Join the Largest Ostomy Community
Next >

Anyone Dye an Ostomy Bag a Different Color?

Posts:2530
 
Reply to crappycolondiaries

Luckily this isn't a democracy..........so you get no vote.  But you can color your own bags and we can have a competition.  Do you have any egg coloring left over from Easter............might be just the ticket!  Now why didn't you think of that?  Maybe you did, but just didn't know it.  Anyway, get coloring and we'll let the gang on here decide who wins.  

;O)

 
MeetAnOstoMate - 30,199 members
Join a supportive community of individuals who understand your journey and can provide valuable insights, guidance, and companionship throughout your ostomy experience.
Posts:2
 

Why don't you just get some covers? I got a pack of 8 (2 white, 2 brown, 2 beige, and 2 black) on Amazon. I don't remember the exact cost, but it wasn't very much. You can get all sorts of colors. 

Posts:816
 
Reply to Wildflower 81

Have you used the glitter puff paint? Are hiding from me that you're a craft-y person?  😉

Posts:163
 
Reply to crappycolondiaries

Nope, not crafty....but if you remember back in the day it was all the rage to have puff painted tshirts, sweat shirts, etc....lol

Posts:816
 
Reply to Wildflower 81

Having ptsd flashbacks of the hair

Posts:163
 
Reply to crappycolondiaries

Maybe it's not PTSD so much as the after effects of inhaling the Aqua Net we had to use to achieve such bitchin' hair 😂

Posts:816
 
Reply to Wildflower 81

Did you have the feathered bangs (I can't remember what topic this thread is about right now 🤣)

Posts:163
 

Feathered AND teased 😜

Posts:2666
 
Reply to Wildflower 81

 

Posts:2530
 

Ok, I'm Back in Black!  Here's the first attempt.  Used Krylon Ultra Flat Black and it looks much better than it should.  The bag is still flexible and its integrity seems unaffected......and no paint flaking off!!  I haven't torture tested it fully, but I am impressed at how well the paint is holding up.  Would definitely work in a pinch.......say a black tie affair for one night.....but don't expect it to hold up to a couple days of wear time.  But still......looks way better than I expected.  Next will be the fabric dye. Stay tuned.

;O)

Posts:1
 

Easier is to buy cloth covers in all colors and designs. They are available on Amazon or Etsy. I bought solid color ones and match to what I'm wearing that day, they are machine washable so I can keep reusing them

Posts:2666
 
Reply to w30bob

🤔 I'm not sure I'd wear my bag outside of any formal black tie affair clothing to begin with. 🤷‍♂️ I just wore a wrap and then normal stiff, fancy clothing for a wedding I attended a few months after surgery. I don't think having the bag sticking out would look good, no matter what color it was.

Posts:816
 

Ok Bob, here's the thing, it wouldn't let me respond to your comment about this not being a democracy and me not getting a vote. I find it ironic that is the comment it doesn't give me the option to reply to, which I kinda want to say you did on purpose? As I do not live under the dictatorship of Bob I don't have to listen right? And if I did I'd protest. I had got this spinner thing for dying Easter eggs to try to make the process more efficient- the kids and I were getting bored with the traditional method. I've been trying to think if I blew a bag up with it air if it would work for this thing but I'm not sure. Traveling this week, so can't try it til next week 🤷🏻‍♀️. My daughter had good luck with permanent markers on her white crocs though which are no longer white. I would've been upset but they actually look really good 😆

Posts:18
 

Not familiar with Hollister bags but what about Fabric paint that's sold at Hobby Lobby, Walmart or any craft stores. Would be washable and wearable!

Posts:2530
 
Reply to AlexT

This has been talked about a lot on here, but suffice it to say wearing my bag tucked in is not an option.  Too much output too quickly and nowhere to go if a belt is pinching off my bag.  Stoma guards and other stuff designed to provide room for your output to slide down under a belt all pretty much suck to wear, IMHO.  I always end up slitting my shirt so I can tuck it in all around with slit going around my bag.  Keeping my jacket buttoned and no one ever knows.  But in dimly lit rooms, where most parties I've attended were happening would make a black bag hanging over belt practically invisible.  Even if a few were to remain sober for more than 30 minutes or so, I doubt they'd notice it.  So having a black bag would come in handy.  Dying gives me the option to make it any color I want, as clothing dye comes in a wide spectrum of colors.  Wow.....I could hang my color matched designer bags next to my ties in my closet......and when it's time to pick a tie....I can pick a bag too.  Hmmm.............I think I could make some money at this.  If you folks will pay $130 for a Stealth Belt.......I can probably convince you to part with $20 for a hand-made designer reusable colored ostomy bag.  

Honey.........clear the dining room table.......we got work to do!

;O)

Posts:816
 
Reply to w30bob

LOOK what I found when I was looking for something completely unrelated, I go where the adhd takes me. This is why I should get a vote because I find these things. I had to show some serious restraint not to buy the bumblebee duct tape-it was so cute 😁

Posts:18
 

I am thinking about doing this.  Might cool to match them with clothing.. good to know someone else is. .

* Please, do not post contact information, personal information or advertising.
All times are GMT - 5 Hours