Showing posts with label Interesting Things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Interesting Things. Show all posts

Friday, May 4, 2012

Fun Fridays: The Many Applications of Kool Aid (Part III)







It's finally Friday and finally time for the final installment of The Many Applications of Kool Aid Part III. We've made lipgloss, we've made some super awesome playdough and now we are going to use Kool Aid to...........dye wool!

I first found this idea on the awesomeness that is craftgawker. There are many tutorials for dyeing wool with kool aid all over the web. It's pretty basic though. First unwind a ball of wool  (I used 100 percent cotton). Next, heat a cup of water in a saucepan. Add one packet of Kool Aid in your colour of choice (I went with Cherry). Take your ball of wool and put it in the pot, rolling it around so that it absorbs the colour. Leave the wool in for about five minutes then take it out and rinse under cool water.






To create a neat effect, repeat this process using another colour of Kool Aid ( I chose purple). After rinsing, squeeze excess water out of the wool and allow to dry for two to three days. Ta da! Your very own, completely unique hand dyed wool! What can't Kool Aid do? 



Love, Bean

Friday, April 20, 2012

Fun Friday: When Good Crafts Go Bad...

beaded flower ring fail




I stumbled upon this website (www.craftfail.com) and llloooooooooooooveeed it! I can't count the number of times I have tried to follow crafting instructions and ended up with an epic fail - especially with any kind of cupcake/cookie decorating. I seriously suck at that (thus the eventual smart decision to not make my own cupcakes for my wedding). Anyhoo, I recommed checking out this fun website. Stay tuned next Friday for Part III of The Many Applications of Kool Aid.



Love, Bean

Monday, March 19, 2012

Monday Morning Inspiration....


I found this while out for a walk this weekend.........sometimes you need a reminder.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

This is fun...



I had a crummy morning. Luckily, I read  Jessica Jones' fabulous blog How About Orange and stumbled upon La Photocabine. Nothing like taking silly pictures in a virtual photobooth to cheer up a not so stellar start to the day. Hours of time wasting fun! Check it out!