Wanna glam up your Easter basket with the blinged-out shells
in our
April/May issue? You’ll need a fab foundation first. Read on for our
tips on how to dye the perfect Easter egg.
What you’ll need:
4 (or more) hard-boiled eggs (ask Mom for help)
4 hard plastic cups or dark mugs (that won’t get stained)
1 pack of food coloring
Large spoon
2 cups boiling water
4 tsp distilled white vinegar
Newspaper or wax paper
What you’ll do:
- Set
out your four cups or mugs on top of newspaper or wax paper.
- Fill
each cup with 1 tsp vinegar and 10-20 drops of food coloring (depending on
how strong you want the color: refer to chart for ratios).
- Carefully
fill each cup with ½ cup of boiling water.
- Using
the large spoon, gently drop an egg into each cup, one at a time. Let sit
for 5-10 minutes, rotating ever so often to make sure the dye is even.
- Using
spoon, remove eggs from cups and let dry on wire rack or egg crate.
Refrigerate when dry.
- See page 83 in the April/May issue
for tips on how to decorate your dyed eggs!
Color chart:
Use these ratios
below to create your perfect color
Orange: 2 drops Red, 3 drops Yellow
Coral: 3 drops Red, 2 drops Yellow
Pink: 4 drops Red, 1 drop Blue
Turquoise blue: 4 drops Blue, 1 drop Green
Seafoam green: 3 drops Green, 1 drop Blue
Lime green: 3 drops Yellow, 1 drop Green
Violet: 2 drops Red, 2 drops Blue
BY JESSICA D'ARGENIO WALLER ON 3/24/2013 12:00:00 AM
POSTED IN holiday, easter, crafts, holiday, In the mag, April/May 2013