Different Ways To Color Eggs

Patterned and sponged eggs are another fun and different way to color eggs at Easter. This method originates from soaking boiled eggs with cracked shells in a pot of boiling tea bags.

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On my facebook wall friends have suggested spray whipped topping and gelatin as other ways to try this on real eggs.

Different ways to color eggs. You can also dip the eggs in different baths to achieve different colors. In each cup pour in a half cup of boiling water a teaspoon of vinegar and the food coloring of your choice. To create a colorful version of this you can use food coloring and water.

This method uses acrylic paint even old worn out and mixed colored paint will do a brush and some sponges. You can experiment with different color combinations to get different effects on your eggs. Youll need between 10 and 20 drops of food coloring depending on the shade and intensity of the color youd like.

White vinegar is the key to setting the dye and creating vibrant colorful eggs. The purple eggs resulted from dyeing the eggs in the beet dye and later in. Youll want one for each color egg you plan to mix.

After 3 minutes remove the eggs using a spoon and dry each one with a paper towel. Place the 12 hard-boiled eggs into a large bowl and pour in 34 fl oz 10 L of white vinegar. Use a brush to color the eggs with acrylic.

Then use different types of sponges the older the better to dab white acrylic on top of the base color. Some methods describe using pastegel food coloring and boiling water. The napkin does absorb a little of the color but plenty of color will remain on the eggs.

Start by prepping a few heatproof mugs or bowls. These methods also recommend leaving the eggs in the water for 7 hours. Just remember the colors are going to mix so stick to colors that will look good together like pink-purple-blue or red-orange-yellow.

Let the eggs soak in white vinegar for 3 minutes.

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