Monday Make A – Natural Egg (or anything really…) Dyes

Natural Egg Dyes

Color	Herb	Type of Magic	Directions	Hints
Blue to Purple	Grape Juice	Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers,Money	Add 1 cup frozen juice concentrate to 1 tsp. vinegar.	Eggs may be simmered right in the juice to cook.
Green	Colts-foot, bracken, for a pale green: spinach leaves, or red cabbage & tumeric combination	growth, prosperity	Pour scant tsp. of turmeric and 2-3 tbsps. of chopped red cabbage in a heat safe cup then add boiling water.
Yellow green	Carrot tops, for a green-gold: yellow delicious apple peels	fertility, new beginning	see below
Yellow	Tumeric, for a light yellow: orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seeds or ground cumin	sun, energy, vitality	Put -1-2 tsp. ground turmeric powder in heat proof cup. Fill 2/3 full with boiling water. Add 1 tsp. white vinegar.	Works quickly. Turmeric stains so be careful. Wipe dusty spice residue from eggs.
Orange	Yellow onion skins	sun, energy, vitality	Use 1 large handful of onion skin for each cup of water. Simmer 20 minutes then add 1 tsp. of white vinegar.
Rust	Onion skin	strength	see below
Red	Madder root for a pale red: fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries	sacred eggs	Put 2-4 tbsps. freshly grated beets in heat safe cup. Fill 2/3 with boiling water. Add 1 tsp. white vinegar.	Speckled design. Dye may be strained before use. Orange beets may be used to obtain saffron color.
Pink	Madder root	love, affection	see below
Blue	Blueberries	protection	see below
Bright blue	Red cabbage leaves	Spirit, Sky Father	Put 2-3 tbsps. chopped red cabbage in heat safe cup. Add boiling water. Add 1 tsp. white vinegar.	Let sit overnight. Avoid excess handling.
Beige to brown	strong brewed coffee, for a reddish brown: limes, deep brown: pecan or walnut shells	Earth, Mother Goddess, pecans-Money, Employment, walnut-Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes, Lime-Healing,Love,Protection, can’t find any for coffee :(	see below
Pale Green	red onion skins	same as yellow onion	same as yellow onion	Allow long steeping time.

To dye the perfect eggs the natural way, here's what to do:

1. Put eggs in a single layer in a pan. Pour water in pan until the eggs are covered.
2. Add about a teaspoon of vinegar.
3. Add the natural dye appropriate to the color you want your eggs to be. (The more eggs you are dying at a time, the more dye you will need to use.)
4. Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15
minutes.
5. Remove the substance you used to color the eggs. Put eggs in a bowl. If you want your eggs to be a darker shade, cover them with the dye and let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.

Decorations:

Use small leaves from fresh or dried herbs like flat parsley, rue, thyme or fern. Press the leaves against the egg and wrap securely with a section of old nylon stocking. Do this before putting in the dye bath. After dyeing, rinse these eggs in clear water before unwrapping.The area under the leaves will have little or no dye if done properly.

Glue dried, pressed flowers, sequins, crepe paper, or similar flat decorations to the eggs. Use your imagination.

Create designs with markers, stickers, paints. NOTE: Drawing designs with crayons won't work here as the waxy crayons will melt off in the boiling process.

Taken in part from Lakewinds

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