Happy Weekend’s Eve!  Our first week back to normal (the kiddos were on Spring Break last week) has come and gone.  It’s pretty amazing fast it goes when you are running around all over the place – haha.  After all is said and done, it is so nice to be back to busy.  Sounds crazy, I know.

And to finish the week off, I thought something crafty was in order.  Which is perfect because it is our turn to host ‘Supper Club’ – super excited for that!  We’ll be having a Mexican themed meal with carnitas and black bean soup, just to name a couple dishes.  So I wanted to create something bright and festive for the table.

Dip-dyed Ombre` Napkins seemed perfect!

They didn’t turn out exactly the way I wanted them to.  But you know what?  I’m okay with that because I can foresee this being something that I will be doing quite often in the future.  Practice makes perfect, right?  For a first, not too bad.

Here’s what you’ll need:

- plain white table napkins (mine were from Target).
- fabric dye, the powder kind.
- jar/bucket.
- warm water.
- wooden clothes pins, the kind that you hang laundry with. So your fingers don’t get messy.
- baking rack, the kind that you use to put your cookies on.
- rimmed baking sheet.

How:

- fill your container of choice with warm water and fabric dye, less is more when adding the dye.
- quickly dip your fabric as high as your want the color to go. Repeat as many times as it takes for your to achieve the lightness that you want.
- add more dye
- dip the fabric again, but this time a couple inches below the original dip-line.
- repeat the last two instructions until you achieve the ombre` you want.

What I’ve learned from this DIY:

- only add a teeny, tiny bit of powder. That way you can create a more gradual ombre`.
- use a container with a big enough opening so that you don’t have to fold your fabric too many times. This will give you a straight ombre` line.

Have a wonderful weekend!

xo,

Andrea