First Dye Job: Pink to Purple Dress

Well, the first dye job has been done, and I'm having mixed feelings about it. The dye was Dylon's "Intense Violet", and the material was actually a cotton/polyester/spandex blend, so I wasn't entirely sure how things were going to come out.

I'm going to have to see if this grows on me. Mixing colors scares me sometimes - It seems like it takes more fashion bravery than I'm equipped with. I'm thinking of over-dyeing it with another rosey type color.

Lessons learned this round:
- More dye means more intense - if I want it richer, use two packets
- You can dye things in an all white kitchen without ruining anything!

Let's see, what am I going to dye today? Probably a shirt (since all of the bleaching materials aren't here yet). Bleaching will have to be later this week!

Cupcake Week Begins! Felt Cupcake Pin

Julie's Belated Felted Cupcake Pin

Cupcakes are just bursting with popularity these days. That's not why I'm having a cupcake week, it's because I *love* cupcakes, but I think that's why they're so popular - almost everyone does!

Even though I've made some cupcake projects in the past (like the flying cupcakes), I am going to be making all new cupcake stuff this week, and putting it all in my shop. And, if anybody happens to order any of it, I'm going to include a mixed CD of cute songs, because... because they're so cute!

This is a felted cupcake pin I made for my sister for her birthday - it's a bit belated, since her birthday was in March (I have an excuse! Surgery!) so I'm sending it out today (with some other stuff). But I'm going to be making more of these because I love the way this one turned out. I even bought a beading needle so I can use smaller beads for the sprinkles!

Next up we'll have some sophisticated cupcake wear!