The beautiful tradition of painting eggs for Easter has come to us from time immemorial, and every family has its own favorite ways of decorating. Considering that a painted egg is also considered a talisman, it can be given to friends and family. To make the gift beautiful and unusual, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the most interesting options for decorating eggs. The proposed methods are simple and safe.

The tradition of coloring eggs is one of the most exciting, interesting and brings the whole family together. Nowadays, on the eve of Easter in stores you can find many different dyes, stickers, films, sparkles and other decor for Easter eggs. For those who want to show their creativity, there are many interesting ways of design. The main requirement for this is that the painted samples should not be dark and gloomy. Spring colors are welcome, red and all its shades are a must. And for the rest - as knowledge tells you, and what your imagination allows.

There are several basic rules for proper coloring:

• For better and more uniform coloring, they must be washed and degreased. You can wash it with soap and degrease it with alcohol.
• They should only be cooked after they have been left at room temperature for some time. Then, when heating them in hot water, there will be no sudden temperature change, and the shell will remain intact. Or you can pierce the egg with a needle, but the first option is better.
• It is better to cook them with the addition of salt, about one tablespoon per 1-1.5 cups of water, so that the boiled and colored samples have a beautiful festive look, they must be dried and wiped with a cloth dipped in vegetable oil. Then polish them thoroughly with a dry cotton cloth. This will make them shiny and glossy.

Marble method of dyeing in onion peels

For this method we need husks of different colors, plain paper, nylon stocking or gauze. We cut the husks and paper into arbitrarily different geometric shapes, no more than one centimeter in size, and mix. Eggs, moistened with water, need to be rolled in husks and paper. We cut the nylon stocking (gauze) into squares of 15x15 centimeters, so that the product to be dyed can be placed in them. We place the boned eggs into cut squares and tie them tightly or secure them with threads so that the shells fit snugly against the walls of the shell. The denser the pattern, the clearer the pattern. Place the remaining husks in a saucepan, fill it with water and add two tablespoons of salt. Place eggs in a saucepan, put on heat, bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and cook for 35-40 minutes. We take out the finished eggs with a spoon and place them under running cold water, remove the nylon.

Marble dyeing method using onion peels and brilliant green

We will need the same thing as in the previous method, but also a bottle of brilliant green. We also prepare the eggs, and finally tie them in a nylon stocking (gauze). Pour a glass of water into the pan, add a tablespoon of salt and pour out a bottle of brilliant green. We place the eggs with their husks in a saucepan; they should be completely hidden under water; if there is not enough water, you can add it. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, cook for 7-10 minutes. We take out the finished eggs and rinse under cold running water, then remove the stocking (gauze) and rinse again.

Marble staining method using sunflower oil

Eggs painted “marbled” look unusual. To do this, add 1 tbsp to the water with food coloring. a spoonful of vegetable oil. The oily liquid colors the egg unevenly, resulting in a “marbled” effect. It is important to mix the paint before placing a new egg in it.

Dyeing in onion skins with a pattern

An interesting design can be obtained using the same onion peel and, for example, rice and other improvised materials: sprigs of dill, parsley leaves, small leaves from other plants and blades of grass. You can make cut out figures from paper. The lace pattern turns out very beautiful. This painting technique also uses adhesive tape. Various figures are cut out and glued. Or the design is applied using wax.

Preparation: moisten the eggs with water, apply dry rice or other material and wrap tightly with nylon or gauze, as in the previous version. Place the eggs and salt in a prepared pan with water and onion skins. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and simmer for 35-40 minutes. We take out the finished eggs and rinse them under cold running water, then remove the stocking (gauze).

Dyeing with floss threads

A riot of colors in one egg is a way of dyeing with floss threads. A little labor-intensive method, but effective. You need to tightly wrap the egg with different threads and cook in the usual way until hard-boiled (12-15 minutes). Take it out, cool it and remove the threads. The dye from the threads will transfer to the eggs, and they will turn out bright and striped.

Gradient effect (smooth color transition)

To create a beautiful gradient effect (smooth color transition), you need to place more than half of the egg in the paint with a ladle for 3 minutes, while constantly slightly raising and lowering the egg, then lift it to half and leave for five minutes, lifting and lowering, and the last hold only the bottom part of the egg in the paint for ten minutes. Dilute several glasses of paint with different concentrations and alternately lower the eggs into them at different levels.

Decorating eggs using colored foil

Using colored foil you can decorate Easter eggs in an unusual and colorful way. We prepare the foil in advance; to do this, we cut it into rectangular pieces of such a size that it is enough to wrap the egg. We boil the eggs themselves, cool them and wrap them in foil. You can also attach various decorations or use confetti.

Lace effect

For this effect we need a minimum of ingredients: eggs, lace and dyes. Boil the eggs and cool. Wrap tightly in lace fabric and leave for ten minutes in a solution with paint. We take out and remove the fabric.

Shiny effect with glitter and sprinkles

We will need glitter, which can be bought in departments with Easter decor or in cosmetic stores - loose glitter for makeup or manicure, but in this case they must be thoroughly shaken off and ensure that they do not get into food. Or we can use multi-colored sprinkles. Apply glue to the part of the boiled egg where we want to place the glitter (sprinkles) and dip it into the prepared decor. You can also paint ornaments or designs on the surface of the egg with a brush with glue or protein and also dip it in glitter and shake off the excess. The main thing is to carefully take the egg until the glue dries.

Sugar lace

Eggs in voluminous lace are very stylish, festive and go well with any traditional dyed pattern. 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.

Preparation: slowly pour water into the powdered sugar to obtain a white mass of thick consistency. We place the decorative sugar mass in a confectionery syringe, take a colored egg and apply a pattern with the syringe, let it dry.

Dyes

If you are afraid to use dyes for eggs that are sold in stores, but want to put all the colors of the rainbow on the table, we advise you to remember the natural dyes that our ancestors have used for centuries.

• So, green eggs can be obtained by boiling them in a decoction of spinach, nettle, parsley or dill.
• Turmeric or saffron will help color the eggs orange - just boil them with spices. And orange peels infused in a decoction will give a magnificent golden-orange color.
• Thanks to the infusion of lemon peel, you can get different shades of yellow. And chamomile infusion will give beautiful and very delicate shades of sunny color.
• Violets will color the eggs purple. In this case, you won’t have to cook them together with violets. It is better to boil the eggs in advance, then take the violet flowers, pour hot water over them, let the solution brew and soak the eggs in it overnight. It's simple.
• Walnut shells or ground coffee will color the eggs light beige or brown (depending on the concentration of the broth in which the eggs will be boiled).
• Red cabbage will give the eggs a blue color. You just need to rub them with cabbage leaves.
• Carrot juice will give the eggs an orange color - you just need to dip the eggs in freshly squeezed juice for 15-20 minutes. We dye eggs in the same way using beet juice. In this case, you will get a beautiful rich shade of burgundy color.

Alexandra Smyshlyaeva

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One of the brightest holidays of the year is Easter. A traditional Easter gift is a painted egg as a symbol of the birth of a new life. They eat it first at the Easter table, and give it to relatives and neighbors who come to congratulate them, take it with them when they go to visit, be sure to give it to the poor and leave it in the church.

According to church tradition, eggs need to be painted on Maundy Thursday. People called colored eggs “krashenka”, and those decorated with various patterns – “pysanka”.

Easter eggs can be colored with synthetic or natural dyes. Many natural ingredients have a coloring effect. For example: coffee, tea, onion skins, chokeberries, red cabbage, blackberries, turmeric, carrots, spinach. Some dyes are not very intense, for example spinach, so eggs can be left in such broths overnight.

Onion peel

This is the most famous and accessible method to everyone. Eggs can be colored from yellow to red-brown. The color depends on the concentration of the decoction. You need to prepare a decoction of onion peels and let it brew. If you want the color to be more saturated, you need to take more husks and cook it for about half an hour before adding the eggs to the broth. Place the eggs in the infusion, bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Remove and cool. For shine, rub them with vegetable oil.

The “speckled” pattern can be obtained by rolling wet eggs in dry rice, wrapping them in gauze (the ends of the gauze must be tied tightly with thread so that the rice sticks to the egg) and boiling in onion skins. It is better to use golden long-grain rice, as it is less overcooked.

A leaf-shaped pattern can be obtained by attaching a parsley leaf to the egg before coloring and securing it with gauze or stocking. And if you paint the egg with wax chalk before staining, the desired pattern will appear at the end of the staining procedure.

Coffee

Pour natural ground coffee into a saucepan and fill with water. For a glass of water, add 4 heaped teaspoons of coffee. For a more intense color, you can use more. Bring the coffee to a boil, reduce the heat so that it does not boil over and cook for 10 minutes over low heat. Strain the coffee and let it cool.

Wash raw eggs thoroughly, you can use soap. Pour the cooled coffee over the eggs. The coffee should completely cover the eggs. Place on the fire and cook over low heat for 7-10 minutes. Carefully remove and place on a plate with a napkin. Thanks to the napkin, which quickly absorbs moisture, dark spots do not form on the bottom of the eggs.

You can paint eggs in this way from light coffee to dark coffee color, depending on the saturation of the solution.

Chokeberry

You can use frozen chokeberries. Press the rowan with a fork to release the juice from the berries. Fill raw eggs with water, add crushed chokeberry fruits. The liquid should completely cover the eggs. Boil hard-boiled eggs. At the same time, rowan berries color the water dark lilac.

The eggs turn out blue-lilac in color, but they do not take paint well.

Blackberry

Crush the blackberries with a fork, then add water and cook for 15-20 minutes. For every 200 ml of water we take 100 grams of blackberries. Strain the broth and cool. Before painting, wash the eggs with soap (degrease them) and boil them hard in blackberry juice.

Carefully remove the finished eggs. We make sure that there are no streaks left on the eggs, since blackberry juice continues to color the eggs even after cooking.

Disadvantages: It is quite difficult to achieve a uniform coating.

Turmeric

Add 2-3 tablespoons of turmeric to hot water. To make the color more saturated, you need to boil the water. In the resulting broth you can either boil eggs (you will get a richer color) or simply soak the boiled ones.

Turmeric is a fairly strong dye, so a golden yellow color is guaranteed.

Decoupage

To decorate an Easter egg with a picture, you don't have to buy stickers. You can decorate it using decoupage technique.

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.

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 egg. Apply gelatin glue over the design from the center to the edges.

Food colorings

One of the easiest ways to color eggs is using dyes from Easter kits. The recipe is always listed there. But you can add a twist. So, for example, to get a marble effect, take several dark colors (purple, brown, blue), dilute them in water and add a teaspoon of vegetable oil to each container, stir gently. Do not shake too much. Then dip the already colored eggs of light shades into a dark color and immediately remove them. To get a beautiful drawing, you only need to do this once.

Felt pens, crayons, markers

If you don't have egg dyes, you can color the eggs with a permanent marker or markers.

You can also color a hard-boiled egg that has not yet cooled down with wax pencils (crayons). At the same time, they will melt and create beautiful patterns. When painting an egg, place it on a stand, and after finishing the work, let it dry for an hour.

Textile

If you paint eggs with fabric, you can get exquisite designs. For this method of dyeing, a Pavloposadov wool scarf or silk fabric with patterns, such as a tie, is suitable.

Wrap a raw egg 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.

Pour cold water over the prepared eggs. When they are completely cool, carefully remove the cloth. A thin pattern will remain on the egg, just like on fabric.

Or instead of fabric, you can use natural cotton threads. To paint eggs with them, you need to mix threads of different colors together, then wrap them around the eggs, like in a cocoon, tie them up (secure them) and boil them. You always get unusual patterns.

Patterns

You can wrap the eggs with money rubber bands before painting. The result will be striped testicles.

Easter eggs painted sequentially in two dyes of different colors using adhesive tape (electrical tape) look interesting.

First, cover the egg with a strip of tape in one direction and paint it yellow. After the paint has dried, cover it with a strip of tape of the same width, but in a different direction, and paint it blue. Blue and yellow when mixed will give green.

In this way you can come up with different options for patterns or designs.

Also, already painted eggs can be decorated with lace, colored buttons, silk ribbons, beads, rhinestones, etc.

Decorating Easter eggs with your own hands is not at all difficult if you use your imagination!

Fabric coloring of Easter eggs. Master Class.

how to dye eggs with fabric

Hello dear craftswomen :) I would like to remind you of one method that some people probably know :) But sometimes those who know forget :)) And those who don’t know, then it’s useful for you to look at this page :)

To color the eggs, 100% silk (not polyester) is used, which has a very interesting variety of colors. This method is much better than coloring eggs with paints, which are not always useful. charity shops. The most important thing is that it is 100% silk, so we look at the labels.

The craftswoman went shopping in advance and additionally purchased cheap things of variegated colors, although you never know how this fabric will give off color later :)

Don't forget to look at the labels :)

Yes, it even came to Christian Dior :)) But for such an experiment the craftswoman doesn’t even mind her husband’s strategic reserve :)) In fact, she bought this tie for 50 cents :) Apparently her husband was at work at that time :))

We rip the tie at all seams and iron it to remove wrinkles. We cut it into pieces, in which you can then wrap the eggs.

Wrap the eggs tightly and tie with a harsh thread.

To create fewer folds, the knot is tied at the widest part of the egg, and not at the tip. But the craftswoman also experimented with the ends :)

Next, these eggs should be wrapped in thick fabric, for example, an old white sheet. This is done so that they do not give off color to each other and the colors do not mix :)

Place the dressed eggs in a saucepan and pour water on top above the level of the eggs. Add 1/4 sec. vinegar and bring to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes, and then remove to dry.

It's time to unwrap your clothes :) This is the most interesting moment, as the eggs will appear before you in all their glory :)

Incredible! How beautifully and clearly the whole drawing emerged!

Some gave their color a little blurry, but it turned out well too. Looks like a decorative idea :)

You can never determine in advance how the fabric will give off its color. This fabric was quite bright in color, but in fact it turned out to be a very weak likeness. To know in advance how the fabric will shed, you can try using one method :) Wet the tip of the match so that the wood softens a little and immediately rub it from the inside of the fabric at the seam. If the wood is painted, then everything will be as it should :)

Based on the laid out options, we can draw a conclusion - terracotta, purple and blue give off the best color.

This must be taken into account when purchasing new clothes, otherwise they will quickly fade :))

But for this project it’s just right! :))

And even if the fabric only gives off highlights of color, you will still get very original eggs, which you need to buy for this project are white!

In advance, you can collect all kinds of pieces for Easter coloring and even experiment so that you can show off your gorgeous eggs in all their glory on Easter :))

If you want to add a little shine to the eggs, just brush them a little with vegetable oil.

This is a great idea for a gorgeous Easter egg!!! Depending on the color, some eggs acquired an oriental style, and some Russian :)

Released based on materials from the site-ourbestbites.com/2012/03/silk-dyed-eggs-aka-tie-dyed/

We consolidate the material covered :)

I hope this chic method of coloring eggs will be your favorite :))

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On the eve of the bright Orthodox holiday of Easter, it is worth thinking about how to beautifully paint chicken eggs, which are usually used to treat each other.

After all, the most important task is for the eggs to be bright and beautiful, so that you are not ashamed to show them off to your guests at the festive Easter table.

I offer you some interesting and bright ideas on how to decorate eggs for the holidays.

How to dye Easter eggs, the natural way

This method of painting eggs is completely natural, without the use of any dyes or stickers.

You will need:

• eggs;
• onion peel;
• thin fabric (gauze);
• threads;
• dill;
• parsley;
• boiling water.

Pour boiling water over the onion peel and leave for 30 minutes until the peel gives off its color.

Cut the thin fabric into squares approximately 15x15 cm in size.

Place a straightened parsley leaf on both sides of the egg.

Carefully cover the egg with a cloth so that the parsley fits tightly to the egg.

Tie everything tightly with thread so that the fabric on the egg is motionless.

Do the same with a sprig of dill. You can also make an assortment.

You should end up with small, tight bags.

Place them in a saucepan with the onion skins and cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.

After the specified time, carefully remove the bags from the pan and let them cool.

Expand. Look how beautiful it turned out and not a drop of chemicals!

We paint eggs with patterns

In this method of painting eggs, you can show all your imagination, because you completely choose the design on the Easter eggs yourself.

You will need:

• eggs;
• insulating tape;
• scissors;
• food colorings.

The eggs must first be boiled and dried well. Cut out patterns from electrical tape that you like. Stick them on a boiled dry egg.

Dip the patterned egg in diluted food coloring for 5 minutes. Then take out the egg and let it dry. Remove the electrical tape.

It turned out quite nice, and the main thing is that you can express anything you want in the patterns.

How to paint eggs with stripes

This method of painting Easter eggs is similar to the previous one, but it is performed in two stages.

You will need everything the same as for the “Patterns” method.

• eggs;
• insulating tape;
• scissors;
• food colorings.

Wrap pre-boiled and dried eggs with thin strips of electrical tape in random order.

Dip them in the dye for 5 minutes. Then let the paint dry. Carefully remove the electrical tape. As you can see, there is a beautiful, even white trace left from the electrical tape.

Wrap another strip of electrical tape around the same egg, but in a different place. Dip the egg into the dye, but of a different color.

After 5 minutes, you can get eggs. Let them dry. Remove the tape and enjoy the resulting beauty.

This method is quite simple in its implementation, but not many will agree to it, since here the food coloring gets directly onto the egg white. But nevertheless, it is safe because I use special food coloring.

You will need:

• eggs;
• food colorings.

Boil the eggs and let them cool. Then take the egg and roll it across the table so that it all cracks.

Dip the egg in food coloring for 3 minutes.

Remove the egg and allow excess moisture to drain. Then peel the egg from the shell. It turned out very beautiful and unusual.

How to make stains on eggs

You will need:

• eggs;
• sunflower oil;
• food colorings.

Dip pre-cooked and cooled eggs into food coloring of the same color. After 5 minutes, take them out and be sure to dry them!

Then add a tablespoon of sunflower oil to the dye of a different color and stir. Dip a dry colored egg into this container. Let it dry again.

I have given examples of just a few ways to paint eggs for Easter. I hope you liked them and will definitely use them.

Good day everyone! The approaching Easter holiday, Bright Sunday of Christ, is one of the most beloved Christian holidays. Solemn, bright and joyful, it symbolizes the salvation of the world and soul, the possibility of eternal life. Easter comes at the end of winter, when nature awakens. For Orthodox Russians, Easter is associated not only with the end of Lent and with the Easter festive church service, but also with a special Easter table. For experienced housewives, the preparation period is already in full swing. Recipes are collected and carefully copied, and egg dyes are selected.

Painted eggs are an invariable attribute of the approaching Easter. They decorate the table, they are given to each other with the words “Christ is Risen!”, and we can no longer imagine this bright spring holiday without colored eggs.

The tradition of painting eggs appeared in ancient times, long before the advent of Christianity, and carries a mythical and sacred meaning. Our distant ancestors believed that the world hatched from an egg. It was given sacred properties. It served as a talisman, helped in the treatment of infertility, and protected the home and family.

Previously, Easter eggs were painted exclusively red, as it symbolizes the blood shed on the cross, but then they moved away from strict canons. Nowadays, you can color and decorate eggs using a variety of paints, methods, and techniques. It all depends on people's tastes and preferences.

Have you already decided what and how you will decorate your Easter eggs? Today I want to invite you to consider some options for painting these holiday attributes and hope that you will find something new and interesting for yourself.

If you have children, be sure to involve them in this process. This is both useful and entertaining and educational at once.

How to paint eggs for Easter with your own hands?

On the eve of the great Easter celebrations, almost every home traditionally makes beautiful and symbolic attributes of this bright spring holiday - Easter eggs. Making them beautiful with your own hands is not as difficult as many might imagine. To color eggs, you can buy special food dyes, decorating kits, paints or markers for painting, stickers, iron-on adhesives, napkins, or use the recipes of our great-grandmothers, gifts of Mother Nature, that is, natural dyes.

The most common coloring method is using special food coloring. To do this, you just need to buy the dyes that are suitable for you, which are sold in any supermarket and, following the instructions, make everything come true.

When using this method, keep the following tips and cautions in mind:

• Be careful when dyeing eggs, as dyes are difficult to remove from clothing.
• The longer you keep the eggs in the food coloring solution, the brighter they will turn out. Start with a few minutes, then increase the coloring time. This will be a great experiment for the kids!
• To make it easier for you to dip the eggs into the dyes, use a kitchen whisk. This simple idea will help you and your children keep their hands and clothes cleaner.

There is another interesting way to color eggs using food coloring and wax. The idea is that you rub some part of the egg with wax, dip it in the dye and it is colored only in the part where there is no wax. This way you can create similar patterns.

For those who know how to draw well, you can make murals with food paints or permanent markers. Moreover, the painting will look great both on painted eggs and on simply boiled eggs.

The most basic and least labor-intensive way to decorate Easter eggs is using regular or thermal stickers. To do this, you just need to buy stickers, put them on boiled eggs and put them in boiling water for a few seconds.

The most common method, perhaps, remains painting with natural dyes. You can use the following cheat sheet as a basis.

We will discuss the methods of painting eggs in more detail below, but now I would like to give you some tips on preparing them for coloring.

• To prevent the eggs from bursting during cooking, they must be removed from the refrigerator an hour in advance so that they reach room temperature.
• Before painting, paints must be washed with soapy water or alcohol, then the paint will lie evenly.
• Add a spoonful of salt to the water or solution where the eggs will be boiled. This way, even from a cracked shell, the contents will not spill out.
• If you want your paints to have a shiny appearance, rub them with vegetable oil after painting.

Once you have prepared the material and chosen the most suitable method for yourself, you can begin to create a masterpiece.

Step-by-step painting in onion skins

The most traditional and time-tested method of coloring eggs is considered to be a decoction of onion peels. The more raw materials you can collect, the brighter the finished color will be. For a beautiful rich red-brown color of eggs, you need to collect the peels from 6 large onions. If you don't like such a rich color, you can collect less husks and then the finished product will be light yellow or light brown. It all depends on the variety and color of the onion peel. I will show you how to achieve a rich red-brown color.

1. Fill the husk with water and boil for 20 minutes, then strain - the solution for coloring is ready.

2. Add 2 tbsp to the cooled broth. l. vinegar, place the prepared eggs there and cook for 7-10 minutes. Please note that the egg must be completely immersed in the liquid and it must not boil.

3. Carefully remove the eggs with a spoon and place them on a paper towel to cool. Cooled and dry paints can be greased with vegetable oil.

4. If the resulting color seems insufficiently saturated to you, return the eggs to the broth and keep them there until you get the color you want.

In onion peel with patterns

This method is for those who want to get a little creative with their paints. We will use the same decoction of onion peels, but we will use flowers and herbs as stencils to create beautiful designs.

For a more golden color of the finished product, I recommend using red and yellow onion skins.

To create designs, you can use anything: from dill leaves, parsley, fern, to flower petals or flowers. The possibilities are endless.

To color eggs we will need:

• Red and yellow onion peels - from 6-7 onions
• Vinegar - 2 tbsp. l.
• Water - 2-3 tbsp.
• Herbs and flowers
• Nylon stocking

Stages of work:

1. Cut the nylon stocking into 15 x 15 cm squares.

2. Wet small sprigs of dill, parsley, blades of grass or flowers and attach them to the eggs. Then carefully place each egg in a separate nylon blank, wrap tightly and tie the ends with thread.

Before you start cooking the onion skins, soak them in cold water for a few hours or overnight. Thanks to this, the eggs will color faster, and the color will be more beautiful and vibrant.

3. Add vinegar to a container with pre-soaked onion peels and put on fire. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes.

4. Add the prepared eggs to boiling water and boil for 8-10 minutes. After this time, the eggs can be placed on a napkin or you can leave them to cool in the onion broth overnight to obtain a richer color.

5. Once the eggs have cooled, you can cut the nylon bags, remove all twigs, leaves, flowers and wipe them with a paper towel. To add shine, you can rub them with sunflower oil.

Original marble eggs for Easter

There is an opinion that colored eggs in onion skins leave no options - there is only one color. But as practice shows, you can paint with onion skins with a twist. Now I want to show you this marble method.

1. To marbleize Easter eggs, you need to take several large onion scales, wet them with water and wrap them around each egg.

3. Carefully place our preparations in nylon bags, tighten them tightly and send them to cook.

As a result, the egg will be unevenly colored, and the folds of the onion peel will form a marble-like pattern.

Marble eggs in onion peels and brilliant green

Marble eggs according to this recipe are very beautiful, original in design and shiny. They are made easily and from affordable means. Most importantly, they turn out to be harmless, since onion peels and medicinal brilliant green are used. Such marble beauties will be a wonderful decoration for the festive Easter table.

In order to color the eggs, we will need:

• Onion peel
• Egg - 5 pcs.
• Bowl of cold water
• Salt - 1 tsp.
• Zelenka - 20 ml.
• Scissors
• Threads
• Nylon stocking or piece of gauze
• Sunflower oil

Stages of work:

1. First, we need to cut the onion skins into small pieces. This is very convenient to do with scissors.

3. Wrap the eggs tightly in gauze or nylon blanks and secure with thread. Place the prepared products in a pan with cold water so that they are completely covered with water. Add salt and send to simmer. From the moment it boils, cook for 5 minutes.

4. 5 minutes after boiling, add the green stuff and cook for another 10 minutes. Drain the water and rinse each egg with cold running water. Remove the gauze and husks from the cooled eggs. Lubricate dry, cooled eggs with sunflower oil using a cotton pad. This is how beautiful it should turn out.

How to color paints with natural dyes?

Every housewife always dyes eggs before Easter. This centuries-old tradition is currently taking on new forms, but more and more often we are returning to our grandmother’s old, environmentally friendly and safe methods of coloring. Natural dyes surround us and are present in the kitchen of every housewife. The main thing is not to be lazy and prepare the necessary paint given to us by nature. What can you use? At the beginning of the article I gave you a small cheat sheet, and now I suggest you take a closer look.

In the video, each proportion is for 3 eggs. I hope you liked these natural dyes and can easily recreate them.

We dye eggs with beets at home

Have you tried dying Easter eggs using natural products you have in your pantry or kitchen? If you are looking for a safe, easy and fun way to color eggs for your holiday table, I suggest you try this method in different interpretations.

1. Peel and cut the beets into small pieces. Pour in water, bring to a boil and simmer for 15-60 minutes until you get the desired color of the broth. Cool it to room temperature, strain through a sieve and add vinegar. Add vinegar at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. for 1 glass. Place the egg in a glass with dye and refrigerate until the desired color is achieved.

For this coloring method, it is best to use a white egg.

2. Peel fresh beets, pass through a juicer or grate on a coarse grater and squeeze through cheesecloth. After our juice is ready, add 1 tbsp. l. vinegar and dip a chicken egg in it for 4-5 hours. If after this time the color is not beautiful enough, you can leave it on for a few more hours.

3. Fill the chicken egg, brought to room temperature, with cool water, add 0.5 tbsp. l. salt and place grated beets on top. To maintain better color, you can add 1/3 tsp. vinegar. We send our broth to a small fire and cook for 1-2 hours.

4. Grate the peeled beets on a coarse grater, wrap hot boiled eggs in it and wrap in a paper napkin. We put it in the refrigerator overnight, and in the morning you will get this beauty.

Decoupage eggs for Easter with napkins

Decorating Easter eggs is one of my favorite pastimes, because here the flight of imagination is not limited. Currently, there are a huge variety of ways to color, decorate, decorate, and paint Easter eggs. Now I want to show you a very simple decoration method that takes no more than five minutes. Plus it requires zero artistic preparation and it always works!

To decorate Easter eggs with napkins we will need:

• Chicken boiled egg
• Paper napkins with a beautiful pattern
• Egg white
• Brush
• Scissors

Stages of work:

1. I tried different methods of decoupage with paper napkins and through trial and error I realized that it is best to cut out each picture separately. In this case, you will not have bubbles and folds when you glue them to the egg.

2. If you have multi-layer napkins, you only need to glue the top layer with the pattern. Attach the workpiece to the egg and coat the top with egg white using a brush. To ensure that the design lies evenly, smooth it out carefully with your fingers. Do not overdo it so as not to tear the part.

3. Once you have decorated all the eggs, leave them to dry. Now you have Easter paraphernalia with designs that look like they were painted directly on the egg!

Painted Easter eggs in fabric

Did you know that eggs can be dyed with silk or chiffon fabric with a bright pattern? I bring to your attention another quick and very beautiful way to decorate Easter eggs. They turn out so bright and unique that you can at least put them on display.

The finished product turns out better and more beautiful when the fabric patterns contain dark blue, purple and red colors.

The interesting thing is that you never know how much color and design will be imprinted on the egg during the dyeing process. Sometimes patterns that you may think are amazing will look ugly on the finished product and vice versa.

In order to create such masterpieces we will need:

• 100% silk fabric
• Scissors
• Cotton thread or elastic bands
• White cotton fabric
• Vinegar

Stages of work:

1. First of all, we need to prepare the fabric in which we will wrap the eggs. To do this, measure and cut silk and cotton fabrics into pieces measuring 18 x 18 cm. Tightly wrap a raw chicken egg in each piece and tie it. Make sure the front of the design is on the inside and not the outside!

2. After you have wrapped the eggs in silk fabric, they need to be wrapped in cotton fabric and tied.

3. Place these little beauties in a saucepan, fill with water, add 1 tbsp. l. vinegar and cook for 20-30 minutes. Vinegar promotes better coloring. The longer you cook the eggs, the brighter the designs will be.

4. After the eggs are boiled, they must be removed from the water and cooled naturally or under cold running water. You can remove the cloth from the cooled eggs.

If you have chosen light and dark patterns for coloring, then it is better to paint them separately. Otherwise, the finished crumbs will have the effect of a “dirty” pattern.

Look what beauty can be achieved using this simple method!

Original methods using improvised means

Every year we want to try some new ways of coloring Easter eggs in order to surprise our family and friends and delight the kids with an interesting coloring process. Let's look at some interesting decor options using available materials.

1. For this method we will need: boiled eggs, shaving foam, food coloring, wooden sticks and a cardboard box or other container to create the base. Squeeze the shaving foam into a container, spread it over the surface with a stick, drip dyes on top, spread it with a stick, creating a pattern, dip the egg in the foam, place it on a napkin and leave for 15 minutes.

Then we wipe the eggs with a paper napkin and get original marble attributes of the Easter feast.

2. This coloring option will appeal to children who love to draw and create crafts. For this we will need: boiled eggs, paper towels and colored wax crayons.

3. Older children can be asked to paint eggs with acrylic paints.

4. For fans of cartoon characters, you can create such funny minions. To do this, you will need appropriate food coloring, a black marker, black thread and eyes, which can be purchased at a craft store.

5. And for fans of ninja turtles, such wonderful crumbs would be an excellent option.

6. This simple and time-consuming method will help you create beautiful lines on Easter eggs. To do this, you need to prepare food coloring, rubber bands of different thicknesses and paper napkins. Wrap the egg with rubber bands as shown in the picture below and dip into the dye you want until completely colored. Place the egg on a napkin and leave to dry. When the paint is completely dry, the rubber bands can be removed. You should get paints like this.

7. Decorating Easter eggs with natural, ecological products, as opposed to artificial ones, guarantees that the product will be edible. In addition, the costs required for this are minimal. Pour water into three saucepans, bring to a boil, put a bag of a different type of tea into each of them and steep them for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the tea bags and add 1-2 tsp. vinegar into each container, drop one hard-boiled egg into it and put it in the refrigerator overnight. The next day you can admire the work done.

That's all for me today. I tried to select for you as many options for coloring Easter eggs at home as possible and I hope that this article will be useful to you. Having this basic knowledge in stock, you can always supplement it using your imagination.

And now I want to wish you good health, happiness and congratulate you on the upcoming holiday of Happy Easter!