Summer is coming up and we are really looking forward to tank tops, shorts and sandals. As much as we love shopping for new Summer clothing, we’ve made it a tradition to start off the Summer with some home-made tank tops! We usually go the rubber band route, but this year, we’re trying for the Ombré effect. It look really cool, and the instructions look very simple!

Rit sent me three colors to play around with, and we were very excited to work on this year’s tops with these dyes.. especially since two of them just happened to be their favorite colors! We went off to Walmart to pick up some white tank tops for only $3.96 each! 

First we started with the Purple color. Following the directions on the Rit Dye Website, we got it done, and then used the Pink dye. It was actually very easy to do, and it was fun to see how it turned out. With dye, you never know exactly how it’s going to turn out, but the girls were very happy with their results!

My girls loved them so much,  that they wore them to school the very next day! We still have some dye left over, so we’re just looking for other ideas! They loved the Ombré effect so much, we might be doing this to some curtains for their rooms, and maybe even some bed sheets too! The possibilities are really endless, and it’s so much more fun when you make it yourself!

Have you ever done any fabric dyeing? If not, you really should give it a try! Walmart makes is totally affordable with Rit Clothing Dye being only $2.87 a bottle! You can stock up on colors and just have fun with it! It’s a great outdoor project for the Summer when the kids are home, and they LOVE seeing their own creations!