The Dyed Doily Trend!

I am all for trends and DIY's and this latest doily infused craze is simply gorgeous! I posted a DIY dye a doily tutorial a little while ago, you can take a look at the step by step guide complete with photos here .

It is so versatile as you can take the humble white paper doily and create any colour you like from pastel to brights. They look beautiful strung along some ribbon or twine and used as a dessert table backdrop or add some style to your gift wrapping.

Here are some lovely dessert tables that have incorporated the dyed doily trend.

ruby ju

amber- party on

emmaline bride

martha stewart

Dye a Doily

{Rainbow coloured doilys, image from here}

Okay, so it's Saturday night and the boys are tucked in and sound asleep, hubby is off watching the Saints NRL game and I have the freshly cleaned house all to myself....time to relax? Yes, of course! Maybe not someone else's cup of tea, but I am able to relax by getting creative :)

So, I am busy planning away and gathering lots of ideas and inspirations for my son Maddox's upcoming 3rd birthday ice cream party. I thought about incorporating some doily's in the party somehow, but wanted a blue one which I can't seem to find anywhere. I know there is alot of gorgeous doily inspirations out there lately, and being a fan of it myself for a long time, tonight I got crafty and figured a way to get my 'blue boyish doily' thanks to good old Martha S!  It is a nice twist to the traditional paper doily and I am all about sharing the love ;)

Things You Will Need:

~a pack of white doilys {available at your local variety store}

~regular food colouring/dye {lucky I have a pantry full of little bottles of food colouring!}

~a bowl

~a pair of tongs

~some paper towels/napkins

~water

Take a look at the photos to help you out {excuse the bad photography!}

Method:
1. Fill the bowl with half a cup of water.
2. Pour in about a bottle cap full of food colouring/dye. This amount should give you the right colour, feel free to add more for deeper colour or less for a pastel finish.
3.Use your tongs to pick up the doily and gently immerse in the bowl of mixed water/food colouring.
4.Leave for a few seconds until doily is completely covered in its stylish new colour.
5.Gently lift the doily out using your tongs and place it on a paper towel to allow excess water to drain off.
6. Lift off and leave to dry on a dish.
7. Enjoy styling your newly coloured doily!

I LOVE the how the yellow and the grey doily turned out! Oh and imagine the gorgeousness you can create with the green or a red coloured doily for xmas? I'm loving a black or orange doily too for halloween!

Where might you use a dyed doily?
Create a doily garland hanging on twine, underneath a gorgeous cake/cupcakes, as a coaster, frame it, wrap it around a bottle and finish off with twine, use to decorate a plate. The options are endless!

Enjoy x