Easter is coming! Every housewife tries to make beautiful and unusual eggs. The name of the resulting eggs depends on which coloring method you use.
1:850 1:860For example, eggs painted the same color are called dyes.
1:977Eggs with multi-colored dots due to droplets of wax are called specks.
1:1112Drapanka is a one-color egg with a scratched pattern.
1:1225Eggs with a design or pattern made using a special tool - pisachka - these are Easter eggs. They are the most beautiful, they can even be called works of art.
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Preparing eggs for painting
There are many ways to dye eggs for Easter. However, regardless of the option chosen, the eggs must be properly prepared. Here are some tips:
2:889- An hour before coloring, remove the eggs from the refrigerator so that they reach room temperature. In this case, they will not burst during cooking. The same result can be achieved by piercing the eggs with a thin sharp needle;
- In order for the paint to lay more evenly, the eggs must be thoroughly washed. Uniform coloring can also be ensured by rubbing the eggs soap solution or alcohol;
- brilliant appearance painted eggs will be obtained if, after painting, you wipe them dry and rub vegetable oil.
Now you can proceed directly to painting the eggs. Here are a few ways, among which everyone can find the most suitable one for themselves.
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The first method: a classic of the genre - onion skins
This is the way of our grandmothers, which still remains relevant. As a result, you can get red eggs, as well as yellow, brown or shades thereof - it all depends on the intensity of the paint and the duration of the dyeing procedure.
3:1050- Pour water into a saucepan and add onion skins. The red-brown color can be obtained by taking the peels of eight onions and adding two glasses of water. Based on this, you can calculate the amount of water and husk for a specific case.
- The water with the husks should be brought to a boil and boiled for 30-40 minutes. Let the broth sit.
- The broth should be filtered, freed from the husks, and the prepared eggs should be boiled in it for 7-10 minutes.
- In order for the eggs to clean well, they need to be sharply cooled with ice water.
- To obtain a more intense color, the eggs can be returned to the broth and left until they acquire the desired shade.
The second way: gifts of nature - natural dyes
Many natural ingredients have a coloring effect. This allows you to obtain a variety of colors and shades.
10:1215Beetroot juice gives pink color
10:1272Pale yellow - lemon, orange, carrots,
10:1355Yellow - birch leaves, calendula flowers.
10:1439Green color can be achieved with spinach or nettles,
10:1554Blue - through red cabbage.
10:91Coffee gives eggs their beige color.
10:154Violet - violet flowers.
10:213 10:223Some dyes are not very intense, for example, violet or spinach, so eggs can be left in such decoctions overnight.
10:482- Pour water into a saucepan, add vinegar (1 tbsp) and natural dye. Bring to a boil. Let the broth brew (30 minutes).
- Boil the prepared eggs in the broth depending on the desired shade - from 15 to 30 minutes. If necessary, you can leave the eggs in the broth longer - for a day.
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Third method: decoupage technique
To decorate an Easter egg with a picture, you don't have to buy stickers. You can decorate it using decoupage technique.
11:294- Boil the eggs hard.
- Prepare gelatin glue. To do this, pour gelatin with water in the proportions indicated on the specific gelatin package and soak. Strain it through a strainer and remove excess liquid. Heat the gelatin and wait until the granules dissolve.
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- Choose napkins with beautiful colored designs. White eggs look better as a background, although it all depends on the color of the napkin.
- Separate the top layer of the napkin and cut out the piece you like.
- Attach the picture to the shell. Apply gelatin glue over the design from the center to the edges.
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The fourth method: the food industry introduces food dyes
One of the most trivial and simple ways— color eggs using dyes from Easter kits. There is always a recipe listed there, but you can do it like this:
18:451- Boil the eggs hard.
- Dilute the dyes with water - each color in a separate bowl. There should be enough water to cover the eggs. Add vinegar (1 tbsp).
- Keep the eggs in bowls until they begin to color.
The result is bright, colorful eggs that are pleasing to the eye.
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Fifth method: colorful palette - colored threads
To get intricate patterns, paint the eggs with multi-colored floss threads:
21:781- Wrap the eggs with thread.
- Boil it hard.
Sixth method: marble effect
Look unusually festive marble eggs. To execute them you will need food paint for eggs different colors, vegetable oil and artistic flair.
22:1745- Color the eggs in light, bright colors, such as yellow, red, orange.
- Let the eggs dry.
- Dilute dark colors (blue, brown, purple) with water. Add vegetable oil (1 tsp) to each cup. Gently stir (do not shake) the oil until there are a lot of oil “money”, no larger than a pea.
- Dip each egg in dark color and immediately take it out. A beautiful marble pattern is obtained if you do this no more than once.
Seventh method: eggs in silks
Exquisite eggs with designs are obtained by painting them with fabrics. You can use a silk tie or a Pavloposad woolen scarf.
23:1721- A raw egg should be wrapped in a cloth with a pattern. The front side should fit tightly to the shell.
- To prevent the fabric from slipping, sew the egg along the contour. Wrap it over the colored cotton fabric, securing it at the blunt end.
- Pour water into the pan, add vinegar (3 tbsp). Place the eggs wrapped in cloth into the pan and cook for 10-12 minutes after boiling.
- Fill in ready eggs cold water. When they are completely cool, carefully remove the cloth. A thin pattern will remain on the egg, just like on fabric.
Eighth method: imagination in patterns using scrap materials
Using the methods for coloring eggs described above (for example, using onion skins), you can.
24:1750- chaotic specks can be achieved if wet eggs are rolled in rice or millet before coloring;
- a leaf-shaped design can be obtained by attaching a parsley leaf to the egg before painting and securing it with gauze or stocking;
- To ensure that straight lines cross the egg, you can glue masking tape to its shell or pull a money elastic band over it;
- symbols or letters XB can be glued to the egg before painting using adhesive tape or masking tape. After painting, they should be carefully removed;
- You can get “checkered” eggs if you boil them wrapped in fishnet stockings or a net from fruits or vegetables.
- a lace pattern will decorate an egg if, before painting, an interesting lace motif cut from a napkin is attached to it;
- paint the egg with wax crayons. The drawing will appear at the end of the staining procedure.
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Ninth method: for the joy of children - a craft egg
Easter - family celebration, so you can start decorating eggs with your children. You can make funny chickens out of testicles.
25:337- Boil hard-boiled eggs.
- Paint it bright yellow.
- Prepare gelatin glue.
- We decorate the eggs with details cut out of colored paper. These are wings, beak, comb, paws, tail and others (bows, eyelashes, curls) - it all depends on your imagination. The eyes can be glued on or simply drawn on.
Tenth method: saving time - thermal stickers
A method indispensable for busy people— decorate eggs for Easter with iron-on stickers. They are sold on the eve of the holiday in supermarkets, newsstands and other stores.
26:1809- Boil the eggs hard.
- Place a sticker on the egg. To avoid problems with size (the sticker may be too small for the egg), it is better to choose medium-sized eggs.
- Dip the egg into boiling water so that the sticker “hugs” it and takes the desired shape.
These are some interesting and unique recipes for how to paint eggs for Easter. Traditionally, housewives do this in Clean Thursday. Easter is a wonderful Christian holiday that gives wings and hope for better life. Take some time to dye eggs and let a bright spring holiday into your life!
29:593April 16 – Easter. A holiday that is not complete without Easter cakes and, of course, decorated eggs. So that you can prepare for the celebration in advance, we offer you several simple and original ways to color eggs for Easter.
Onion paint: grass pattern
What do you need?
- onion peel
- pan (preferably metal)
How to paint?
- Place onion peels in a saucepan. There should be quite a lot of it, ideally a full pan.
- Fill it with water, bring to a boil and cook for 30-60 minutes over low heat.
- After the time has passed, when the water turns dark red, set the pan aside and strain the husks.
- After this, place the eggs in the paint and cook for 10 minutes.
- If you want your Easter eggs to look unusual, you can decorate them with herbs (dill, parsley, cilantro, etc.) and dried flowers. To do this, you need to secure fragments of plants slightly moistened in water with stocking capron or a bandage with threads. And only after that send them to cook.
Food coloring: spotted pattern
What do you need?
- two types of food coloring (at least)
- vinegar
- cotton buds
- boiled eggs
How to paint?
- Dissolve two types of food coloring in 2 tbsp. spoons of vinegar. Then decide which color will be your main color and which color you will use to apply the pattern.
- Pour more water into the main color. In the second - 1 tbsp. l. Stir the dye well.
- Then dip the slightly warm boiled eggs into the food coloring (this will prevent the color from spreading).
- Using a different color, apply a pattern to the eggs. The easiest way is to point the dots. But we don’t limit your imagination to this. Use different shapes and patterns.
"Golden" Easter eggs
What do you need?
- boiled eggs
- egg white- 2 pcs.
- flat brushes – 2 pcs.
- gold leaf
- knife (blade)
- gloves
How to paint?
- Cut the gold leaf into small pieces with a knife or blade.
- Separate the egg white from the yolk of two eggs. Protein will replace your glue for gold leaf.
- Coat each boiled egg with white, but not too much. To work, use a flat brush.
- Then take a piece of gold leaf, place it on the egg white coated with egg white and attach it using a clean, slightly damp second brush.
- For convenience, paint only half of the egg and leave it so that the gold leaf is well attached. If there are gaps on the surface of the egg, apply an additional layer of gold leaf.
- 15 minutes after applying the last layer of sweat on the egg, gently polish it with a damp brush.
grain pattern
What do you need:
- cereals (rice, millet, lentils, peas, etc.)
- confectionery powder
- beads
- candle (wax or paraffin)
- vegetable oil
How to do?
- Light a candle, take pre-boiled eggs and use melted wax to apply a design on them. Try to keep the flames away from the eggs, as you don't want soot patterns.
- Place cereal, beads or confectionery powder on the wax while it is still wet.
- Once the designs on the Easter eggs have set, brush them with a brush or ear stick to give them a shiny finish.
How to Dye Easter Eggs Using Food and Seasonings
What do you need?
- turmeric – 2 tbsp. l.
- red cabbage – 1 pc.
- beets – 1 pc.
- vinegar
How to do?
How else can you color eggs for Easter?
There are still many options left in our arsenal, but we will tell you about the simplest and not too expensive.
- Prepare several pans and required quantity eggs Pour water into one of them, 1 tbsp. l. bite (you don't need to use vinegar), add 2 tbsp. l. turmeric and put it on the fire, dropping a few eggs there. After 10-20 minutes, when the eggs acquire a yellowish tint, pull out the dyes and place them on a dry towel or on a plate. If you want the color to be more intense, leave the eggs in the solution overnight.
- Meanwhile, grate the beets and chop the red cabbage. Send both ingredients to cold water with vinegar and bring to a boil, adding a few eggs. If you want a brighter color, leave the eggs overnight or at least for a few hours in this solution. This way you will get pink (beets) and green (cabbage) colors.
Following this simple scheme, you can use tea or coffee, nettle, birch, and calendula leaves.
Fabric pattern
What do you need?
- pieces of fabric (scarves, ties)
- threads
- vinegar
How to do?
- Cut the fabric into square pieces.
- Wrap the egg in fabric so that the right side is on the inside. Then secure it with threads and dip it in water with vinegar (3 tablespoons per liter).
- After the water boils, cook the dye for 10 minutes.
- After this, carefully remove the cloth from the egg and set it aside to cool.
In fact, there are about 20 ways to color eggs for Easter. We have chosen the most interesting, simple and harmless ones for you. And may your Easter eggs be bright and your thoughts pure!
Prepared by Tatiana Krysyuk
With the spring warmth and sunshine comes the bright holiday of Easter. Tall stately Easter cakes, tender cottage cheese Easter, a variety of baked goods in the shape of chickens, rabbits and, of course, colored eggs. If dishes are prepared for family and guests, then eggs are presented to all acquaintances and strangers. From the children who bring the news of the Resurrection of Christ in the morning, to work colleagues. "Christ is risen!" - they say at the same time. “In truth he is risen!” - they hear in response and receive an egg in return.
What are Easter eggs?
Interestingly, painted Easter eggs have their names depending on how the eggs were painted. Krashenki are plain eggs, specks are eggs covered with multi-colored spots, which are obtained using droplets of wax. And if we paint eggs and scratch out the design, we get drapanka. Separately, it is worth noting the Easter eggs. This is not just an Easter attribute, but a work of art! Drawings are made on eggs special tool- with a scribbler.
In this article we have collected how known methods painting eggs, which everyone knows very well, but perhaps they have forgotten the nuances, is also more interesting and “unhackneyed”. In addition, we will talk about quick options how to paint eggs beautifully with the least amount of labor, about methods of decorating them that you can do with your child, and about such in original ways, where you can let your imagination run free and expect great results! For convenience, all 20 methods are divided into thematic blocks.
The key to the start - preparing the eggs for painting
- First: never start boiling eggs without first removing them from the refrigerator at least an hour or two before coloring. There should be at least eggs room temperature so that they do not burst during cooking. There is another way to prevent the eggs from exploding. They need to be pierced with a thin sharp needle. However, the first option is much simpler and safer.
- Second: when cooking, add 1 tbsp. l. table salt for 1.5-2 liters of water. It is believed that this is done to prevent the shell from bursting. In fact, it is correct to say that salt will prevent the protein from leaking out and forming white “growths” if the shell suddenly cracks.
- Third: the eggs should be washed thoroughly, perhaps even using a dish sponge. This is done so that the paint lays more evenly. You can also wipe the testicle with soapy water or alcohol.
- Fourth: you can dye eggs for Easter not only chicken eggs, but also quail ones. It turns out very interesting and unusual! We also pre-keep them at room temperature, rinse and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Fifth: in order for the paint to stick better, vinegar (9%) is added during the painting process. On average, 1 tbsp. l. for 1.5 l. water.
- Well, one last piece of advice. on how to color already colored eggs festive look. Rub them, after wiping them dry, with vegetable oil.
How to dye eggs in onion skins
First: classics of the genre - onion skins and its variations
Traditional purplish-red, brown or dark yellow eggs are obtained by dyeing them with onion skins. In this case, it is used as the husk of ordinary onions, and red. When calculating the color, you can use this hint as a guide. If you take the peels of 8 onions to 2 cups of water, you will get a red-brown color.
- Prepare a dye solution. To do this, add onion peels to a pan of water.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for about half an hour.
- Let the broth cool. During this time it will brew.
- Strain the “paint”, discarding the husks.
- Immerse the prepared eggs in the solution so that it completely covers them.
- Boil eggs in onion broth over low heat “hard-boiled”, that is, 12-15 minutes.
- Cool them quickly with cold water to make peeling the shells easier.
- If the eggs have not received the required shade during this time, return them back to the coloring solution.
Second: tandem of husks and brilliant green
Very interesting option- burgundy-green or brown-brown eggs. To perform them, you will need onion peels, brilliant green (standard bottle, 10 ml per 1.5 liter), nylon stocking (or gauze), gloves (to protect the skin of your hands from brilliant green).
Third: coloring in husks with patterns
You can diversify the coloring with onion peels if you first apply a patterned figure to the egg and secure it with a piece of nylon. In this case, to obtain a pattern, you can take what you have at hand. For example, leaves of parsley, parsnip, dill, peppermint, fresh or dried flowers. Dry material must first be soaked hot water, and then apply it to the egg.
Secure the chosen motif - a leaf or flower - tightly with a nylon stocking (or bandage, gauze) and carry out the standard staining with onion peels. Then remove the stocking, remove the stencil for the pattern and an egg will appear, painted with onion skins, but with an imprint of a leaf or flower natural color shells.
Using the same principle, you can decorate a speck with chaotic dots the color of an unpainted shell. For this wet egg Before coloring, roll in onion skins in rice, crushed peas or millet, or attach a piece of lace to it. Secure the rump or lace pattern with a stocking nylon. 
You can get a variety of patterns without using a fixing material:
- for straight lines of natural shell color on the egg, put money elastic bands on it;
- any pattern can be made from masking tape, plaster, self-adhesive paper, or simply paint the egg with wax crayons;
- You can get checkered eggs if you put fishnet stockings or a vegetable net on them.
Methods with dyes - natural and not so
Fourth: gifts from nature - natural dyes
- Pour water into a 1.5 liter saucepan and add natural pigment - the source of color.
- Bring to a boil, let simmer a little and leave to infuse for half an hour.
- Strain the broth, pour in 1 tbsp. l. 9% vinegar and place the eggs in a saucepan.
- Cook over low heat until at least tender (12-15 minutes). If the color doesn't come out well - up to half an hour.
- If coloring is not successful within half an hour, leave the eggs in a saucepan with the coloring solution overnight.
Fifth: a scientific alternative to natural dyes - food colors
Multi-colored flowers on young grass, what could be fresher and more attractive for Easter? To make them quickly and without special troubles, you can buy a special Easter set in the store. When choosing it, please note that dyes vary in the method of application.
One of the options is paint that needs to be applied directly to boiled egg. The other is powder or tablets for diluting the colored solution. Eggs are dipped into it and kept there until the paint takes on.
The dye packaging should indicate the dyeing method. Ready to use liquid paint there is nothing complicated. It is applied to the prepared egg, distributed evenly and allowed to dry. Method of painting with waterborne dyes general case looks like that:
Sixth: a string from the world - a colorful egg
A riot of colors in one egg is a way of dyeing with floss threads. Very simple and beautiful:
- Wrap multi-colored floss threads around a raw, room temperature, pre-washed egg. Combine colors and thread placement as your imagination dictates!
- 2. Boil them in the usual way until hard-boiled (12-15 minutes).
- 3. Remove the threads.
Seventh: fabric transfers
Transfer a beautiful pattern from fabric to an egg? It is quite possible. You just need to take the choice of fabric seriously. In our age of extremely developed chemical industry and the desire to reduce the cost of a thing at any cost, you can run into dyed fabric chemically. Despite how beautiful the drawing is depicted on it, it is better to refuse to use it. Examples of permitted material could be a Pavloposad scarf or a silk tie with an interesting pattern.
- Place the selected fabric with the right side on the egg. Secure it by stitching along the contour.
- You can additionally secure the material on top by wrapping the egg in a nylon stocking or white cotton cloth.
- Add 9% vinegar to the cooking water (3 tablespoons per 1.5 liter saucepan) and hard boil the eggs (12-15 minutes).
- Drain the water, cool the eggs and remove them from the cloth. The pattern should appear as delicate contours on the shell.
- Color the egg yellow with food coloring. Although chickens can be of other colors: blue or pink, for example. Even a child from 3 years of age can handle coloring with colored powders or tablets diluted in water. Of course, under the supervision and sensitive guidance of an adult.
- Cut out parts for decorating the chicken from colored paper: eyes, wings, tail, beak, scallop. And also: a bow - if it's a girl or a bow tie - if it's a boy. You can also use decorative fluff from a craft store. It turns out funny and very cute!
- To fix the prepared parts, use gelatin glue. To do this, soak the gelatin as indicated on the package. Drain off excess liquid and heat the granules until they dissolve. There is no need to bring it to a boil.
- Apply gelatin glue with a brush to the parts, egg and gradually turn it into a chicken!
- Boil the eggs. If necessary, color with food coloring, for example, if you are making a lion's face, use yellow.
- Pour a little cocoa into a tablespoon warm water until thick sour cream.
- Place the finished eggs on stands, such as lids plastic bottles, and draw.
- Let the chocolate gouache dry.
- Then glue the eyes with gelatin glue if they initially do not have an adhesive base.
- Remove them from the pan and dry with a towel.
- Place the egg on a stand, such as a bottle cap.
- Start drawing the design with wax pencils. The wax will diverge from the heat and create bizarre transitions and overflows. Choose your colors carefully!
- You can color eggs in this way not only with pencils, but also by sprinkling them with wax crumbs. To obtain it, rub crayons on fine grater. And then they pour it onto a hot, freshly boiled egg.
- Another way to decorate with wax crayons is to melt them and dip an egg into it.
- Boil the eggs as usual.
- Place the thermal base on the egg and place it in the strainer.
- Place the strainer in boiling water for a few seconds. As soon as the thermal sticker “hugs” it, pull it out.
- Boil the eggs.
- Cut multi-colored foil (available in office supply stores) into rectangular pieces large enough to wrap the egg.
- Prepare decorative elements or just use confetti.
- Wrap the cooled eggs in foil. Attach the decor to them with glue.
- Boil the eggs.
- Take one and paint it completely the lightest color.
- Dip the painted egg into paint a tone darker, but not completely, but halfway.
- Wait for the paint to set. Then drain it.
- Next, do the same, applying paint in layers.
- Boil the eggs, be sure to hard boil them.
- Place them on stands and mark your chosen design with a permanent marker.
- After finishing work, let it dry. This will take about an hour.
- Choose a design for the stencil.
- Apply it to ultra-thin paper (tracing paper).
- Wet the paper until it becomes pliable and can be easily applied to the egg.
- Fix the attached stencil firmly on the egg with a nylon stocking or bandage (gauze).
- When the preparation for coloring the eggs is completed, do it in any way: onion skins, food coloring. Only if the eggs are colored with onion peels, they do not need to be boiled first. And if you choose the method of coloring with food coloring, then they must be hard-boiled beforehand.
- Remove the fixing material and stencils from the finished, cooled eggs.
- Boil the eggs.
- Paint them in a light color dye: yellow, orange, blue. Let dry.
- Dilute a dark color dye in a deep narrow container (in a glass, tea cup): purple, brown, dark blue. Add 1 tsp to each cup of dark solution. vegetable oil. Stir until the spoonful of oil breaks up into many small oil droplets.
- Dip light colors into dark dye. Ideally do this once.
- Let dry. Marbled eggs are ready!
- Take the finished paint.
- Light a candle and use melted wax (paraffin) to apply a pattern on it. Do this very carefully. The flame should not touch the shell, otherwise a gray soot mark may remain.
- Dip the egg in the material of your choice for decoration. You can also place decorative elements onto the adhesive base by hand.
- When the work is dry, you can grease the decorated surface with vegetable oil for a more presentable look.
- IN powdered sugar slowly pour in water until you get a white mass of thick consistency.
- Place the decorative sugar mixture in a pastry syringe.
- Take the finished paint.
- Apply a pattern to it.
- Let dry.
- Take a nice napkin. Tear out an interesting fragment with your hands (without using scissors). Remove the top layer - that's what we'll use.
- Prepare gelatin glue.
- Apply the selected fragment to the paint.
- Apply gelatin glue over the napkin using a brush. This should be done from the center to the edges.
- Let dry.
- Make dye using onion peels.
- Draw a pattern on it with a simple pencil. You can do without it if you feel confident or have your hands full.
- Go along the pencil line with a stationery knife, scratching the outline.
Painting with children
Both adults and children look forward to Easter with equal impatience. Give the kids the opportunity to make a beautiful craft egg and give it, for example, to their grandparents. By engaging in such creativity, we encourage children’s desire to do beautiful things and give it to loved ones. And it’s also very interesting and fun!
Eighth: craft egg
You can make a perky chicken out of dye:
Ninth: funny faces
Show your children that they can draw on eggs in unique ways. But since this is a product and is then eaten, the colors must be natural. For example, it is very easy to make edible “gouache” from cocoa powder. She can draw the face of an animal, the face of a funny weirdo, or even a portrait. You can also draw eyes, but it will be more interesting to glue ready-made ones from a craft store. 
Tenth: wax crayons (pencils)
This is a method for school-age children. Since you will have to work with a hot, freshly boiled egg. 
Save time
When a woman is not only a housewife, but also the main breadwinner in the family, there is not much time for home life. Moreover, Easter eggs are painted on Maundy Thursday. This activity is not postponed until the weekend. Therefore, in the absence of time, you can resort to “quick” methods of execution easter eggs.
Eleventh: thermal film stickers
Once and done - this is about one of the easiest ways to create an Easter mood using thermal stickers. How beautiful they are: with Gzhel and Khokhloma paintings, with intricate patterns, butterflies, flowers, church scenes, as well as with rabbits, kittens and even children’s cartoon characters! If you plan to use thermal stickers, choose eggs that are not the largest in size. Otherwise, they simply will not fit into the thermal base. Stickers can be applied to unpainted boiled eggs, and they can also be used as a backup option if the shell suddenly cracks during coloring.
Please note: eggs in thermal stickers have a shorter shelf life than, for example, eggs colored with peel or food coloring.
Twelfth: festive outfit
Being one of the most important Easter symbols, the egg requires an appropriate outfit. So far we have talked about its coloring, but you can do it differently. Boiled egg Just wrap it in bright foil. Voila! And it is in the spotlight. And in addition it will be decorated with exquisite decoration. 
Flight of fancy
If the standard traditional methods of coloring eggs seem boring and monotonous, let your imagination fly and follow it like a white rabbit.
Thirteenth: Rainbow Power
This method is a variation of coloring food coloring. The combination of colors, the depth of painting, the number of layers... All this is selected individually. Therefore, such paints are 100% original. However, in order for the eggs to turn out like in the picture, you need high-quality dyes that give rich colors. You need to breed them according to the instructions. Another tip: you need to start with light tones, gradually resorting to darker and darker ones, and end with the darkest ones. 
Fourteenth: eggs “on style”
Easter, originally a religious holiday, has now become more secular. Therefore, eggs are not only traditionally painted red or a pattern corresponding to the holiday is applied, but they also approach this activity more simply and creatively. For example, eggs will turn out stylish if you apply a pattern to them with a permanent marker. You can come up with a coloring page yourself or get ideas from the Internet. 
Fifteenth: stencil work
This method is relatively traditional. We find a stencil, apply it to the egg, and paint it with natural or food coloring. A flight of fancy should manifest itself in the choice of stencil. Here everyday experience, information from books, magazines, and the Internet can come to the rescue. Or maybe you have family symbols. The main thing to remember is that the chosen color and stencil must be in harmony with each other. 
Sixteenth: marble effect
Those who decide to paint eggs marble will need artistic flair. It's not difficult to do this. The main thing is to choose colors beautifully and purchase high-quality dyes. 
Options for decorating ready-made colored eggs
If simply coloring eggs is not enough and your soul asks for artistic continuation, choose one of the proposed options. Turn your paint into a work of art!
Seventeenth: 3D decor
Quite a labor-intensive, but worth it method. To decorate eggs you will need a wax or paraffin candle, as well as a variety of cereals, small pasta, confectionery topping and whatever else your heart desires. 
Eighteenth: sugar lace
Eggs in voluminous lace are very stylish, festive and go perfectly with any traditional pattern on paint. To make them, you will need powdered sugar (about a glass) and water. If you don’t have powdered sugar on hand, you can make it yourself. For this you need granulated sugar and a coffee grinder. 
Nineteen: decoupage technique
In order for a picture to appear on the dye, it is not necessary to apply a thermal sticker to it or transfer the pattern from the fabric. You can remember the decoupage technique. It is designed to decorate not only plates and furniture, but can also be transferred to the plane Easter decor. To do this, we will have to use beautiful napkins or their elements and gelatin glue. To prepare the glue, gelatin is soaked according to the instructions on the package. Then the excess moisture is drained and heated, without bringing to a boil, until the granules dissolve.
Twentieth: drapanki
Colored eggs with a white pattern can be made not only by applying a stencil. The design can be scratched onto the surface of an egg painted with onion skins using a stationery knife or a thick, sharp needle. This method is labor-intensive, but is applicable when you plan to make a thin, elegant pattern on the egg, which is difficult to achieve by applying a stencil. 
Easter is a family holiday that gives hope for the future and faith in miracles. Touch a piece of beauty too - choose the method you like and paint the eggs to Easter table. There is only one drawback to coloring eggs using the methods described. It may turn out so beautiful that you will be sorry to eat it!
Easter- a bright and pure holiday for all believers. At Easter, it is customary to bake Easter cakes, give Easter souvenirs to loved ones, and paint eggs. Easter eggs and painting eggs for Easter is a traditional family-unifying tradition.
In this article you will learn why eggs are dyed for Easter, how to dye eggs with natural dyes, and how to beautifully decorate them with your own hands.
Why are eggs painted for Easter?
According to church canons, eggs are painted on Maundy Thursday; on this day it is customary to clean houses, wash yourself and cut your hair. Painted eggs for festive table eat first. Also, colored eggs are usually given to each other because they represent a talisman. According to tradition, Easter eggs are distributed to the poor and brought to church.
How to dye eggs for Easter
Currently, on the eve of Easter, there are a lot of food dyes, films, glitter, stickers and other items for decorating Easter eggs with your own hands on the shelves.
There are also common means at hand for these purposes, these are natural products: onion peels, beet juice, red cabbage juice. Let's discuss in more detail all the options for natural dyes:
- Onion peel. Peel the husks from several onions, cover them with water, and cook over low heat for 40 minutes. Strain the broth and boil the eggs in it for 10 minutes after the water boils. Color eggshells will turn yellow-brown
- Nettle or brilliant green. If you want eggs colored in green color, cook them in a saucepan along with nettles. Nettle can be dried. Green eggs can be obtained by holding them, already boiled, in green eggs.
- Turmeric and violet. If you want a beautiful golden hue of the shell, add turmeric seasoning to the water where the eggs will be boiled.
- Shell walnut. If you boil eggs together with walnut shells, they will turn out to be a beautiful beige color.
- Coffee. The brown color of the shell can be obtained if you brew coffee and then keep an already boiled egg in the broth.
- Beetroot juice. You will get a glamorous pink egg with these products. To do this, cook the beets and add vinegar. Then put the eggs in the broth and boil them.
- Cranberry. Wash the berries, squeeze out the juice, and boil the eggs in the juice.
- Carrot juice. Peel the carrots, squeeze out the juice, and boil the eggs in the juice.
- Hibiscus tea If you boil eggs with hibiscus tea, you will achieve a pink shell color.
- Mint. Eggs boiled with mint will have a pistachio hue.
Natural dyes are good because they are harmless to humans.
You can adjust the brightness of the eggshell; if you want a brighter color, do not remove the eggs from the broth until the water has cooled.
Carefully remove the colored eggs from the water and place them on a plate to cool. You can leave the eggs plain, or you can further decorate them.
If you use unnatural dyes, do not use the egg as food; it is better to blow the egg out of the shell first, so it will please your eye as a souvenir.
Advice: before painting eggs, they need to be washed and degreased with alcohol, the paint will apply more evenly.
After coloring the eggs, coat the shell with cotton wool dipped in vegetable oil, the eggs will shine beautifully and become brighter.
Tip: To prevent the egg from cracking, add a teaspoon of salt to the solution.
Easter is approaching. This year it falls on April 28th. By church tradition You need to paint eggs on Maundy Thursday, which means it’s a busy time of preparation in every home for happy holiday resurrection of Jesus - they paint eggs, make Easter cake dough and prepare cottage cheese Easter.
And also in families where there are small children or housewives who are needlewomen, they make themed crafts to decorate their home and as gifts for family and friends.
I remember when I was a child, my grandmother would dye her testicles red-brown with onion skins. Nowadays you won’t surprise anyone with the color red, and housewives are coming up with all sorts of ways to decorate. After all, in Christ's Resurrection It is customary to christen yourself, and give eggs, etc. And I really want to stand out, so that the donated egg will be liked and remembered.
And every year I ask myself a question and go online to find out new information. This time I decided to collect all the methods I liked in one place.
Painted Easter eggs vary in the way they are painted.
Krashenki - painted one color with natural or food coloring
Drapes (or scrapers) - a design is scratched out on a surface painted in one color with a sharp object, for example, a needle or a stationery knife. It is preferable to use brown specimens, because... their shell is stronger
Specks - first they are painted one color, then wax is applied in drops and dipped into paint of a different color. After drying, the wax is removed by immersion in hot water or scraping. In ancient times it was impossible to apply more than three colors
Easter eggs are painted by hand and are considered the most difficult method. In skillful hands, this is a work of art. Beeswax is heated and, using a special steel pen, a pattern is applied to a raw, cold egg. Then it is painted in the required color, and the pattern is applied again and the whole process is repeated until the desired result is obtained. When all the patterns are applied, you need to carefully melt the wax from the surface over the candle flame
Sloths are the easiest way. Using thermal stickers is not time-consuming, and the result pleases the eye with a variety of patterns
Stickers – more suitable for crafts with children. Available materials are glued to the surface - cereals, peas, beads, braid, seeds
Beads – a bead pattern requires perseverance and patience, and is most often used on souvenir eggs
Malevanka (paint) - painted with an invented pattern and does not carry any semantic meaning. This method is suitable for children's activities when making gift souvenirs.
The last three types are more often used to create crafts for Easter, because... these species are preferable to use on empty eggs.
Basic rules for successful painting
Regardless of which painting method you choose, you need to properly prepare for the process:
- We wash with soap and a sponge so that the paint lays evenly. Or use alcohol or vodka
- Before cooking, be sure to remove the eggs from the refrigerator 1.5-2 hours in advance so that they have time to warm up. In this case, the shell will not crack due to temperature changes. Or pierce them with a sharp needle, but this is a more labor-intensive process
- When cooking, add 1-1.5 tbsp for each liter of water. salt. If the eggs do crack, salt will help seal the whites and prevent them from spilling.
- To keep the paint stronger, don’t forget about vinegar. A tablespoon per 1 liter of water will be enough.
- For painting, it is preferable to use white shell color, but if you paint with onion peels, you can use brown ones - the color will be brighter and less time will be required for painting
- For shine, grease them with vegetable oil and polish with a dry cloth.
- To make the shell easier to clean, immerse the boiled eggs in cold water for a couple of minutes.
- If there are children in the house, it is better to use natural dyes.
How to properly paint eggs in onion skins so they don't crack
The most traditional way coloring is the use of onion peels. I usually save it up starting in the fall. Moreover, I need it not only for Easter, but also for gardening work as fertilizer and repelling pests when planting potatoes. By the way, if you don’t have husks, you can ask vegetable sellers for them - they will be happy to get rid of them. Verified.
- Let's prepare onion skins and a box of eggs. If you have red onion peel, the color will be more saturated and bright
- Pour boiling water over the husks, cover the dish with a lid and let cool
- Add salt to the pan. 1 tbsp is enough per liter of water.
- Place eggs in a saucepan and put on fire. Bring to a boil and boil for 10-12 minutes. Turn off and cool
- Place in cold water, soak for a few minutes, and wipe until dry.
This is the usual way. There are others too. In some families, it is customary to boil water with the husk for 40-50 minutes and leave it to steep overnight. And in the morning, boil eggs in this water or water strained from the leaves. I tried both ways and didn’t see any difference, so I prefer the quick method.
Original painting in peel with a pattern
Patterned eggs can be made using parsley leaves, dill or other herbs. To secure the leaf, use a nylon stocking or gauze.
- Place green leaves soaked in water on the raw egg for better fixation.
- Wrap tightly in stockings or gauze, tie the ends with thread
- Place a layer of husks in a saucepan, eggs on top and fill with water
- Finish with another layer of onion and add water. Put on fire, boil for 10 minutes
- Remove from the pan, remove the stocking and peel off the greens.
For beauty, you can grease it with sunflower oil.
We use brilliant green for marble stains
To obtain a marble effect, take ordinary onion peels and a bottle of brilliant green. It is preferable to take an item for decoration white. In this case, the drawing will turn out clear and bright.
To create a beautiful pattern, cut the husks finely with scissors. The smaller the leaves, the more beautiful drawing. Another nuance - the joint use of red and golden husks will sparkle on the surface with richer shades
- To avoid staining your hands, we use gloves. Cut pieces of gauze so large that you can wrap the egg and still have the ends left
- Dip a raw egg in water and turn it in pieces of the husk so that the shell is completely covered
Place it on cheesecloth, sprinkle some leaves on top and wrap it in a bag. The gauze should fit tightly onto the surface. Fix with threads
- We put the prepared bags into a container (it’s better to take an old one so you don’t feel sorry for it) and pour out a bottle of brilliant green (10 ml), add water to hide the protruding parts and add salt. Place on the fire and bring to a boil. Boil over medium heat for 8 minutes
- Fill with cold water so that the shells can be easily peeled off and leave to cool.
Remove the gauze from the cooled eggs and wipe the surface with a cotton pad soaked in oil to add shine.
How to Create Patterns Using Rice and Paint
I suggest one more interesting recipe staining. Suitable for those who are always in a hurry - it is done easily and quickly.
Prepare multi-colored flowers (three pieces) and 1.5 cups of rice and 9% vinegar
- We put the eggs on the fire to boil (we will need hot ones), and at this time we put the rice in plastic bags
- If the dye is dry, then dilute it with water and add 1 tbsp. l. vinegar and pour 2-3 teaspoons into each bag
- Shake the bag thoroughly so that the paint evenly colors all the rice. Take out the boiled hot (required) egg and put it in a bag
- Press each egg tightly with colored rice so that it is not visible, and tie the bags tightly
Leave for a while. How longer egg is in rice, the brighter and more intense the pattern will be.
Coloring with food coloring at home
Food coloring gives a huge scope for creativity. With their help, you can create various designs on the shell, and if you use improvised means in the form of threads, electrical tape or rubber bands, then every year you can surprise your family and friends with elegant Easter clothes.
Method 1 – classic
Available in stores before Easter great amount Easter painting kits. We take any one we like, read the instructions and carry out the actions. Typically, pre-boiled white products are used for this method.
In separate containers (most often I use large mugs), in which one egg fits well, we dilute the dye. If there are only 4 colors in a pack, then it’s not scary. You can paint them first, and then mix the colors and get other colors. Pour 9% vinegar into a mug and lower the egg. Keep in the solution until the desired shade is obtained and dry on a cardboard stand. They are also often included in the kit. If not, then you can make it yourself.
Method 2 – rainbow
If you have time and desire, then let’s experiment and get a rainbow on your table.
- We will need three primary colors - red, yellow and blue, 9% vinegar, water and a drying stand. The egg is already boiled and dried. It is better if it is warm or hot. This will make the paint adhere easier and stronger.
- We dilute each color in a separate container with 100 ml of water per 1 tbsp of dye plus 1 tbsp. vinegar
- Dip the egg at an angle into the red dye and hold for a couple of minutes. Take it out, blot the drop from the bottom with a napkin and put it in the dryer to dry.
- We lower it on the other side into yellow dye and repeat the process
- We lower the unpainted part into Blue colour, wait the required time and dry.
It turns out to be a rainbow egg.
Method 3 – striped
With this method, you can use electrical tape or thread. With electrical tape the pattern will be more pronounced. And don't forget the gloves.
- Let's prepare containers with paint
- Boil the eggs, wipe them with a napkin and, without waiting for them to cool, wind them in a random order with electrical tape, which we will first cut lengthwise if it is too wide
- Place it in a glass with dye for a couple of minutes.
- Let's take it out and carefully blot it from excess moisture. We again stick electrical tape on the free space and lower it into a glass with another paint.
- After waiting the allotted time, take it out and blot it with a napkin. Remove the tape and get a beautiful result
- Using the same method, we decorate it with polka dots or a triangle. Moreover, you can glue circles or triangles onto an already painted egg.
- If we wrap it with threads, the pattern turns out to be less pronounced, but gentle and unobtrusive.
Method 4 – patterned
We use different rubber bands. There are thick ones, there are elastic bands for money, and there are very thin ones. The combination gives an interesting result.
This method is similar to the previous one. Let's dilute several dyes in different containers
- Wrap the egg with rubber bands and dip it in the paint for a while. Then we'll dry it
- We get interesting patterned specimens.
Method 5 - speckled
There are several options. You can dilute regular acrylic paint and use a brush or toothbrush to spray on white egg or the second option for something already painted.
Using wax pencil for decoration
If there wax pencil, then we use it. It is, of course, more convenient to use.
- If you don’t have drawing skills, sketch a sketch of the future pattern with a pencil
- Instead of a pencil, you can use wax. Take a candle and use melted wax using a toothpick or match to apply a design to the surface.
- Then we paint in the usual way with natural or food dyes. Just don’t use hot liquid, otherwise the wax will melt. We get a wonderful pattern. Melt the wax with a candle or carefully scrape it off.
Coloring with natural dyes
By using natural products you can get beautiful and delicate colors. Unlike food, the process will, of course, take more time. But the adherents folk recipes will undoubtedly appreciate their dignity.
To obtain golden and yellow flowers, birch leaves, both fresh and dried, are suitable. Brew them with boiling water for 30 minutes, and then boil white eggs in the solution for 10 minutes
Spinach will give a light green tint. Grind the leaves into a paste and boil the already boiled eggs in the spinach solution for one minute.
The pink color can be achieved with cranberry or cherry juice. Squeeze the juice from the berries, boil the eggs in it and leave overnight.
We get a beautiful brown-chocolate color with coffee or tea. Boil the eggs in a strong coffee solution (10 minutes).
In the table you can see which dyes and how to use to obtain the required color.
How to properly use beets for painting at home
Beetroot gives the shell a pink color. There are several ways to color this vegetable. See one of them in the table above - coloring beet juice. Squeeze out the juice and leave the prepared egg in it for three hours. Be sure to add vinegar for color stability.
Another way is to cut the beets into cubes or three on a grater. The pattern on the surface of the shell depends on the grinding method. Boil for 10-20 minutes. The vegetable should become soft and the color deep red. Dip the eggs into the beet mixture. Leave it on all night. The color appears uneven and iridescent.
Dyeing eggs with turmeric for Easter
To obtain yellow color we use turmeric. Pre-boil the eggs.
Pour 3 tbsp into a bowl. l. spices and dilute with boiling water, add 2 tbsp. vinegar for durability, and lower the eggs into the solution. Let it cool and then put it in the refrigerator overnight for more intense coloring.
How to paint with red cabbage without the paint rubbing off
Surprisingly, we get our blue color from red cabbage. Such is the chemistry!
- Cut a small head of cabbage into cubes
- Fill with water to cover and put on fire for 20 minutes
- Place eggs (ready) in a container and fill with strained cabbage broth. Pour 1 tbsp into one cup (on the left). soda The color changes immediately. In another 2 tbsp. vinegar 9%. And fill the third with one solution. Leave for 3 hours, then take out
- We conduct an experiment on the duration of immersion time in different solutions. The difference is visible in the picture, and if you look even closer, the shades of color reflect very beautifully.
- If you place eggs in an unstrained hot mass and leave them overnight, the color will turn out to be marble effect. After drying, the shell takes on a matte appearance. We add shine with a cotton pad dipped in oil.
How to get colorful eggs using fabric
Unusual way of painting. Look for unwanted pieces of brightly colored faded rags. Permanently colored ones will not work. You also need a white cotton cloth, water and vinegar.
- Take a piece of fabric measuring 18 by 18 and wrap the egg in it. Make sure that the fabric fits tightly (without folds), secure with an elastic band. Wrap the top in white cloth
- Place the tails on top of the pan, add water and vinegar, boil after boiling for 10-12 minutes
Cool and remove from fabric clothing.
We use regular napkins when painting
Using a napkin we get bright and unique colors. You choose the colors yourself, depending on your preferences and the quantity available.
We use ready-made eggs. We dilute the paint - yellow, red and blue, add vinegar for color fastness. We must wear gloves
- Wrap the egg in a napkin, preferably in two or three layers
- Apply paint using a spoon, cotton swab or syringe. First one color, then turn it over with the white side and apply another. Because We took the primary colors; when they cross, they give other shades - green, orange
- The task is to completely paint over the napkin. Set aside the variety to dry for 5 minutes
- We unfold and inspect. There are places where the paint has not reached. It's OK. You decide for yourself whether to leave it as is or enhance the effect with pearlescent paints for shimmer. In the meantime, let it dry naturally.
- We take pink and blue mother-of-pearl and apply them one by one with brush strokes in the places we need. Let it dry.
We decorate eggs for Easter with our own hands without dyes with children
Joint creativity with children in preparation for Easter will benefit both mother and child.
Let's use a quick and easy way. We buy thermal stickers and cut them. Boil the eggs and dry with a napkin.
- We put clothes on the egg, and use a spoon or other device to lower it into boiling water for a few seconds. As soon as the sticker tightly wraps around the testicle, remove it to a plate.
- By the way, you can also put the sticker on a painted specimen.
- FixPrice sells self-adhesive tape. It sticks perfectly to the shell and looks very elegant.
- For decoration, water-based children's markers or the same paints are suitable. With their help, we draw funny and funny faces, apply various patterns and designs.
- Monochrome patterns in one color look very beautiful.
- And more options for inspiration and imitation. You can get by with purchased eyes and a marker, and get practically masterpieces.
- You can decorate eggs using varnish. We put on gloves.
- Pour varnish of different bright colors into a container with water. Use a toothpick to draw out different patterns and lower the egg.
Napkin technique in decoupage for decoration
Safe and unusual method decoration is suitable for already boiled white eggs.
In handicraft stores we buy napkins with small Easter-themed patterns. We pull out motifs of a suitable size with our hands. You can also use scissors, but then the boundaries of the drawing will be clearer
- Place a piece on the surface
- Glue with a brush using egg white. This technique is also suitable for working with children, but requires accuracy and patience.
Video on how to beautifully color eggs at home
Potal is used in handicrafts and gives products an expensive and rich look. Get inspired by watching the video and repeat the process. Your loved ones will be surprised by the richness of the decor.
Choose your favorite Easter egg decoration option or even several. Happy Easter!
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