Red + Blue = FUN

This evening was our "End of Summer Party" where we tye dyed some shirts (and other articles) and then had a cake to finish off the evening. The ladies were all very excited. Some brought more than just a white shirt to dye.

First, we put elastics tightly onto different areas of our shirts. Some ladies tied the sleeves in knots for a different effect.

Once they had placed the elastics where they wanted them, they were ready for dying. We used wine red and navy blue dyes. We also had a salt water bath to help set the colours when the girls were happy with the shade.

The ladies were so excited that eventually the two colours became one as they dipped from one to the other. Some just let the garment sit in the dye while they stirred it round and round. (I do not advise this as these ladies got their shirts confused with others.) We all made sure to do the salt water dip before letting them sit for about 1/2 hour to dry a little. Then it was time to take off the elastics and view our creations.

You can see from the photo below that they placed their elastics different ways to get different effects. They were so excited to see all the different patterns. The girls were most impressed with the 'bullseye' effect that was accomplished by grabbing the center of the shirt and placing the elastics down from the center. This particular person was also very careful in how she dipped her shirt so she could have more distinct colours. The tighter the elastic, the more 'white' the void was.

Overall the evening was very much a success - there was a lot giggling, purple coloured hands and shrieks of delight. The cake (a jello poke cake) was so delicious that barely a crumb was left in the pan. Someone even licked off the whipped cream from the pan's lid. An activity to be proud of! I am very grateful to M.P. for requesting this as our activity!!!

Note to our Activity Girls:
Starting next week, we are changing our activities to twice a month (as per the bishop's handbook) so we will be meeting the first and third weeks of the month. I made up a calendar to help everyone to know when we shall get together. I will continue to post what the next activity will be! And considering that it is the start of the school year, we will be making Activity Girl Binders and activity idea sharing. So put your thinking caps on because I want your input!!!! Till the next time...

All things virtuous...Tammy