Dyed Rice

I was trying to figure out what to do with these glass bottles I kept from my grandmother's farmhouse. I had them in our upstairs guest bathroom, but with Tessa joining the family, we decided to kid-ify that bathroom. With few other places to put these bottles, I decided to keep them in the bathroom, but to add color to them. I read about dying rice and pasta and thought that would be a fun way to add color.

I measured out the rice in the jars, then put that rice into a glass bowl (use glass or metal or else you'll stain your plastic). Add about 1 tablespoon rubbing alcohol per 1 cup of rice. Add drops of desired food color. Mix until all rice is coated and the color you want.

I then covered cookie sheets with one layer of plastic wrap, then with about 3 layers of newspaper (I was afraid the dye would leak through the paper and I didn't want to ruin my cookie sheets!). I laid the pans in the sun to dry, which they did rather quickly.

I kept them out there for a few hours, then transfered them back into the jars. I love it and the colors match perfectly to our new frog themed bathroom!