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Dyeing for that Marbled Look

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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?

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Ingredients
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.

My creation

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).

My creation

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.

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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

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11 Comments

  6. 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.

  8. 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. 🙂

  9. 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.

  10. 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