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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I added a little white lace, some flowers, and spring accessories to make the doilies really come alive.
I absolutely LOVE this. It’s great for any occasion, too! Great pictures!
Thanks Brooke! I think I need to just take pictures of stuff with pretty colors all the time, definitely helps!
These are absolutely adorable! They would be perfect for so many things!
Thanks! They really are so versatile.
These are so cute! I LOVE the way they look tied around those vases with the lace! Pretty!
Thanks Becca!
Very cute! Pinning. 🙂
Jamie
http://www.huckleberrylove.com
Thanks Jamie!
I had no idea you could dye paper doilies like that! But these turned out BEAUTIFULLY! I love the colors and everything. It looks so cute. Thanks for sharing!
Me neither Chelsea, I figured it was worth a shot and luckily it worked out well!
these are seriously too cute, love this shower idea.
Thanks Katelin, it’s been so fun to plan! Hoping you’ll get to have a shower of your own sooner than later.
I love these so much! They’re perfect for a bridal shower I’m helping with! And I might just make some for my house to celebrate spring!
Thanks Emily, they really do just make everything feel a little more springy.
What a great party idea! They add so much color for so little cost 🙂 Pinning to my party board (which is where I pin just about all your ideas) 🙂
Haha thanks Nicole, glad I can help fill up your Pinterest party board.
These are so cute Britni! I’m trying to get a jump on planning Reli’s Alice in Wonderland birthday, and these would be perfect!
This is such a cute idea for a baby shower! I love that you can customize the colors. It’s a lot like dying Easter eggs! I’m thinking it would even be cute for an Easter brunch, too.., 😉
This is such a cute idea for a baby shower! I love that you can customize the colors. It’s a lot like dying Easter eggs! I’m thinking it would even be cute for an Easter brunch, too.., 😉
You are absolutely beyond creative! This is a fun party idea. The colors would be great for Easter time too! #client
These are lovely! You chose some pretty colours.
I love dollies – what a great idea to dye them. I will pin this one!
These are very pretty and it’s such an easy craft. That’s what I like! I would love for you to share this at the Idea Box Link Party this Thursday! Hope to see you there!
What a great idea pinning it!
These are so pretty! I love playing with paper and the more ideas I see the more distracted I get from other things I should be doing. I could play with paper all day! I am going to try this for Easter. The pastel colors are lovely!
Linda
mysewwhatblog
These are the cleverest (is that a word) crafts I have seen in a long time, I love all the pastel colors, what fun for parties too!!!
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Hope you will enjoy your week, Karren
Hi! Stopping by from the Wednesday Roundup link party. Thanks so much for sharing this! I have a ton of paper doilies that I originally purchased for a DIY project that didn’t pan out. Now I have some ideas!
What a great idea, I love all the bright colors!
This is a really cool idea, I love it!
I love these! What a great idea!!
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!
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
love this!! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop xo
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. 🙂
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)
What a beautiful addition. I love the colored doilies! Thank you for the tutorial and for linking at Snickerdoodle Sunday!