We have done these sharpie "tie-dye" circles before. They really are fun and addictive and so easy. Bea and her friend were big on concentric circles this time and they all turned out cool.
This link will take you to the instructions that we used - basically you just color a design on fabric with sharpies and then add rubbing alcohol to let the colors bleed out.
We decided to make a t-shirt with it - her friend had made one before so Bea needed one too! I drew the stems of the flowers on after it dried.
I'm thinking that a very cool quilt could be made from these circles... Ideas percolating...
That is the coolest!
Posted by: Butzeballchen | October 04, 2009 at 05:34 PM
thanks for the link! i know my kids would love to do this!
Posted by: krommama | October 04, 2009 at 05:51 PM
Too cute!!! Thanks for the info and link. Have to try that. Seems much less messy than regular tie dye
Posted by: Rene' | October 04, 2009 at 06:54 PM
Whoa! That flower shirt is really cool. We may have to try that.
Posted by: K-Sue | October 04, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Great idea, - I love your posts!
And thank you so much for your most excellent tutorials on gift bags!
I made two for the contest I'm holding in my blog + linked to your blog here in acknowledgement. Please pop by if you want a chance to win any of the prizes!
Best regards and a big hug from Norway and
Eva Mari :D
Posted by: Eva Mari | October 07, 2009 at 08:37 AM
This is so cool! My first thought when I saw it was printing fabric for quilting or other uses. I have to try this now.
The T-shirt is adorable.
Posted by: lori | October 07, 2009 at 12:32 PM
pretty, and I love the scent of sharpies
Posted by: mary jane | October 07, 2009 at 02:57 PM
Had to try it out.. Great fun!!
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z59/marihoena/permanentmarkerman.jpg
Hugs from Eva mari :D
Posted by: Eva Mari | October 08, 2009 at 07:38 AM
That looks fun!
Posted by: Jenny | October 09, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Love the look of that! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Laura | October 09, 2009 at 08:54 AM
Supercool and not stinky at all! :-)
Posted by: Tone Belsvik | October 09, 2009 at 10:23 AM
really cool! I've never seen this before! thanks!
Posted by: featherbed | October 09, 2009 at 01:09 PM
I *love* the way those flowers turned out, I see this in my future, thank you for the inspiration!
Posted by: blair | October 11, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Oh yeah! They look so cool.... The flowers are lovely.
Posted by: Angel Jem | October 15, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Wow, this is gorgeous :)
Posted by: Lucy | October 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM
It's so pretty! Combined with perhaps a little bit of embroidery, this would make a simple but beautiful piece of artwork!
I posted a link to your post on my blog, I hope you don't mind!
Please tell Bea and her friend how much we love these!
http://annmi.tumblr.com/post/222697426/this-is-a-brilliant-idea-sharpies-drops-of
Posted by: Ann-Mi | October 25, 2009 at 07:15 AM
Great idea, looks fun, fantastic results. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Anne@andamento | November 11, 2009 at 05:17 PM
Oh I just love the sharpie! I have to try that!
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Posted by: Rachel | December 19, 2009 at 01:40 PM