Whoo-hoo! The second time around seems to be the charm. In Lumi Shadow Print – Take One, I mentioned a few sad faces when my first attempt at the project did not turn out the way I had expected.
Time to brush off the fail and try again.
I searched around for a blank canvas but decided to just buy the kit again. Yep, my 60% coupon was basically null at this point because I bought the item twice…moving on…
For it to work this go-round, I believe the sun had to be at high noon, well 11:47am (thank you Weather Channel). Saturday morning rolled around and I peered out the window – CLOUDS!! Okay, okay, no need to buy a third kit, I can wait.
Next Saturday finally came and there it is – a bright sunny day. Perfect! Following the same steps as before, I spread the dye, placed the items on the pouch and headed outside. Within moments the color began to change. Yippee!
Also, surprise! I changed to magenta. Gotta live a little, folks. 🙂
I got distracted with a show (binging on Making a Murderer) and went to check on the pouch about 30 minutes later.
Things are looking really great! Time to bring in my new precious…
Yeah! It worked. Better than I imagined, actually. The cable needle looks three dimensional. The stitch markers seem as though you could just lift them off the pouch! Guess the placement of the sun is the main player here.
There’s tons of other stuff you can do with this dye beyond just placing random objects on a surface. Some projects on Pinterest include transferring drawings or photos and making your own T-shirts. You can never have too many fur-baby pictures on things. Time to get creative!
So, when life hands you a lemon of a project, buy another one, and try again 🙂
