By Easter, almost every house begins to paint eggs. If you dye them in one color, for example, with the help of onion peel, you get "dyed". If the egg is painted with multi-colored dots, with the help of drops of wax, this is a "speck". Eggs of the same color, but with a pattern scratched on them, are “drapanki”. The most beautiful, "pysanky", have a complex pattern made using a special tool - a pysanky.
Method one. Decoupage
To decorate an Easter egg with a picture, it is not at all necessary to go to the store for stickers. You can decorate the egg using decoupage technique.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
egg
gelatin
napkin
Tools
scissors
tassel
heat-resistant container
Cooking:
1 Prepare gelatin glue. To do this, soak the gelatin according to the instructions on the package. Strain the gelatin through a strainer or carefully drain off excess water. Heat the swollen gelatin in a container until the granules are completely dissolved. If the gelatin hardens while decorating the eggs, reheat it. 
2 Divide the multi-layered napkin into separate layers. Pictures cut out from one color layer. 
3 Attach the cut out picture to the shell. Apply gelatin glue directly to the picture. 
4 Your decoupage Easter egg is ready. 
By the way
Spread gelatin glue evenly over the picture, from the center to the edges.
Method two. Marbling
Today we will share the secret of creating a marble shell.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
eggs
sunflower oil
Tools
containers for mixing paint
fork
Cooking:
1 Color the desired number of eggs in light colors. Let them dry completely. 
2 Add a spoonful of sunflower oil to the containers with darker dye. Gently stir with a stick (do not shake!) to break up the single oil stain into small, pea-sized spots. Dip the egg in the dye and oil and remove immediately. 
3 For the marbled effect to be beautiful, the egg only needs to be dipped once. 
Method three. We color with a cloth
For dyeing eggs, you can use old silk ties, pieces of silk chiffon or satin, and, if you don’t mind, a Pavlovo Posad woolen shawl.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
fabric with a fine pattern and unstable dye, such as silk knitwear
white cotton calico - patches 15x15 cm
vinegar
eggs
Cooking:
1 Wrap a raw egg with a cloth so that the front side (with a bright pattern) fits snugly against the shell. 
2 Sew the fabric by hand over the shape of the egg. Try to avoid creases and strong creases. 
3 Wrap the sheathed egg in a piece of cotton. Fasten from the blunt end of the egg, tightly wrapping it with thread. 
4 Pour 3 tablespoons of vinegar into the water. Put the eggs wrapped in cloth and put on fire. After the water boils, boil the eggs for 10-12 minutes. Then take the pot off the heat and fill it with cold water. 
5 When the eggs are cool, remove all layers of fabric. A beautiful, subtle pattern will be printed on the shell. 
6 Only a professional artist can paint an egg like that.
Method four. Paint with tape
Using a ruler or centimeter to draw stripes or cells on an egg is inconvenient. We recommend using masking tape.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
eggs
colorful egg dyes
masking tape
Tools
dummy knife
Cooking:
1 Color the boiled egg light. Stick 2-3 strips of masking tape on it at a distance of 3 mm from each other. Since there is no thin masking tape on sale, make the strips of the required width yourself. Draw a wide masking tape directly on the reel into strips 5-10 mm wide. Push along the entire length of the line with a paper cutter. Now thin strips of tape can be used.
2 Dip the whole egg in green or blue paint. When the egg is dry, remove the strips of tape. 
Method five. Eggs with lace pattern
Lace can be replaced with parsley or dill leaves. Then proceed in the same way.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
boiled eggs
lace
shreds of kapron
threads
colorful food coloring
Tools
scissors
glass for dilution of paints
Cooking:
1 Cut out the lace motif you like from the napkin. Soak a piece of lace in water and place on a boiled egg. 
2 Pull the egg with lace tightly into a patch of nylon tights. Tie from the side of the blunt end with threads. 
3 Dip the egg in the fabric in the food coloring. 
4 After a few seconds, remove the egg and carefully remove the cloth. 
5 Leave the eggs to dry. 
Method six. Wax crayons
Color the boiled eggs with children's wax crayons. After the egg is painted, dip it in food coloring. The whole shell will be colored, and the drawings will show through and become brighter against the background of a contrasting color.
Method seven. Decorating with ribbons or braid
Eggs decorated with ribbons, lace or braid look very elegant. First, boil the eggs, you can dye them with special dyes or leave the natural color. Tie a ribbon on each testicle. To prevent it from slipping, glue it to the shell with hot glue. It is not necessary to buy a thermal gun for these purposes - the glue stick can be heated over a candle.
Method eight. Craft Egg
Craft egg is a decoration option that will cause a surge of children's enthusiasm. Color the boiled eggs yellow. To make a cockerel and a hen, it is enough to cut out a scallop and a beak from paper. Eyes can be drawn with a pencil. Glue the elements with a thick solution of gelatin or PVA glue.
Method nine. marble eggs
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
4 eggs
2 tablespoons of tea
1 tablespoon soy sauce
0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 clove bud
Cooking:
1 Boil the eggs hard-boiled for 15 minutes, rinse with cold water. Put on the surface of the table and, lightly tapping, crush the shell over the entire surface of the egg. 
2 Boil water in a saucepan, add tea leaves, add soy sauce and spices. Put the eggs right in the crushed shell and cook over low heat for 40 minutes. Allow to cool without removing from the broth. 
By the way
In this recipe, not only nutmeg and cloves can be used, but also any other spices - ginger, cinnamon, star anise. If you plan to serve marbled eggs for breakfast, boil them the night before and leave them in the broth overnight to intensify the color and flavor.
Method ten. Decals
All mothers know that children love to paint everything that comes to hand. Therefore, there is nothing better than to entrust them with dyeing chicken eggs for Easter.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
materials
chicken eggs
food coloring in tubes
markers with food coloring
egg stickers
Tools
scissors
glass of water
Cooking:
1 First, boil the eggs and cool. You can paint them in light colors or traditionally with onion peel. 
For any Orthodox person, Easter is the most important holiday. Every year, most families in our country bake Easter cakes, cook Easter and, of course, paint eggs. Everyone wants something new, and it’s worth a lot to surprise relatives and neighbors with your creation.
Easter eggs
Interestingly, the tradition of giving each other colored eggs for Easter dates back to the time of the emperor. Tiberias. Naturally, over the past period, many dyes and original solutions have been found.
Folk ways
onion peelThe oldest and most popular way of painting eggs for Easter. The color intensity directly depends on the amount of onion peel in the solution.
Eggs dyed with onion skins
You can diversify this painting by wrapping the eggs with cloth or putting a leaf (parsley, dill, basil) into gauze, then an unusual pattern will be printed on the shell.
Patterned eggs dyed with onion skins
Fashion trend - marble coloring. To get this effect, you need to wrap the egg with cloth, putting small sheets of newspaper or notebook into it, and twist it tightly. After coloring the eggs in a strong solution, without unwrapping them, transfer them to a less intense coloring solution or another dye (for example, red cabbage or nettle). Very detailed information on how to make beautiful "marble" eggs using onion peel and brilliant green is described in.
- red cabbage
- Cranberry
- Turmeric
- Nettle
Factory natural dyes
In case you don’t want to bother with the preparation of coloring solutions, you can use purchased dyes based on natural extracts of plant and animal origin. They are prepared from turmeric root, marigold flowers, carrots, pomegranate seeds, red cabbage, chokeberry, beets; There is also carminic acid.
Dyes for eggs
Personally, I bought just such dyes for the upcoming holiday.
Food colorings
The most popular are pearlescent dyes with marble sheen, as well as decor kits. I also could not pass by, but I doubt their complete safety, so I will paint a couple of eggs with them just for decoration. It turns out something like this beauty:
Easter eggs - souvenirs
They are no less in demand than natural ones, painted in various ways. The craft in the form of an Easter egg will look good on the table in a festive composition and is suitable for a gift. When creating an Easter souvenir egg, you can involve children, which will make such creativity not only useful, but also enjoyable. This type of Easter decoration for me is in second place after painting with onion peel.
Gift option.
And such crafts can be created with children. They will be not only a wonderful holiday decoration, but will also become toys for kids.
You will find a detailed master class on decorating foam plastic souvenir Easter eggs. And then these crafts can be used to decorate the house and the festive table for Easter; here are the ideas of such decor: and in a vase.
Egg decoration
Today, decorating eggs is incredibly popular. There are more and more various sophisticated and original decoration techniques:- quilling - you can make a boiled egg, or you can take a specially prepared layout and use it as a souvenir and table decoration.
- decoupage - using a tissue and starch (like glue) you can create such beautiful Easter eggs that are not only safe, but also incredibly beautiful.
Easter egg decorated using decoupage technique
For already dyed eggs, you can buy a set with decorative elements. These are the wreaths I got. There are also paints in this set, but I plan to replace them with onion peel.
Easter decor set
Marble eggs with decorative stickers. Photo from fotki.yandex.ru, author elena-bond13
thermal stickers
The fastest and cheapest way to decorate eggs for Easter. I boiled an egg, dressed it in a sticker and lowered it into boiling water so that it sat tightly. For a change, I decided to buy this option from a huge number of offers in the store
Sets of thermal stickers for eggs 
Easter cake and eggs in thermal stickers
Dyeing eggs with multi-colored threads
Having wrapped the egg with multi-colored threads and boiled it, we will get a beautiful striped egg. Or you can simply wrap a colored or boiled egg with threads - we will get such an original creative decoration for an Easter composition.
thread decoration
What can you think of to surprise others with your creation on the eve of Easter. For dyeing with fabrics, select bright shreds of natural silk, wrap eggs in them, fixing them well with threads, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vinegar and cook for 20 minutes. You can use silk fabric, for example, from an old men's tie.
The end result is a piece of art. I myself would not risk it, because I do not know how harmless it is for the child.
Every Easter, many people paint eggs, but some of us do not even think about why and what is it for? It looks interesting, unusual and just beautiful.
Why are eggs painted for Easter?
Tradition says that after the resurrection of Christ, as a gift that symbolized this miracle, Mary Magdalene decided to present an egg to the Roman emperor Tiberius.
But the emperor did not believe her, and said that a person cannot be resurrected, just as a white egg cannot turn red. At that very moment, the egg turned red.
Despite the fact that today Easter eggs are dyed in all sorts of colors, it is red that is the main, traditional color that personifies life and victory.
According to the icon-painting tradition, the risen Christ is depicted surrounded by radiance in the form of an oval. As you can already guess, the shape of the egg is similar to this figure.
The tradition of dyeing eggs
If you delve deeper into history, you can find out that for a long time it was bird eggs that were a symbol of rebirth, life. The tradition of dyeing eggs is very ancient, and came to Europe from Ancient Egypt and China.
It is also worth mentioning that, according to the legend, Christ resurrected after the Jewish Passover, and it, in turn, was established in honor of the liberation of the Israeli people from Egyptian slavery.
On this holiday, believers give each other eggs painted in different colors, as a symbol of the Resurrection.
From the very beginning, it is worth noting that before starting to color the eggs, it would not be superfluous to degrease them. To do this, you just need to thoroughly wash the eggs in a solution of baking soda.
So that when boiling the eggs do not crack and spread, you need to follow a few simple rules:
Do not boil eggs immediately after taking them out of the refrigerator. First you need to leave them to "warm up" at room temperature for 30 minutes.
It is advisable to add a generous pinch of salt to the water in which you will boil the eggs, which will not allow the eggs to leak out, even if they crack.
In order for the food coloring to evenly cover the egg, you need to wipe the eggs with soapy water or alcohol before dyeing them. In case you are using special paints, try adding a little vinegar to the water to avoid streaks.
To give the eggs a bright color, place them in a coloring solution and refrigerate overnight.
How to color eggs
Method 1. Onion peel
You will need:
Eggs
onion peel
Boiling water
1. Wash the onion skins.
2. Put the husk in hot water and boil for 30 minutes.
3. Now you need to strain the broth and put boiled eggs in it.
4. Hold the eggs in this broth until they are colored.
5. Take out the dyed eggs and rub them with vegetable oil, which will give them a shine.
The color depends on the amount of husk used - from light yellow to red-brown. If you use red onion husks, you can color the eggs purple.
Method 2. Coloring with shreds
You will need:
Eggs
Colored faded threads (can be replaced with shreds)
Gauze (can be replaced with a nylon stocking)
1. Wrap each egg with thread or pieces of cloth and secure everything by wrapping it in gauze.
2. Pour warm water over the eggs and bring the water to a boil.
Method 3. Drawing on the egg
You will need:
Eggs
parsley leaves
Pieces of fabric
1. Moisten a few parsley leaves with plain water and wrap them around the egg.
2. Wrap a shedding piece of fabric over the parsley.
3. Secure everything with gauze.
4. Boil for about 10-15 minutes.
5. Cool the eggs and remove the cloth. You should have an imprint of a parsley leaf.
Method 4. Color with fruit / vegetable juice
You can try dyeing Easter eggs with regular fruit or vegetable juices (carrots, beets, etc.).
You will need:
boiled eggs
Vegetables or fruits
Just rub the egg with beet or carrot juice. It doesn't get easier.
Method 5. Paint with birch leaves
You will need:
Eggs
Birch leaves (regular or dry)
1. From birch leaves you need to make a decoction. You need to insist about 30 minutes.
2. Place the eggs in the broth and boil them for 10 minutes, after which they must be removed and cooled.
After this method of staining, the eggs may acquire a yellow or golden color.
If you want to eat, you can, before placing the eggs in the broth, tie a birch leaf to each, then tie it with nylon and then cook for the specified time.
Method 6. Color with food coloring
You will need:
Eggs
food coloring
Read the instructions on the food coloring package carefully. Following it, prepare the paint and place the eggs in it for the specified time.
When you start removing the eggs, blot them with a paper towel.
Method 7. How to color an egg in 2 colors
You will need:
Eggs
Food colorings
1. Following the instructions, dilute the paints you need.
2. First, try to evenly color the eggs with a light shade of paint.
3. Take out the dyed eggs and dry them on a paper towel.
4. Next, using a special holder (or fingers, but very carefully), dip each egg halfway into another diluted paint, a brighter (or contrasting) shade. Hold the egg in this paint until it is colored.
5. It remains only to dry on a towel.
Method 8. Paint with ink
You will need:
Eggs
rags
Ink
Pipette
1. Wash the egg, wrap it with a rag and tie it with a thread.
2. Prepare the ink and pour a few drops over the top using a dropper. Dip the eggs in a pot of warm water and boil them for 10 minutes after boiling.
3. Take out the eggs and leave them to dry and cool. Next, remove the rag.
Method 9. We paint with food paints
You will need:
Eggs
tassel
Paints
You can use white eggs, or you can paint them in any color, after which, using a brush and food paints, apply any pattern or pattern.
Do not forget after the paint has dried, grease the egg with vegetable oil.
Method 10. Decorate with rice
You will need:
Eggs
Rice
Gauze
1. Wet the eggs.
2. Roll them in dry rice and wrap in cheesecloth.
3. Now you need to boil the eggs in onion skins.
4. Remove and dry the eggs, removing all the rice from them. You should end up with a dotted pattern.
Method 11. Marble eggs
You will need:
Eggs
Gauze
onion peel
Zelenka
Salt
1. Dip the egg in a bowl of water.
2. Prepare the husk and roll the egg in it, in some places you can force it to "glue".
3. Put the egg on the cheesecloth and sprinkle some more husk on it.
4. Wrap the egg in cheesecloth and tie tightly.
5. You can get rid of excess.
6. Put the workpieces into the water, adding salt to the container.
7. Now add brilliant green.
8. When the water boils, cook for another 7 minutes.
9. After boiling, rinse the eggs under running water.
10. Remove gauze and peel.
11. Rinse again.
12. Dry and, if desired, rub the egg with vegetable oil to add shine.
How else can you dye eggs
.For golden color you need to add 2-3 tablespoons of turmeric to hot water and boil until an intense color is obtained.
.For pink you need to soak the eggs in cranberry or beetroot juice.
.For purple you need to put in the water where the eggs are boiled, a few violets, the husks of sunflower seeds (not fried) or elderberries and blueberries.
.For blue prepare 2 heads of red cabbage, which must first be finely chopped. Also add 500 ml of water and 6 tablespoons of white vinegar to the head of cabbage. Then just leave it overnight.
.For green color when boiling eggs, add spinach, nettle leaves, lily of the valley, ash or buckthorn bark.
.For red color dip peeled beets, blueberries or bird cherry berries in boiling water.
.For dark brown eggs need to be boiled in 250 ml of coffee.
.For yellow dip the eggs with the bark of a young wild apple tree, walnut shell, chamomile or saffron flowers into hot water.
How to Decorate Easter Eggs: Thermal Labels
To use special thermal labels for decorating Easter eggs, you must first cut them in half.
Put the egg on a spoon and dip in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Due to the high temperature, the label will wrap the egg neatly over its entire surface, except for the bottom and top, which you can freely, if you wish, decorate with various small Easter-themed stickers.
How to decorate eggs for Easter: Drawing
To apply a beautiful drawing, you can use stencils, such as leaves cut out of paper, or some figures. Just attach the stencil to the egg and tie tightly with gauze, after which, place it in the dye.
You can also attach the cut out pictures to the egg using a starch paste.
If you want to make a striped egg, put some rubber bands, thick fabric ribbons, or tape on it.
How to decorate eggs for Easter
Here are some helpful tips related to the colors you are going to dye your eggs with:
Black color symbolizes grief. You can decorate a black egg with a bright pattern symbolizing the diversity of life;
The white color symbolizes destiny being built in heaven;
The image of a pine tree means health;
Grid-shaped drawing means fate;
The image of a dove is a symbol of the soul;
The image of an oak symbolizes strength;
The dots on the egg, as well as the image of the berry, are a symbol of fertility.
One of the largest church holidays is Easter. People start preparing for it in advance. Right before the holiday, the housewives prepare Easter cakes and paint eggs. It is here that women can show all their creative imagination. They are especially distinguished by the variety of egg colors.
This article talks about how to beautifully paint eggs for Easter with your own hands at home. The above methods are so simple that even a novice hostess can handle it. In addition, they do not require any artistic skills from the hostess. Before you start painting the eggs, you should prepare them.
HOW TO PREPARE EGGS FOR PAINTING?
- The first step is to take the eggs out of the fridge. They must be at room temperature. This is necessary so that the eggs do not burst during the cooking process.
- If you want the paint to lay on the surface of the eggs evenly, then you should wash them with soapy water under running water before processing.
- To give the eggs a smooth and shiny surface, after applying paint to them, wipe them thoroughly and treat them with vegetable oil.
Now let's take a closer look at the technique of painting eggs for Easter.
HOW TO BEAUTIFULLY COLOR EGGS FOR EASTER WITH YOUR HANDS WITH ONION SHELL
Onion peel is one of the old methods used by our grandmothers. The result of using the husks are eggs of red, yellow and brown colors. This effect can be achieved by adding onion peel and increasing the time the eggs are in the water: if the egg is in the water for several minutes, then the color will turn yellowish. Provided that the eggs spend several hours in the onion water, it guarantees the coloring of the eggs in bright red and scarlet tones.
HOW TO COLOR EGGS FOR EASTER AT HOME WITH NATURAL DYES
A large number of foods that we eat have a coloring effect. These products include: beets, carrots, cabbage, coffee, lemon, orange, various greens and wild berries. The result is eggs of such shades as: orange, blue, purple, green, yellow. It should be noted that the color in such cases is not very saturated. To enhance the effect, it is necessary to increase the time the eggs are in the broth.
DECOUPAGE OF EGGS FOR EASTER WITH NAPKINS
Currently, many tools have been created that help to significantly facilitate the process of coloring eggs for the hostess. These include various stickers. In addition, you can apply the decoupage technique. Initially, you should boil the eggs and prepare the gelatin glue. You need to prepare it according to the instructions on the package. Next, you should choose napkins with a beautiful pattern. You need to remove the white layer of paper. Cut out the desired fragment and put on the egg. Next, the picture is processed using the prepared glue, waiting for it to dry completely and slowly and carefully get rid of the stencil.
HOW TO COLOR EGGS FOR EASTER WITH YOUR HANDS WITH FOOD DYES
Now the culinary industry does not stand still and many confectionery additives have been developed. Various food dyes can be used not only in the manufacture of sweet dishes, but also for coloring eggs. To use them correctly, you must carefully read the instructions on the package. It should be remembered that the tinted water should completely cover the egg.
DYE THE EGGS WITH FLOSS FLOOR
In order to get beautiful patterns on eggs, you can use ordinary floss threads. Eggs should be wrapped in multi-colored paints and dipped in boiling water. As a result of high temperatures, interesting patterns of bizarre shapes will appear on the eggs. After heat treatment, all threads should be cut.
HOW TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL MARBLE EGGS FOR EASTER
They look very solemn and impressive. To properly paint eggs, you need to take vegetable oil and paints of different colors. This method is very complex and requires the hostess to have artistic skills. Coloring is carried out in the following way: first, the eggs should be painted with paints of light shades. Then they need to dry. Next, dark colors must be diluted in a cup with a small amount of water and oil. It should be remembered that cups with liquid should never be shaken. It must be placed so that small drops of paint appear. Then each egg must be lowered into this solution. It should be lowered once, maximum twice. The duration of the egg in the paint determines the intensity of staining. You should carefully select the shades to each other and correctly combine the colors.
DYE EGGS WITH COLORED CLOTH
For this method, you need a fabric of bright colors with a beautiful pattern. For this, silk ties or Pavloposad shawls are most often used. A raw egg at room temperature should be wrapped in a cloth so that its bright side is on the outside. You can sew along the contour of the fabric to prevent slipping of the fabric. Next, the egg with a cloth should be wrapped in a plain white cloth and carefully fastened on both sides. Then add water and 3 tablespoons of vinegar to the pan. Eggs should be boiled until cooked right in the fabric. The same process is carried out if silk fabric is used. After the eggs have completely cooled, remove the fabric.
USE OF POINTS FOR COLORING EGGS
- Before staining, wet eggs should be rolled over any cereal.
- In addition, you can use fresh herbs for decoration. In order for it not to fall out during the cooking process, the egg with greens should be fixed with gauze, stocking or bandage.
- To decorate the egg in straight lines, adhesive tape pasted in the form of strips is used. You can also use a rubber band.
After processing is completed, all fixtures must be removed.
EGG DECORATION WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY - EGG CHICKS
Easter is considered a family holiday and you can make it a tradition at home to decorate eggs together with your children. It will be interesting for children to make chickens out of eggs. To do this, parents together with their children can paint them with yellow food paint, and use egg cells as coasters. We cut out the legs, eyes and beak of the chicken from paper and attach it to the egg with gelatin glue.
DECORATION WITH THE HELP OF Stencils
Most parents do not have creative skills, but everyone wants to decorate eggs exquisitely. You can remember the times of youth and cut out stencils from tracing paper. It can be one or more, also one stencil can be placed on both sides of the egg. On them already carry out the processing of paints. Stencils can be used in several types.
PERMANENT MAKEUP
If you don’t want to bother with various stencils and tie eggs with threads, then in this situation there is a way out. Permanent markers will come to the rescue, which can be bought at any stationery store. In the absence of creative impulses and imagination, you can use the patterns available on the Internet. When decorating, a child can help you. For it, you can use ordinary felt-tip pens or watercolor, water-based gouache. After dyeing is completed, the eggs should be dried.
FOIL EGG DECORATIONS
This method will not only help to creatively decorate the eggs, but also cheer you up while working. If you want to leave the surface of the egg untouched, you can simply wrap the eggs in colored foil and attach decor elements to them. It is not necessary to use gold or silver shades, you can choose colored foil.
DECORATION OF EGGS WITH POWDER SUGAR
This method is very simple, but at the same time makes the surface of the egg more heterogeneous and gives it an interesting look. First, boil the eggs using food coloring. Next, you need to mix powdered sugar with water until a thick slurry is obtained. When the eggs have cooled, you can use a pastry bag to apply a pattern of your choice. It all depends on the imagination of the author. In addition, you can use special stencils, of which you can find a huge number on the Internet and for every taste.
RAINBOW ON EGGS
This method of coloring will give the eggs uniqueness, originality and make them more extravagant. Initially, you should boil the eggs and cool a little. This will make the application process more efficient. Next, you should dilute several types of paints in various containers and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar there.
Initially, the egg should be dipped in the desired paint, repeat with everyone. Eggs should be laid until completely dry. Next, you need to lower the painted egg halfway into another paint. Also let dry. This procedure can be carried out several times.
You can afford the most daring color combinations. After staining, any decorative element can be applied to a colored egg. However, even without them, they will look very beautiful.
QUILING ON EGGS
One of the most unique egg decorating techniques is the use of a new technique. One of these is quilling. This is the art of making various patterns out of paper without the help of scissors. Currently, you can find whole paintings created in the quilling style. Of course, the egg does not have a large surface, but you can also make a real masterpiece out of paper on it. But many craftsmen manage to create whole pictures: various voluminous animals, people, decorative elements can be folded out of paper.
Thus, using these egg coloring methods will help make your Easter table more refined and unique. Just imagine how delighted your loved ones will be at the sight of painted eggs, also made with their own hands.
2017-03-23One of the largest church holidays is Easter. People start preparing for it in advance. Right before the holiday, the housewives prepare Easter cakes and paint eggs. It is here that women can show all their creative imagination. Particularly diverse
This article talks about how to beautifully paint eggs for Easter with your own hands at home. The above methods are so simple that even a novice hostess can handle it. In addition, they do not require any artistic skills from the hostess. Before you start painting the eggs, you should prepare them.
HOW TO PREPARE EGGS FOR PAINTING?
- The first step is to take the eggs out of the fridge. They must be at room temperature. This is necessary so that the eggs do not burst during the cooking process.
- If you want the paint to lay on the surface of the eggs evenly, then you should wash them with soapy water under running water before processing.
- To give the eggs a smooth and shiny surface, after applying paint to them, wipe them thoroughly and treat them with vegetable oil.
Now let's take a closer look at the technique of painting eggs for Easter.
HOW TO BEAUTIFULLY COLOR EGGS FOR EASTER WITH YOUR HANDS WITH ONION SHELL
Onion peel is one of the old methods used by our grandmothers. The result of using the husks are eggs of red, yellow and brown colors. This effect can be achieved by adding onion peel and increasing the time the eggs are in the water: if the egg is in the water for several minutes, then the color will turn yellowish. Provided that the eggs spend several hours in the onion water, it guarantees the coloring of the eggs in bright red and scarlet tones.
HOW TO COLOR EGGS FOR EASTER AT HOME WITH NATURAL DYES
A large number of foods that we eat have a coloring effect. These products include: beets, carrots, cabbage, coffee, lemon, orange, various greens and wild berries. The result is eggs of such shades as: orange, blue, purple, green, yellow. It should be noted that the color in such cases is not very saturated. To enhance the effect, it is necessary to increase the time the eggs are in the broth.
DECOUPAGE OF EGGS FOR EASTER WITH NAPKINS
Currently, many tools have been created that help to significantly facilitate the process of coloring eggs for the hostess. These include various stickers. In addition, you can apply the decoupage technique. Initially, you should boil the eggs and prepare the gelatin glue. You need to prepare it according to the instructions on the package. Next, you should choose napkins with a beautiful pattern. You need to remove the white layer of paper. Cut out the desired fragment and put on the egg. Next, the picture is processed using the prepared glue, waiting for it to dry completely and slowly and carefully get rid of the stencil.
HOW TO COLOR EGGS FOR EASTER WITH YOUR HANDS WITH FOOD DYES
Now the culinary industry does not stand still and many confectionery additives have been developed. Various food dyes can be used not only in the manufacture of sweet dishes, but also for coloring eggs. To use them correctly, you must carefully read the instructions on the package. It should be remembered that the tinted water should completely cover the egg.
DYE THE EGGS WITH FLOSS FLOOR
In order to get beautiful patterns on eggs, you can use ordinary floss threads. Eggs should be wrapped in multi-colored paints and dipped in boiling water. As a result of high temperatures, interesting patterns of bizarre shapes will appear on the eggs. After heat treatment, all threads should be cut.
HOW TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL MARBLE EGGS FOR EASTER
They look very solemn and impressive. To properly paint eggs, you need to take vegetable oil and paints of different colors. This method is very complex and requires the hostess to have artistic skills. Coloring is carried out in the following way: first, the eggs should be painted with paints of light shades. Then they need to dry. Next, dark colors must be diluted in a cup with a small amount of water and oil. It should be remembered that cups with liquid should never be shaken. It must be placed so that small drops of paint appear. Then each egg must be lowered into this solution. It should be lowered once, maximum twice. The duration of the egg in the paint determines the intensity of staining. You should carefully select the shades to each other and correctly combine the colors.
DYE EGGS WITH COLORED CLOTH
For this method, you need a fabric of bright colors with a beautiful pattern. For this, silk ties or Pavloposad shawls are most often used. A raw egg at room temperature should be wrapped in a cloth so that its bright side is on the outside. You can sew along the contour of the fabric to prevent slipping of the fabric. Next, the egg with a cloth should be wrapped in a plain white cloth and carefully fastened on both sides. Then add water and 3 tablespoons of vinegar to the pan. Eggs should be boiled until cooked right in the fabric. The same process is carried out if silk fabric is used. After the eggs have completely cooled, remove the fabric.
USE OF POINTS FOR COLORING EGGS
- Before staining, wet eggs should be rolled over any cereal.
- In addition, you can use fresh herbs for decoration. In order for it not to fall out during the cooking process, the egg with greens should be fixed with gauze, stocking or bandage.
- To decorate the egg in straight lines, adhesive tape pasted in the form of strips is used. You can also use a rubber band.
After processing is completed, all fixtures must be removed.
EGG DECORATION WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY - EGG CHICKS
Easter is considered a family holiday and you can make it a tradition at home to decorate eggs together with your children. It will be interesting for children to make chickens out of eggs. To do this, parents together with their children can paint them with yellow food paint, and use egg cells as coasters. We cut out the legs, eyes and beak of the chicken from paper and attach it to the egg with gelatin glue.
DECORATION WITH THE HELP OF Stencils
Most parents do not have creative skills, but everyone wants to decorate eggs exquisitely. You can remember the times of youth and cut out stencils from tracing paper. It can be one or more, also one stencil can be placed on both sides of the egg. On them already carry out the processing of paints. Stencils can be used in several types.
PERMANENT MAKEUP
If you don’t want to bother with various stencils and tie eggs with threads, then in this situation there is a way out. Permanent markers will come to the rescue, which can be bought at any stationery store. In the absence of creative impulses and imagination, you can use the patterns available on the Internet. When decorating, a child can help you. For it, you can use ordinary felt-tip pens or watercolor, water-based gouache. After dyeing is completed, the eggs should be dried.
FOIL EGG DECORATIONS
This method will not only help to creatively decorate the eggs, but also cheer you up while working. If you want to leave the surface of the egg untouched, you can simply wrap the eggs in colored foil and attach decor elements to them. It is not necessary to use gold or silver shades, you can choose colored foil.
DECORATION OF EGGS WITH POWDER SUGAR
This method is very simple, but at the same time makes the surface of the egg more heterogeneous and gives it an interesting look. First, boil the eggs using food coloring. Next, you need to mix powdered sugar with water until a thick slurry is obtained. When the eggs have cooled, you can use a pastry bag to apply a pattern of your choice. It all depends on the imagination of the author. In addition, you can use special stencils, of which you can find a huge number on the Internet and for every taste.
RAINBOW ON EGGS
This method of coloring will give the eggs uniqueness, originality and make them more extravagant. Initially, you should boil the eggs and cool a little. This will make the application process more efficient. Next, you should dilute several types of paints in various containers and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar there.
Initially, the egg should be dipped in the desired paint, repeat with everyone. Eggs should be laid until completely dry. Next, you need to lower the painted egg halfway into another paint. Also let dry. This procedure can be carried out several times.
You can afford the most daring color combinations. After staining, any decorative element can be applied to a colored egg. However, even without them, they will look very beautiful.
QUILING ON EGGS
One of the most unique egg decorating techniques is the use of a new technique. One of these is quilling. This is the art of making various patterns out of paper without the help of scissors. Currently, you can find whole paintings created in the quilling style. Of course, the egg does not have a large surface, but you can also make a real masterpiece out of paper on it. But many craftsmen manage to create whole pictures: various voluminous animals, people, decorative elements can be folded out of paper.
Thus, using these egg coloring methods will help make your Easter table more refined and unique. Just imagine how delighted your loved ones will be at the sight of painted eggs, also made with their own hands.
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