Comments on: Tissue Paper Tie-Dye Don’t Bother http://craftfail.com/?p=722 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Connie http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1383 Connie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:40:46 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1383 Actually, you can get a really cool pastel effect by layering tissue paper and simply adding water. For example: Take a white piece of tissue paper and fold it into a square. crumple it up a bit (to take away consistency). fold a blue, a purple and a pink together into one, 3 layered square and place that on top of the white. Place it all on a baking rack above some sort of pan (so you don't get dye-colored water everywhere) The next part takes a few days. pour, in very small amounts, water onto the multicolored square. You need to let it dry between pourings. You can do small circles (small drops of water) or large tie-dye looking rings (large drops of water). By the end of it, all 4 pieces of tissue paper will be gorgeous and multicolored! Actually, you can get a really cool pastel effect by layering tissue paper and simply adding water.

For example:

Take a white piece of tissue paper and fold it into a square. crumple it up a bit (to take away consistency). fold a blue, a purple and a pink together into one, 3 layered square and place that on top of the white. Place it all on a baking rack above some sort of pan (so you don’t get dye-colored water everywhere)

The next part takes a few days. pour, in very small amounts, water onto the multicolored square. You need to let it dry between pourings. You can do small circles (small drops of water) or large tie-dye looking rings (large drops of water). By the end of it, all 4 pieces of tissue paper will be gorgeous and multicolored!

]]> By: Eniko http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1363 Eniko Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:02:09 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1363 aw, thats such a bummer. i've something similar to this, but i actuallu used water colors and it turned out pretty good. http://enikoko.blogspot.com/ aw, thats such a bummer. i’ve something similar to this, but i actuallu used water colors and it turned out pretty good.

http://enikoko.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Callipygian http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1323 Callipygian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:31:17 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1323 Here's what I was thinking: "What? That's not a CraftFail, it's so pretty and bright and...[scroll down a littler further]... oh. Yeah. That one. Wow. Heh heh heh." Awesome. Here’s what I was thinking: “What? That’s not a CraftFail, it’s so pretty and bright and…[scroll down a littler further]… oh. Yeah. That one. Wow. Heh heh heh.” Awesome.

]]> By: stephanie liu http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1305 stephanie liu Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:06:52 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1305 How does it not fall apart? It seems like it would be only one step up from trying to dye TP. I feel like I'm missing something here. I don't think the lighter color was fail, necessarily, either. How does it not fall apart? It seems like it would be only one step up from trying to dye TP. I feel like I’m missing something here. I don’t think the lighter color was fail, necessarily, either.

]]> By: marge, easy does it http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1298 marge, easy does it Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:04 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1298 I like the way you presented your tie-dye paper. With the fold it gives hints of a diaper that has seen better days. Thanks for sharing, makes me feel better than I have so many 'less than perfect' moments when I craft! I like the way you presented your tie-dye paper. With the fold it gives hints of a diaper that has seen better days.
Thanks for sharing, makes me feel better than I have so many ‘less than perfect’ moments when I craft!

]]> By: Jen http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1287 Jen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:14 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1287 Yep, I agree- yours turned out so much better! I think the bold colored tie-die is so 80's. Your pastel version is so pretty. You could always use a bold colored ribbon to add a punch of color. Yep, I agree- yours turned out so much better! I think the bold colored tie-die is so 80′s. Your pastel version is so pretty. You could always use a bold colored ribbon to add a punch of color.

]]> By: Rebecca http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1285 Rebecca Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:54:56 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1285 When we tie dye shirts, the paper we wrap the shirts in while they are "curing" always turns out beautiful and we use it to wrap presents in. I've never thought to actually dye the paper on purpose. I am intrigued and may try it. When we tie dye shirts, the paper we wrap the shirts in while they are “curing” always turns out beautiful and we use it to wrap presents in. I’ve never thought to actually dye the paper on purpose. I am intrigued and may try it.

]]> By: val http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1283 val Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:28:02 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1283 heehee heehee

]]> By: Carol http://craftfail.com/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-1280 Carol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:14 +0000 http://craftfail.com/?p=722#comment-1280 FWIW, I thought the first example was the craftfail. I like yours better. FWIW, I thought the first example was the craftfail. I like yours better.

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