How to make a Tie Dye Heart T-shirt

Perfect for Valentine’s day or simply year-round, this is an easy step-by-step tutorial to make a heart tie-dye design. It’s even in rainbow colors!
It also includes a free template to make it easy to make the perfect heart.

Looking for Tie Dye kits? Our prefered bran is Tulip Tye Dye kits with strong vibrant colours that last.

To make a tie-dye heart t-shirt, you will need the following materials: a white t-shirt, tie-dye kit, plastic gloves, rubber bands, and a heart template (which can be found online or made by hand).

Step 1: Lay the t-shirt flat on a work surface and place the heart template on top.
Step 2: Use the rubber bands to secure the template in place and create the heart shape.
Step 3: Put on the plastic gloves and mix the dyes according to the kit instructions.
Step 4: Apply the dyes to the t-shirt, making sure to saturate the rubber-banded areas thoroughly.
Step 5: Once finished, remove the rubber bands and template, and let the shirt sit for at least 6-8 hours, or according to the dye kit instructions.
Step 6: Rinse the shirt with cold water until the water runs clear.
Step 7: Wash the shirt in the washing machine and dry it.

Your rainbow heart tie-dye t-shirt is ready to wear!

Note: The instructions may vary depending on the tie-dye kit you are using, please follow the instructions provided in the kit.

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The celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is important throughout Mexico and other parts of the world. Her feast day is Dec. 12, and the celebrations honoring her appearance to Juan Diego in 1531 begin a few days before that.

Whether you celebrate yourself or just want to share about the celebration at home or in your classroom, Las Mañanitas: The Beautiful Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a good place to start. The book, by Ernesto Joel Vega Rosales and Jeanette Gonzalez Seneviratne, with illustrations by Dana Sanmar, tells the story of a family’s celebration of the feast day in both English and Spanish.

They prepare with a novena, which is nine days of prayers and preparations. The children, Lucia and Pablo, are given special outfits made by their grandmother that look like what Juan Diego might have worn when he saw Our Lady. The book describes the prayers that are made each day, such as a prayer for respect for life, for families and for the indigenous people of the Americas, to name a few.

As told in the book, Juan Diego was a native Mexican born near modern day Mexico City. His given name was Cuaauhtlatoatzin, which means “He who speaks like an eagle.” When he converted to Christianity his name was changed to Juan Diego, and as he walked to church he passed a hill called Tepeyac. One day he heard the birds singing especially beautifully and a voice called him to go to the top of the hill.

There he saw Our Lady of Guadalupe, who asked him to tell the bishop she wanted a chapel built in her name at the foot of the hill. The bishop asked for a sign that Juan Diego really saw her, and later she had him collect flowers that she blessed and take them to the bishop. When Juan Diego dropped the flowers, an image of Our Lady could be seen on his cloak, which is still on display in her basilica to this day.

The feast day is celebrated as mañanitas, which includes singing, indigenous music and dancing, and children presenting flowers to Our Lady. Juan Diego is remembered today as being humble, brave and faithful, and was the first indigenous American made a saint.

The book is colorful and tells the story in a clear way, and it’s fun to have it both in English and Spanish if you teach Spanish or speak Spanish at home or in the classroom. It’s a great way to learn the basics of the celebration and the story of Juan Diego and why he is still remembered today.

About the book: 40 pages, paperback, published 2024 by Loyola Press. Suggested retail price $14.99.

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