Silk Tie Dye Easter Eggs

For our Easter eggs this year I decided to try silk tie dyeing. I had a big bin of old ties so I thought I was set. Turns out only a few of them were real silk so we didn't have as many patterns to choose from.

They looked really cool boiling.

They eggs turned out a little lighter than expected. Many of the instructions said to wrap the eggs tightly with string and I used bits of pantyhose instead. Maybe the silk didn't have close enough contact?

The patterns definitely did transfer though.

The red tones seemed to do best.

It was fun to try and they still turned out pretty cool.

Feather Eggs

It was going to be hard to beat last year's Easter eggs. I thought about trying the necktie method or fingernail polish method. Instead we dyed them and then decoupaged feathers onto the eggs with Mod Podge.

I think they turned out pretty cool.

Of course we blew out the insides of the eggs so we could keep them.

Indigo Blue Easter Eggs

This year I dyed my Easter eggs with an indigo dye. Each egg had a sticker on it I cut with my cricut when I dyed it leaving behind a stenciled initial.

My fingers are blue like a smurf but it was worth it.

I love the deep rich blue color!

Easter Photo Projects

My friend Patricia made everyone at the office these grassy hair photo gifts. I thought it was so cool! She would have had to start them awhile ago to have the grass long enough.

It's one of the Easter/Spring projects from the Kodak Tips and Projects Center.

I made a few of the projects for Easter too, like the photo egg masks...

and oh hey who is the guy in this photo egg holder project?!

Pickled Eggs and Beets for Easter

I made batch of pickled eggs and beets tonight for Easter. They are family Easter tradition... from growing up in Pennsylvania Dutch country.

There are a lot of recipes out there but this very simple one is how we have always made them.

Boil 1 cup of apple cider vinegar with 1 cup of beet juice, 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt. Pour it over a half dozen hard boiled eggs and a half dozen small beets in a quart jar then put them in the fridge.

That's all!

Easter Egg Prep

It's Easter egg decorating time. I am serious about my egg coloring. I blow the guts out of the eggs so they last longer. I even have this handy dandy egg blower. Gone are the days of aching cheeks. I can empty a dozen eggs in under ten minutes.

And you only need to drill one hole.

I even have a little egg driller.

Easter egg holder printable

I designed some Easter egg holders for Kodak Tips & Projects Exchange. You can download the printable here.