This is great, thank you! I've tried so many ways, and this is one of my favorites. You can also layer laces and stencils in between for beautiful effects. Your pup is so cute!!! I am also one who appreciates the shorter tutorials for ideas like this.
I love layering too! I sped the video up but there is one piece of paper there which had the big doily stuck on top and it produced a really cool pattern underneath! I also used to have vinyl lace (which is pretty hard to come by these days without thrifting it) and that really produces great results :)
Food colour dyed papers & fabrics aren't colour fast so they'll fade over time. Also, if you use wet glue or mediums the colours will bleed. Heat setting doesn't alter this. But overall it's super fun & the colour ranges can be stunning ❤
Thanks, all good tips, the expensive alcohol inks or veggie/natural dyes DO last longer and hold up a bit better but I just dont have the budget or time/space to collect bags full of avocado pits XD I still prefer food colouring for an easy and cost effective way to add colour to journals :) I confess I don’t use wet glues or mediums so haven’t encountered bleeding colours, but this might be important for some people! Thanks for the tips! Its a very fun way to dye and produces such bright results!
This is interesting. So you can’t make this color fast or last longer? How much longer do you think the food dyes last or what other inks would you recommend. Thanks!
You say that like it's a bad thing. The whole appeal of junk journals for many people is the raggedy, faded, tea dyed and vintage look. What's more vintage than faded paper? I'm well aware that this is personal taste and may be different for people who intend to sell their crafts, but for personal use, I look at it more as a feature, not a bug :)
I especially like the pieces that had already been coffee-dyed. I hadn’t thought of using food coloring, but that is a great low-cost method! (In the past, I’ve added color by spraying other stains and dyes.) Something I’ve done when coffee or tea dying is sandwich the dyed papers while they are wet between stencils or those plastic table place mats that are molded and textured (from the discount stores). That can create some lovely patterns. And, of course, once they’re dry, you can dye them again with different colors to get some layered effects on the paper. Thank you for the great demo! ❤
You’re welcome! These are all great ideas you’ve suggested :) the great think about foos colouring is definitely the cost!. I have “rainbow unicorn” coloured papers that i’ve dyed o3 or 4 times, and they turn out amazing.
Thanks for showing this! I've been doing paper this way with coffee and tea. Now, I want to try food coloring! i never could get into the other methods, but this is so easy!
Ohhh I’ve had the same method for 7 years now but I will probably be changing it quite often to this one!!! I was thinking those papers needed to be in an ocean journal! lol - I do thrifty Thursdays too so just found your channel through that! 🩷🩷🩷
I am so going to try this method. I already have food coloring in my pantry and haven’t used it in awhile. Also, it’s really hot here in Texas during this time of the year so this project is perfect to get started. So glad I stumbled across your video. Wish me luck. Thanks for sharing. ❤
What fabulous results. I particularly like those that look black / are dark in parts. My dyeing experience is limited to using avocado skins/seeds. And coffee dyeing. Ive been collecting some rusty objects i want to try dyeing with
OMG! I have just bought the small pack of food colouring and was planning to give paper dying a go this weekend and I had wondered if I needed gloves ! You have answered any question I had and I am giving it a go - I love the colours and I can see a mermaid journal on the way - thank you for sharing - you had fabulous results
Thank you! Yes definitely give it a go (but with gloves!) haha either way the staining only lasts a couple of days and can probably be scrubbed off quicker but I dont mind! Good luck!
Thank you, i am just getting started, or maybe, a better discription, would be, i am just threatning to get started. I have collected plenty of, 'stuff' and loads of ideas, i just need to jump in!! But, i do intend to try this method. Have a blessed day everyone, and happy crafting!😊
@@barbibarnum no way! if you are using a normal food colouring (no sugars or flavourings or “sticky when dry” ingredients) it will dry exactly like water :)
Tyvm for this video! I've thought about selling dyed papers and such for quite a while now because I love the whole process. I'm just not sure how to start once the dying is over. And I need only so much for myself. Wonderful colors you created. Ty again. Be safe
You’re welcome! I used to sell them but I only take requests selling them now, as I just dont have the time (although it doesnt take much time at all!), good luck !
#replay I love how these papers turned out. After the journal is made, if someone handled the pages and had a little moisture on their hands, would that dye stay in their hands?
Waaaa thk u for this. Very excited to try. Wanna know: is there a brown food colouring to make ‘coffee & tea’ dyes? And if not what colours would u mix to get that effect?
I’m not sure but I think probably yes, you could purchase at a specialty craft or baking store? I still suggest just using the cheapest and strongest instant coffee mixed with water for coffee dyed paper
The Queen brand of food colouring I use (in Australia) has a colour called “rose pink” which I use to make pink tones. I dilute with water depending on how light or dark I want the colour. Boiling avocado stones also produces a very light dusty pink dye that is very pretty, although not as vibrant as food colouring, and of course requires effort to collect the stones!
Try to find a “teal” food dye and use a ratio of more dye to water. I used just a basic “blue” for this project and by adjusting the amount of water i can create lighter or darker colours
Sorry you lost that beautiful letter because the ink ran. A way around that would be to make a copy of the letter and use the copy to dye, leaving your original available for another day.
@@JamieAndrick they arent sentimental to me, i prefer using originals. Thats authentic and true upcycling - which i think is the point of junk journaling
Thank you for showing us how to do this. The paper is beautiful.
This is great, thank you! I've tried so many ways, and this is one of my favorites. You can also layer laces and stencils in between for beautiful effects. Your pup is so cute!!! I am also one who appreciates the shorter tutorials for ideas like this.
I love layering too! I sped the video up but there is one piece of paper there which had the big doily stuck on top and it produced a really cool pattern underneath! I also used to have vinyl lace (which is pretty hard to come by these days without thrifting it) and that really produces great results :)
Looks so easy. My husband hates when I take over the kitchen to coffee dye paper.
With this method you’ll never need to burn paper in the oven again haha! You only need to wait for a sunny day :)
Yes, thanks for the short tutorial. Wonderful ideas. The quicker things, like base papers, can be accomplished the better. Thank you.
I love the technique you used, very helpful. You forgot to show us the vellum paper .
Never seen this method before. This was so great! Thanks for sharing!
I like shorter videos, too. Thank you for sharing your paper-dying techniques.
Beautiful results! And thank you for keeping it simple. I can't wait to do this with my grandsons.
Gorgeous papers! I'm going to make some!
Thanks for sharing your fun with us...and thank you for keeping the video short 'n' sweet! ❤
Food colour dyed papers & fabrics aren't colour fast so they'll fade over time.
Also, if you use wet glue or mediums the colours will bleed.
Heat setting doesn't alter this.
But overall it's super fun & the colour ranges can be stunning ❤
Thanks, all good tips, the expensive alcohol inks or veggie/natural dyes DO last longer and hold up a bit better but I just dont have the budget or time/space to collect bags full of avocado pits XD
I still prefer food colouring for an easy and cost effective way to add colour to journals :) I confess I don’t use wet glues or mediums so haven’t encountered bleeding colours, but this might be important for some people! Thanks for the tips!
Its a very fun way to dye and produces such bright results!
This is interesting. So you can’t make this color fast or last longer? How much longer do you think the food dyes last or what other inks would you recommend. Thanks!
You say that like it's a bad thing. The whole appeal of junk journals for many people is the raggedy, faded, tea dyed and vintage look. What's more vintage than faded paper? I'm well aware that this is personal taste and may be different for people who intend to sell their crafts, but for personal use, I look at it more as a feature, not a bug :)
I’ve been creating some too…these are superb.
I especially like the pieces that had already been coffee-dyed. I hadn’t thought of using food coloring, but that is a great low-cost method! (In the past, I’ve added color by spraying other stains and dyes.) Something I’ve done when coffee or tea dying is sandwich the dyed papers while they are wet between stencils or those plastic table place mats that are molded and textured (from the discount stores). That can create some lovely patterns. And, of course, once they’re dry, you can dye them again with different colors to get some layered effects on the paper.
Thank you for the great demo! ❤
You’re welcome! These are all great ideas you’ve suggested :) the great think about foos colouring is definitely the cost!. I have “rainbow unicorn” coloured papers that i’ve dyed o3 or 4 times, and they turn out amazing.
This is beautiful, thank you for sharing.
New subscriber here. Love this sweet and to the point video! Thank you for sharing with us. Your papers are gorgeous! 🤩
@@brandasuther1156 thank you!
I’m going to get my grandkids and have them help me do this today! Yay thank you~
Me too, get to the point is perfect !!! Thank you for this video!! 👍
Really enjoyed your video.❤
Such a wonderful easy method will need to go to bunnings 🏃♀️thank you for sharing 😍
You gave alot of good tips and I appreciate the inexpensive and fast way to create colorful paper. Thank you for posting this. Can't wait to try it !
Thanks for showing this! I've been doing paper this way with coffee and tea. Now, I want to try food coloring! i never could get into the other methods, but this is so easy!
Ohhh I’ve had the same method for 7 years now but I will probably be changing it quite often to this one!!! I was thinking those papers needed to be in an ocean journal! lol - I do thrifty Thursdays too so just found your channel through that! 🩷🩷🩷
Thank you for sharing, and keeping it short. 🎉
I am so going to try this method. I already have food coloring in my pantry and haven’t used it in awhile. Also, it’s really hot here in Texas during this time of the year so this project is perfect to get started. So glad I stumbled across your video. Wish me luck. Thanks for sharing. ❤
@@berenicedugain8709 enjoy the process! I’ll be in Texas in just a few weeks, will be happy to have some warmth coming from winter in Australia!
Great video it is the easiest way to dye paper I have ever seen. Thank you so much
So glad I could help!
Thank You ❤
Thank you for this tutorial! I have found paper dyeing to be a little complicated but your method looks easier with great results!
Just as the video description, couldn't be easier!! Thank you.
What fabulous results. I particularly like those that look black / are dark in parts.
My dyeing experience is limited to using avocado skins/seeds. And coffee dyeing. Ive been collecting some rusty objects i want to try dyeing with
OMG! I have just bought the small pack of food colouring and was planning to give paper dying a go this weekend and I had wondered if I needed gloves ! You have answered any question I had and I am giving it a go - I love the colours and I can see a mermaid journal on the way - thank you for sharing - you had fabulous results
Thank you! Yes definitely give it a go (but with gloves!) haha either way the staining only lasts a couple of days and can probably be scrubbed off quicker but I dont mind! Good luck!
What a great easy way! Will definitely give this a try ❤
great video - thankis. Glad you didnt spray the dog!!! lol
Love this
Beautiful results!
Thanks for sharing. I have a cracked tub I almost threw out....IV salvaged it from the trash bag!! Trying this today.
Yay! mine is also in bad shape but works for paper dyeing haha!
I really enjoyed this video! Thanks for all the tips.
These papers came out amazing! 🎉🎉
I really loved this short but informative tutorial 🥰 they turned out so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
It looks beautiful!❤🙂
Great easy way to dye paper for sure... love it... Cheers for sharing..
Thank you. This method sounds easy. Others were so detailed I felt I couldn't do it. Your process says to me Yes! I'm going to give it a try.🙂
Oh i’m so glad I could help you!
Excellent, thanks for this...🥰
Beautiful papers thanks for the tips.
Thank you, i am just getting started, or maybe, a better discription, would be, i am just threatning to get started. I have collected plenty of, 'stuff' and loads of ideas, i just need to jump in!! But, i do intend to try this method. Have a blessed day everyone, and happy crafting!😊
All the best starting this crazy hobby! Haha
Totally awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh I thought the paper would stick together. That’s what has been my roadblock. I didn’t want to mess with spreading it out to dry!!
@@barbibarnum no way! if you are using a normal food colouring (no sugars or flavourings or “sticky when dry” ingredients) it will dry exactly like water :)
How do you make paper
Tyvm for this video! I've thought about selling dyed papers and such for quite a while now because I love the whole process. I'm just not sure how to start once the dying is over. And I need only so much for myself. Wonderful colors you created. Ty again. Be safe
You’re welcome! I used to sell them but I only take requests selling them now, as I just dont have the time (although it doesnt take much time at all!), good luck !
I can't figure out how to price them is my hangup. I want to be fair to the customer as well as myself
#replay I love how these papers turned out. After the journal is made, if someone handled the pages and had a little moisture on their hands, would that dye stay in their hands?
No, just a little moisture wont rub off onto their hands, however if the paper is soaked again in water the colours will bleed
Waaaa thk u for this. Very excited to try. Wanna know: is there a brown food colouring to make ‘coffee & tea’ dyes? And if not what colours would u mix to get that effect?
I’m not sure but I think probably yes, you could purchase at a specialty craft or baking store? I still suggest just using the cheapest and strongest instant coffee mixed with water for coffee dyed paper
New to your channel. How would you make pink shades
The Queen brand of food colouring I use (in Australia) has a colour called “rose pink” which I use to make pink tones. I dilute with water depending on how light or dark I want the colour. Boiling avocado stones also produces a very light dusty pink dye that is very pretty, although not as vibrant as food colouring, and of course requires effort to collect the stones!
What is the ratio of food coloring to water?
There is no special ratio - add more or less water depending on the intensity if colour
How can I get a rich teal blue color???
Try to find a “teal” food dye and use a ratio of more dye to water. I used just a basic “blue” for this project and by adjusting the amount of water i can create lighter or darker colours
Well this by far is the easiest way I have seen to dye paper. I did some coffee dye in the oven and that was way too much time and effort 😂
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You forgot to show us the vellum paper.
@@jaws842 oh no! Sorry about that. I can assure you it came out amazingly!
Sorry you lost that beautiful letter because the ink ran. A way around that would be to make a copy of the letter and use the copy to dye, leaving your original available for another day.
Thats a great idea thanks!
I’ll tell you how I’m gonna dry my paper I’m gonna put it in my car cause the sun shines in there and it gets so warm. Be like an oven.
Omg thats a great idea!!!
Photo copy the sentimental papers and dye those, not the originals
@@JamieAndrick they arent sentimental to me, i prefer using originals. Thats authentic and true upcycling - which i think is the point of junk journaling