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Yesterday I tea-dyed some flags. They were just cheap little flags that I've had for over 10 years. I've used them in a million different ways over the years and when I saw
this tutorial I thought making them look vintage would be fun.
Here they are looking all *new* and *modern*:)
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So I took a large bowl and filled it with hot tap water and tossed in about six tea bags (Earl Grey, in case you're wondering).
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I let the water get all nice and brown, even squeezing the tea bags gently to get a good color.
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Then I put all the flags in to soak. I probably let them soak a good four hours or so.
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Then I laid them out on a towel to dry over night. They had definitely gotten tea-stained and were looking much more vintage than before.
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I know it may be hard to tell in a photo because the change is slight, but they really do look more vintage!
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I tucked them into a little patriotic bucket filled with shredded shiny *paper*. They are standing up so nice and flying so straight! I love that, because they had lost some of that crispness packed away in their box. The tea bath sure did revive them:)
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Don't they look pretty beside some of my patriotic vintage postcards?!
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Watch for more 4th of July crafts to come...
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