MAKE: Dip-dyed Bottle Brush Tree
I have been dyeing (pun intended, sorry!) to get these little bottle brush trees out!
While they look lovely and simple in plain white I love these juicy pink shades too.
This post was originally created for Four Little Walls, I’m thinking I may need to experiment with new colours this year.
This is a super simple project.
The important part is making sure you've safely covered yourself, your furniture and any unpredictable house pets to prevent staining from the dye.
Gloves, pinny's and some newspaper sheets are strongly recommended!
What I used:
Natural White Bottle Brush Trees - various sizes
Dylon Fabric Dye in Flamingo Pink and Powder Pink
Cooking tongs/ tweezers (For dunking your trees without colouring your hands!)
Glass Jug
What I did:
The only tricky part is deciding what colours and effects you want to go for.
Whilst your having a think, measure a pint of hot tap water into your glass jug.
Add 1 tbsp of your chosen coloured dye and stir.For the most part I wanted the little trees all one colour and so , very un-ceremoniously, just dunked them into dye mixture. These were left in for less than 5 minutes each.
For pale colours you could try leaving them in slightly longer to see if the shade becomes a little more intense but I quite like how subtle it turned out here in Powder Pink.The Flamingo Pink was very bright, very quickly. I literally just held the tree in the dye for a minute or less and the colour had taken right away.
For an Ombre effect I dipped the top half of the tree in the lighter colour first before submerging the bottom third of the tree in the darker, brighter dye.
Tip:If you're worried about the base changing colour cover in some cling film. Leave to dry and wipe any excess dye from the tree base.Display and admire your finished trees in your dolls house or on the mantle piece.
