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How To Paint Natural Wood With Rit Dye

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How To Paint Natural Wood With Rit Dye

Good day all! Today I am going to share with you how to paint natural wood with Rit dye. This said here project was the culprit of my Facebook drama. Well it was the start of the drama. The painting part was kosher.  All hell broke lose during the stenciling process.  OMG, it’s backwards. backwards.backwards. do you know it’s backwards. GRRRRRRRRRRRR…I now despise the word backwards. Now I can look back and totally crack up at this. For real, can you believe it? A little simple craft wreaking havoc on Facebook HA!!~ Well let’s check out the process shall we? It really is simple, fast and fun. And it’s not backwards:)

How To Paint Natural Wood With Rit Dye

I am leaving you a short video tutorial at the end.  I am starting to learn how to edit my videos down from facebook. That way you don’t have to sit and watch 30 minutes of yip yapping. We will get right to it.

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I mention I like the liquid Rit better than the tablets.

As you can see here, this is a simple round wood plaque I found at Walmart for a few bucks.

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The black Rit is pretty darn black so only one coat did the job on this plaque. You can make it as dark as you would like though.

The dye soaks right in and dries quickly.

Please though for the LOVE of God, make sure you have a plastic bag down, and wear rubber gloves. And do not accidentally knock over the bottle or the bowl.  Did I scare you off now? Hope not, just proceed with caution.  It really is simple.
How To Paint Natural Wood With Rit Dye

After the wood plaque dried in no time at all ( less than an hour). I stenciled my market cow stencil. Just a small portion of it as you can see. I love how I can mix and match the stencils, or just use certain parts of them. Like I did here with my DIY lazy Susan. 

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It sure is cute!

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  1. Linda says

    October 26 at 11:53 am

    L.O.V.E.

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  2. Bevelry Franklin says

    October 26 at 11:53 am

    Love this and your talent! This is so cute. I never thought of using Rit dye. Don’t you love it when we can laugh about things? You are amazingly talented and don’t ever let anyone steal your joy! Keep those posts coming!!!

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 26 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks Beverley! I appreciate your kindness so much.

      Reply
  3. Margo says

    October 26 at 12:28 pm

    Looks great!!

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  4. Jonita says

    October 26 at 12:34 pm

    Hi Deb, thank you for sharing. I did make the lazy Susan and it was so easy to make. I used gel stain and it goes on easy and it turned out nice. I haven’t stencil it yet, but will.
    Looking forward for your next project. Going to try the dye.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 26 at 2:37 pm

      Awesome Jonita! So glad you made a lazy Susan. They sure are simple and fun to make.

      Reply
  5. Linda J says

    October 26 at 3:26 pm

    I’m glad you are doing better! I told you last week that there are some real jerks in the world and to concentrate on all your loyal friends and followers! Glad you are smiling that lovely smile again. I love this idea. Definitely going to get Rit dye. I think this is easier than paint on raw wood.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 26 at 7:36 pm

      Without a doubt Linda it is easier:) Thank you.

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  6. Lynda Ramage says

    October 26 at 5:34 pm

    As always, thanks for sharing with us. I’m going tomorrow to get some of the dye and will try it on some of my projects.
    Keep the ideas coming.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 26 at 7:37 pm

      Thanks Lynda:) Have fun!

      Reply
  7. Naomi S. says

    October 26 at 10:53 pm

    Hmmn, interesting, Debbie. I wouldn’t ever have tho’t of using dye but it seems to be easy and turns out quite nicely. Do you put any sealant over it? And yes, the stencils are great. I have the cow one and am dying to use it when I can find time.

    Thanks for the interesting post!

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 27 at 10:21 am

      Hi Namoi. Yes you can use a poly on it or leave it natural. If I were doing a large piece like a bookshelf, yes use the poly.

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  8. Dawn says

    October 27 at 2:59 pm

    Yep, just another reason I’m not a fan of facebook. So sorry people can be such stinkers sometimes 🙁 Loving all your stencil projects, you are the stencil queen.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 27 at 11:08 pm

      UGH! I have a ton of nice people though on my facebook page so those are the ones I pay attention to:)

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  9. Denise Monville says

    October 27 at 3:23 pm

    I love painting with Rit dye, you got me hooked a few years ago with jars and vases. Love the wood idea. Keep the idea’s flowing. I love them all. Hugs!

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  10. Elizabeth says

    November 9 at 3:33 pm

    Wow, thanks for that, never thought of Rit when it comes to dye as we use so many other stains but this looks great! It’s awesome for the DIY’er.

    Blessings,
    Elizabeth

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  11. Lynn says

    February 21 at 9:46 am

    This is awesome! I’ve used Rit Dye on several fabric based projects but this is a wonderful ringa..ding moment. Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. All your crafty things are so nice.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      February 21 at 1:01 pm

      Thank you Lynn! Have fun. This is one of my very favorite ways to paint wood.

      Reply

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