Comments on: How To Make Natural Dyed Easter Eggs – Easy to Follow Directions

By: Jorjette

Jorjette

Very nice!! I tried red and yellow onion, and also beet (hot and cold -both methods). I liked very much the results. Next year I hope I will try even other ingredients, I’m thinking of black cherry juice and grapes.

By: Natalie Zaman

Natalie Zaman

LOVE these! Here’s how mine turned out. I used turmeric, blueberries, Thai tea and saffron. The eggs were in for less than an hour. When I dried them I stamped them with words 🙂 http://nataliezaman.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-eggs-and-i.html

By: Reagan

Reagan

This inspired me since I hate the chemical food dye and am tired of spending $20 on three small tubes of coloring at Whole Foods. Half the fun was finding stuff I thought would dye the eggs. I used frozen beet stock (I knew I’d have a use for that!), blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, turmeric and mustard, turmeric and crushed red pepper (going for orange), crushed red pepper and paprika, tea, and coffee. They’re still steeping but so far the beets and coffee are most colored. Beets are magenta, really cool!

By: kat

kat

I remember when I was kid boiling eggs with onion skin and tea – 20 years back in one of the Soviet countries. We would also wrap the eggs in a corn leaf – to create random pattern. The best thing is: since it’s all food items, you don’t have to be afraid to actually eat the egg!

By: Theresa

Theresa

Wow! You sure did a lot of work, lovely photos and graphics too. I’ll have to try the red cabbage and blueberries, the blue eggs are lovely. The turmeric ones too. I’ve tried beets and unfortunately, unless you squint or look at it through rose-coloured glasses, the colour comes out in various shades of gray, not a hint of red or pink! I think the calcium carbonate in the egg shells reacts differently with natural dyes, which would otherwise colour natural fibres or food quite nicely. I’m still on the hunt for a tried and true natural red or pink dye for eggs.

By: Yoda Archives

Yoda Archives

Wow I love the natural look of some of these. We might try this.

By: Janie Upchurch

Janie Upchurch

Could the eggs have sat in the natural dyes in the fridge so that the eggs would not spoil?

By: Michelle

Michelle

I used beet juice

By: mandy

mandy

I’m thinking some of these same items can be used to dye natural fibers like wool.

By: Deb Thompson

Deb Thompson

In reply to Janet Oja. @janet. Not sure if apple cider vinegar will change the colors or not. It's worth giving it a try.