Heart Tie Dye Shirt {Perfect for Valentine’s Day}
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I’m so excited to share my latest project with you all!!
My friend Stephanie and I just finished making tie dyed Valentine shirts for our favorite little valentines and we couldn’t be happier with them.
I have to admit that I’ve never made tie dye clothing before and I had no idea how much fun it is!
Want to make your own heart tie dye shirt?
All you need is a white shirt, two colors of tie dye (red and another color), rubber bands, paper to create heart template, washable marker, and water bottle.
Step 1: Create a heart template. We used a file folder.
Step 2: Mist your shirt with water using a spray bottle.
Step 3: Fold the t-shirt in half. Place the folded heart along the fold of the t-shirt and use a washable marker to trace the heart on the shirt.
Step 4: Now for the most important part – to create the heart correctly, start at the top part of the heart and slowly pinch and gather along the entire heart (accordion style). Then place a rubber band around the outline of the heart. It is much easier than it sounds.
Step 5: Add rubber bands about every 3-4 inches along the rest of the shirt.
Step 6: Prepare the tie dye by following the directions on the box. I used black and red for Connor’s shirt and my friend used purple and red for her daughter’s shirt.
Step 7: Cover the heart end of the shirt with the red tie-dye and the rest of the shirt with your second color. You could even add a third color of tie-dye if you want to.
Step 8: Wrap tight in plastic wrap and let sit for 24 hours.
Step 9: Wash and dry.
This weekend we will be making tie dye shirts for ourselves because we love them so much!!
Have you ever tie dyed anything before? I need some more ideas for fun ways to tie dye.
Yours turned out great. I gave it a try and mine came out with horns. HA
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this is totally cute, love it!!! Im going to try this, thank you
This is so cute!!!! And your model is even cuter!!! 🙂
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I would totally wear this super cute shirt! Love it.
Hey, new follower from the GYB Blog Hop. I love this, it’s so cute! I can’t wait to give it a try. 🙂
xo,
Kristin
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Adorable. Brought back such great memories from my own childhood and my daughter’s. I’m visiting from Bloggy Moms. Stop by and see me at http://www.pushingonarope.com
We did tie dye last summer…I didn’t know we were supposed to soak in vinegar after…they got all muddled when we washed them 🙁 but the kids had a blast!
These are really cute! I have a tie dye kit I got to do onesies that I haven’t used yet, despite the fact that we haven’t used a onesie in well over a year. I’ll have to try to fit this in.
That is precious. I have tie dyed before but I’ve never come close to anything like that. My first tie dye shirt was when I was in the Brownies. We only had orange dye, and I must admit I didn’t like it too much. Now yours is amazing! Nice job! I love it. Maybe I can try again. Thank you for sharing. Stopping by and a new follower from Our Everyday Harvest’s weekend blog hop. Hope you can stop by too. http://heresmytakeonit.blogspot.com/
Wow! I am impressed! You did such a great job on the shirt. It’s super cute!
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This looks like so much fun! Thank you for sharing. Found you on Our Everyday Harvest’s Weekend blog hop. Hope you can stop by my blog http://www.themommyreviews.org
They turned out great! Super cute!!
These are so cute! I have not tie-dyed anything in years. You made it look so easy. I am your newest Facebook fan and GFC follower. I wanted to thank you for stopping by and leaving me a sweet comment on my Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls. I hope you’ll visit again and maybe even follow me back. Have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Nici
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This is really, really adorable! Love that a boy can rock it!
Hello from a new Follower from Greece 🙂 This is so perfect !!! I am gonna try it one of the following days ! Greetings – Julia
I’m so impressed! My tie dye attempts never turned out that cute! 😉 Great job.
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I love these! So cute! Thanks for sharing.
My kids would LOVE this! So cute and great tutorial!