The unofficial official start to Summer begins next weekend on Memorial Day weekend. Does your family have any fun plans? One fun craft idea comes to mind for the whole family and that is tie-dyed shirts! They're fun, pretty easy AND can be done outside in the sunshine! Here is a different take on the tie-dyed shirt, using the Preval Sprayer.

What you'll need:

• 100-percent-cotton T-shirt
• Rubber bands
• Buckets or dish tubs (4-quart minimum)
• 2 or more colors of fabric dye
• Salt (1 cup per dye bath)
• Rubber bands and marbles and/or coins
• Preval Sprayers
• Sealable plastic bags
• Latex gloves

What to do:

1. Place the shirt over a marble or coin, pinch it through the shirt layers, and twist. Secure in place with a rubber band. Repeat this process all over the shirt with several more marbles--the more you use and the tighter you twist them, the more unique your patterns will be.
2. Fill the Preval Sprayer/s with the individually prepared dye baths and thoroughly spray your shirt. Hold the bottle close for more concentrated colors and farther away for more subtle coloring.

Make sure you enjoy the time you spend with your family while making these great shirts!