Easter is this Sunday. Have you dyed your eggs yet? Check out how you can use your soapmaking LabColors to dye your eggs, too! I got the marbled idea from the fabulous and creative Martha Stewart (I heart her). What are your great egg dying techniques?
Soapylove Jewelry Box Colorant Set
(LabColors or food coloring will work too)
12 eggs
Sweet Almond Oil
Vinegar
Skewers, spoons and forks
Small mixing bowls
Plenty of paper towels (trust me)
One: Hard boil your eggs anyway you like. I put my eggs in a pot, cover them with cold water and turn the heat to high. Once the water starts to a boil, I let the eggs cook for about 10 minutes. Then I immediately submerge the cooked eggs into cold water to stop the cooking. Set your eggs aside while you make your dye.
Two: In a small bowl, use your Soapylove Jewelry Box Colorant set to make your egg dyes. In 8 ounces of water add your Jewelry Box Colorants and 1 tablespoon of Vinegar. Mix well and pop your egg(s) into the dye for 1-2 minutes, until you get a nice solid base color.
Three: After all of your eggs are colored, it’s time to create the marbled look. Add 1 tablespoon of Sweet Almond Oil to the remaining colors and give it a whisk with a fork. Carefully drop your egg in the mixture and use your skewer to roll the egg around in the bowl (the egg will only need to be in the colorant for about 10-15 seconds).
Four: Remove the egg from the dye with a spoon and let it dry on a paper towel (or in your old egg carton). Pat it dry with a paper towel.
Tip: Remember to pick colors are going to pair well together. I love how my pink and orange combination turned out. The white and blue looks great too because it’s such a dramatic contrast.
“Eggcellent” Colorant Recipes
Yellow
25 ml Sunshine Yellow
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
Orange
9 ml Sunshine Yellow
2 drops of Ruby Red
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
Purple
4 ml Fiery Fuchsia
5 drops of Turquoise Blue
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
Neon Green
3 ml of Sunshine Yellow
1 drop of Turquoise Blue
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
Red
4 ml of Ruby Red
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
Blue
5 ml of Turquoise Blue
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
This is absolutely unique! Great post!
Wow! these are really awesome
Nice information. I tried to do so! Another great use for Lab Colors. Thanks.
I tried to do so! I liked it
GREAT! 🙂
Thanks!
How fun. Another great use for Lab Colors.
This is exactly what I did with my grandgirlies this weekend ~ we dyed eggs with Bramble Berry and Soap Love colorants! The girls had a blast, the eggs were beautiful ~ it was wonderful.
It will make lunchtime just that much more fun …
What an egg-citing idea! Truly clever– I can’t wait to try it!!! I don’t have kids, but I’m-a doing it anyway. 🙂
25 ml is actually correct. It took more yellow dye than we thought to get a deep yellow color. You can use less if you want a lighter yellow. Thanks for looking out for us.
I think that perhaps there is an error in the yellow measure. Is it supposed to be 2.5 ml?
“Eggcellent” Colorant Recipes
Yellow
25 ml Sunshine Yellow
8 ounce of water
1 Tablespoon of Vinegar
Those are so cool looking! If my boys were still into dyeing, I’d do this. 🙂