Playing with dyes and mists!

I'm sometimes a bit of a chicken when it comes to trying new things...

but I've really been wanting to experiment with altering

some of the neutral seam binding that I have!

My first little attempt was to add about five or more drops of distress ink
"brushed corduroy" brown

to some water in mister bottle and see if it would create the mottled effect that I love.

I started with the shade "egg shell" seam binding and squirted it thoroughly.

Well, it mostly just tinted it a pale brown...

Next, I pulled out some Glimmer Mist in the shade of "Cork"
and spritzed in onto the dried seam binding...

THAT was what I was looking for!

That old, dirty look!

And I've been reading about boiling avocado peelings and pits to dye as well!

I only had one but boiled the peeling and pit for about thirty minutes....

It really wasn't this golden looking, I think it was the lighting in our kitchen.

I let the seam binding soak for about thirty minutes and

just look at the soft pink, fleshy shade it turned the seam binding!

I need to buy about five or six to achieve deeper tones...

the original egg shell shade of seam binding is in back.

I added a little gauze to see how it would tint...

And even a chunk of canvas ~ it turned such a soft shade of pink!

I need to be brave and experiment more with dyeing. This was so much fun!!!

Wishing you a beautiful Thursday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn