How-Tos

For one of the easiest, DIY color-blocking ideas EVER, check out this fun dip-dyed, sweater refashion. Of course, we all have a ton of regular, solid-color sweaters in our closet, well, how about giving one a little fashion facelift by adding an extra stripe of color? 

This sweater was a bright, bright lime-green and could take a bit of stripey action. So it got a quick dip of the waist and cuff ribbing in a dye bath of Rit Evening Blue dye.

But wait...  that doesn't look like blue!!  Of course, that's because when you overdye a very yellow green with blue the colors blend to make a new deep green shade. Pretty nifty, right? Of course, if you started with an old white sweater, you could dye it first to this lemon-lime shade with recipe #578 on our ColoRit Color Guide and then go on to the dip-dye. 

Take a peek at these tips for more overdyeing/color blending ideas. The color combinations are endless especially if you know a bit of basic color theory. Remember your color wheel from grade school? Well, now's the time to get it spinning again!

OK, ready to get color dipping? Here's the tutorial: 

Looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift idea for someone you care about?  Dye up a big batch of white buttons in Cherry Red dye.  This is really fun and takes literally just a few minutes!  The buttons add a colorful element of surprise but double as flower frogs to help keep the roses standing up straight.  If you dye a lot of buttons, you can fill up a gift tin and give that along with the roses.  Button-filled gift tins also make fun table favors. 

We've been button-happy making all kinds of buttony crafts to decorate for most any occassion. Want to see more inspiration? Take a peek at this dyed button tutorial, this elegant button necklace, embellished Tee,  button wreath, AND... this sweet button cuff bracelet. Oh, the DIY potential is endless!!

And here's today's tutorial:

Who doesn't want to jump into this season's Color-Block trend? You don't need to go shopping to add some vibrant color energy into your wardrobe. You can refresh and refashion some of the fave items already in your closet with a bit of dye. 

I started with this drab, khaki trench coat that I never seem to wear.

Instead of just overdyeing it, which would blend with the original khaki color, I decided to remove half of the color and redye it. Using the Rit Color Remover on the bottom half, cuffs and belt, the jacket was ready for an infusion of pure Tangerine Tango and Evening Blue. How's that for a real color pop? 

By now we all know that tantalizing Tangerine Tango is the 2012 Pantone Color of the Year and easy to DIY with equal parts Rit Tangerine and Sunshine Orange dyes. Check out all the Pantone recipes on our ColoRit Color Guide for more fab fashionista inspiration.

I'm so excited by the results, even the buttons dyed so nicely to match! Win-Win!

OK, get set for some dye magic cause here's the full how-to:

Love is in the air and you know what that means...   fun Valentine's Day crafting!   We've got some colorific lovey-dovey ideas for every flavor of DIYer imaginable. Come check out the tutorials and stop back often cause we'll be posting more all the way to V-Day!!

OK, let's get started:

TIE-DYED HEARTS

PARISIAN WOODEN HEARTS

"LOVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART" CARD

LOVE LETTER TEE

"LOVE YOU" CARD

HEARTS & FLOWERS WREATH

FELT SWEET-HEART GARLAND