In preparation for Easter, every housewife must paint eggs. Where did this tradition come from and why are eggs painted at Easter?
Legend says that for the first time painted egg Mary Magdalene gave it to the Emperor of Rome for Easter. But this egg was not simple, it was painted red, symbolizing the blood that Christ shed in the name of humanity. On the scarlet egg there were only two symbols of H.V., which meant Christ is Risen! It was from that very egg that the custom of painting eggs for Easter began.
How to color eggs for Easter? Myths and reality.
The most common way to color eggs is using food coloring. Fast, convenient, but not always safe for health, especially if the dye is purchased from hand. The safest method is to dye eggs using natural dyes. There is a lot described on the Internet different ways, but not all of them are effective.
Below I will describe my experiments, how you can actually color eggs and which methods are a waste of time.
How to dye eggs with onion skins
Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers also painted eggs with onion skins, modern women also prefer this method.
Painting eggs with onion skins:
- We collect onion peels in advance. The more onion skins we have, the better.
- Fill the husk with water and put it on fire. Cook covered over low heat for at least half an hour. For color intensity, you can cook longer.
- Cool the broth and strain. Prepare onion broth possible in advance.
- Let's take it raw eggs, fill them with a decoction of onion peels so that they are completely covered with natural paint.
- Cook the eggs as usual for 7-10 minutes. It is not advisable to cook longer, since with prolonged heat treatment eggs lose their beneficial nutritional properties.
- Place boiled eggs of a beautiful orange color on a plate. When the eggs have cooled, rub them with vegetable oil to make them shine.
Benefits of painting eggs with onion skins: absolutely harmless to the body. This method can be used to dye eggs from light yellow to intense red-brown. The color saturation depends on the concentration of the decoction. The decoction of onion peels itself is very simple to prepare.
Flaws: are not known.
Conclusion: the method works, it is cheap and reliable.
P.S. I like to experiment, test everything from my own experience. So I decided to paint the eggs with blue onions, they are also called Crimean onions, they have blue-violet skins. I expected the eggs to turn blue or purple, but as the experiment showed, the eggs turned brown with a slight purple tint. So I think it's better to dye eggs for Easter regular onion, although... for a change you can use blue))))
How to dye eggs with coffee
To be honest, I doubted whether it was possible to dye eggs with coffee. As it turned out, yes, it is possible, and it turns out very well. So, I’m telling you how to paint eggs this way.
Painting eggs natural coffee:
- Natural ground coffee pour into a saucepan, fill with water. For a glass of water I took 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.
- Pour the cooled coffee over the eggs. The coffee should completely cover the eggs. We put it on fire.
- Cook the eggs 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.
Benefits of dyeing eggs with coffee: natural, completely harmless dye. You can paint eggs from light coffee to dark coffee color, depending on the saturation of the solution.
Flaws: much more expensive than onion peel.
Conclusion: The method works, the coffee hood lays quite smoothly. Experimented with instant coffee. It also works, but not such a beautiful and even color.
How to dye eggs with chokeberry juice
I read on the Internet that Easter eggs can be colored with berry juice, and I immediately wanted to check this method to see if it really works. And I started with chokeberry.
Coloring eggs with juice:
- We take out frozen chokeberries from the freezer. Defrost.
- 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. Eggs take paint poorly.
- Place the boiled eggs on a plate. As you can see in the photo, the eggs turn out blue-lilac in color.
Advantages: natural way, completely harmless.
Flaws: weak and uneven coloring. If cracks appear during cooking, the protein is also painted in Blue colour, it doesn't turn out very appetizing. It is better to prepare a healthy chokeberry tincture from the berries.
Conclusion: You can dye eggs with chokeberry juice. True, blue-violet eggs with scary streaks are more suitable for Halloween than for Easter.
Despite not very good result painting eggs with chokeberry juice, I still did not lose heart and decided to experiment with blackberries. And, lo and behold, everything worked out!
Coloring eggs with blackberry juice:
- We freeze blackberries in the summer. On the eve of Easter we take out blackberries from freezer. Defrost.
- Crush the blackberries with a fork, then add water and cook for 15-20 minutes. For every 200 ml. I took one hundred grams of blackberries for water.
- Strain the broth and let it cool.
- Before painting, degrease the eggs. Boil eggs 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.
- To get stripes on the egg, pour a little juice into the egg cup, carefully place the egg itself and leave it for a few minutes. Then we reduce the liquid level and repeat the operation again.
Advantages: a natural way to color eggs, completely harmless.
Flaws: It is quite difficult to achieve a uniform coating.
Conclusion: Blackberries beautifully color eggs and allow you to create interesting effects.
How to dye eggs with beet juice
From personal experience Everyone knows that beets color meat, potatoes, and eggs in borscht. Therefore, it is quite logical to assume that beet juice is suitable for coloring eggs for Easter. Is it so? Judge for yourself.
Coloring eggs with beet juice:
- Take one large beet or several small ones. Choose dark root vegetables.
- Peel off the peel. Cut into plates or strips.
- Cook the beets in a small amount of water to get a rich beetroot broth.
- Strain the broth and let it cool.
- Wash raw eggs thoroughly; you can use dish soap.
- Boil the eggs in the beetroot broth for 10 minutes, then place the eggs on a plate.
Advantages: relatively cheap. You can color eggs in borscht)))
Flaws: the eggs turn out pale.
Conclusion: the result does not live up to expectations.
Is it possible to color eggs with cherry juice?
I had heard about this method of painting eggs for Easter for a long time; I wanted to try everything, but I didn’t have any fresh cherries. This year I specially froze cherries to conduct an experiment.
Coloring eggs with cherry juice:
- We take frozen cherries out of the freezer. Defrost. I took 12 cherries for each egg.
- Press the defrosted cherries with a fork and remove the pits.
- Take raw eggs, fill them with water, add cherry juice and pulp. Make sure that the liquid level is above the level of the eggs.
- We cook hard-boiled eggs. Despite the bright color of the compote, the colors of the eggs are very weak.
- Remove the finished eggs from the hot water and cool.
Advantages: natural ingredients.
Flaws: eggs are practically not colored.
Conclusion: the result is unstable and depends on the variety and ripeness of the cherries. It’s better to make cherry jam or a delicious compote from cherries, and color the eggs with onion skins.
How to make a pattern on eggs
There is an opinion that if you wrap eggs with thick knitting threads, braid, or simply attach a flower or parsley leaf, then wrap the egg in gauze and cook it in dye, you will get a beautiful painted egg.
Honestly, not everything is as simple as it seems at first glance. The dye quickly saturates the threads and fabric, coloring the egg. Leaves and flowers also move away, letting the paint through. Perhaps the one hundred and twenty-fifth attempt will be successful, but usually there is no time before Easter for experiments. Therefore, to make a print on the egg, we use strong electrical tape that sticks well.
How to make a print:
- Degrease the surface of the eggs.
- To obtain a pattern, place pieces of electrical tape on the egg. Carefully press the tape so that the edges stick properly.
- Boil eggs in dye. Onion peels or coffee give good results.
- Remove the hard-boiled eggs from the hot water and place on a plate.
- When the eggs have cooled, remove the stickers.
Meanings of symbols on Easter eggs
Pine symbolizes healthOak leaf or oak tree symbolizes strength
Any berries symbolize fertility
Plum symbolizes love
Hop cones symbolize fertility
Flowers - a symbol of girlhood
The mesh on the Easter egg is a symbol of fate
Yellow mesh - symbol of the sun
Dots – fertility. And the more dots, the more fertility
When painting eggs, you can come up with your own drawings and patterns, and it is important to do this with joy and an open soul, because Easter eggs This is not just a tradition, it is a symbol that conveys our emotions, energy and wishes.
Original Easter eggs
Eggs can be painted by hand. When my son was still little, we painted eggs with honey watercolors. Yes, with this method the drawing does not last long and when wet it loses its outline, but how much joy does the child have)))
You can also use school gouache to paint eggs, which has been tested for safety for children.
Eggs can not only be painted, they can be wrapped in colored foil or make an applique using regular colored paper. Colored confetti is great for this.
Very soon the most Holy holiday All Orthodox Christians - Happy Easter. I am sure that already now, many housewives are starting to collect a variety of buns, cottage cheese paskas, Easter cupcakes, pies and, of course, egg coloring.
There are many ways to paint eggs for Easter. It is this topic that I want to devote today’s article. If you decide to paint eggs beautifully and unusually, then this post is for you. Here I tried to collect the most interesting and original, in my opinion, methods on the issue posed.
This activity is quite interesting, and the most important thing is that the children really like this process. I still remember how, as a child, when my mother painted eggs on Easter, my sister and I also took part in this. Although at that time there were no various dyes, but there were standard set flowers, but we still really liked the end result.
And now you can buy paints in a variety of tones and shades, even pearlescent. But no one has canceled natural dyes either, and they must be taken into account. And if you use your imagination, you can get very beautiful eggs who will decorate the festive table with their presence.
Tips and secrets for preparing and coloring Easter eggs
- It is best to use white eggs for painting.
- Before boiling eggs, keep them at room temperature for several hours. Most likely, the shell will not crack until the end of cooking.
- It is necessary to add 1-2 tablespoons of salt to the water.
- If you wipe the eggs with alcohol or soapy water just before coloring, the paint will lie more evenly and the color will be richer.
- To add shine to painted eggs, after painting they should be thoroughly dried and rubbed with vegetable oil.
Easter eggs - marbled using napkins
By painting eggs this way you will get a very beautiful, marbled, rainbow pattern. Everything is done quite simply, and the result is simply amazing.
We will need:
- boiled eggs
- food colorings- yellow, red and blue
- paper napkins
- medical syringe - 3 pcs.
How to paint:
We dilute 3 colors of liquid dyes (yellow, red and blue) in hot water. Follow the instructions on the package, as paints are different and each has a different ratio of liquid to dye.
Wrap the boiled egg in a disposable napkin.
Advice! Wear rubber gloves to avoid getting your hands dirty while painting.
Using a syringe, apply paint to the egg one by one. If you do not have a syringe, you can replace it with a regular teaspoon.
After applying the dye, you need to press the napkin tightly to the shell.
Leave the egg for 10 minutes for better coloring.
Let's unfold it and admire the result. To make Easter eggs shiny, grease them with vegetable oil using a cotton swab.
Rainbow eggs for Easter 2019
By dyeing the eggs using this method, they will receive a rainbow coloring. Great way, which will not take much time and will delight your eye with all the colors of the rainbow.
What do you need:
- boiled eggs
- food colorings
Dyeing method:
Just as in the previous method, in separate bowls we dilute 3 colors of dyes - blue, red and yellow.
First, dip part of the egg into red dye and hold for 2-3 minutes. Let it dry.
We repeat the procedure with yellow dye.
The final step will be blue paint.
The first and second methods can be done simultaneously. And in the end you will get these festively beautiful Easter eggs that will perfectly decorate the holiday table.
How to beautifully paint eggs with nail polish?
Easter eggs turn out very beautifully if you use regular nail polish for coloring. Look how beautiful it turns out.
You will need:
- container with water
- nail polish (various colors)
- eggs (boiled)
Staining procedure:
For this painting method, it would be a good idea to use rubber gloves.
These are the beautiful eggs with a marble tint that you can make using regular varnish. Simply and easily.
We paint it speckled using rice and dyes:
It is very easy to get incredibly beautiful testicles using regular rice. The most important thing is that by using this method and experimenting, you can get a whole palette of different colors.
To do this you need:
- liquid dye of any colors.
- plastic jars of rice
Preparation:
Pour rice into plastic jars.
Pour a little dye and mix.
Place the boiled egg in a container with rice. Cover with a lid or hand and shake several times.
To obtain multi-colored specks, you need to repeat the procedure with the same egg, only with a different color.
Experiment and share your results.
Decoupage Easter eggs 2019
The decoupage technique means that we will cover the finished eggs with stickers. We use colored napkins as stickers. Let's see what happens.
Need to:
- colored napkins
- boiled chicken eggs
- egg white
How to do:
Separate the bottom layer from the napkin.
Cut out the pictures you like.
Coat the egg with white using a brush. Attach a sticker.
Apply the sticker over the entire surface.
As you can see, everything is quite simple. And the result is excellent.
Marble Easter eggs in onion peels with green stuff
Do you want incredibly beautiful marble color Easter eggs. With this method you can achieve this result.
What do you need:
- Onion peel
- Raw eggs
- Zelenka - 1 bottle for 10 eggs
- Nylon (gauze, bandage)
Preparation:
How to paint in onion skins with a pattern?
If you want some unpainted design to remain on the painted egg: be it a leaf or a heart, or something else, then this method is for you.
Take a leaf from any plant or cut out any shape from paper.
Attach the stencil to the egg and cover it with nylon. Tie both ends with thread or elastic.
Boil the eggs in the onion skins for 15-20 minutes. If you want more saturated color, then cook longer.
Remove the eggs from the bags. Rinse with water.
This is how the drawings turn out. By the way, you can do the same with dyes. You just need to color already boiled eggs, but the technology remains the same. Happy creativity!
Striped Easter eggs - easy and simple
I suggest one more unusual option for painting. Striped eggs turn out to be very unusual and elegant. Everyone will be interested in how you achieved such smooth transitions.
Dilute any food coloring in 100 ml. hot water.
Place the egg in another glass and pour 1/3 of the resulting paint along the wall of the vessel.
After 10 minutes, pour in another 1/3 of the liquid.
After 10 minutes, pour in the remaining dye.
After 5 minutes, remove the colored egg.
Having done this with different colors you can get beautiful striped eggs by Easter table. This process will take a lot of time, but the end result, I think, is worth it.
How to dye eggs in rags without dyes
Eggs can be colored without dyes. Silk rags come to the rescue. Men's ties are perfect for this purpose.
How to paint:
Raw eggs should be wrapped in pieces of cloth with the colored side facing the shell. Secure with an elastic band.
Wrap the top in rags and tie tightly.
Place in a saucepan, add water, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar and cook for 20 minutes.
Cut off the shreds. After complete drying, grease the eggs with vegetable oil.
That's the whole painting procedure without dyes. Just really?
Unusually beautiful “marble” Easter eggs
Another way to get “marbled” eggs. It is just as good as using onion skins and greenery. It turns out to be a very amazing drawing.
And this is done like this:
Pour 0.5 tbsp into water with diluted dye. vegetable oil and mix well.
Place the finished eggs in the dye and try to catch as many oil drops as possible on the surface of the egg. The more stains you get, the more beautiful the end result will be.
Blot the colored egg with a paper napkin (towel).
Jelly eggs made from gelatin for the joy of children
Easter is family celebration, and it’s very good when all household members take part in preparing for the holiday. I bring to your attention jelly eggs, in the preparation of which you can involve children.
What you will need:
- Any natural juices - 200 gr.
- Gelatin
How to do:
First, prepare the eggs. Pierce the top of the egg with a knife and pour the contents of the egg into a bowl. Eggs are quite useful for baking, so don't throw them away.
We rinse the empty testicle with water until clean water flows out of it.
Now you need to bake them in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
IN natural juice add 10 g. gelatin and stir.
Using a small funnel, pour the juice into the egg cavity and leave overnight until completely set.
We clean the shell and you can use it.
Children will be very happy with these jelly eggs, especially if they take part in preparing them with you.
Used here Cherry juice, Orange juice, Coca-Cola, tangerine juice and tarragon.
Draw on the eggs with markers (felt-tip pens):
And the last method for today is drawings with a marker on finished eggs. It all depends on your imagination. You can draw anything you want. And here is a small selection for you.
We paint colored eggs in the style of “Angry Birds” (angry birds)
You can draw beautiful funny faces (emoticons)
Or these unusual patterns would also look good
And if you don’t want to bother at all, then you can simply label each egg with the color you want)))
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I congratulate you on the occasion Happy Easter! I wish you and your loved ones all the best. May your life be as bright and beautiful as Easter eggs. Be healthy and happy. All the best! Bye!
Today, the choice of colors for Easter eggs is very large. But I absolutely don’t want to eat such an egg, much less give it to children. Whatever manufacturers write on their paint labels, I’m still horrified by the blue egg under the shell And I don't want to have a colorful stomach.That’s why I always paint eggs only with natural ecological dyes. It may not be so bright, but it’s safe, we already swallow chemicals every day, on such a day you can do without it. If you are of the same opinion, then these egg coloring tips are for you.
I came across ideas for ecological coloring of eggs on a Dutch blog several years ago, chose the products we had and decided to try it. Since then, in addition to painting eggs in onion skins, I have also painted them in other colors.
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Here is a list of natural dyes that will help you color eggs beautifully (mix the suggested products with a small amount enough water to cook, and cook the eggs in a mixture of water, coloring and a couple of tablespoons of vinegar for 20 minutes; It is better to take eggs for coloring with a white shell, it absorbs the dye more actively) and To prevent eggs from cracking during cooking, it is better to use eggs at room temperature, rather than ones you just took out of the refrigerator.
Red and pink color:
A strong infusion of Cardane will help give the Krashanka a red color. Place the eggs in this infusion and bring to a boil, then cook for 10 minutes. Hibiscus infusion is not the only way to color red. And if you think that preparing fresh beetroot is easier than a strong infusion of hibiscus, you can already omit boiled eggs for half an hour at beet juice. If you reduce the time the dyes stay in the juice, you can achieve not only a red, but also a pink tint.
Orange color:
To add color Orange color, you will need carrot juice. As in the case of beets, already boiled eggs need to be placed in fresh carrot. The intensity of the color will depend on the time of “soaking” the dye.
Yellow:
The yellow color will be given to the dye by the root of turmeric (saffron). You will need to dissolve a few spoons of turmeric powder in hot water and, after bringing the solution to a boil, leave it on low heat for a few minutes. Let the broth cool and then boil the eggs in it. You can also prepare a coloring solution from the zest of lemons, oranges and young birch leaves.
Dark and light green color:
To color white shells green, you can use the juice of parsley, dill, basil and green pepper. But spinach will help you get an intense shade. These herbs need to be simmered over low heat for half an hour, then boil the eggs in the broth. The same can be done using a solution of brilliant green. The brilliant green solution must be diluted with water to the desired saturation and then the already boiled eggs should be placed in it.
Brown and golden color:
To get a brownish tint, you can boil eggs in strong coffee or onion skins, the more skins you collect, the more intense the color.
Blue color:
In order to receive blue tint need to be finely chopped red cabbage, pour boiled water and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar. When the solution acquires the shade you want, soak the already boiled eggs in it.
Purple:
The purple color of your paint will be given by a mixture of red and blue solutions. Eggs boiled with red onion skins can also acquire a purple hue.
Other natural food colors for eggs
The color of the eggs will change depending on how long you hold the eggs. A minimum of 30 minutes for a light color and a maximum of overnight for a deep color.
- Cinnamon, natural and instant coffee, black tea, shell walnuts, brewed hibiscus/hibiscus for different shades of brown.
- Saffron, carrot tops and tops, citrus peels, celery and dill seeds, dandelion, tansy and goldenrod flowers, young poplar shoots, rhubarb leaves for different shades of yellow.
- Paprika and chili powder for shades of orange
- Flowers of violets and pansies, blackberries, blackcurrants and blueberries for purple
- Fresh herbs, lightly sautéed spinach for green
- Strawberry and cranberry for a soft warm pink.Soak eggs in beetroot solution atroom temperature, 30 minutes.
Now you can prepare beautiful colored eggs from natural ingredients.
Wish you luck!
Greetings, dear friends! Calendar spring will come very soon, leaving behind frosts and noisy winter holidays, which means it’s time to think about the most important Christian holiday - Easter. Today I bring to your attention a thematic master class on how to color eggs with food coloring.
Of course, nothing is complicated, and most packages of food coloring for eggs have instructions, but I would still like to go into more detail on the following points: how to properly dilute dry food coloring and whether it is possible to color eggs with cream dyes.
Children really like the whole process of painting eggs with food coloring, so even if you are not going to paint eggs for Easter, it is very difficult to refuse children such an interesting and exciting activity. And in order not to stain the entire kitchen and all the dishes with food coloring, my master class “How to color eggs with food coloring” step by step with photos is at your service!
We will need:
- Food coloring in different colors
- Half-liter jars (the same number as colors of dye)
- Warm water (250 ml per jar)
- Eggs (hard-boiled)
- Thin gloves
How to color eggs with food coloring:
So, to paint eggs for Easter (no matter how), we need the eggs themselves. For painting, I recommend using medium-sized eggs. white marked “C1”, one egg weighs approximately 50 grams. Wash the eggs thoroughly with a brush, and then boil them hard (8-10 minutes after boiling water). Next, the eggs need to be cooled completely.
Now let's prepare half-liter jars: each color will require a separate jar. Pour approximately 250 ml into each jar. warm water.
Next comes the food coloring. You can use a special food coloring for eggs, which is sold in stores before the holiday, or you can use professional food coloring for cake and pastry cream, as in my case.
Gel coloring is rightfully considered the most convenient food coloring: you don’t need to dilute it in any way, and the result is always excellent. But due to the relatively high cost, it is not advisable to use gel dye when painting eggs. So I color the eggs with powdered cake and cream dyes that I have on hand.
How to dilute dry food coloring:
All powder dyes have different color intensities, so we start with half a teaspoon per 250 ml. water. To dye the eggs we need to achieve a fairly intense color, so you may need more dye.
Mix the dyes thoroughly with warm water, and leave for five minutes so that the dye dissolves properly. Be sure to wear gloves before working with food coloring.
Next, carefully use a tablespoon to lower the eggs into the jar with the diluted dye and leave for 5 minutes. One half-liter jar can easily accommodate two eggs. The eggs should be completely covered with colored water.
After the specified time, remove the eggs from the colored water using a tablespoon and place the colored eggs on separate plates.
Now you need to wait until the painted eggs are completely dry and you can assemble your Easter basket!
Now you know how to dye eggs with dyes from the store. I really hope that my master class will be useful to you while preparing for the holiday of Easter. Or maybe you have your own interesting ideas How to beautifully paint eggs for Easter with your own hands? Please write in the comments, or in social networks. As always, I look forward to your feedback and comments.
Well, dear and beloved, are you already preparing for the holiday of the Resurrection of Christ? You are choosing Easter cake recipes, oh cottage cheese Easter are you dreaming? Would you like to try something new and unusual this year? If there are no resources for global reforms, make some personal discoveries in the field of coloring Easter eggs. Surely, from year to year you resort to the same method of decorating paints - so maybe the time has come for interesting achievements and interesting experiments? Let's figure out how you can paint eggs for Easter, and once you figure it out, you will automatically find the right solution for yourself. Only – mind you! – new!
How to dye eggs for Easter:
Coloring eggs with natural dyes
IN modern world few people think about why it is worth giving preference to natural dyes, if it is much easier to go to the store, buy, pay, mix and get the result. The Pepsi generation, we grew up on the idea of “I want everything at once” and are not ready to spend even a little time if there is an opportunity to get almost the same thing, but without wasting precious minutes. However, if you approach the issue of coloring eggs for Easter from the other side, you can find a lot of advantages in using natural dyes.
First and foremost, this is your health: it is clear that when decorating Easter eggs, the shells are colored, and food dyes, if they get into the food, then minimum quantities, but they get there! Agree, if possible, it is worth making a choice in favor of health, neglecting issues of minor savings.
Secondly, natural dyes– it’s always a miracle, magic, a mystery. Doing something with your own hands, watching with bated breath, waiting for the result and wondering what it will be like - isn’t this something miraculous? Don’t forget that by calling your children for help, you will automatically increase the magic factor: of course, sometimes little hands create unnecessary problems and troubles in the kitchen, but the happy laughter of children is worth it!
Third, natural dyes are sometimes cheaper than store-bought synthetic ones - what could be, for example, cheaper than onion peels or a couple of spoons of black tea, free birch leaves or unnecessary walnut shells?
Let's instill in children a taste for another concept: natural, natural, healthy - it's fashionable, beautiful and modern. Leading by example is the best science, so this Easter we're painting eggs with something you can find in any kitchen!
Onion peel
Perhaps it is onion skins that are the most popular, simplest and accessible remedy for coloring Easter eggs. Thanks to this simple old-fashioned “life hack” you can get a completely diverse range of color shades - from light red to deep brown.
To work you will need wax, a candle and special tool- a pissator that can be replaced with any small diameter metal tube. Draw a design on the egg with a simple pencil, then, having filled the scribbler with wax, heat it over a candle and trace the ornament of your choice with the melted mass. After this, lower the egg into a glass with dye, wait the required time, then remove the wax with a napkin, if necessary, holding the pysanka over a candle - in those places that were closed, the shell will remain with its natural color, but the rest of the surface of the egg will be colored.
Using the same technology you can make multi-colored Easter eggs. To do this, after the first layer wax drawing dip the egg in the lightest paint (for example, yellow), soak required amount time, take it out, carefully dry the egg, apply the design again, and dip it in the next most saturated color (for example, red). Repeat the operation as many times as you want to get flowers. Remove wax only after the last coat of paint.
Don't immediately look at very complex patterns. This, of course, is incredibly beautiful and inspiring, but it’s better to start with primitive drawings, and then, once you get the hang of it, move on to more complex patterns.
Decorative polyethylene films and thermal stickers
The modern industry, with the motto “quick and easy,” offers a lot of “high-speed” options for decorating Easter eggs. At Easter fairs, supermarket displays and market stalls you can find a wide selection of stickers and thermal films for decoration.
With the first ones, everything is simple to the point of primitivism: I took it off the base, stuck it on an egg, put it on a plate and began to admire the result. It would not be amiss to mention that it is still better to color the egg first - small stickers on a white background look bare and dull.
With thermal films, you will have to make several extra movements: wrap the egg in the proposed “bag”, put it in boiling water, take it out after a minute - under the influence of temperature, the special polyethylene contracts, tightly wrapping the egg. Ready. A huge minus this method Cooking Easter eggs is difficult to clean: the film is very durable, and to remove the contents of the shell, you have to use a knife or scissors.
Options, of course, are of dubious attractiveness and sincerity, however, they cannot be ignored, because they exist and, probably, still have the right to life - for working mothers and women who almost never have days off, this is a good way out of the situation. However, if you have at least 10 extra minutes, it is better to give preference to some “warmer” and “live” option.
Decoupage and other handmade ways to decorate Easter eggs
With minimal skills and a love of crafts, Easter eggs can be decorated in a completely unusual way, using, for example, the decoupage technique. To do this, the surface of hard-boiled eggs must be degreased, then, if desired, painted with any suitable paints (for example, gouache). After this, dilute PVA glue and water in a 1:1 ratio, cut out suitable motifs from napkins, remove the top layer and glue it onto the egg. After drying, the eggs can be additionally coated with a layer of glue. If you do decorative ornaments, it’s worth working with an empty shell, and ready egg coat with acrylic varnish.
For those who know how to hold a hook in their hands, we can advise you to tie the eggs with openwork “cases” - it turns out incredibly tender and cute.
However, even if you take various beads, pieces of lace, sequins, colored ribbons, beautiful ropes and decorate Easter eggs with all this goodness, it will be very vintage, festive, soulful and stylish.
Christ is Risen, dears! Have a beautiful Easter, bright colors and good mood!
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