How to Dye Sola Wood Flowers - Dip Dye Method!
Sola Flower Tutorial
There are a lot of reasons to choose wood flowers for your crafting and wedding projects. Probably the most exciting is because you can dye them any color you want! There are no limitations on what you can create. In this tutorial, I will show you the first skill to learn - the dip dye method.
Let's get started!
You will need just a few supplies:
- wood flowers from www.ohyourelovely.com
- craft acrylic paint or latex paint in your chosen color
- warm tap water (preferably in a bowl or plastic container that can get stained with paint)
- a fork (note this will be used to mix paint so it probably won't go back into the rotation in the silverware drawer!)
While I haven't noticed a big difference in water temperature, I prefer either room temp or slightly warm tap water when I dye my flowers.
You can use all sorts of different paints and inks to dye wood flowers. My go-to is craft acrylic paint. It can be found at your favorite local craft store and has a large color selection.
You want about a 2:1 ratio of water to paint. I like to experiment so instead of measuring the water and paint, I squeeze in a bit of paint into the water, mix it up, and dye a flower to see if I need to adjust my ratio (more on that in a second!).
My favorite way to mix the paint into the water is to use a trusty fork and start whisking. *Note* - Be sure to get the paint that settles to the bottom of the bowl for best paint saturation.
Once the paint is fully mixed in the water grab your wood flower and drop it in!
You can use your fork to fish the flower out and flip it in the paint/water mixture but I like to use my hands (I’m a messy, crafty gal and a little soap and water cleans my hands right up after!). You can also wear gloves. Just saying.
If the paint saturation seems a bit too light, add more paint to your mixture, whisk in the new paint and dunk your flower into the mixture again. If the paint seems to be very thick on the flower, you want to add more water to your bowl to thin the mixture out. *Recommendation* - mix the paint/water mixture after dyeing every 3-5 flowers. Sometimes the paint will settle to the bottom of the bowl.
I like using cardboard egg cartons to place my flowers in while they dry but you can also set up parchment paper on a tray. Most flowers will take around 24 hours to dry. Set them aside in a place with good air flow and wait until the flowers are dry to the touch.
Once they are dried you are ready to work on whatever wood floral arrangement or fun DIY project your heart desires! If you have any questions please leave them in the comments and until next time, happy crafting!
-XO Stefanie
For more dyeing tutorials check out these:
Making our current favorite spring assortment
Hand painting sola wood flowers
How to dye sola flowers to look like succulents
Video Tutorials:
Video tutorial of this above technique
Advance techniques of dyeing sola flowers
51 Responses
Samantha
O how great. I would love to do this!! I think that all of your products are so beautiful. I would love to try and arrange these! Normal flowers fall apart if you can do this right you can keep them forever.
Laura Spurlock
Great how to. Love your videos too.
BRENDA I GONZALEZ
Very informative tutorial!
Courtney
I love your lives!!!!! You are such an inspiration ❤️
Jacqueline McMillan
Hydrangeas!
Rebecca Her
How long does shipping usually take?
Tamara Trevino
Very nice info!
Karen
I had no idea this is how you dye these! So cool!!
Paige
Awesome videos! Such beautiful flowers.
Della Palmer
love the videos & helpful tips
Lorissa
Thanks for the awesome tutorial
Alexis Delaughter
These are some great tips! Thanks so much!
Sonya Morris
Great tips! I have never thought about using an egg carton but will have to try it out!
Jinny
You make it look so simple! When I’m
Dying flowers it’s like a a bomb exploded I get it everywhere! I’m gonna have to try the egg carton idea. Thank you!
Janice
Thank you
Nicole
Great tutorial! Thank you!
Christine Shipp
I love Stefanie and Maggies enthusiasm about sola wood flowers and their willingness to help.
Like this tutorial!!
Their flowers are gorgeous and they ship really quick!
Valerie M.
I’ll have to try drying them on an egg carton. I’m always so impatient waiting for my flowers to dry!
Tiffany Young
I can’t wait to try this on mine. I keep going into my craft room looking at them! Now I can do it the right way thank you!
Sue smith
Love your lives so much. And you have the nicest flowers inorder. Thank you.
Sue smith
Love your lives so much. And you have the nicest flowers inorder. Thank you.
Vanessa
This is awesome, can’t wait to do this, watch out box of flowers here I come!
Anicia Cardo
These are beautiful!! 😍
Christa
I like to water down the dye a little at a time to get variations of the same color & you can create a nice ombre look too!
Nikole
I love the step by step pictures! When I want a more bold or brighter color, I do use warmer water.
Nicole
I love the flowers and that you can make them any color you want to.
Stefanie
What great and beautiful content! So pretty!
Jordyn vance
This is how I learned to dye my flowers and it worked out perfect!
Marie Wright
I love using hot water & paint to dye & fluff at the same time. Love the coverage it gives. :)
Sue smith
Love this color thanks for the how to.
Elizabeth Cebula
Y’all make it look so easy. So beautiful
Kimberly Crowell
Always have trouble dying the flowers lol
Melissa
I never thought of using an egg crate during drying! Brilliant!
Gillian Basinger
helpful tips!
Misty R Olson
I love coloring the flowers
Jamie L Grimes
thanks for the tip.
Nicole lawson
You ladies are amazing i love following you and seeing beautiful things and learning you inspire me so much
Mimi Spears Garguilo
Love Stefani and Maggie, the crafting dreams are endless with these wonderful women.
Dsoko
Haven’t tried dying flowers, I’m in love with the raw. Maybe one day I will venture into the unknown. Lol
Alexandra Cipriani
Cannot wait to dye my poinsettias!!
Phyllis Price
I love how easy it is to dye these flowers. I just need a bigger room to do it in.
Chrystal Navarro Harrington
Dying these flowers is so relaxing to me thanks for the extra tips.
Maggie C
This is great! One thing I like to do when dyeing flowers is to use a bamboo stem to skewer the flowers before dipping. Then I take them off the bamboo to let them dry on parchment paper. It helps to contain the mess from my hands a little and then there already is a hole in the base for when I am ready to stem them! I also rotate the flowers every few hours to make sure they won’t stick to the paper.
Happy dyeing all!
Jessica W
Dying flowers is so relaxing, almost like meditating.
Ashley hudgins
Very helpful tutorial!
Erin
Another great way to dye flowers is using RIT dye! It allows the natural lines in the wood/flower to show through!
Mandy Hollinshead
I love dyeing my flowers it’s so much fun and so relaxing. Wonderful Info
Brittany Dove
I need to start saving egg cartons, that looks like a great way to help the flowers keep their shape while drying! Thank you for these tips.
Shannon
Incredibly helpful! I am new to sola and was worried about how to dye. Glad I found this!
Cassie Dickerson
Thank you for posting this! I am currently dyeing mine and was have a hard time to get the right texture!
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Annmarie
June 15, 2020
My flowers turned out hard. Do you ever use a softener like vegetable glycerin ?