Easter Egg Tips

Here is a list of natural items to dye eggs with. For natural dyeing boil eggs with these items with vinegar about a tablespoon, even more wouldn’t hurt. After boiling for 20 to 30 minutes letting them set longer will deepen the color. (http://easter-stuff.net/Easter-Egg-Tips.htm)

• Tea or Coffee – Gives a brown or yellowish tan hue.
• Onion Skin – Yellow or purple hue, or reddish pick with red onions.
• Beets – Dark purple color.
• Red Cabbage -Purple hue or bluish.
• Turmeric or Saffron – Yellow color.
• Grape Juice or Dark Concord Grapes – Lavender color.
• Blueberries – Blue color.
• Spinach – Green color.
• Dandelions – Yellowish color.
• Orange peels – Lemon Peels – Yellow hues.
• Shredded Carrots – Yellow Orangish hues.
• Black Walnuts – Tannish stain hues.
• Chili Powder – Brownish Orange hues.

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