Celebrate National Craft Month

Posted By: Kelly Marston

March is National Craft Month. So, while you might not have Christian, K-Mo, or Stikey to lead you in friendship bracelets, making lavender wands, tie-dying a shirt, or felting an animal there are plenty of activities that you can do at home. In the spirit of camp, but a lot easier to clean up, you can try:

Tie-Dyed Paper

Materials

Absorbent paper--water color paper, white tissue wrapping paper, paper bags or rice paper which is thick and sturdy
Food coloring--a set of assorted colors will dye about 12 sheets of paper
Containers to hold dyes--any plastic or glass container with low sides that will hold a 4"x3" paper packet
Paper towels for blotting wet paper packets

How to Fold and Dye the Paper
There are several ways to fold and dip paper to create different patterns:

Free style -- good for beginners

Start with paper towel to experiment with color just remember that it absorbs dye very quickly. Fold in quarters, triangles, or randomly. Then dip corners into different colors.

Basic folds

Fold the paper in half horizontally or vertically. Then fold it into accordion pleats until it forms one strip. Fold the pleated strip into squares, rectangles, or triangles. Alternatively, diagonal stripes may be made by folding either a square or rectangular paper in half and then folding accordion pleats diagonally. Next, take the folded, pleated strip and bend it into squares or rectangles. For more texture, clip bulldog clips along the folded edges before dipping paper packet into the dye.

How to dye paper

Dip any corner of the packet into one color of dye. When the color has spread as far as you want, take a paper towel and blot the area. Press out more water out by placing the sample in a clean paper towel, then put it between newspaper pieces on the floor and step on it. Dip the packet into the second color and let the new color seep into the first or allow white areas to remain between them. Repeat the pressing and blotting after each successive dip. Place the unfolded bundle on newspaper to dry. Be careful when handling wet paper as it tears easily, especially tissue paper. When paper is dry, unfold the packet. When the design is dry, remove any bulldog clips and, if necessary, press the paper with a cool iron.

Enjoy! And, start getting ready for lots of projects at camp.

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