Starting the House of 3 tickets today with an easy one :) "A Perfect Day"A perfect day for me wouldn't be anything extravagant or out of this world. It's quite simple really. It would be us... together. No distractions from television, computers, cell phones. Those are not allowed and replaced with sunshine, a cozy blanket, a yummy lunch tucked nicely in a basket for an afternoon picnic. Maybe we'd fly a kite or lay in the shade, laugh at avery being silly and quincey toddling behind while mimicking her big sister's every move. In a perfect day no one would be worrying about anything not on this day. It's just for giggles & kisses.
It's the simple things that make me happy. Awe, this sounds heavenly... just us.
Lesson #3
Today is a fun lesson on how to use simple manila tags and dye them to match any project.
Supplies Needed:
-Dye (I use Rit power or Rit liquid dye)
If you don't have brown dye you can even use soy sauce.
-Bowls
-Drying place: I used a cookie sheet, scratch music note paper & a cooling rack for cookies or wax paper etc will work great.
-Water
-8-10 manila tags depending on how many you can fit into your mini album.
We will be dyeing the journaling tags for the album.
One will be a turquoise and the others will be brown.
Lay out some scratch paper or wax paper to let them dry on. Or I used a cookie sheet & a cooling rack for cookies this time. The cooling rack is cool because it leaves lines across your tags.
**Avoid laying them on colored cardstock unless you want that color on your tags too. While I experimented with this process I laid the tags on pink cardstock and so the tag had a pink hue to it. Which is cool, if that's what I want.
Step 1:
For the brown tags add your ink to the bowl (about 1/4 tsp) & then about 3/4" cup of water. Make sure it is stirred well.
Step 2:
If it's too dark then add more water. If it's too light add more dye. If you are out of dye let your tags dry for a few minutes then dip them again and again drying in between until you are happy with the result. Or you can always add some soy sauce :) but remember your tags will have a hint of chicken teriyaki... ;) For the turquoise ink you only need about a pinch of powdered dye & a tablespoon of water to do the one tag. Follow the same tips as the brown tags.
Don't leave your tags in the dye because they will get t00 soggy. :)
Step 3:
Dip the tags into the ink and allow some of the excess to drip off, then place somewhere to dry. (wax paper, white/cream scratch paper, cookie sheet etc.)
If you put them outside make sure it's not too windy. If you put them inside make sure it's somewhere that your little kiddos can not reach.
Remember what I said above: I placed my tags on the cookie sheet because they leave cool random lines across the tags once they're dry.
If your tag looks like the photo below try stirring the dye together more.
I dipped my blue tag many times in the process and allowed a few minutes to dry in between.
The photo above shows what the tag looks like when it dries on a cooling rack. I've dried tags on a swirly iron rod decor item and other cool things so have fun and experiment with that if you'd like.
Part 2: vintage book cover
Now while those are tags are drying we are going to work on the cover of the book:
**If you have a really cool book that has writing on the front cover that is okay! Just put your title on the inside page or the inside of the cover.
Supplies Needed:
2" circle punch
Book paper you cut out of your vintage book
Metal rim tag
1 Flower
1 Keyhole
2 brads (any color)
Vintage banner rubon
Letter rubons
Use your 2" circle punch and punch a circle from your book paper.
Adhere it to the center of your metal rim tag
Layer the keyhole, flower and metal ring then use your piercing tool and make two holes for the brad.
Add brads
Glue dot or adhere to the cover of the book on the bottom.
Next, take your vintage banner rubon (the smaller one or whichever one you prefer) cut it out and find a good spot for it towards the top of the book. Rub it on.
Next cut out the letters to spell "Mysteries of Me" with the letter rubons and move them around inside the banner so they fit. Then rub on the title to your book.
A tip I like to do with titles is to lay out all my letters then start from the middle and work my way to the edges. This way I know that I have room for all the letters and it will be centered.
***If you don't have the kit I'm sure you have some great stickers, thickers, or rubons that would work awesome!
Also, use the book paper in a cool way. I would love to see what you come up with & I know you all have some flowers in your stash!! :)
xo
wahoo! you guys are awesome!
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