We have been busy having a crafty summer and as the boys are getting older I have moved on to different craft activities and we have been customising clothes and shoes with our friends from Frugal Family.
Ombre shoe laces
Materials
- Dye – Dylon Hand Dye Sachet
- Shoe laces
- Salt
How to
We used Dylon Hand Dye which comes in an array of colours, Miss Frugal decided on Flamingo Pink for her laces.
We made up the mixture according to the packet with warm water and added salt as per the instructions.
We west the ends of the laces to about a third of the way down with cold water to dilute the dye as it moved up the laces.
We then dipped the laces into the dye and let it work its way up the laces using capillary action (Coffee Cups and Crayons has an ace post on how capillary action works with this post on walking water).
We left the dye for 30 minutes, agitating it occasionally before rinsing the laces and allowing them to dry.
An easy way to update your trainers. A great idea for kids too 🙂
Ooh that looks like loads of fun, I’ll keep this one in mind for when Ethan’s bigger!
What a funky shoes! Love ombre laces, such a great idea to involve kids in this 🙂
Oh clever idea, I would get the stuff everywhere, but I can see why it would be popular :o)
Great idea Jen, really fun for kids x
This is so cool , thanks for sharing just love it .x
This was so much fun – we loved it.
Thanks very much for involving us x x
what a great idea and it looks so easy to do too x
Great idea, nice cheap way to liven up any ones clothes. I love the photo of the trainers too. They look fun to design. My kids are just a tad too young to decorate in any detail at the moment. I might end-up with funky scribbles.
What an awesome idea!!!!!! We have to make some! Thanks for the shout out! 🙂
What a fab idea, I love creating unique fashion with the kids.
Definitely a funky way to jazz up shoes!
Not sure I would trust mine with that dye lol
Looking cool!
Thanks for the fab idea – i want some! x
That is so cool, what a great way to spend time with the kids and make their laces look cool.
What a clever way to update plain trainers. I was wondering recently how to dye fabric for an ombre effect.
Your Commentsthese are so cool, what a great way to customise your shoes. Definitely trying this one out! X
I love these shoes, what a cute idea
What a great way to make your trainers look really funky! Could bring a whole new look to them as well 🙂 x
Love this idea – fab way of brightening up a plain pair of pumps
This looks like fun for the kids, though I suspect we might get the dye everywhere… 😉 Thanks for linking up to the Parenting pin it party. Regards
What an easy and cool craft activity, and a really fun way to liven up a pair of white trainers!
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Science experiment and fun craft all rolled into one. Winner!