Tampa and I dyed eggs for Easter. I had all the ingredients but didn't really know how much to use with how much water and vinegar. So I visited Syrendell's blog and there it was, thankfully. We used cochineal lice that we scraped off a cactus at the Mission for pink, red cabbage for blue, turmeric for yellow, spinach for green, and beets (we used canned, which was a mistake) for purple. The spinach didn't work for green and the beets didn't work for purple. Next year, we're going to use copper for green and a real beet for purple. The other eggs turned out beautiful! We rubbed them afterward with olive oil to give them a nice shine. We also made hot cross buns and I had felted a bunny and a duck for Tampa for her basket. We also grew grass for her basket, too.
Clockwise~turmeric, beets, spinach red cabbage and cochineal lice is in the center
Checking out the progress
Hot cross buns and daffodils, a nice way to celebrate Spring
What a beautiful Easter basket with the grass you grew and your naturally dyed eggs turned out so lovely. Each Easter I dye a batch with onion skins - they turn out deep red. I love the colour. Hot cross buns and daffodils certainly make a good Spring celebration. Happy Spring wishes to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Kelly! I will try the onion skins next time. I have a whole bunch in my freezer, (I save everything for stock) I just didn't want to part with them. Happy Spring to you, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning our blog! Yea, beets can be funny, and spinach, too. I gave up on the spinach this year, even though others say that it works. The copper with just a pinch of tumeric worked great! Last year, our beets made red, and this year a brownish color, so you never know. Part of the fun of natural dyeing is being surprised! I love your eggs. Beautiful...
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