Hi girls!!

Recently I went to a class & discovered this fantastic technique!!  I loved it so much that I just have to share it with you, its a quick & easy way to change the look of your lace/ribbon & allows you to customize it to suit your project perfectly.

You will need…

* assorted lace/ribbon – white/light colours work best

* felt pens – non permenant

* water spritzer

* paint brush

& here’s how to do it…

Firstly cut you ribbon/lace to length you require, using a spritzer bottle dampen ribbon/lace (or wet it under the tap in the sink & gently squeeze excess water out)

Using felt-pens colour in all of wet ribbon/lace with choosen colours.  You colouring in doesn’t need to be perfectly to the edges of the ribbon/lace.

Using a wet paint brush, paint over coloured in lace/ribbon.  This will blend the colours & result in a  soft/muted finish.  *If your prefer your colours brighter don’t paint over with wet paint brush.

Blot finished lace/ribbon between to sheets of paper or old towel to remove excess water & ink.  You can also add more colour to the water painted ribbon if you feel you need to brighten the colour tones by simply colouring with the felt-pen again.

This is the ribbon as it was…

& the ribbon coloured…

I’ve used both foam centered ribbon & lace, both worked well.  I do suggest you try this technique on a small piece of your ribbon/lace before committing to colouring the entire length.

Try experimenting with the colours you use also, for example…

The centre of the flower I coloured pink, purple on the inner petals & then pink again on the outer petal.  See how the colours blend together perfectly, giving you a beautiful mix of colour.

The heart centres I coloured pink & outlined using red.

The possibilities are endless!!  Just imagine what you can do!!

So get out those felt-pens & some boring lace/ribbon & turn it into a beautiful custom piece!!  Give it a go…I assure you – you will LOVE it.

You will never look at a white piece of lace/ribbon the same again…

Happy colouring.

Kylie xx

Tags: colouring, lace, ribbon, scrapbooking

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