ICC#26-Camp Craft, Tie-Dye Style

This week, we were challenged to create a camp craft as part of the Iron Craft Challenge.  I never actually went to camp when I was a kid, so I used my imagination :)

I decided to do a tie-dye project.  I'm going to be honest, I chose to keep it simple because I didn't want to spend too much money on dye.  I selected one bright color that I love and chose the spray on dye because it looked easier to use. 

I started with with a plain light green t-shirt from Old Navy and a small doily to use as a stencil.  I laid the doily down on the shirt and then scrunched it up around it.  Next, I just sprayed the whole thing with dye. Once it was dried, I got a pretty cool effect.

Not wanting to stop there, I used my newly dyed doily to decorate a plain coffee sleeve (I found this at Joanne's-they actually have a great selection of plain items to decorate).  I just glued it on and then stitched around it with some bright blue embroidery thread.  Two-projects in one!

I also tried stitching the word "yum" along the edge of the sleeve.  It looks...alright.  :)

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