How to Make Tie Dyed Starfish

I love starfish- I always have. They are beautifully simplistic, don’t you think so?
Today I’m going to add some fun flare to the standard starfish with a tie dye effect. Oh yes, it’s gonna be fun and in the end- you’ll have a unique display.

Let’s get started… here’s of your list of things to start with:

• Multiple Starfish (your choice on size, amount and width)
• Shaving Cream
• Food Coloring
• Tray
• 3 Bobby Pins

Here’s my layout:

Step 1
Hold that button down and fill your tray with shaving cream. I’m not sure about you, but I love the smell of shaving cream. I like to pile high but evenly so I can scoop off the top layer if I don’t like the way the colors mixed.

Step 2
Now we’re going to add in the food coloring. Here is where you will insert your own style or color palette. I wanted blues and greens so I stuck to only using yellow, green and blue. Since the shaving cream is white, I took that into account. So, in some areas I only used a drop or two (mixed with white it provide  lighter color). Then added a few more drops in other areas. This will provide a darker colored starfish.
For my last 2, since I wanted them lighter- I only added one drop of color every inch or two. This produces a much lighter outcome (which I really liked).

Step 3
Grab a bobby pin and spread it open. You could also use a toothpick, I just didn’t have any on hand. Then use them to swirl the colored shaving cream. Again, have fun with this part and add your own flare. I would advise starting with small movements first because you can always add larger swirls. Every one is pretty much going to vary slightly- or greatly if you wanted it too!

Step 4
Can you see it starting to come together? This is probably the funnest part (that’s a word right- either way I’m going with it)! Take your starfish, while using the bobby pinned (opened slightly) holding on the edges… and DIP it into the colored shaving cream. I like to just dip, but I suppose you could swirl it around too. By dipping, I feel in more control of the colors and design but that’s just my opinion.

*You will want to wipe down the excess shaving cream with a napkin. This step can be messy so beware.

The final product!                     

What do you think? Bright colors would be pretty too, there are many possibilities!
Thanks for reading 🙂