How to make an Easter egg: good ideas plus natural dyes

Food colors from stores or strange labels, which do not always work as it should be, satisfied by no means all. In addition, to prepare for the holiday and decorate Easter eggs with the whole family is much more interesting. Especially before this spring and bright holiday, we pick you up for an exciting and natural way to decorate an Easter egg, I hope that you enjoy it;)

I can not say that I am a religious people, and follow all the rules and rituals, but at Christmas and Easter, there is something special to me, bright and a little baby. That is why before each Easter I'm with my son and his friends arrange something like a small master class on making Easter eggs.

Spring bright Easter holiday this year falls on April 20, so you have enough Time to prepare and choose an interesting method of making Easter eggs, and we'll help!

onion peel

Let's start with the simplest - the color in onion skins. But it will not just monochrome painting, for a change, we take the small leaves and make a stencil! This method still enjoyed my grandma, so it is really the test of time.

The more onion skin, the darker the color (from beige to dark brown). Red onion husks gives purple. Broth with husks should be cooked for at least half an hour, then strain, and only then it is possible to boil eggs.

How to make patterns:

• Egg wrap thread - will receive strips.
• Attach to the egg onion peel and tie in a nylon sock - get interesting stains.
• Wet roll the egg in Cereals (rice or buckwheat), engage in a nylon sock and boil in dye - will receive the eggs in a speck.
• Attach to the egg leaves of dill and parsley (or small houseplants leaves), tightly tie nylon tip and boil in water with dye - will receive eggs with leaf impressions.

Easter decoupage

Another simple and natural way to make beautiful Easter egg - Easter decoupage! He is on the same principle as the standard, but instead of glue and varnish - egg protein.

• Choose napkin with Easter motifs, cut them and leave very thin layer with a pattern.
• Boil eggs, cool and rubs them dry.
• In a separate platter whip protein.
• Gently apply the cloth with a pattern and coated with the egg on top of it.
• Leave the egg to dry.

The same can be done without cutting out the individual motifs. To do this, divide the napkin on the layers, put the egg on top of the layer with a pattern and begin to gently coat the top with egg white wide soft brush. The remaining tissue should be cut.

Rinse aid can coat the egg with vegetable oil, but after it dries.

Children crayons or water-based paints, wax crayons

All children's art supplies (crayons and water-based paints, wax crayons) are made with the expectation that young artists will periodically try them on taste (sometimes even savoring), so art products for young gourmets perfect for Easter decoration eggs.

You simply hand the child a hard-boiled egg and paint, and let the imagination run wild child.

natural dyes

onion peel. The color ranges from light brown to maroon substantially (all depending on the number of husks). Red onion husks color eggs almost purple.

Poplar twigs. Color - lemon yellow.

Turmeric. Color - from light to dark yellow (it all depends on the quality of spices).

Cranberry or beets. Pink colour. Boiled egg soaked in water with cranberry juice or beet in the night.

Coffee. Color - dark brown. For this it is necessary to boil eggs in 250 ml of coffee.