Once your dyed eggs have dried completely, dip a thin-tip paintbrush into one color of paint and add a few dots to an egg. Let it dry for a few minutes. Rinse your brush and pat it dry before adding a different color of paint. Play around with brush sizes and paint colors to create a stylish design.
3 Mix 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar and 10 to 20 drops food color in a cup to achieve desired colors. Repeat for each color. Dip hard-cooked eggs in dye for about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon, wire egg holder or tongs to add and remove eggs from dye.
Use stickers before dyeing.
Try using small letter stickers or stickers in the shapes of hearts to leave writing on your eggs. Stick the letters to the undyed eggshell. Dip them into the dye like you would any other egg. Set them to the side to dry.
To create patterns with rubber bands, gently stretch rubber bands around cooled and dried undyed eggs. To create patterns with stickers, gently press stickers on to the cooled and dried eggs. Once your eggs have been decorated with butter, rubber bands, or stickers, dye them according to the instructions below.
Use watercolour or acrylic paints; the former is best with small children, who might miss the egg in their enthusiasm. Use thick brushes for overall decoration and thin brushes to paint on patterns. You can also try stencils. It's best to place the egg in a cup, decorate one half, then leave to dry.
Once all the insides have been blow out, clean the egg by running hot water through it, and blow out any excess water. Leave to dry for at least 24 hours so that the insides are completely dry. You can then you can start decorating eggs with Sharpie pens!
Room temperature eggs are best. Use Sharpies in a variety of colors to add as much color as possible to the eggs. Don't worry about patterns or pictures. All you need to do is deposit lots of color.
Put those pretty dyed eggs to good use as part of a DIY Easter centerpiece. To get the look, dye eggs in pastel colors or coat with adhesive and roll in glitter. Stack the finished eggs in ceramic berry containers or scatter across the table.
Glass jars are perfect for displaying Easter eggs. You can put natural or faux ones there, mix them with straw, grass, leaves, blooms or just leave as they are, and such a piece can double as a centerpiece.
Is it better to dye eggs when they are hot or cold? Before dunking them in the dye, your eggs should be cold (or at least room temperature). Cold-dyeing helps the dye adhere to the shell and keeps the dye from over-saturating the shell with color.
Plastic Eggs – Easter Egg Decorations
Fill the eggs with jellybeans and leave some in the grass – make sure they're easy to spot so kids don't step on them. Stick a small stuffed animal inside each egg and place them all over the yard. Scatter some plastic eggs around a big inflatable bunny or chick.
If your family likes hard-boiled eggs more than mine does, just boil and decorate the eggs you know they'll eat. When you're dyeing, both boiled and raw shell eggs can be left on the counter for up to two hours in up to 90 degree Fahrenheit weather, according to the FDA (above that temp, the guideline is one hour).
Handy Stamps Micro 1 Ink Pad - with Black Egg Safe Ink - Ideal for Marking Eggs.
Fine chalk pens and even white gel pens make a great line for decorating. White drawing or calligraphy ink is great- especially if you have it! I know it isn't autumn but chalk pens are great for drawing or writing on autumn leaves- hold on to the idea! Traditional marbling on an egg.
Use paint pens to decorate Easter Eggs!
Our favorite pastel paint pens are water-based, non-toxic, and easy to use! We found that the extra fine-tip paint pens were best for detail work and coloring small spaces, while metallic brush paint pens made it easier to shade large areas and paint eggs one or two solid colors.
Eggs can be decorated with magic markers, paint, glitter, or even sequins. And if you are dyeing the eggs, wash them in a mild detergent solution before decorating to give a light oil coating to help color adhere more evenly. But be sure to use a food-safe dye.
Markers are a quick alternative to dyes and paints when decorating Easter eggs. They're great for doodling delicate patterns, writing names, or adding a personal touch to dyed eggs.
Yes, you can change up your usual routine. Instead of dying Easter eggs with food coloring, you can hollow out eggs, paint them with acrylic paint, and then decorate the painted Easter eggs with Testors Enamel Paint Pens.
Acrylic paint is ideal for eggs because it covers them well and adheres nicely. You can use any brand and color of acrylic paint that you'd like. Use a paintbrush to create fun designs. Since eggs are pretty small, get some fine-pointed paint brushes for more intricate designs.