I decided to do own for my own daughter! I'm still toying with the idea of a blue and green one, but for now I decided to keep the primary color purple, because that is her favorite color. Her birthday - and party - was yesterday, so I dyed up this dress on Friday evening and let her see it yesterday morning. It wasn't really a birthday gift, since she knew I was making it and helped me choose the colors, but it was still a fun treat. She actually decided to wear it for her party, too, so I can a cute picture of her in it. You can't see the entire dress, but you get the idea.
For this dress, I used a low water immersion technique. I've used it a few times before, and I really enjoy the effect. In traditional dyeing, you soak the fabric in the soda ash (dye fixer) solution first, then apply the dye. With low water immersion, you scrunch the fabric into as small a container as it will fit into - then you add the different color dyes you want, then you add the soda ash water solution on top. I did a combination of baby blue, teal, a bit of dark green, and of course purple. The dyes bleed together and seep through the fabric, some penetrating further than others, creating some really cool mixtures and effects.At the same time I did my daughter's, I also did another short-sleeve version of the dress in size 12 months, which I will be listing on Etsy soon. I can't stand to have dyes all mixed and ready to use without getting the most from them! I love the way the smaller dress turned out, too - hopefully someone else will love it and buy it up!