Easy DIY Fabric Dye | Natural Dye Using Spices In Your Cabinet!

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Spice up your life, babe. This week I’m quarantining and pulling crafts from my closet and pantry. Watch me dye these pillowcase using DIY fabric dye from natural materials. That’s right, we’re creating natural dye using turmeric and more. Find out how well it goes (spoiler: It’s doesn’t go as expected).
​​For more natural dye inspiration, check out Mr. Blue Skye on Instagram: @mrblueskye
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[@StellaIrisandTess]

Love that shot at the end with Baguette and the pillows. You didn't fail... you have to try stuff. Think if all the great discoveries that have been made because someone tried something new. I once tried to make a birthday cake for my husband from scratch instead of using a mix. I was all proud of myself but the oven broke and surged hot. It turned the cake into a brickette. I scraped off all the burned bits and pasted the good parts into a smaller cake. I stuck one of those singing candles into it and lit it. As I was carrying it too the table, the cake started to fall apart. The candle sank at an angle like the Titanic. I sang, "Happy Birthday to y-you..." and then broke down in sobs as the cake imploded. The candle would not stop singing, although it was muffled and glitches from the frosting grave in which it lay. My husband sat there, horrified, while I sobbed into his shitty cake. The candle wouldn't stop so we put it outside in the trash where it played for three days, sounding creepier and creepier as the battery slowly died.

[@olbird7647]

👏👏👏😂😂😂😂😂

[@LaughCryDIY]

I’m dead. OMG this story is the sweetest, funniest, and most tragic. Trying to make the mini cake of good parts is exactly what I would have done. And of course the Haunted Candle had to live on. Wow. What a memorable fail.

[@SUN-it6rf]

Though sad about your cake , you and your husband now have fond memories of the crazy event. I am very sure that you have baked many cakes since then. That cake story will be cherished by your children and grandchildren. 🤗🤗

[@KarMa-ws3ll]

This Is my favorite episode so far! Love,how you just keep going ! And the turmeric pillows look perfect!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Haha. Can’t say I didn’t try. The turmeric color really is stunning, though.

[@elizabethkaplan1823]

I look forward to your videos. You crack me up so much.

[@LaughCryDIY]

That’s so sweet 😍 We gotta keep our spirits up somehow.

[@lindaroyal8161]

It's good to show the fails, they're fun to watch. AND - what's up with that awesome spice cabinet, oh do tell and how about a show and tell, I love what I saw of it. While you're at it, a tour of your kitchen. TY

[@LaughCryDIY]

💙💙💙 Ah, that spice cabinet was my first quarantine project. While the shelves were already there, I just ordered the jars and labels. Yet, of course, I barely use them.

[@abmoralesrosado]

Katy you’re a treasure! This was wonderful. Even Baguette looked amazing in front of the pillows!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Even though she has an angry face, she knows those pillows bring out her eyes 😂

[@tazg349]

Thank you for the turmeric idea. I never thought it has craft applications until now. Im Asian and I take turmeric supplements as good alternative to relieve muscle aches and pains as well as a coloring to my fried rice. It does a great job. But dyeing fabric is a whole other level. I sew so this will be a welcome craft ingredient to my next project. I will be making throw pillow covers using this dye. It has such a warm antique yellow tint which I love. I love the way your video naturally flows. Your candidness is refreshing.

[@LaughCryDIY]

Oh, cool! It truly seems like it’s a magic spice! And that particular shade is totally mesmerizing. So I am a 100% turmeric fan now.

[@sheajulie5540]

UM that spice cabinet deserved its own big reveal, i was GAGGED 🤩

[@LaughCryDIY]

The shocking twist: I never use them bc I am on a cooking strike.

[@mimiwilliams7281]

This is the comment that I was looking for. I literally gasped when I saw it. 😳🤯😲

[@cecilianagy3562]

That closeup of Baguette with the gorgeous pillows is a million dollar shot.

[@LaughCryDIY]

I am sending her to modeling agencies.

[@marys4863]

They still turned out great.

[@LaughCryDIY]

At least we’ll always have turmeric.

[@saharshams2497]

Oh gosh! I don't know where to start 😁 1. Thank you so much for this video and thinking about us and not depriving us of your funnyness and baguette's cuteness 💘 2. One who never makes mistakes is the one who never tries anything new, Einstein 🤓 3. I once wanted to glue some wooden sheperes together with gorilla glue to make some decor girl I made so much mess ruined all the spheres and a table cloth and it was a total failure with no result! You got a beautiful result in the end 😍 The pillows are gorgeous!! 😃

[@LaughCryDIY]

Oh that poor table cloth! Haha. Honestly, I love hearing about these fails. We’ve all had them! And maybe I will turn that Einstein quote into an art piece or something because that is a great thing to remember.

[@deannawoodbury2631]

It's actually really good to know about the hibiscus flower and beet because one a bored weekend I probably would have tried that and now I know. Lol. Thanks. p.s Baguette, you're a beautiful model!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Glad to save you a moment of hell! Haha

[@jessicajasper5527]

I love how the "fail" pillow turned into an even deeper turmeric yellow. The end result is amazing!

[@LaughCryDIY]

It was my best mistake result. I can’t get over that color.

[@Indigobasil]

I loooove Baguette! I like this video too. It made me crack up and it really was inspiring. I never thought to do anything like this. Good job!

[@LaughCryDIY]

She is truly the biggest queen diva on her throne.

[@SUN-it6rf]

Gorgeous turmeric powder dying ! Your pillow cases are stunning ! 💓💓💓

[@LaughCryDIY]

I’m turmeric’s number 1 fan now.

[@mariak1865]

Thanx, your video was soooo much fun to watch! 😍😍

[@LaughCryDIY]

Glad you enjoyed ❤️

[@kimeejae]

The worst diy fail turned into an amazing project! Yay🤩 This looked simple enough for me to try and I stink at diy’ing🤣 I cannot tell you of a worse fail cuz I give up when I see them going off track. I am a partial diyer!

[@LaughCryDIY]

😂 Thank you for standing by my side through it all! The turmeric was the total win, so I would definitely recommend that.

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

Aww. You made it work. That is all that matters. The end result was very nice. One of your best assets is that you can make fun of yourself and that keeps us coming back. Well, that and the fact that the majority of your projects do end up quite nice. Very nice in fact. 😎😎

[@LaughCryDIY]

Gotta be able to laugh at yourself

[@katiestockley5984]

wow, didnt expect those results, the tumeric turned out beautiful

[@LaughCryDIY]

It’s so pretty 💛💛💛💛

[@mahoirigoyen]

Your cat at the end... priceless

[@LaughCryDIY]

Honestly, that shot is the best work I’ve ever done. Might as well quit now. Hahah.

[@maggiehernandez4027]

Ooh, I’ve got a huge crop of golden beets right now (I’m that person who has them during Covid). I’ll try making a dye with them and will report back!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Oooh! So curious to know what it’ll be like!!!!

[@karenmcneill2602]

Awesome!!! LOVE ING! the turmeric colour💛💛💛👏👏👏. Gorgeous. A shame about the hibiscus flower...if I had to guess I would have thought it would have been the strongest dye! Sure not lol. And beetroot..? Normally stains just looking at it! Bizarre. Thank you for the laughs and the learning. Great ending 💟🐈🐯

[@LaughCryDIY]

Right?! You don’t want something to stain, it’ll stay forever!

[@yolandaalberti4344]

Healthy pillows

[@anne-mariebiorci5453]

It’s a fantastic result🐨🦘🇦🇺

[@LaughCryDIY]

I was so amazed 💛💛💛

[@ibz8455]

Thank you for the episode!!!! Now we all know that jamaica flowers are not for coloring clothes!!!! Love your kitty cat!!!!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Somebody had to find out the hard way 😂 Maybe I can still dye my cat’s fur though.

[@jadestone8552]

Hahahah this is how it goes sometimes!!!! The turmeric did a gorgeous color!!! You didn’t fail!!! You learned….

[@LaughCryDIY]

I will say that was a win, and I would do it again!

[@Goudenogen]

You did a great job. I learned a lot about everything I do wrong trying to dye fabrics. PS gray is beautiful, and so are the colors you came up with. Thank you!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Thank you for watching!

[@pauladelauder6885]

Love your channel!

[@LaughCryDIY]

Aw, thank you for watching!

[@Julierue]

Also, science nerd notion number dos: that overwhelming feeling you get when you tell Baguette “you’re so cute”? Ya, that’s cute aggression!!!!! A sign that you reallllllllllllly love her 😻😻

[@LaughCryDIY]

OK, I’m just gonna start telling her “It’s science, honey, deal with it!” Keep these facts coming!

[@alicebabler9996]

Turmeric for the win! The pillows look great. And may I say I love the wallpaper background! Hope your BF recovers quickly.

[@LaughCryDIY]

Thank you. Fortunately, he’s good and I miraculously didn’t get it. The wallpaper is my fave. Print is called Fiji Gardens: www.amazon.com/York-Wallcoverings-AT7093-Wallpaper-Lavender/dp/B016IHTX3S/ref=asc_df_B016IHTX3S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216800360809&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13627125503443614997&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061104&hvtargid=pla-352585888288&psc=1

[@alicebabler9996]

Thank you!

[@karenmcneill2602]

I love you! ...so they don't leave like your father...how true!!!

[@LaughCryDIY]

😂 Gotta keep it real ❤️

[@praptibhattacharjee8126]

Never heard of the turmeric thing. May be back in the day this was done.

[@LaughCryDIY]

I knew you’d have the answer!!!

[@praptibhattacharjee8126]

@@LaughCryDIY because i know u actually asked me 😂

[@justRoRo]

I'm such a hibiscus tea junkie that I wanted nothing more than to chug that entire pot of "dye" the entire time I was watching this 🤣

[@LaughCryDIY]

Glad I have a fellow one. My aunt asked how on earth I had a whole bag of that just handy. 😂

[@Josephine-de-l-est]

Here are the plants from which you can obtain blue dye: Fruits: blueberries, blackberries, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants. Plants: blackthorn roots and berries, dogwood bark, chicory flowers, lavender flowers. letting the tinted fabric soak in vinegar water helps to fix the color a little. I love how turns out this amazing yellow.

[@LaughCryDIY]

I’d love to experiment with more natural dyes in the future!

[@TeresaSlivinski]

I like the gold pillows! And I’m suddenly hungry for curry…

[@LaughCryDIY]

😂 the color really is to dye for 😉

[@motheranddaughter6855]

It’s perfect! I love the color, maybe next time try curry powder….who knows lol

[@LaughCryDIY]

I bet that would create a nice deep color.

[@kimberlybenedict]

I love how you show all of your mistakes or fails and never try to be purrrrrfect even though... IN MY EYES YOU TOTALLY ARE! 😂👀

[@LaughCryDIY]

I try to show them because DIY is very rewarding (and very frustrating!)

[@branwhen]

Baby baguette 🥺

[@LaughCryDIY]

I knowwww 😭

[@branwhen]

@@LaughCryDIY I showed my boyfriend her and he called her David Baguetta 😂❤️

[@LaughCryDIY]

@@branwhen hahaha. Wow. Renaming her.

[@KarMa-ws3ll]

... the funny thing: in germany "Hagebutten"-Tea (rose hup) is very common and most of the cases has Hibiskus mixed in it. Thanks to this experiment, expecting my kitchen, i sure will choose the tumeric and not the tea, next time I want to diy -dye :-) So: U suffered so we dont have too

[@LaughCryDIY]

Ooooh, good to know. I’ve seen some very pretty tea dyes all around the internet, but I will forever be traumatized by any hibiscus hybrid. 😭 (Are you watching from Germany?)

[@KarMa-ws3ll]

@@LaughCryDIY yes, i do, from Berlin - forever envying the weather in California 🙂Also: You made 5000 subs! Congratulations!

[@LaughCryDIY]

@@KarMa-ws3ll Danke! (My grandmother is German. She lived in Berlin, and I have family in Frankfurt!)

[@KarMa-ws3ll]

@@LaughCryDIY Oh, Wow, die Welt ist wirklich ein Dorg :-)

[@gabriellemcmanus2650]

That gave me the best laugh I've had in ages. The disappointment when it turned out underpants grey. LOL 🤣🤣 the yellow was pretty though. Do they smell of turmeric?

[@LaughCryDIY]

Haha. The devastation of that grey will never be lived down. Shockingly, they didn’t smell at all!

[@olbird7647]

A dye and soup to scare off covid and any other unsuspecting germs in one! Maybe fresh, uncooked beets would've been more colourful?🤷‍♀️ Most of my diy's are er...slap dash and wonky. I stuck small ikea rugs to my stairs as a cheap runner. Made an unholy mess going around the corner part. 15 years later they're still wonky and still there. Mainly because they're completely immovable 👍

[@LaughCryDIY]

Haha. Why are our worst DIYs always indestructible? The paint that won’t come off. The rug that is stuck. It’s a mystery (and maybe related to quantum physics). And uncooked beets absolutely would have been the right call. Someday I will recreate this to complete my redemption story. 🤦‍♀️

[@olbird7647]

@@LaughCryDIYpesky quantum physics definitely to blame and I look forward to your redemption 🙏👍

[@shamikab1385]

Still great colors though! Tumeric stains/dyes beautifully. I got such anxiety watching you ring them out with no gloves lol.

[@LaughCryDIY]

I did realize that after 😂 Luckily, they didn’t stain too much.

[@QueerlyBeloved386]

I wonder why it kept turning grey .... loved that yellow though.

[@LaughCryDIY]

Ok I’m starting to think that it would have stayed that blue but the beet dye had some pickled beets in it (because ya girl does not research), and I think maybe the salt ended up stripping all the color out in some weird way. 🤦‍♀️

[@jadestone8552]

I think raw beets might have worked better but who has raw beets during Covid? Or anytime? Lol

[@LaughCryDIY]

You’re 100% right. And I think the pickled beets probably messed something up. 🤦‍♀️

[@jadestone8552]

@@LaughCryDIY probably

[@jhoanadialino1909]

So complicated girl haha . But it's great color

[@LaughCryDIY]

I know 😂😂😂😂

[@debidehm9129]

You can’t beet a good dye.....but it looks like you beet the color right out of the pillowcase!

[@LaughCryDIY]

😂😂😂 not wrong

[@motheranddaughter6855]

Maybe even try tomato sauce?

[@LaughCryDIY]

Honestly, I should have 😂

[@motheranddaughter6855]

@@LaughCryDIY next time, I’m sure there will be many more!!

[@Julierue]

We science nerds call that mistaken second dye the capillary effect. 🔬⚗️🥼🧪

[@LaughCryDIY]

🤯 I love to hear it!