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Tie dyed wooden beads + using them to make a colorful bead garland! :) 

*this project is in partnership with Tulip

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DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN TIE DYE MORE THAN JUST FABRIC ITEMS!!?!? (if it feels like I’m yelling, it’s because I am….out of sheer excitement!!) Because, spoiler alert: YOU CANNNNNNN!

I love how these dyed wooden beads turned out because they not only still have the natural wood grain that you an still see through the dye BUT the color go SO WELL together because you aren’t “covering” the wood, but rather dying it so you could in theory dye the beads ANY color from your Tulip refill dye it and they would work together on a strand beautifully! 🙂 

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I’ve painted wooden beads before, but HECK, that is for the birds…..the beads roll around ALL OVER THE PLACE and then you’re holding a tiny wooden round thing in your hands and end up getting more paint on your fingers than on the bead (ok, at least I did) and the you have to do at least 2 coats to keep covering the spots that you missed or got stuck to your fingers. Can you tell I didn’t love that process? 🙂 HA!

So, honestly…..using this Tulip refill packets to dye wood is legit opening up my world. These refill packets come as……well…..packets without the squeeze bottles so honestly you can pour the dye powder into almost any container that can hold dye. Think big rubbermaid bins, sinks full of color, larger containers, little cups, big cups, the list goes on and on…….and the possibilities are endless! Grab the supplies below and dye some beads with me to make a garland…..(I am already brainstorming how I can use this technique for wooden Christmas ornaments or even make multi colored garlands for our Christmas tree or birthday decor!)

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Tie Dye wooden beads, how to color wooden beads, Dyed wooden beads, How to make a bead garland, colorful bead garland

MATERIALS:

  • A pack of the Tulip one step tie dye refill – Pastels!
  • Unfinished wooden beads (or really any other wooden item that you want to give some new life too…candlesticks, coasters, etc)! 🙂 
  • Paper cups, small containers or baggies for holding the dye + beads overnight
  • A few stir sticks, like popsicle sticks (or even some non-bark-shedding twig from outside 🙂 
  • A tray, tub or tie dye container to hold baggies/cups while sitting overnight

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Choose the colors from your awesome Tulip Pastels refill kit (like SO MANY awesome colors….choose your faves and then keep the rest for another project) 🙂 

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2. Lay out your cups, baggies or containers on your tray. I used a tray under my cups to be sure that I wasn’t splashing or spilling the dye as it got mixed. 

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Cut your packets of dye and empty them one at a time into each container (I had 10 colors, 10 containers on my tray)! Then being pouring about 1/2 cup or 4 oz. of hot water into each, then mix the dye + water until it is fully dissolved! 🙂 

The colors I used were: 

  • Salmon
  • Butterscotch
  • Lemon
  • Avocado
  • Robin’s Egg Blue
  • Mint
  • Sky
  • Orchid
  • Periwinkle
  • Lavender 
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Tie Dye wooden beads, how to color wooden beads, Dyed wooden beads, How to make a bead garland, colorful bead garland

3. You can choose to sort out your beads into each color container OR just grab a handful and eyeball the amount of wooden beads for each color. (I eyeballed….I am not a crafter of precision….HA)! 🙂 You will start to see the dye penetrating the wood right away (the colors are so preeettttyyyy)! 🙂 

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Over the course of the next hours, make sure to stir the beads well so that they are as submerged as possible and get the most dye soak as possible! 🙂 

The longer you leave the beads in the dye liquid, the more dye they will absorb (within reason)! I left out beads in the dye overnight. 

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Tie Dye wooden beads, how to color wooden beads, Dyed wooden beads, How to make a bead garland, colorful bead garland

*NOTE: if you leave the dye in paper cups like I did, BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING UNDER TO ABSORB! Some of the dye started seeping out the cups (not much) and it would be a big stinker if it ruined your favorite kitchen table or countertop! 🙂 Even having some paper towels underneath would be a huge help! 🙂 

4. Lay out some paper towels onto a protected surface (I used a 2nd tie dye tray that we had laying around) Remove the beads from the dye liquid. I put on a plastic glove (I had a leftover one from another Tulip tie dye kit) and poured the beads and liquid into a bucket catching the beads as they fell out into my hand. Then I layed the beads out onto the tray with the paper towels to dry. 

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Tie Dye wooden beads, how to color wooden beads, Dyed wooden beads, How to make a bead garland, colorful bead garland

Set aside and allow to FULLY dry! 🙂 This took about 6 hours or so (heck, put them out into the sun if you want to speed up the process)! 🙂 You will notice that as they dry the color tends to “come out” more….you will see less of the natural wooden color and more of the dye color (or at least I did! 🙂 

5. The last step is to string your beads into a garland. Add pom poms or tassels as you go if you want or even mix in other plain wooden beads or felt letters too! 🙂 Now is the time to get creative and make this garland your very own! 🙂 Have fun with it!!!!

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Download this coloring advent village and take a few min away to color each house and talk about the season and the way you can shine light! 
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Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full of hot glue burns and can honestly say it makes me happy. Like so thankful and happy! 
Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
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And for all the online shoppers this weekend, use code YAYcreatives for 20% off everything in my shop through Monday night. Including these happy Colorful felt trees! (I meannnnn, look at their personality 😂😍)
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Adding color and lots of little personalities and Adding color and lots of little personalities and faces to our weekend. Because love wins and death is conquered….so yes, this is for sure how we celebrate🎉 
Also, every time I cracked an egg this weekend, I squealed in the sound or noise that I thought the personality of the egg would sound 😂😂😂 obvi.
I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over i I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over if I could! 😂
Also, yes, this is clearly a @claussenpicklesofficial because duh, they are the best! ❤️

The alternate caption could also be “yup…..it’s a Valentine pickle. Because my kids are obsessed with vinegar soaked veggies. Just swipe for the Halloween pickle proof 🥒 “
For the record, I got approximately zero adulting For the record, I got approximately zero adulting things done while constructing this cardboard @encantomovie Casita of my daughters dreams. Except of course inserting many phrases in place of the “we don’t talk about Bruno” song…..ya know, “we don’t talk about dishes no no nooooo. We don’t talk about laundryyyyyy.” 🏠 🎨 💛 
Also, the minute the hot glue was dry, Esther picked up the Casita, hugged it and ran it to the living room where she played most of the afternoon. A moment of Mom win to warm my heart 😭❤️
“May you find the light that guides you home” “May you find the light that guides you home” 
One of my fave song + fave yearly progression that makes me allll happy and sappy. Merry Christmas 🎄 I hope you’re finding light this holiday season!
If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllio If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllion more times: I LOVE PAINNNTTTTT! Here’s the thing……paint is always, 100% paint-overable. If you paint something, step back, live with it for while but just doesn’t feel right…..simply paint over it. Like really that simple. 
I’ve done this a handful of times in our own home….bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways (like so many times in the hallways 😂)! 
Painting to me is a slight reflection of life: nothing is perfect, and even when mistakes or missteps feel overwhelming they are always worth fixing and usually fixable annnnnd it’s amazing how much a  small moment can bring big joy…..or in this case a big moment on a biiigggg wall 🎉🎨
I am doing my last restock of these little nutcrac I am doing my last restock of these little nutcracker buddies tonight at 7pm (central time)! So if you’ve had your eyes on them, especially after seeing them in @hgtvmagazine (gahhhhhhh, still can’t get over this), then be sure to find yourself in my shop tonight at 7pm central!
Even thought I had alllll the intentions of postin Even thought I had alllll the intentions of posting this sooner, I make no apologies because I don’t like living in the land of the “shoulddas”. Especially during this season of intentional slowing down and anticipating the arrival of Christmas. 
Download this coloring advent village and take a few min away to color each house and talk about the season and the way you can shine light! 
PS, download the file on my blog amongst the other holiday themed doodles coloring sheets…..AND we printed our village in gargantuan size from Staples….(their engineer print) and I am not one but mad about the fact that it will take up nearly half a wall! 😂 ❤️🎄
Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full of hot glue burns and can honestly say it makes me happy. Like so thankful and happy! 
Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
SO thankful. Like I’d really love to give you all a humongous big hug right now. 

And for all the online shoppers this weekend, use code YAYcreatives for 20% off everything in my shop through Monday night. Including these happy Colorful felt trees! (I meannnnn, look at their personality 😂😍)
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