The main method for coloring eggs with onion skins Put the onion skins in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. After 2-3 hours, lightly salt the water and put eggs in it for coloring at room temperature (not from the refrigerator).
There are several secrets to decorate Easter eggs in a beautiful and original way. The main one is the flight of your imagination and the desire to paint the dye with your own hands in a special way for Easter. The rest is a matter of technique and skill.
Use natural egg coloring at home. Food chemistry is hazardous to health: it penetrates the middle of the product, leaves marks on the fingers. Yellow, red and orange powders often contain E 110 dye, which is banned in European countries. And in the green paint there is tartrazine, which inhibits the activity and concentration of attention in children. Eggs dyed with natural dyes are safe.
To distribute the paint evenly over the shell, wipe it with vinegar.
How to paint eggs: recipes how to paint
The paint can be obtained from any decoction that has previously settled overnight. Then boil dyes in it.
How to paint eggs in onion skins
- To paint with onion skins, fill them with broth and cook for 15 minutes;
- Then cool in cold water and dry on a napkin.
The dyes become dark brown, dark red or orange. The color varies depending on the concentration of the broth and the onion skins in it.
How to dye eggs with turmeric
- In boiling water, dilute 3 tbsp. tablespoons of turmeric;
- Cool, let it brew and boil the eggs in it.
The result is a golden yellow color.
How to paint eggs with beets or cranberries
- Grate a red beet on a fine grater or crush a berry;
- Squeeze out the juice;
- For coloring, put the boiled dyes in a saucepan and fill with juice;
- Leave it on for 3-4 hours.
The Easter eggs will be pink.
To make the drawing last longer and the Easter egg to shine, as if covered with varnish, rub it with sunflower oil.
How to paint eggs with brilliant green in onion skins
- Moisten a raw egg with water and sprinkle with finely chopped husk thickly;
- Wrap it in a piece of gauze or fabric, fix it tightly and tighten with a thread;
- Spread the husks evenly over the shell;
- Cook until tender, without adding brilliant green to the water. If added at the beginning of the boil, you get a dull color. At the end, 2-3 minutes before readiness, there will be saturated shades. For painting, use 1 small bottle of brilliant green for 10-15 eggs.
Unusually beautiful handmade marble eggs are obtained.
How to paint hibiscus eggs
- Pour 5 tbsp. hibiscus spoons with half a liter of boiling water;
- Let it brew overnight;
- Boil in this broth for 10 minutes.
Easter dyes will turn blue.
How to paint eggs with red cabbage
- Chop the red cabbage and cover with water to lightly cover it;
- Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for about an hour;
- Cool, let it brew;
- Strain the broth and add 5 tbsp. tablespoons of vinegar;
- Soak the dyes in the solution. If you want a delicate sky color, keep in the broth for 1-2 hours. To get a rich blue or purple (depending on the concentration of the decoction), leave it in the paint for 4 hours.
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How to paint eggs for Easter with a pattern or pattern
To add flavor to your dyes, make patterns or designs.
- Gold painting: Dip an old toothbrush or paintbrush in gold paint. Swipe your finger over the villi to splatter the Easter egg. You will get an unusual decor.
- Easter Egg Patterns: take a glass of powdered sugar, gradually add a little water. Stir well so that there are no lumps and a thick consistency is obtained. Draw the mixture into a medical syringe (without a needle) and apply patterns.
- Drawings on eggs: You can decorate with paints, water-based felt-tip pens or wax crayons. Before making drawings for Easter eggs, cook them. It is better to paint or paint with wax on a hot shell so that the wax melts well.
- Eggs with lace: wrap in shreds of beautiful lace, secure the ends with a thread and dip in the paint for 10-20 minutes. Remove the flap - the patterns will remain on the shell.
- Eggs for Easter with powder: just dip the egg in the egg white and dip it in a saucer with colored powder. The effect is amazing!
- How to dye eggs with floss: you will get striped dyes if you wrap them with threads or rubber bands and dip them in a decoction of paint.
How to paint eggs with napkins
Another idea of how to beautifully paint eggs is to make Easter decoupage with your own hands! It is done in the same way as the standard one, only instead of glue and varnish - egg white.
- Choose a napkin with Easter patterns, cut them out and separate a thin layer with a pattern;
- Boil the dyes, cool and dry them dry;
- Separate the white from the yolk in a separate bowl;
- Apply elements with a picture to the shell and glue with a brush dipped in protein;
- To avoid wrinkles and tears, smooth with a brush from the center of the pattern to the sides. Try to overlap the elements of the picture to hide the shell. Stick on large patterns first, then small ones;
- Leave to dry.
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