I had some doilies that I was trying to decide what to do with. I used food coloring and vinegar to dye them to create beautiful, versatile, and fun spring decor for my home.
I used 4 bowls, filled them with water, and added a different food color to each bowl.
I added a little white vinegar (about 1 tablespoon) into each bowl and stirred up the mixture.
I added a doily into each bowl and let it soak for at least 30 minutes.
I dumped out the water, and rung out the fabric. If you wanted you could save the water and dye more doilies or other fabric. I made sure to use rubber gloves so I wouldn’t dye my hands.
I hung up the doilies to dry outside.
These were polyester doilies so the dye didn’t take as strongly as they would with cotton. After drying you can see they are lighter in color than before, but still very spring.
You can set them up as a table runner for spring – even make more if you like.
You can also use them as placemats if you have larger doilies.
I love this idea. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Rebecca 🙂
Those doilies are perfect for spring! What pretty colors.
Thank you Jenny
I would never have even thought of using food coloring to dye doilies. This is such a fun idea! They look great.
Thank you so much Beverly, next time I’ll use cotton ones so they’ll take the color better 🙂
I have some of these dollies.I was thinking about throwing them out until I saw your post this morning.So now I will use them.
Thank you Carolyn, and I’m so excited you’re going to try this – you’ve made my morning 🙂
These dyed doilies just look like Spring! I love the pastel colors. Thank you for the great idea.
Thank you so much Amy, I’m thrilled you think so 🙂
I love simple crafts – especially when the result is delightful spring decor. Lovely doilies for spring! #MMBC
Thank you so much Carol 🙂
What a cool idea, and a great way to upcycle doilies!
Thanks for sharing with Creative Compulsions!
Michelle
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Thank you so much Michelle – it was such a fun project experiment 🙂
Love the idea of using them as a runner! So pretty and fun.
Thank you so much Alexandra, so fun to play around with.