7 pretty ways to decorate Easter eggs

Last Updated on 29/02/2024

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Discover not only why we decorate eggs for Easter but also 7 different ways to dye them and decorate them not with pretty designs. Easter gives us the chance to highlight this mysterious body of egg that has not only high nutritional value but also many symbolic meanings in religion and arts. In one of my favorite books, Demian by Herman Esse, he wrote that the egg is the world. Thus, there are several beautiful ways to dye Easter eggs with spring colors and natural methods that will look fabulous in Easter baskets. There are many ways to get inspired with fabulous Easter egg ideas and Easter decorations.

7 pretty ways to decorate Easter eggs

The classic red-dyed Easter eggs

In the religious tradition, there are two versions of why we dye red eggs at Easter. According to one version, the Virgin took a basket of eggs and offered them to her Son’s guards in order not to torture him. When her tears fell on the eggs, they turned red. The egg symbolizes the hermetically sealed tomb of Christ, like the shell of the egg. But it hid the “Life” that after Christ’s resurrection came out.

The other version connects the red color with Mary Magdalene. When the Roman emperor Tiberius Caesar learned about the Resurrection of Christ, he considered it improbable. So, he said to Mary Magdalene that if it’s true then the eggs, from white, should turn red. Mary Magdalene painted some eggs red and went to him to confirm the Resurrection of Christ. In Byzantine times, Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother St. Helen offered red eggs in the official ceremony on Easter. The distinguished guests scrambled the eggs and then had lunch with the emperor and his Queen mother.

Naturally dyed Easter eggs

Firstly, we prefer white eggs without spots to have a more striking color. But, if we see that we don’t achieve the shade we want, we should leave them for more time. Moreover, if we choose browner eggs, the shades will be more darker and subtle. Last year I tried to dye brown eggs with paprika and the shade was dark brown and had nothing to do with red.

And, we take them out from the fridge at least 2-3 hours earlier even from the previous night if we don’t want to break them during cooking.

The dose is approximately 10 white eggs. The procedure is similar for every vegetable in water. Then, we take them out of the pot and add a cup of vinegar and one pinch of salt, place the eggs, and boil them on very low heat for 15 ‘- 20’ or more.

• Red color: 5 beetroot bulbs or darker red onion leaves. My mother-in-law always uses the red onion method. Thus, she puts the leaves 2-4 days earlier in the water and then she boils the eggs in this water.

• Yellow color: 2 teaspoons turmeric or saffron.
• Orange color: 2 teaspoons paprika.
• Purple-blue color: a small red cabbage.
• Brown-beige color: 2 teaspoons coffee.

If you want to learn more about naturally dyed eggs, there’s an analytical video in Creativebug.

DIY Chalk paint eggs

Chalk paint eggs are an easy Easter DIY project that you can put in a pretty on the dining table, or hang on decorative branches. These are the materials you will need:

• eggs
• needle, or thin hand drill
• syringe
• paintbrush
• white chalk paint

1. Firstly we easily empty the eggs. We make two holes, one small on the top and one larger on the bottom, using a thick needle. We can also use a thin hand drill. Then, we put in the small hole of the syringe (without the needle) and pressed it to blow out the inside in a bowl.
2. Then we wash the eggs inside with water. We clean up the outside with a wet cloth.
3. Whether you paint your eggs all white (my son covered his egg with all his white paint and he had to wait one whole day to dry), or you want to make patterns and motifs, there are several choices according to your taste and your free time.
4. In the end, we let the eggs dry.
5. I also made some hangers with natural twine. The “secret” is to make a large knob fit in the hole. So, when I put the knob inside the egg hole, it couldn’t go out.
6. Put branches in a vase and hang the chalk-painted eggs or place them on a beautiful plate.

Paint eggs with acrylics or watercolors

Both acrylics and watercolors are friendly for kids Use plastic eggs or empty fresh eggs to prepare them for cute crafts. Mix the colors creating any form of vague patterns on the surface of the eggs.

Decorate eggs with leaves and flowers

Another very beautiful and spring way for decorative eggs is to decorate them with leaves and flowers. Either in their natural color or after painting them in any shade we want, we can stick on boiled eggs natural leaves, and flowers. We can use these pretty eggs in any kind of Easter composition or for the decoration of the festive table. Plus, we can combine the flowers on the eggs with some of the same flowers in vases.

Pastel eggs with food-safe dyes

We start by boiling eggs, letting them cool, and drying them well. We prepare the bowls with our paints. In each bowl, we put each cup of water, 2 tbsp. vinegar and we stir. Then we added some drops of paint. The more color we put in the bowl, the more intense will be the color of our egg. So, for a pastel shade, we add fewer paint drops. We can test the color with some kitchen paper to see if we like it. We put the boiled eggs in the bowls until they have the pastel colors that we want.

Marbled dyed eggs

You can make a variety of marbled eggs using food-safe dyes and olive oil. Explore new techniques and methods in the video tutorial by Creativebug. There is another technique for marbled eggs with nail polish but I don’t prefer it because the smell is too intense. Firstly, we pour a small amount of each color into a disposable glass of water. After that, we shake the surface of the water with a toothpick if necessary to mix the colors. We place the egg on the surface of the water shaking it very lightly so that the colored “film” of the paint to “stick” on its surface. And, we leave them to dry for several hours.

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