New Dresser

   For a while I've been trying to decide if I should build a new dresser or just deal with whatever I can find...and I hadn't found anything big enough or that would work...but we also didn't have the money to build one...but then my neighbor Leaha called and asked if I was still looking for a dresser cuz she was gonna get rid of hers...SWEET...so for $15 I took it off her hands...

   But something needed to be done...after all I dont spend countless hours on Pinterest for nothing! ;)

   So I sanded it...which it says you dont have to do but...I wanted to...then I primed it with COVER STAIN...

    Then gave it a first coat...dont ask the color cuz I was trying to be a FRUGAL as I could...and used a few older paints I had and mixed them together...I was aiming for Teal!

   It's a little greener than I would NORMALLY have wanted...but it's bright and fun...and we aren't done yet! :D

   Then we added some stain...to make it look...OLD...kinda!

   And now it's home!!!! It is much bigger than I thought...which is perfect! I am VERY thankful for this dresser!

 

Before and After!!!!

Kool-Aid dyeing

   I kind of followed this blog...and did some more Kool-Aid dyeing....

Blue "dye"

Purple "dye"

After I boiled it...and then twisted and banded it....

I poured the koolaid on it...made a bigger mess than I thought...didn't have time for pictures....got it wrapped up and ready for the microwave...

All Done....I think my problem is I dont wait long enough....I am gonna try a few  more...check back soon!

Ice Dyeing

   I started by reading this blog...and then wanted to try it myself...and wanted to see what I could do different and stuff...here's what I did...

Tropical Punch makes RED and Strawberry Pink...

I twisted and couldn't find a rubber band but elastic works too!

I put the fabric in a bowl...added some ice...and sprinkled Kool-Aid on top...

Who wants to wait FOREVER?! Not me...so I threw it in the Microwave for a few minutes...

I had to rearrange the ice a couple times....

Didn't seem like it was dyeing enough...so I added some water...and microwaved it again...

Then I wrapped it in cling wrap and microwaved it like the tutorial said...

Cooled down a bit...not totally....

   Rinsed it out...and threw it in the dryer...

All done!!! It is a lot paler in person then it looks on here...but it will work nice for a skirt for Ella or something!!! (You can click on any picture to see more detail!)