Give ordinary clothes, lampshades, and pillowcases a bright makeover with these easy dyeing projects. Inspired by a traditional Japanese textile, this versatile accessory is just a length of fabric and a bottle of dye away.

Create a fun palette for your next gathering by dip-dyeing paper cups and bowls.

With an easy dye solution, you can give store-bought silk scarves a soft or bold ombre effect.

Liven up a pair of white canvas shoes with liquid fabric dye. Making them will be just as fun as adding them to your wardrobe.

With blends of red, pink, and orange dye, you can turn your plain canvas tote into your most vibrant accessory.

More chic than a tie-dye but just as fun to make, this stylish shirt may become the one you reach for every Saturday morning.

Inexpensive bamboo place mats make the table look luxe when dip-dyed.

In addition to your accessories, dyed fabric can also brighten up your home. A quartet of dyed linen panels with pale-blue bases and fading colors adds a one-of-a-kind work of art to your walls.

Make your own surface protectors by braiding dyed pieces of ticking fabric. By experimenting with store-bought liquid dye in a large basin, you can create your own tints.

With a light dye bath of food coloring and water, you can turn ordinary white doilies into beautiful gift wrap for candy and sweets.

A quick dip in bowl of boiling water and dye will give unfinished wooden beads a beachy look, perfect for your summer wardrobe.

Give your headboard slipcover and pillowcases a beautiful, sea-inspired feel by dyeing sky-blue linen deeper, soothing shades of blue.

Make one-of-a-kind wrapping paper by dipping and dyeing folded rice paper in food coloring to make diamond and striped patterns.

Pillows with perfectly imperfect bands of color invite you to relax. Sew and dye your own covers, or just dye store-bought ones. You can even dip-dye patterned fabrics.

According to Indonesian folklore, certain motifs on traditional batik cloths bring good health. Our improvised patterns -- made with successive impressions of different-size icing tips, blocks, and dowels -- promise only to brighten a tabletop.

Strike up a colorful correspondence using dip-dyed papers. Different papers will take fabric dye differently (and coated papers may not take it at all), so results can be surprising.

Dip-dyeing gives a fabric lampshade and a rug a soft, serene look.

Turn a pair of inexpensive leggings into a new accessory.

When dipped in paint, rustic baskets become thoroughly modern carryalls that look as if they came straight out of a design shop.