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Home DIY & Crafts Party Crafts Simple DIY Spring Baby Shower Decorations

Simple DIY Spring Baby Shower Decorations

By: Britni Vigil
3/19/2014Updated: 8/08/2020
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Last week I shared my five tips to hosting the best baby shower and today today I’m continuing the baby shower series with a simple DIY baby shower decoration idea that goes perfect with my vintage spring shower theme.

How to hand dye paper doilies from playpartyplan.com #tutorial #tips #babyshower #decorations

Remember those white paper doilies that I picked up at Safeway? Well, they’re no longer white. I didn’t feel like spending money to buy doilies in all of my colors so I just dyed them myself using water and food coloring. It’s seriously so easy to do and since you are doing the dyeing yourself, you can choose the colors that match your theme.

And how cute would these be wrapped around a glass of this strawberry mocktail – the perfect baby shower drink!

How to hand dye paper doilies from playpartyplan.com #tutorial #tips #babyshower #decorations

Now let’s talk about how I got those gorgeous colors.

First, you’ll need to gather your supplies. For this project, you must have paper doilies, water, food coloring, and trays or bowls to do the actual dyeing. To make your life much easier, I also recommend having parchment paper, kitchen tweezers or tongs, and a blow dryer. You can skip out on these items but it will take you longer and you’ll likely end up with food coloring all over your doilies, kitchen counter, and hands.

Once you’ve gathered your supplies, the fun begins. Pour some water into one of your bowls and add food coloring. I can’t tell you exactly how much water or food coloring to add because it depends on the color you want. Just play around with it until you get it right. If it helps, I used about a 1/2 cup of water and 25 drops of food coloring, give or take five drops. You want to make sure there is enough food coloring to really saturate the water with color so that color gets into your doilies. Once you think the color is right, dip a doily into it and coat.
Once you’ve coated the entire doily in color, remove from the water with the kitchen tweezers and lightly shake out, emphasis on lightly. I ended up with a number of doilies with large holes from shaking too hard. Once you’ve removed some of the excess liquid, lay the doily down onto a piece of parchment paper.

Dry the doily using the blow dryer on high heat. And repeat. If you’d prefer you can dye all of your doilies and blow dry once all of the doilies are colored. I dried mine individually because the blow dryer kept blowing the other doilies all over the place. I was doing this during K’s naptime and didn’t have time for chasing doilies.

Once you’re done drying all of the doilies, you’re done. Feel free to step back and admire your handiwork. I know I did.

How to hand dye paper doilies from playpartyplan.com #tutorial #tips #babyshower #decorations

This is my kind of craft because it’s quick, easy, and a great way to save money on custom baby shower decorations. And the possibilities of ways to use these are endless. Here are just a few of the ways that I incorporated them into my spring shower.

Simple spring baby shower decoration ideas from playpartyplan.com #babyshower #decorations #DIY #EviteBabyTrends #paid

I added a little white lace, some flowers, and spring accessories to make the doilies really come alive.

Simple spring baby shower decoration ideas from playpartyplan.com #babyshower #decorations #DIY #EviteBabyTrends #paid
Simple spring baby shower decoration ideas from playpartyplan.com #babyshower #decorations #DIY #EviteBabyTrends #paid
Simple spring baby shower decoration ideas from playpartyplan.com #babyshower #decorations #DIY #EviteBabyTrends #paid
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  1. Sandra says

    Posted on 3/19 at 5:33 pm

    This is a really cool idea, I love it!

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  2. Shauna says

    Posted on 3/19 at 6:05 pm

    I love these! What a great idea!!

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  3. Diane says

    Posted on 3/20 at 1:22 pm

    I LOVE this crafty idea!. I’m really impressed with how easy and darling these hand dyed doilies look! Thank you for linking up with #PureBlogLove Link Party! We hope you will share more of your creative posts at our next party. The party goes live every Thursday at 8p.m. EST. I’m hosting at http://www.homemadefoodjunkie.com. Can’t wait to see what you bring next time!

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  4. Lou Lou Girls says

    Posted on 3/21 at 3:27 pm

    This looks incredible! You are talented. Pinned and tweeted. We are so thrilled to have you at our party. Please stop by on Monday at 7, so we can see your amazing projects. Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
  5. Katherines Corner says

    Posted on 3/21 at 5:48 pm

    love this!! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop xo

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  6. Mandee Thomas says

    Posted on 3/24 at 6:20 pm

    So cute! You did an amazing job. I wanted to let you know that I’m featuring this post tonight at the Create & Share Link Party (7:00 PM MST)! Congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see what you share with us this week. 🙂

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  7. Sarah R. says

    Posted on 3/25 at 8:53 am

    SO gorgeous! I’ve dyed vintage crochet doilies, but never paper ones…and I love how these turned out. So glad you linked up at Snickerdoodle Sunday- can’t wait to see your latest makes this weekend!

    Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)

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  8. Elizabeth says

    Posted on 3/25 at 11:53 am

    What a beautiful addition. I love the colored doilies! Thank you for the tutorial and for linking at Snickerdoodle Sunday!

    Reply
  9. Kelly says

    Posted on 7/14 at 2:59 am

    Could I just use liquid dye for art instead? Or does it need to be food dye for being close to food?

    Reply
    • BritniV says

      Posted on 7/20 at 11:11 am

      I would stick with food dye if you’re using it with food!

      Reply
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