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NATURALLY-DYED EASTER EGGS🥚🥚🥚My first attempt at dying Easter eggs using all natural ingredients, because why would I slather food dye all over my farm-raised chicken eggs? It’s a lot easier than you think and they look naturally beautiful. What do you think? NATURAL DYES 6 cups of water 1 TBS turmeric 3 beets 1/4 red cabbage Boil each of your food items in a separate small pot of water. I boiled each for about 30 minutes then strained and cooled the liquids. Once cooled add 2 TBS white vinegar. Place hard boiled eggs into liquid and let sit for anywhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours. It’s not instant gratification but sometimes things are worth waiting for! I hope you try!
NATURALLY-DYED EASTER EGGS🥚🥚🥚My first attempt at dying Easter eggs using all natural ingredients, because why would I slather food dye all over my farm-raised chicken eggs? It’s a lot easier than you think and they look naturally beautiful. What do you think? NATURAL DYES 6 cups of water 1 TBS turmeric 3 beets 1/4 red cabbage Boil each of your food items in a separate small pot of water. I boiled each for about 30 minutes then strained and cooled the liquids. Once cooled add 2 TBS white vinegar. Place hard boiled eggs into liquid and let sit for anywhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours. It’s not instant gratification but sometimes things are worth waiting for! I hope you try!
Easter eggs, naturally dyed 🐣🌿 Blue dye: 500 ml water 2 cups cabbage ¼ cup white vinegar 1 tsp salt Orange / Red dye: 2 cups onion peels 500 ml water ¼ cup vinegar Pinch of salt Yellow dye: 2 tbsp turmeric 500 ml water ¼ cup vinegar Pinch of salt Method: Boil each mixture for 20 minutes. Strain, then add boiled eggs to the liquid. Let them sit for 1 hour for soft pastel tones, or overnight for deeper color. Simple, natural, and beautifully festive ✨
Easter eggs, naturally dyed 🐣🌿 Blue dye: 500 ml water 2 cups cabbage ¼ cup white vinegar 1 tsp salt Orange / Red dye: 2 cups onion peels 500 ml water ¼ cup vinegar Pinch of salt Yellow dye: 2 tbsp turmeric 500 ml water ¼ cup vinegar Pinch of salt Method: Boil each mixture for 20 minutes. Strain, then add boiled eggs to the liquid. Let them sit for 1 hour for soft pastel tones, or overnight for deeper color. Simple, natural, and beautifully festive ✨
Simple easy way to naturally dye your Easter eggs this year 😘 #eastereggs #naturalproducts #eggdying
Simple easy way to naturally dye your Easter eggs this year 😘 #eastereggs #naturalproducts #eggdying
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs! Comment: ‘Natural Dye’ to get the full method, tips, and colors DMed to you! *If you are using raw eggs please keep them in the fridge! My Favorite Food Scraps: * Red Cabbage: robin’s egg blue (2 hours) to teal (overnight) * Blueberries: denim blue (2 hours) to navy blue (overnight) * Yellow Onion Skins: light yellow (2 hours) to rich ochre (overnight) * Beets plus a tablespoon of vinegar: light pink (2 hours) to dusty rose (overnight) * Turmeric: shades of yellow (This can also be in powder form, see teas.) My Favorite Teas: * Hibiscus Flowers: light blue-green (2 hours) to deep green that is almost black (overnight) * Butterfly Pea Flower: Light purple (2 hours) to deeper purple (overnight) * Butterfly Pea Flower with 1 tablespoon of vinegar: light pink (2 hours) to darker pink (overnight) * Green Tea: Light green (only use white eggs, this is very pastel!) When it comes to food scraps the simple method is boiling. In a saucepan, for every one cup of food scraps add four cups of water, bring to a boil until the foods have started to lose their color, strain, then let cool. For the teas add about ¼ cup of loose tea to every four cups of water. Steep in hot water for at least ten minutes (but I usually just steep until the tea cools.) Cover photo: @beckyduffyhill.creative #naturaldyes #Easter #slowliving #lowwaste #zerowaste
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs! Comment: ‘Natural Dye’ to get the full method, tips, and colors DMed to you! *If you are using raw eggs please keep them in the fridge! My Favorite Food Scraps: * Red Cabbage: robin’s egg blue (2 hours) to teal (overnight) * Blueberries: denim blue (2 hours) to navy blue (overnight) * Yellow Onion Skins: light yellow (2 hours) to rich ochre (overnight) * Beets plus a tablespoon of vinegar: light pink (2 hours) to dusty rose (overnight) * Turmeric: shades of yellow (This can also be in powder form, see teas.) My Favorite Teas: * Hibiscus Flowers: light blue-green (2 hours) to deep green that is almost black (overnight) * Butterfly Pea Flower: Light purple (2 hours) to deeper purple (overnight) * Butterfly Pea Flower with 1 tablespoon of vinegar: light pink (2 hours) to darker pink (overnight) * Green Tea: Light green (only use white eggs, this is very pastel!) When it comes to food scraps the simple method is boiling. In a saucepan, for every one cup of food scraps add four cups of water, bring to a boil until the foods have started to lose their color, strain, then let cool. For the teas add about ¼ cup of loose tea to every four cups of water. Steep in hot water for at least ten minutes (but I usually just steep until the tea cools.) Cover photo: @beckyduffyhill.creative #naturaldyes #Easter #slowliving #lowwaste #zerowaste
There’s something about dyeing Easter eggs the slow way that just feels right. 🌿 As soon as I learned you could dye eggs naturally about 10 years ago, I never went back to those little kits. The process is slower. But honestly? That’s exactly how I love my life! No neon tablets. No mystery dyes. Just simple ingredients from the kitchen turning into the most beautiful colors. Here’s how we did ours: 🥬 Purple Cabbage (Blue Eggs) Chop ½–1 head purple cabbage. Cover with water and simmer 20–30 minutes. Strain. Add 1 tablespoon white vinegar per cup of dye. Soak hard-boiled eggs for several hours or overnight. 🧅 Yellow Onion Skins (Rust/Orange Eggs) Fill a pot with onion skins. Cover with water and simmer 20–30 minutes. Strain and add 1 tablespoon vinegar per cup. Soak eggs until desired color develops. 🫐✨ Blueberries + Turmeric (My Favorite — They Turned Green!) Simmer 1–2 cups blueberries in water for 20–30 minutes. Strain. Add a spoonful of turmeric and 1 tablespoon vinegar per cup. Soak eggs and let the magic happen. The longer they sit, the deeper the color. It’s not instant. It’s not perfectly uniform. But they’re earthy and beautiful and feel like spring in the best way, and until we can afford to get backyard chickens again (they lay a beautiful variety of colors all on their own) this is the way I'll continue to dye eggs. I love cooking and celebrating this way... we slow down, we use what we have, and we make memories in the process. If you want more simple, old-fashioned, real-food traditions like this (plus the systems that make it all doable without burnout), that’s exactly what I teach inside my Complete Nourished Home Bundle. Comment BUNDLE and I’ll send you the details. 🌷🤍 #nourishedhome #eastereggs #homemadememories
There’s something about dyeing Easter eggs the slow way that just feels right. 🌿 As soon as I learned you could dye eggs naturally about 10 years ago, I never went back to those little kits. The process is slower. But honestly? That’s exactly how I love my life! No neon tablets. No mystery dyes. Just simple ingredients from the kitchen turning into the most beautiful colors. Here’s how we did ours: 🥬 Purple Cabbage (Blue Eggs) Chop ½–1 head purple cabbage. Cover with water and simmer 20–30 minutes. Strain. Add 1 tablespoon white vinegar per cup of dye. Soak hard-boiled eggs for several hours or overnight. 🧅 Yellow Onion Skins (Rust/Orange Eggs) Fill a pot with onion skins. Cover with water and simmer 20–30 minutes. Strain and add 1 tablespoon vinegar per cup. Soak eggs until desired color develops. 🫐✨ Blueberries + Turmeric (My Favorite — They Turned Green!) Simmer 1–2 cups blueberries in water for 20–30 minutes. Strain. Add a spoonful of turmeric and 1 tablespoon vinegar per cup. Soak eggs and let the magic happen. The longer they sit, the deeper the color. It’s not instant. It’s not perfectly uniform. But they’re earthy and beautiful and feel like spring in the best way, and until we can afford to get backyard chickens again (they lay a beautiful variety of colors all on their own) this is the way I'll continue to dye eggs. I love cooking and celebrating this way... we slow down, we use what we have, and we make memories in the process. If you want more simple, old-fashioned, real-food traditions like this (plus the systems that make it all doable without burnout), that’s exactly what I teach inside my Complete Nourished Home Bundle. Comment BUNDLE and I’ll send you the details. 🌷🤍 #nourishedhome #eastereggs #homemadememories
Want to change up how you dye Easter eggs this year and try something new?? This was really fun, we did it last year. It was a lot of fun for my kids and for me to see how you can dye them using food!! What you need: -2-4 cups shredded beets -2-4 cups shredded red cabbage -2-4 cups onion skins -1/8 cup turmeric -white vinegar -12 hard boiled eggs -water For each color add 4 cups of water to a saucepan, 1 T vinegar, and the ingredient for color. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain into a container to cool. When you’re ready to color your eggs place the cooled colored liquid, 1 Tablespoon vinegar into a quart size mason jar and add 3 hard boiled eggs. Cover and place in fridge overnight for darker colors or for a few hours for lighter colors. Save for later and follow along for more holistic living, baking from scratch, and sourdough!! #holizstic #naturaleastereggdye #easter #eastereggs #easterideas
Want to change up how you dye Easter eggs this year and try something new?? This was really fun, we did it last year. It was a lot of fun for my kids and for me to see how you can dye them using food!! What you need: -2-4 cups shredded beets -2-4 cups shredded red cabbage -2-4 cups onion skins -1/8 cup turmeric -white vinegar -12 hard boiled eggs -water For each color add 4 cups of water to a saucepan, 1 T vinegar, and the ingredient for color. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain into a container to cool. When you’re ready to color your eggs place the cooled colored liquid, 1 Tablespoon vinegar into a quart size mason jar and add 3 hard boiled eggs. Cover and place in fridge overnight for darker colors or for a few hours for lighter colors. Save for later and follow along for more holistic living, baking from scratch, and sourdough!! #holizstic #naturaleastereggdye #easter #eastereggs #easterideas
Herb decorated, naturally dyed Easter Eggs! These turned out so well!! Wet the hard boiled egg first a little so the herb sticks to it better. We just used a damp paper towel. Then position the herbs where you want them. Cover with a piece of cut panty hose and secure with a mini elastic (rainbow loom ones work perfect). Put in your dye and follow the dye instructions. I’ll explain our natural ones below, but you don’t need to use natural ones for the herb technique. Take them out and let them dry. Don’t remove the panty hose while wet as the colour may run into your designs. For our natural dyes we did turmeric, onion skins, raspberries, beets, spinach, and red cabbage. There are tons of recipes for each of these dyes online. Just do quick online search, but for most of them you bring the item to a boil/simmer for like an hour. Strain them and then add something to them to make them more likely to adhere to the egg. This is usually vinegar. Some recipes call for baking soda instead. What you add may change the colour which is neat. We found the longer you left them in the better. A few hours was good. And overnight was even better, but not necessary. This was a great group activity as each family was in charge of one or two colours. Enjoy!
Herb decorated, naturally dyed Easter Eggs! These turned out so well!! Wet the hard boiled egg first a little so the herb sticks to it better. We just used a damp paper towel. Then position the herbs where you want them. Cover with a piece of cut panty hose and secure with a mini elastic (rainbow loom ones work perfect). Put in your dye and follow the dye instructions. I’ll explain our natural ones below, but you don’t need to use natural ones for the herb technique. Take them out and let them dry. Don’t remove the panty hose while wet as the colour may run into your designs. For our natural dyes we did turmeric, onion skins, raspberries, beets, spinach, and red cabbage. There are tons of recipes for each of these dyes online. Just do quick online search, but for most of them you bring the item to a boil/simmer for like an hour. Strain them and then add something to them to make them more likely to adhere to the egg. This is usually vinegar. Some recipes call for baking soda instead. What you add may change the colour which is neat. We found the longer you left them in the better. A few hours was good. And overnight was even better, but not necessary. This was a great group activity as each family was in charge of one or two colours. Enjoy!
Easter is a month away , and one of our favorite traditions is back, egg dyeing season 🐣 This year we’re going the natural route for rich, beautiful color using ingredients you may already have at home. Here’s how to try it: 1️⃣ Simmer 2 cups of any ingredient below with 2 cups water (covered) for 15–30 minutes: • Purple cabbage → blue on white eggs, green on brown eggs • Yellow onion skins → orange on white eggs, rusty red on brown eggs • Red onion skins → reddish orange on white eggs, deeper red on brown eggs • Blueberries → soft blue tones • Beets → reddish pink on white eggs, maroon on brown eggs • Ground turmeric (¼ cup) → golden yellow eggs 2️⃣ Strain the liquid and add 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar per 1 cup dye. 3️⃣ Soak hard-boiled eggs in the dye and refrigerate (about 2 cups dye = 6 eggs). 4️⃣ Once dry, buff lightly with oil for a subtle glossy finish. Natural, festive, and a fun way to celebrate the season 💛 If you give it a try tag us so we can see how things turn out!
Easter is a month away , and one of our favorite traditions is back, egg dyeing season 🐣 This year we’re going the natural route for rich, beautiful color using ingredients you may already have at home. Here’s how to try it: 1️⃣ Simmer 2 cups of any ingredient below with 2 cups water (covered) for 15–30 minutes: • Purple cabbage → blue on white eggs, green on brown eggs • Yellow onion skins → orange on white eggs, rusty red on brown eggs • Red onion skins → reddish orange on white eggs, deeper red on brown eggs • Blueberries → soft blue tones • Beets → reddish pink on white eggs, maroon on brown eggs • Ground turmeric (¼ cup) → golden yellow eggs 2️⃣ Strain the liquid and add 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar per 1 cup dye. 3️⃣ Soak hard-boiled eggs in the dye and refrigerate (about 2 cups dye = 6 eggs). 4️⃣ Once dry, buff lightly with oil for a subtle glossy finish. Natural, festive, and a fun way to celebrate the season 💛 If you give it a try tag us so we can see how things turn out!
🌿NATURALLY DYED BOTANICAL EGGS 🌿 These botanical Easter eggs are dyed with natural ingredients and decorated with fresh herbs to create the most stunning little works of art. 🌿Here’s how to make them: Step 1: Make your natural dyes�In separate pots, combine:�• 4 cups water�• 4 cups of your ingredient (onion skins, shredded beets, purple cabbage, or turmeric) Bring each pot to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.�Strain the liquid and stir in 2 Tbsp white vinegar to each dye bath. 🌿Step 2: Prep the eggs�Start with wet hard-boiled eggs—this helps the herbs stick.�Gently press small flat greens like parsley, cilantro, thyme or microgreens onto the egg. 🌿Step 3: Wrap the eggs�Place the egg into a 6-inch piece of pantyhose and secure tightly with a rubber band so the herb stays pressed against the shell. 🌿Step 4: Dye the eggs�Carefully lower the wrapped eggs into the dye bath.�Let them sit at least 30 minutes or up to overnight, depending on how deep you want the color. 🌿Step 5: Reveal the magic�Remove the eggs and let them dry completely on an upside-down egg carton.�Once dry, cut off the pantyhose and peel away the herb to reveal the beautiful botanical print. Natural color guide:�🟦 Purple cabbage → Blue�🟧 Onion skins → Orange�🩷 Beets → Pink�💛 Turmeric → Yellow So fun to make—and even more beautiful to display🌿
🌿NATURALLY DYED BOTANICAL EGGS 🌿 These botanical Easter eggs are dyed with natural ingredients and decorated with fresh herbs to create the most stunning little works of art. 🌿Here’s how to make them: Step 1: Make your natural dyes�In separate pots, combine:�• 4 cups water�• 4 cups of your ingredient (onion skins, shredded beets, purple cabbage, or turmeric) Bring each pot to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.�Strain the liquid and stir in 2 Tbsp white vinegar to each dye bath. 🌿Step 2: Prep the eggs�Start with wet hard-boiled eggs—this helps the herbs stick.�Gently press small flat greens like parsley, cilantro, thyme or microgreens onto the egg. 🌿Step 3: Wrap the eggs�Place the egg into a 6-inch piece of pantyhose and secure tightly with a rubber band so the herb stays pressed against the shell. 🌿Step 4: Dye the eggs�Carefully lower the wrapped eggs into the dye bath.�Let them sit at least 30 minutes or up to overnight, depending on how deep you want the color. 🌿Step 5: Reveal the magic�Remove the eggs and let them dry completely on an upside-down egg carton.�Once dry, cut off the pantyhose and peel away the herb to reveal the beautiful botanical print. Natural color guide:�🟦 Purple cabbage → Blue�🟧 Onion skins → Orange�🩷 Beets → Pink�💛 Turmeric → Yellow So fun to make—and even more beautiful to display🌿
🥚 Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs 🥚 Ingredients: - Hard-boiled eggs, room temperature (white or brown eggs, preferably not super-fresh) - Water - 1 cup chopped purple cabbage per cup of water - 1 cup red onion skins per cup of water - 1 cup yellow onion skins per cup of water - 1 cup shredded beets per cup of water - 2 tablespoons ground turmeric per cup of water - White distilled vinegar (1 tablespoon per cup of strained dye) - Liquid neutral oil, such as vegetable or grapeseed Directions: 1. Add water and a single dye matter to a saucepan. 2. Bring to a boil. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Use one type of colorant for each saucepan or batch. 3. Check the color. The dye is ready when it reaches a hue a few shades darker than you want for your egg. When the dye is as dark as you like, remove the pan from the heat and let the dye cool to room temperature. 4. Strain the dye. 5. Stir vinegar into the dye — use 1 tablespoon of vinegar per cup of strained liquid. 6. Submerge eggs in dye. 7. Transfer the eggs in the dye to the refrigerator and chill until the desired color is reached. This is a fun recipe to use when coloring eggs with our Easter Book Flood resource! It's available now!
🥚 Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs 🥚 Ingredients: - Hard-boiled eggs, room temperature (white or brown eggs, preferably not super-fresh) - Water - 1 cup chopped purple cabbage per cup of water - 1 cup red onion skins per cup of water - 1 cup yellow onion skins per cup of water - 1 cup shredded beets per cup of water - 2 tablespoons ground turmeric per cup of water - White distilled vinegar (1 tablespoon per cup of strained dye) - Liquid neutral oil, such as vegetable or grapeseed Directions: 1. Add water and a single dye matter to a saucepan. 2. Bring to a boil. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Use one type of colorant for each saucepan or batch. 3. Check the color. The dye is ready when it reaches a hue a few shades darker than you want for your egg. When the dye is as dark as you like, remove the pan from the heat and let the dye cool to room temperature. 4. Strain the dye. 5. Stir vinegar into the dye — use 1 tablespoon of vinegar per cup of strained liquid. 6. Submerge eggs in dye. 7. Transfer the eggs in the dye to the refrigerator and chill until the desired color is reached. This is a fun recipe to use when coloring eggs with our Easter Book Flood resource! It's available now!
Natural Easter Egg Dye. We use this method every year to color our Easter eggs. The kids love it! It’s so fun and doubles as a cool science experiment. We use all food items and start with 3 colors; Red, Yellow and Purple. From there we mix the colors together to get Green and Orange. This is the kids’ favorite part. As well as adding baking soda to the purple color it get Blue! I have all the details on my website on how to make these beautiful Easter eggs! It’s such a fun Easter activity to do as a family. The results are so pretty! Makes for the most vibrant colored eggs! And no chemicals or artificial dyes! 🐰🪺🐣✨ #naturaldye #eastereggs #eastereggdecorating #eastereggdying #easteractivitiesforkids
Natural Easter Egg Dye. We use this method every year to color our Easter eggs. The kids love it! It’s so fun and doubles as a cool science experiment. We use all food items and start with 3 colors; Red, Yellow and Purple. From there we mix the colors together to get Green and Orange. This is the kids’ favorite part. As well as adding baking soda to the purple color it get Blue! I have all the details on my website on how to make these beautiful Easter eggs! It’s such a fun Easter activity to do as a family. The results are so pretty! Makes for the most vibrant colored eggs! And no chemicals or artificial dyes! 🐰🪺🐣✨ #naturaldye #eastereggs #eastereggdecorating #eastereggdying #easteractivitiesforkids
We’ve tried this egg dyeing hack before, but this time we used a convenient egg carton! Did it work? Yes!! Was it a little messy? Also yes!! But such a fun and easy way to dye eggs! We’ve seen this done with shaving cream, but since eggshells are porous, we stuck with Cool Whip so they’re still safe to eat after. Cute and practical! #voortmaneggranch #voortmaneggs #eastereggs #eggdye #eastereggideas
We’ve tried this egg dyeing hack before, but this time we used a convenient egg carton! Did it work? Yes!! Was it a little messy? Also yes!! But such a fun and easy way to dye eggs! We’ve seen this done with shaving cream, but since eggshells are porous, we stuck with Cool Whip so they’re still safe to eat after. Cute and practical! #voortmaneggranch #voortmaneggs #eastereggs #eggdye #eastereggideas
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