A Splash of Color ~ Dyeing a Doll Wig

Hey everybody, happy Monday!
I hope all you out there who have already gone back to school had a great day, it can be tough to go back. 
Today, Jess and I got together (after a doctors appointment- yuck!) to dye my new doll Nova's wig. Nova is a Caroline doll. I removed her wig with a spoon and some nail polish remover, then straightened it. Caroline's wig, when it's straight, goes to her knees! 

**Video clips from this blog post will be featured in an upcoming video. 

The basic method of was that we broke open sharpies and removed the dye logs to get the color. 

This first time we tried dying the wig, in a big bowl with 5 sharpies at once, actually didn't work. Unfortunately, the water didn't take the dye, so we had to dump it out and try again. I don't advise just squeezing the dye in from the logs, you have to cut a slit in the dye logs and let the dye pour into the water to get the maximum amount of dye. 

So since that method didn't seem to work... it was back to the drawing board, or should I say, dyeing board. 

This time, we watched some videos for tips.

The next method we tried, which worked, was using one sharpie log mixed with some water and some rubbing alcohol. We then shook it up and put it in a spray bottle. Then, we sprayed the wig

Of course, this took quite a while, and required about 3 batches of the dye (3 sharpies total), for just the base color of the wig. 

We made a few other colors for dyes and added some highlights, which turned out really cute. Now, we just have to let this wig settle for a little bit, and then we can put it on Nova. Can't wait to show it to you!

~Lynne