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6.25.12

From: Le Love Blog

Tie-dyed Eggs

egg hunts. baskets. egg candies. pastel colors. bunnies. chicks. sunshine. dresses.
Easter.
and egg dying.

For the past two or three years my family has gone against the grian of society and rebelled in the form of dying our Easter eggs in a new way.
Solid color dyes? Pffft, we laugh in the face of their stain and scorn at the sad eggs, striped and mismatched. Who does that? Not us!
Instead, we dye our eggs with sophistication.
In other words, Silk ties.

1. Pick out numerous patterned ties that you don't need or that you find at Goodwill (must be silk!) and lots and lots of eggs! (or how many you want to end up with, an extra or two for casualties)

2. Take said ties (the uglier, the brighter and the more colorful usually work best) and take out the linings, cut the patterned part to cover an egg.

3. Take the unboiled eggs from their carton and individually wrap each with the patterned tie chunks, making sure they are tight against the eggs and tie with pieces of yarn/string. (can be tied on two sides like candy or just on top)

4. Now wrap the egg covered in silk tie in a piece of plain cotton fabric (all color wrapped up) in a similar fashion.

5. Place in a large pot filled with water and about 1/4 a cup of vinegar (really I just guessed how much...) boil the water and let simmer for 20 minutes!

6. Unwrap. Scream in enthusiasm. Enjoy.

*may not work all the time, some ties are just plain duds so you're left with a nice albino hardboiled egg. Have fun :)

 

The Ties we used

We had a casualty

Yes, that is Mickey Mouse 

The end result :)

Happy Easter!

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Vintage Times

I love colorful clothes pins.

:)

And I have found that it is super easy to take some acrylic paint to brighten them up!

I currently have some brightly painted ones holding up some photos of mine in my room.

They're great :)

Somedays,
I think why must I live here?, in a dreary town that rains all year most of the year and cold.
It's rainy, it's wet and mushy as I step outside.
To make matters worse, I live on an Island.
20 minutes, sometimes 30 depending on who is driving, from EVERYWHERE.

Yes, quite literally, everywhere.

But,

I also get to cross over a bridge everyday,

when I go everywhere.

And  see this view from both sides.

Maybe this is why I live here.

Because of the beautiful sunrises I see each morning

on my way to school.

The forever green color (my favorite to be honest)

The cooling moisture of the Pacific Northwest.

Because of the little white washed lighthouse

the smell of the bay

the little crabs scurrying away

the early, blinding fog somedays

and the rocky beaches.

Yes.

This is why I live here

:)

This is why I love it

too.

P.s. While I was exploring the beach, I stumbled apon this little lovely. Isn't it sweet? A complete stranger leaving a note for their loved one, and I get the chance to see it. Made my day. I hope Kyle loves them back :)