DIY who knew it was so easy!

I am all about the DIY! I have come to the realization that sometimes my hubby thinks that I am a bit off my rocker! AND THEN... I finish the project and suck him into helping halfway and by the end he loves my idea (and kind of thinks he thought of it) Well tonight I have done it. I bought a bunch of silk scarves from Dharma Trading Co online and I also got Alum from them (although I don't know that I needed it and I have a ton left!)

I did a bunch of research and found a bunch of techniques! I chose to soak mine in the Alum in hot water for 1 hour... I rinsed them and rung then well

Next I brought a small amount of water to an almost boil and added 2 packets of Kool-aide to each pot and then the scarf. I let them soak for however long I thought looked good and then rinsed. For most of the colors I noticed when I poured the water out there wasn't much color in the water. I rinsed the silks till there was no more color and then I hung them dry. (it's like 20 some degrees here and so I couldn't put them outside to dry.)

 I also found that the strongest red color comes from the fruit punch flavor! Thats what the "flavor" is for the 2 very dark reds are towards the end. I also tried a few food colorings, the one farthest to the right is a lemonade and a "magic" packet that was supposed to be green and it turned weird browny-green, and so we added some green food coloring and that turned it into a grassy/moss color that I was happier with. The teal at the end is also food coloring as is the blue next to it. they turned out more modeled or tye dye type color.

Overall this is my favorite DIY! You should def. try it! Cheap and easy and it's one of those quintessential waldorf "toys" that has 100 different uses! I can't wait to see what the kids come up with!