I have been having some extra fun this past week playing with color mists and stencils. I saved some money by making my own mists and so far I feel they work just wonderfully.
I know there are many ways to make your own mists, such as using water colors and acrylics, but I tried something I haven't tried before. Easter Egg dyes. A few years ago I bought a Easter Egg Dye kit. I never used it and when we were simplifying our lives to get ready to go on the road I threw out the whole kit except the little dye tablets. It had 5 little tablets: pink, orange, yellow, blue, and green.
You can buy these little 2 oz finger tip sprayers for about a buck. Fill them about halfway with water and drop a tablet in. Shake well and you are ready to go. You can add more or less water depending on how intense you want the colors. I only had the one pack of tablets, but I plan on raiding the grocery stores once the Easter Egg Dye kits hit the shelves again.
For stecils I used a few found and a few bought. Alphabet stencils are always fun and make for a cool prepared background. And of course sequin waste looks great on almost any page. My favorite stencils though are the found ones. I like to use plastic canvas, especially the circles. Those are fun and if you layer them you can get some cool effects. This week I also used some of my many silk flowers. Pull them apart so the leaves and petals can be flat on your paper and spray away.
It the photo at the top I used silk flower petals. I first layered a few different flowers and sprayed with the blue mist, then removed the petals and added a few sprays of pink and yellow.
Here are a few more pages that are now ready for more fun (collage, paint, journaling, etc).
Do you make your own color mists? Want to share your recipe? Please feel free to leave a comment, we would love to hear from you!
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