Create a Dye-Painted Wood Bangle for a Special Friend!

Looking for a new canvas for your dyeing?  Here's your chance to let loose your inner Renoir with some freehand dye-painting.  Start with an unfinished wood bangle from DiyBangles (www.diybangles.com).  Dip it in Rit Petal Pink and then dye-paint Cherry Red clouds, swirls and maybe even a heart or two!  What a sweet Valentine gift!

 DiyBangles has an amazing selection of unfinished wooden bangles in flat, dome, pentagon and oval shapes, ranging from ¼” to 1 ¾” widths, depending upon the shape.  These bangles are pre-sanded so you can get started dye-painting immediately.  We used a dome-shaped bangle (http://www.diybangles.com/buy/index.php?route=product/category&path=60) and immersed it in a Petal Pink dye bath for 1 - 2 minutes.  Remember it’s not necessary to use salt when dyeing wood.  After dyeing, it needs to dry overnight.  Then the fun begins!  Mix Cherry Red dye with a splash of hot water.  Then, using an artist’s brush, dye-paint any design you like on the dyed Petal Pink bangle.  Let it dry overnight and finish it off with several coats polyurethane.  Click here for the full tutorial. Dyeing wood bangles is so much fun and the possibilities are endless!