Psychedelic Tie Dye Treasury

Yo,

Check out the Psychedelic Tie Dye Treasury:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dbb93e4b8ce6d91ec206919/psychedelic-tie-dyes

Happy 420! 42% off Made By Hippies Tie Dyes, Today Only!

I hope all hippies are having an IRIE day! Use coupon code FOURTWENTY in our http://www.etsy.com/shop/madebyhippiesand save 42% today only!

500 One of a Kind Handmade Items for Sale at Made By Hippies Etsy Shop

We have 500 one of a kind handmade by hippies items for sale at our etsy shop right now: http://www.etsy.com/shop/madebyhippies

Our goal is to have 1,000 unique one of a kind items for sale so keep checking back as we get higher and higher to our goal!

PEACE and LOVE!

Erik

http://www.madebyhippies.com

Alien Tie Dye T-Shirts For Sale

Hola, I just wanna let ya know about our Alien Tie Dye T-Shirts we have for sale at our Made By Hippies Etsy Shop. Check them out they are all one of a kind and gonna sell out fast.

Oh yeah, you can enter the coupon code "madeforhippies" at checkout to get 10% off your order from our etsy shop. As always free USA shipping. PEACE!

Check out a few of the Alien Tie Dye Photos below:

Green Alien

Brown Alien

Green Alien Tie Dye

Grey Alien Tie Dye

Green Alien Tie Dye

Black Alien Tie Dye

Made By Hippies Dot Com Updated!

Hey Now! I've spent the last week updating all the pages on our website, http://www.madebyhippies.com so go visit and check it out. We updated a bunch of the photos, fixed up some old pages and tuned up the buttons and links on each page to get a clean quick loading website to our visitors. So check it out and let me know what you think by leaving a comment below, I would love to hear from you. I write all the code for www.madebyhippies.com myself using simple html code and notepad as my editor, then I ftp the files to my webserver and whalaa, a website! Check out the vending photos page to see photos of us selling our tie dyes in 2010. Also check out the updated about us page to see photos of our new home in Hippyland, Oregon and some of our neighbors.

So just for ole times sake I'm gonna check out the website rankings real fast...
On a basic google search for each search term here is how www.madebyhippies.com ranks:

tie dye, #9 on the first page
tie dye clothing, #3
how to tie dye #7, www.howtotiedye.net is #6 (our other website, check it out!)
tie dye t-shirts, #10 & #11 both on the first page

so that is all pretty sweet... gonna be a great tie dye year this 2011, it already is!

PEACE~!

Erik

Sandy Mountain Festival 2010

Here is a photo of Amanda selling tie dyes from our booth at the Sandy Mountain Festival in July 2010. We had a great time and sold a lot of tie dyes. We will be back in 2011!

Tie Dye Disc Golfs

Hiya Hippies,

Just thought I'd drop a line to let ya know about these groovy tie dye disc golf discs being made by DISCRAFT. Santa gave me a PhaZe 3 Supercolor Spectra 1 Maximum Distance Driver for Christmas and it looks pretty rad. Check one of these cool tie dye disc golf discs at http://www.discgolfstation.com

PEACE!

How To Tie a Peace Sign Tie Dye Pattern

Hippy Advice #1

This I say Verily unto you young hippies... Never ever get a job working for the Man. In the end it will just be a waste of your life with nothing to show for it. Even if ya can't think of someway to be in business for yourself, which is the way to be, then find someone cool to work for and do whatcha gotsta do ta survive. Oh yeah, and never cut ya hair either! Let's seize the time, let's make the system pay for it's crime. We surround them! There is no reason to slave ya life away in debt, that is no way to be a FREE MAN, an AMERICAN!

Tie Dye Aprons now for sale!

Here are Made By Hippies we just finished making two cool patterns of tie dye aprons. We made a Rastaman Spiral Tie Dye Apron and a Rainbow Spiral Tie Dye Apron. Just $20 with free shipping, order yours today!

Rastaman Spiral Tie Dye Apron

Rainbow Spiral Tie Dye Apron

Tie Dyed Google Rankings

So it's been a while since I checked in on the websites google rankings...

On a google search for just "tie dye" my website http://www.howtotiedye.net comes up #5 on the first page, not too shabby!!!

But for the search "tie dye t-shirts" http://www.madebyhippies.com does not show up until page 5 and is #58... But search for "tie dye t-shirts for sale" and Made By Hippies is #2!!!

Search for "How to Tie Dye" and our How To Tie Dye website is ranked #3! A search for "tie dye dresses" nets us the #6 spot and for "tie dye tank tops" the number 3 ranking!!!

For "baby tie dye" Made By Hippies is at the top of the second page at the #11 spot. The "wholesale tie dye" search finds Made By Hippies at the bottom of the first page at the #8 spot.

Our newest product, the Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kit is just starting to climb the google rankings. Right now a search for "tie dye kit" places Made By Hippies at #52, the second search item on the 5th page. But keep an eye for this search term to make it to the fist page of google in a month or two.

To top it all off is my favorite search right now, "how to tie dye a peace sign" finds How to Tie Dye dot net at the #1 spot!!!

So yeah, the hippies know how to type html. We don't pay for advertising or links or nothing like that. It's all just honest hard work typing away all day. PEACE!

Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kits For Sale

Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kit

Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kit allows anyone to tie dye just like the hippies. Easy to follow instructions provide the tips and tricks of making colorful and colorfast hippie tie dyes. It's all about using high quality Procion dyes combined with tying up great patterns like the tie dye spiral, v-stripe or peace sign patterns. All that's needed is 6 100% cotton t-shirts, a place to tie dye and a washing machine. The Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kit provides everything else that's needed. American Apparel learned how to tie dye from Made By Hippies and now you can too!

The Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kit Includes:

How to Tie Dye Instructions
1 TBSP Golden Yellow Procion Dye
1 TBSP Lemon Yellow Procion Dye
1 TBSP Turquoise Blue Procion Dye
1 TBSP Electric Blue Procion Dye
1 TBSP Scarlet Red Procion Dye
1 TBSP Fuchsia Red Procion Dye
½ cup bag of Washing Soda
2oz Bottle of Wash Out Detergent
2 Pairs of Plastic Gloves
About 20 Rubber Bands
3 4oz Dye Bottles
½ Teaspoon Measuring Spoon
Washable Marker

Other Supplies You Will Need before Tie Dying:

6 White 100% Cotton T-Shirts
Tie Dye Workspace
Washing Machine


Buy a Made By Hippies Tie Dye Kit for $25 (Shipping Included)

Call 503-757-8558 to order using a credit card or pay order online at the Made By Hippies website: http://www.madebyhippies.com/tiedyekit/

Tie Dye Bedsheets

I&I have two sets of handmade tie dye bed sheets for sale right now on our etsy site,http://madebyhippies.etsy.com

The first sheet set is a Blues and Greens Tie Dye Jersey Sheet Set. Dyed using procion yes using two blues and two greens in a spiral pattern this king size sheet set will look great on your bed.

The sheet set is Target Home brand and the label reads King Jersey Sheet Set, Spring Collection, 100" cotton, fits mattresses up to 14" deep, one set. Set Includes: One flat sheet 108 in x 106 in [274 cm x 269 cm] One fitted sheet 78 in x 80 in [198 cm x 203 cm] Two king pillowcases 21 in x 41 in [ 53 cm x 104 cm] Care: This sheet set is colorfast. Machine wash, tumble dry. This is a special sheet set, the only one around like it. Peace!

The second sheet set is tie dyed in red, gold and green in a spiral pattern onto a set of Jersey Bed Sheets. This set includes a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and two pillow cases made to fit a Full sized bed. They are dyed using Procion Dye and are colorfast so you can wash them with your regular laundry. Made of 100% cotton.

After you buy this item on etsy you can pay us using paypal or else give us a phone call to pay using your credit card. But even using paypal you can buy without signing up for a paypal account, just do a one time payment with your credit card. So yeah, these are a one of a kind Made By Hippies Tie Dye. You get the actual rastaman tie dye sheet set in the photo and it will ship out the next day after you pay. The cost on this one is $75 plus shipping. Sorry no free shipping on this one as the sheet set does weigh a bit and is more expensive to ship then just a t-shirt. So we hope you like this and buy it! PEACE!

How do I wash a tie dye t-shirt?

How do I wash a tie dye t-shirt? This is a question we get a lot and a question that I have heard a lot of different answers for. Made By Hippies tie dyes are all colorfast. That means the Procion dye we use has permanently bonded with the cotton strands and become a new color. Any excess dye is washed out using super hot water. Later the tie dye can be washed just the same as any other laundry using regular laundry soap. No special care is required.

The reason some tie dyers say to wash separately using only cold water is usually because they used Rit dye for their tie dyes. That dye does not bond with the cotton fabric, more just painting over the top and some gets washed away every time it goes through the wash. Using cold water keeps the dye from rinsing out but eventually most of the dye will wash out and the tie dye shirt will be faded and sad.

That's why our tie dyes are good, because they stay nice and bright wash after wash. Don't worry man, cause these tie dyes are made by hippies!

One of a Kind Tie Dyes for sale at our etsy shop.

Yeah Man! Be sure to check out all the great one of a kind tie dyes we have for sale at our etsy shop http://madebyhippies.etsy.com. We have lots of one of a kind fruit of the loom tie dye shirts on sale for just $15 with free shipping in the USA! Then we have all of our awesome American Apparel one of a kind tie dyes too. We have organic cotton baby onesies, organic cotton short sleeve shirts and organic cotton long sleeve tee shirts. All organic cotton, made in the USA by American Apparel and Tie Dyed in Oregon by Made By Hippies! The baby clothes are $20, the short sleeves $25 and the long sleeves are $30, all include free shipping of course. Then we have a few tie dyes on sale plus lots of cool tapestries and bandannas as well as some sweet handmade hemp jewelry. So we've got it all please come and check it out today at http://madebyhippies.etsy.com

Oh yeah and be sure to check our video out from our trip down to LA to teach American Apparel how to tie dye!

Time for our "Real Job"......

Yeah so October is here and it's time for I&I to put the tie dye dreams on the back burner and concentrate on working hard at the Christmas Wreath Shop for another season!

We have had such a great tie dye year it's hard to stop but we still gotsta pay the bills! The wreath shop has been my families business for 25 years now and it's where I have learned lots of my business practices from, namely provide a great handmade product at a fair price along with great customer service!

We are still shipping out orders the next day and continuing so sell our tie dyes both on our website http://www.madebyhippies.com and on our etsy site http://madebyhippies.etsy.com so check those out and getchorself a new tie dye t-shirt!!!

And if ya need a Christmas Wreath head over to http://www.granstromevergreens.com

Peace, Love and Happiness!

Erik

Rastaman Tie Dye Bandanna Giveaway on Twitter

Yeah Mon! I&I will be giving away three tie dye bandannas to anyone who follows me on twitter http://twitter.com/madebyhippies and Re Tweets the following message on thier own twitter account:

I&I entered the Labor Day "Rastaman Tie Dye Bandanna" Giveaway by following @madebyhippies & RTing this message http://www.madebyhippies.com

The contest ends Monday at midnight so it's a Labor Day Giveaway!!!

Be sure to check out http://www.madebyhippies.com for tie dyes!

Tie Dye Galaxy #1

Here is my first Tie Dye Galaxy on a 48" x 72" cotton tapestry.

One Love!

July 2009 Made By Hippies Tie Dye Newsletter

Made By Hippies Tie Dye Newsletter

July 15th, 2009The Summer Music Scene is here..... Grab a new tie dye to wear!
G'Day From Made By Hippies Dot Com!

Made By Hippies
Erik & Amanda
PO BOX #16162
Portland, Oregon 97292, U.S.A.
503-757-8558
erik@madebyhippies.com

Thanks for joining the Made By Hippies Tie Dye Newsletter. Our plan is to send out about one e-mail a month with some news about our tie dyes and where we will be vending as well as a special tie dye deal!

Made By Hippies busy Spring has now become our busy Summer. But busy in a great way because we are busy making and selling tie dyes. Our online sales have continued to roll in day after day and our vending sales at the Gresham Farmers Market here in Oregon have been going great! Last weekend we were at the Sandy Mountain Festival in Sandy, Oregon and broke last years record for all time tie dye sales in one day! So we are feeling pretty great as the rest of our summers plans unfold in front of us. This weekend we are going to be vending at the Gresham Farmers Market again but it's also the Gresham Art Walk so it's bound to be a busy day. Next week are are loading up the van and driving to Minnesota for the 10,000 Lakes Music Festival. We don't have a booth this year (we did in 2006!) but are planning on meeting up with old friends and partying and I'm sure we will end up selling a few tie dyes along the way!

Later on in August we are going to be rocking steady at the 5th Annual NW World Reggae Music Festival here in Oregon. This will be our third year vending there and we have a 10'x20' booth reserved in the stage area so if you make it to the festival be sure to come by and check us out!

This was in last months newsletter but in case you still have not seen our American Apparel Tie Dye video go to youtube.com and search for "made by hippies" the video can also be found on our website, www.madebyhippies.com - the video shows Made By Hippies working with American Apparel in April 2009 teaching them how to tie dye!

One Of A Kind Tie Dyes Now For Sale!
Made By Hippies is now offering one of a kind tie dyes in various sizes for sale for only $15 each including shipping. Each shirt is individually listed at etsy, which is like ebay for handmade goods. Our page can be found at http://madebyhippies.etsy.com

This is also where we have our American Apparel Organic Cotton Tie Dyes for sale for $25 for adult tie dyes and $20 for baby onesies.

We also have a selection of tie dye tapestries we have added to etsy as well as a section of "On Sale" tie dyes each priced to sell quickly.

Made By Hippies 2009 Vending Dates
NW World Reggae Festival - Friday - Saturday - Sunday August 7th-8th-9th, 2009
Gresham Farmers Market & Gresham Art Walk Saturday July 18th 2009
Relevant Links
www.MadeByHippies.com
www.MadeByHippies.etsy.com
www.CraftyCatJumpRings.com
www.RedEftShibori.com
www.HowToTieDye.net
Gresham Farmers Market
North West World Reggae Festival
Things to Note
All Made By Hippies products are handmade by Amanda & Erik in their Portland, Oregon home using renewable energy.

Made By Hippies Tie Dyes are 100% cotton, colorfast and preshrunk. For a looser fit order one size larger.

Tie dyes are safe to wash and dry with your regular laundry.

We wash all our tie dyes three times with hot water and super strength detergent during the Tie Dye process so you can wash them with your other clothes and they won't bleed dye - Guaranteed!!

How To Tie Dye Dot Net website updated!

Yeah Mon! I&I have been working for a while on the www.howtotiedye.net website and I feel like I finally have it ready to go, only about a year after I made it so not too bad!

So there are two lessons online, one how to make a rasta spiral and the other on how to tie dye a camo peace sign shirt. But the great thing about tie dye is one pattern can be dyed many different ways for great unique results.

Yeah the site has been ranking on the first page of Google searches too!!

Let me know what you think about the site! PEace!