kitchen dyes are perfect for impromptu art projects! Dyeing wool felt with Turmeric is quick and easy because the felt does not need any treatment before dyeing, and it takes color very quickly.