Fashion by Hand: Vibrant Easter Egg Dyes {how to / tutorial / recipe}

HiPpItY hOpPiTy...

Easter's On It's Way

Now...let's get DoWn and DiRty
with some homemade EgG dYeS!

I take an egg, all shiny white, and then I dip it out of sight.

I leave it there within the cup, then after 20 minutes, I pick it up.

Oh my! It's a lovely shade of green...the prettiest darn Easter egg I've ever seen!

It all starts with an egg...most likely more than one...and a pot of boiling water! Now let me share a little tidbit I know about boiling eggs...it's a family secret so after I tell you I'm gonna have to...well, you know what I mean...

Bring water to boil with your eggs in the pot. Make sure the water covers all of the eggs. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn the heat off, cover, and leave the pot sitting on the range for 15 minutes. Place pot under sink faucet, turn on luke warm water and begin filling the pot. After a minute or so, turn the tap to cold and fill until the water in the pot is cold. Leave the eggs in the pot for another five minutes.

And there you have it...perfectly boiled eggs EVERY time!

To make the dyes you will need:

Water

White vinegar

Food coloring

{red, blue, yellow and green}

I use Wilton Gel Icing Color but you can use regular food coloring as well.

I like this because it's very rich in color, it's easy to work with

and sometimes you get some interesting textures.

The recipes below all call for 'drops' of food coloring. The gel coloring doesn't exactly 'drip' or 'drop' so I have to improvise a little. I have found that a scoop {similar to the one in the picture to the left} is about the same as 5 drops.