We paint beautiful eggs for Easter with our own hands. Traditional painting of eggs in onion skins

Good afternoon friends!

Today I am writing about the custom of dyeing eggs for Easter. It is very ancient, Western literature contains indications that the first Christians of Mesopotamia cooked them red in memory of the blood of the crucified Christ, and that they may have been the first to associate the decoration of eggs with the holiday of the Resurrection of Christ (from Wikipedia)

And now Easter is a wonderful holiday in the Christian calendar, people prepare for it in advance - they bake Easter cakes and perform Easter.

And it’s time for us to worry about how and what to beautifully paint eggs for Easter with our own hands at home. And this can be done in a very original way using the simplest means at hand.

How to paint eggs for Easter 2018 with your own hands

As we color the eggs, we will deal with some questions that arise such as: how to do this quickly and without chemicals, should they be hot or cold? How to make it so that it doesn’t burst and is edible? What should the number be, even or not?

And you can paint at home with anything: watercolors and gouache, acrylic and tempera paints, wax pencil and newspaper, felt-tip pens and markers. We take out paints, brushes and paint together with the children. Believe me, it will give them great pleasure!

We paint it in any color except black (it symbolizes grief, sadness).

There is no exact rule for how many eggs to paint, whether the number is even or odd, i.e. it doesn’t matter how many eggs there are, the main thing is to have time to eat them and exchange them during Easter week

Why are eggs painted for Easter?

Have you ever wondered why they are painted and why they must be on the holiday table?

It turns out that the tradition of painting eggs for Easter has its own legend (from Wikipedia)

According to the account of Demetrius of Rostov, Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene found the opportunity to appear to the emperor and presented him with an egg painted red with the words: “Christ is risen!” The choice of the gift was caused by the poverty of Mary, who, however, did not want to appear empty-handed, and the color of the offering was intended to attract the attention of the emperor.

Another version of the presentation says that at first the egg was completely ordinary and that the emperor, doubting the strange news of the resurrection, said that just as an egg cannot turn from white to red, so the dead do not rise again - and “a miracle happened: white The egg began to turn red. The amazed Tiberius exclaimed, “Truly he has risen!”

Since then, the tradition began to paint them red and greet each other with these very words.

How to color eggs with natural dyes at home

A set of Easter food coloring will help you quickly and easily achieve the desired color. Following the instructions, you can set any solid, rich colors.

We use only 3 colors and get these bright colorful rainbow eggs. Boil them hard (10-12 minutes), and hot, dip them alternately in different dyes, leaving for 1-5 minutes. The overlay of two paints gives a new color. Gently blot excess dye with a napkin. We use gloves to protect our hands.

We obtain such “rough and embossed” colors as follows. Place 1 cup of dry rice in a plastic bag or container, add 2-3 tablespoons of any dye, and a spoonful of vinegar. Mix well until all the rice is colored. Then put a hot boiled egg into it and shake the bag for 5 minutes. All is ready! We take it out, shake off the stuck grains of rice, wipe it with an oiled napkin and put it on a plate.

To ensure that the paint goes on more evenly, before painting the eggs, they must be degreased.

And in this picture unusual ways dyeing eggs with vegetable dyes.

Traditional painting in onion skins

Although this is the easiest and most versatile painting method, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. simple rules to properly color them with onion skins.

1. To dye a dozen eggs you will need 2 kilograms of onion peel.

2. Place it in a saucepan, pour boiling water and cook over low heat for at least 30 minutes. Strain the finished broth and add a teaspoon of salt.

To prevent eggs from bursting during cooking, they must be warmed to room temperature and boiled in water with added salt.

3. Using a spoon, carefully lower them into the hot broth and make sure that they are completely covered with the broth.

4. Bring to a boil and cook for no more than 10 minutes; for more uniform coloring, turn over during cooking.

5. Keep the finished ones in cold water until they cool completely, wipe them dry with a towel.

To give a glossy shine, wipe them vegetable oil

These are such beautiful paints, with a very rich shell color.

Beautiful coloring in onion skins with a pattern

Let's watch 7 different ways How to color eggs in an original and unusual way.

We will need:

onion peels 5-7 handfuls
leaves of various fresh greens
nylon stocking, gauze
mixture of cereals and seeds
vegetable oil
salt 1 tbsp. l.
threads

Preparation:

In advance, cut the nylon stocking into squares of such a size that an egg can fit in them.
Warm them to room temperature and rinse well.
Prepare a decoction of three kilograms of onion peels.

To get more rich colors take eggs with white shells

We take leaves of any greenery, carefully straighten them and glue them with the front side to the wet shell. We wrap it tightly with nylon and tie it with thread.

Roll the wet egg in various mixtures of cereals (rice, buckwheat, millet peas), small pasta, sesame seeds. We also cover it with nylon.

Cut a handful of dry husks small pieces. And roll the wet egg into them, fixing the stuck pieces with gauze.

Decorate using regular threads. We wrap them with threads, paint them, remove the threads.

We do it using sets of stickers for Easter eggs. We choose the template of the picture or inscription we like, “glue” them onto the shell with water, and secure it with nylon or gauze. Do not confuse with thermal stickers. After painting, we remove the templates; closed areas remain unpainted.

This method of painting will require patience, accuracy and time from you. To prevent the electrical tape from coming off during painting and cooking, we fix it with a tightly fitted nylon.

We wrap the eggs in lace and secure the ends with thread.
Carefully place a spoon into the prepared saturated broth of onion peels, bring to a boil and cook for 8-10 minutes.
Transfer to a ladle with cold water, keep until completely cooled. We clean, remove all excess, rinse and dry with a towel.
Rub with vegetable oil using a cotton pad and place a beautiful lace miracle on a plate.

How to easily and simply color eggs for Easter with brilliant green and iodine

What else can you dye eggs at home besides the husk?

It’s not at all difficult to paint the shell beautifully with brilliant green and iodine. It is important to wear gloves and use an old saucepan that you don't mind.

1 way. First you need to boil the eggs, and then coat them with brilliant green or iodine. Dry it, paint on top as you wish, or you can leave it without a pattern. Wipe with an oily cloth

Method 2. Boil them in water with a large addition (1 bottle) of iodine or brilliant green.

Painting with brilliant green is not harmful if you are sure that it will not get inside through microcracks in the shell

Using various stencils you can create beautiful designs.

Marble method of painting in onion peels with brilliant green

Marble eggs with greenery turn out beautiful and unusual. Original, and it is impossible to predict their incredible scams.

An original way of dyeing colored scraps of fabric

You can paint eggs very beautifully using fabric. It works best with 100% silk; you probably have such scraps at home (for example, your husband’s old ties).

We wrap the eggs in them as tightly as possible (the front side of the fabric should be adjacent to the shell) and tie them well with thread. To get a more saturated color, wrap scraps of light fabric over the silk (you can use an old pillowcase) and secure with elastic bands.

Place the prepared parcels in a saucepan. Fill with cold water, add vinegar and cook for 15 minutes from the moment it boils.

Then cool with cold water and remove the fabric. The paints are ready, they turn out very beautiful with a variety of patterns!

Decoupage eggs in gold color - master class

Remember, as in the fairy tale: “and the hen laid an egg, but not an ordinary one, but a golden one.” Decorating Easter eggs with gold elements will add sophistication.

Decoupage with three-layer napkins

Decoupage is appliqué, gluing individual fragments of an ornament or design onto a shell. Three-layer paper napkins are perfect for this. There are special decoupage ones on sale; the design on them is printed with high precision with durable paint, which does not fade when glued. If there are no special ones, then any three-layer or dense single-layer with beautiful patterns will do.

We will need:

boiled white eggs
raw protein
colored napkins
flat brush
manicure scissors

We cut out fragments of napkins with scissors, or tear them with our hands. We take smaller parts (they are easier to glue) and create a composition from them. If the napkins are multi-layered, separate them upper layer, with which we will work further.

Instead of glue, use the white of a raw egg (you can use starch) and stir with a brush. Lubricate the shell with egg white and place the prepared napkin fragments on it. We also cover the top with protein, perform movements with a brush from the middle to the edges, thereby expelling the air from under the napkin. So we glue the entire composition one by one, pass the brush over the pictures again, and place them on a wire rack to dry.

Another option for decoupage. We cut out not fragments of a napkin, but a rectangle slightly larger than an egg.

We wrap the whole egg with it, secure it on top with our “glue” and send it to dry. Then, to give it a marketable appearance, grease it with vegetable oil.

Decoupage in Gzhel style will add sophistication and elegance and decorate your holiday table.

Paint eggs with nail polish

Coloring eggs with nail polish is another option. original decoration eggs for Easter. It’s not a fact, of course, that you can eat these eggs later, but, you see, it looks beautiful.

Friends, I tried to collect for you universal methods painting eggs for Easter. From all that is offered, choose the options that suit you the most and decorate your Easter table.

With the spring warmth and sunshine comes the bright holiday of Easter. Tall stately Easter cakes, tender cottage cheese Easter, a variety of baked goods in the shape of chickens, rabbits and, of course, painted eggs. If dishes are prepared for family and guests, then eggs are presented to all acquaintances and strangers. From the children who bring the news of the Resurrection of Christ in the morning, to work colleagues. "Christ is risen!" - they say at the same time. “In truth he is risen!” - they hear in response and receive an egg in return.

What are Easter eggs?

It's interesting that the painted Easter eggs have their names depending on how the eggs were painted. Krashenki are plain eggs, specks are eggs covered with multi-colored spots, which are obtained using droplets of wax. And if we paint eggs and scratch out the design, we get drapanka. Separately, it is worth noting the Easter eggs. This is not just an Easter attribute, but a work of art! Drawings on eggs are made with a special tool - a scribbler.
In this article we have collected how known methods painting eggs, which everyone knows very well, but perhaps they have forgotten the nuances, is also more interesting and “unhackneyed”. In addition, we will talk about quick options how to paint eggs beautifully with the least amount of labor, about methods of decorating them that you can do with your child, and about such original ways where you can let your imagination run free and expect a great result! For convenience, all 20 methods are divided into thematic blocks.

The key to the start - preparing the eggs for painting

First: never start boiling eggs without first removing them from the refrigerator at least an hour or two before coloring. The eggs should be at least at room temperature to prevent them from breaking during cooking. There is another way to prevent the eggs from exploding. They need to be pierced with a thin sharp needle. However, the first option is much simpler and safer.
Second: when cooking, add 1 tbsp. l. table salt for 1.5-2 liters of water. It is believed that this is done to prevent the shell from bursting. In fact, it is correct to say that salt will prevent the protein from leaking out and forming white “growths” if the shell suddenly cracks.
Third: the eggs should be washed thoroughly, perhaps even using a dish sponge. This is done so that the paint lays more evenly. You can also wipe the testicle soap solution or alcohol.
Fourth: you can dye eggs for Easter not only chicken eggs, but also quail ones. It turns out very interesting and unusual! We also pre-keep them at room temperature, rinse and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Fifth: in order for the paint to stick better, vinegar (9%) is added during the painting process. On average, 1 tbsp. l. for 1.5 l. water.
Well, one last piece of advice. on how to color already colored eggs festive look. Rub them, after wiping them dry, with vegetable oil.

How to dye eggs in onion skins

First: classics of the genre - onion skins and its variations

Traditional purplish-red, brown or dark yellow eggs are obtained by dyeing them with onion skins. In this case, it is used as the husk of ordinary onions, and red. When calculating the color, you can use this hint as a guide. If you take the peels of 8 onions to 2 cups of water, you will get a red-brown color.

Prepare a dye solution. To do this, add onion peels to a pan of water.
Bring to a boil and simmer for about half an hour.

Let the broth cool. During this time it will brew.
Strain the “paint”, discarding the husks.

Immerse the prepared eggs in the solution so that it completely covers them.
Boil the eggs in the onion broth over low heat “hard-boiled”, that is, 12-15 minutes.
Cool them quickly with cold water to make peeling the shells easier.
If the eggs have not received the required shade during this time, return them back to the coloring solution.

Second: tandem of husks and brilliant green

Very interesting option- burgundy-green or brown-brown eggs. To perform them, you will need onion peels, brilliant green (standard bottle, 10 ml per 1.5 liter), nylon stocking (or gauze), gloves (to protect the skin of your hands from brilliant green).

Third: coloring in husks with patterns

You can diversify the coloring with onion peels if you first apply a patterned figure to the egg and secure it with a piece of nylon. In this case, to obtain a pattern, you can take what you have at hand. For example, leaves of parsley, parsnip, dill, peppermint, fresh or dried flowers. Dry material must first be soaked hot water, and then apply it to the egg.

Secure the chosen motif - a leaf or flower - tightly with a nylon stocking (or bandage, gauze) and carry out the standard staining with onion peels. Then remove the stocking, remove the stencil for the pattern and an egg will appear, painted with onion skins, but with an imprint of a leaf or flower in the natural color of the shell.
Using the same principle, you can decorate a speck with chaotic dots the color of an unpainted shell. To do this, roll a wet egg in rice, crushed peas or millet before coloring it with onion skins, or attach a piece of lace to it. Secure the rump or lace pattern with a stocking nylon.

Get various patterns It is possible without the use of fixing material:

for straight lines of natural shell color on the egg, put money elastic bands on it;
any pattern can be made from masking tape, plaster, self-adhesive paper, or simply paint the egg with wax crayons;
You can get checkered eggs if you put fishnet stockings or a vegetable net on them.

Methods with dyes - natural and not so

Fourth: gifts from nature - natural dyes

Pour water into a 1.5 liter saucepan and add natural pigment - the source of color.
Bring to a boil, let simmer a little and leave to infuse for half an hour.
Strain the broth, pour in 1 tbsp. l. 9% vinegar and place the eggs in a saucepan.
Cook over low heat until at least tender (12-15 minutes). If the color doesn't come out well - up to half an hour.
If coloring is not successful within half an hour, leave the eggs in a saucepan with the coloring solution overnight.

Fifth: a scientific alternative to natural dyes - food colors

Multi-colored flowers on young grass, what could be fresher and more attractive for Easter? To make them quickly and without special troubles, you can buy a special one in the store Easter set. When choosing it, please note that dyes vary in the method of application.
One of the options is paint that needs to be applied directly to boiled egg. The other is powder or tablets for diluting the colored solution. Eggs are dipped into it and kept there until the paint takes on.
The dye packaging should indicate the dyeing method. There is nothing complicated in using ready-made liquid paint. It is applied to the prepared egg, distributed evenly and allowed to dry. The general method of painting with water-borne dyes looks like this:

Sixth: a string from the world - a colorful egg

A riot of colors in one egg is a way of dyeing with floss threads. Very simple and beautiful:

Wrap multi-colored floss threads around a raw, room temperature, pre-washed egg. Combine colors and thread placement as your imagination dictates!
2. Boil them in the usual way until hard-boiled (12-15 minutes).
3. Remove the threads.

Seventh: fabric transfers

Transfer a beautiful pattern from fabric to an egg? It is quite possible. You just need to take the choice of fabric seriously. In our age of extremely developed chemical industry and the desire to reduce the cost of a thing at any cost, you can run into dyed fabric chemically. Despite how beautiful the drawing is depicted on it, it is better to refuse to use it. Examples of permitted material could be a Pavloposad scarf or a silk tie with an interesting pattern.

Place the selected fabric with the right side on the egg. Secure it by stitching along the contour.
You can additionally secure the material on top by wrapping the egg in a nylon stocking or white cotton cloth.

Add 9% vinegar to the cooking water (3 tablespoons per 1.5 liter saucepan) and hard boil the eggs (12-15 minutes).
Drain the water, cool the eggs and remove them from the cloth. The pattern should appear as delicate contours on the shell.

Painting with children

Both adults and children look forward to Easter with equal impatience. Give the kids the opportunity to do beautiful egg- crafts and give, for example, to grandparents. By engaging in such creativity, we encourage children’s desire to do beautiful things and give it to loved ones. And it’s also very interesting and fun!

Eighth: craft egg

You can make a perky chicken out of dye:

Color the egg yellow with food coloring. Although chickens can be of other colors: blue or pink, for example. Even a child from 3 years of age can handle coloring with colored powders or tablets diluted in water. Of course, under the supervision and sensitive guidance of an adult.
Cut out parts for decorating the chicken from colored paper: eyes, wings, tail, beak, scallop. And also: a bow - if it's a girl or a bow tie - if it's a boy. You can also use decorative fluff from a craft store. It turns out funny and very cute!
To fix the prepared parts, use gelatin glue. To do this, soak the gelatin as indicated on the package. Drain excess liquid, and heat the granules until they dissolve. There is no need to bring it to a boil.
Apply gelatin glue with a brush to the parts, egg and gradually turn it into a chicken!

Ninth: funny faces

Show your children that they can draw on eggs in unique ways. But since this is a product and is then eaten, the colors must be natural. For example, it is very easy to make edible “gouache” from cocoa powder. She can draw the face of an animal, the face of a funny weirdo, or even a portrait. You can also draw eyes, but it will be more interesting to glue ready-made ones from a craft store.

Boil the eggs. If necessary, color with food coloring, for example, if you are making a lion's face, use yellow.
Pour warm water little by little into a tablespoon of cocoa until the consistency of sour cream.
Plant ready eggs on stands, for example, on covers from plastic bottles, and draw.
Let the chocolate gouache dry.
Then glue the eyes with gelatin glue if they initially do not have an adhesive base.

Tenth: wax crayons (pencils)

This is a method for school-age children. Since you will have to work with a hot, freshly boiled egg.

Remove them from the pan and dry with a towel.
Place the egg on a stand, such as a bottle cap.
Start drawing the design with wax pencils. The wax will diverge from the heat and create bizarre transitions and overflows. Choose your colors carefully!
You can color eggs in this way not only with pencils, but also by sprinkling them with wax crumbs. To obtain it, grind crayons on a fine grater. And then they pour it onto a hot, freshly boiled egg.
Another way to decorate with wax crayons is to melt them and dip an egg into it.

Save time

When a woman is not only a housewife, but also the main breadwinner in the family, there is not much time for home life. Moreover, Easter eggs are painted on Maundy Thursday. This activity is not postponed until the weekend. Therefore, if you don’t have time, you can resort to “quick” ways to make Easter eggs.

Eleventh: thermal film stickers

Once and done - this is about one of the most simple ways creating an Easter mood using thermal stickers. How beautiful they are: with Gzhel and Khokhloma paintings, with intricate patterns, butterflies, flowers, church scenes, as well as with rabbits, kittens and even children’s cartoon characters! If you plan to use thermal stickers, choose eggs that are not the largest in size. Otherwise, they simply will not fit into the thermal base. Stickers can be applied to unpainted boiled eggs, and they can also be used as a backup option if the shell suddenly cracks during coloring.
Please note: eggs in thermal stickers have a shorter shelf life than, for example, eggs colored with peel or food coloring.

Boil the eggs as usual.
Place the thermal base on the egg and place it in the strainer.
Place the strainer in boiling water for a few seconds. As soon as the thermal sticker “hugs” it, pull it out.

Twelfth: festive outfit

Being one of the most important Easter symbols, the egg requires an appropriate outfit. So far we have talked about its coloring, but you can do it differently. Boiled egg Just wrap it in bright foil. Voila! And it is in the spotlight. And in addition it will be decorated with exquisite decoration.

Boil the eggs.
Cut multi-colored foil (available in office supply stores) into rectangular pieces large enough to wrap the egg.
Prepare decorative elements or just use confetti.
Wrap the cooled eggs in foil. Attach the decor to them with glue.

Flight of fancy

If standard traditional ways coloring eggs seems boring and monotonous, let your imagination fly and follow it like a white rabbit.

Thirteenth: Rainbow Power

This method is a variation of coloring with food coloring. The combination of colors, the depth of painting, the number of layers... All this is selected individually. Therefore, such paints are 100% original. However, in order for the eggs to turn out like in the picture, you need high-quality dyes that give rich colors. You need to breed them according to the instructions. Another tip: you need to start with light tones, gradually resorting to darker and darker ones, and end with the darkest ones.

Boil the eggs.
Take one and paint it completely the lightest color.
Dip the painted egg into paint a tone darker, but not completely, but halfway.
Wait for the paint to set. Then drain it.
Next, do the same, applying paint in layers.

Fourteenth: eggs “on style”

Easter, originally a religious holiday, has now become more secular. Therefore, eggs are not only traditionally painted red or a pattern corresponding to the holiday is applied, but they also approach this activity more simply and creatively. For example, eggs will turn out stylish if you put a pattern on them permanent marker. You can come up with a coloring page yourself or get ideas from the Internet.

Boil the eggs, be sure to hard boil them.
Place them on stands and mark your chosen design with a permanent marker.
After finishing work, let it dry. This will take about an hour.

Fifteenth: stencil work

This method is relatively traditional. We find a stencil, apply it to the egg, and paint it with natural or food coloring. A flight of fancy should manifest itself in the choice of stencil. Here everyday experience, information from books, magazines, and the Internet can come to the rescue. Or maybe you have family symbols. The main thing to remember is that the chosen color and stencil must be in harmony with each other.

Choose a design for the stencil.
Apply it to ultra-thin paper (tracing paper).
Wet the paper until it becomes pliable and can be easily applied to the egg.
Fix the attached stencil firmly on the egg with a nylon stocking or bandage (gauze).
When the preparation for coloring the eggs is completed, do it in any way: onion skins, food coloring. Only if the eggs are colored with onion peels, they do not need to be boiled first. And if you choose the method of coloring with food coloring, then they must be hard-boiled beforehand.
Remove the fixing material and stencils from the finished, cooled eggs.

Sixteenth: marble effect

Those who decide to paint eggs marble will need artistic flair. It's not difficult to do this. The main thing is to choose colors beautifully and purchase high-quality dyes.

Boil the eggs.
Paint them in a light color dye: yellow, orange, blue. Let dry.
Dilute a dark color dye in a deep narrow container (in a glass, tea cup): purple, brown, dark blue. Add 1 tsp to each cup of dark solution. vegetable oil. Stir until the spoonful of oil breaks up into many small oil droplets.
Dip light colors into dark dye. Ideally do this once.
Let dry. Eggs marble color ready!

Options for decorating ready-made colored eggs

If simply coloring eggs is not enough and your soul asks for artistic continuation, choose one of the proposed options. Turn your paint into a work of art!

Seventeenth: 3D decor

Quite a labor-intensive, but worth it method. To decorate the eggs you will need a wax or paraffin candle, as well as a variety of cereals, small pasta, confectionery sprinkles and whatever else your heart desires.

Take the finished paint.
Light a candle and use melted wax (paraffin) to apply a pattern on it. Do this very carefully. The flame should not touch the shell, otherwise a gray soot mark may remain.
Dip the egg in the material of your choice for decoration. You can also place decorative elements onto the adhesive base by hand.
When the work is dry, you can grease the decorated surface with vegetable oil for a more presentable look.

Eighteenth: sugar lace

Eggs in voluminous lace are very stylish, festive and go well with any traditional dyed pattern. To make them, you will need powdered sugar (about a glass) and water. If you don’t have powdered sugar on hand, you can make it yourself. For this you need granulated sugar and a coffee grinder.

IN powdered sugar slowly pour in water until you get a white mass of thick consistency.
Decorative sugar mass place into a pastry syringe.
Take the finished paint.
Apply a pattern to it.
Let dry.

Nineteen: decoupage technique

In order for a picture to appear on the dye, it is not necessary to apply a thermal sticker to it or transfer the pattern from the fabric. You can remember the decoupage technique. It is designed to decorate not only plates and furniture, but can also be transferred to the plane Easter decor. To do this, we will have to use beautiful napkins or their elements and gelatin glue. To prepare the glue, gelatin is soaked according to the instructions on the package. Then the excess moisture is drained and heated, without bringing to a boil, until the granules dissolve.

Take a nice napkin. Tear out an interesting fragment with your hands (without using scissors). Remove the top layer - that's what we'll use.

Prepare gelatin glue.
Apply the selected fragment to the paint.
Apply gelatin glue over the napkin using a brush. This should be done from the center to the edges.
Let dry.

Twentieth: drapanki

Colored eggs with a white pattern can be made not only by applying a stencil. The design can be scratched onto the surface of an egg painted with onion skins using a stationery knife or a thick, sharp needle. This method is labor-intensive, but is applicable when you plan to make a thin, elegant pattern on the egg, which is difficult to achieve by applying a stencil.

Make dye using onion peels.
Draw a pattern on it with a simple pencil. You can do without it if you feel confident or have your hands full.
Go along the pencil line with a stationery knife, scratching the outline.

Easter - family celebration, giving hope for the future and faith in miracles. Touch a piece of beauty too - choose the method you like and paint the eggs to Easter table. There is only one drawback to coloring eggs using the methods described. It may turn out so beautiful that you will be sorry to eat it!

Since ancient times, people have exchanged eggs and Easter cakes for Easter. The tradition has developed over many years, resulting in many ways of coloring and decorating paraphernalia. With the words “Christ is risen!” men and women, children and older generations exchange eggs, later examining the intricate designs. Among other things, coloring eggs is quite a fascinating process that can unite household members. There are basic methods, let's look at them in more detail.

How to prepare eggs for painting

As mentioned earlier, experienced housewives Through trial and error, we identified the main options for coloring eggs for Easter. However, regardless of the chosen method, they must first be prepared.

A few hours before you plan to color them, remove the eggs from the refrigerator and leave them at room temperature. This move will help avoid temperature changes that cause the shell to crack. An alternative is to pierce the shell with a thin sewing needle, which will prevent the eggs from bursting.
If food pigments or onion peels will be used as the main coloring method, it is recommended to wash the shells first. To do this, use a kitchen sponge and baking soda. The end result is that the paint will lie smoothly without streaks or spotty inclusions.
Before starting the procedure, degrease the shell by wiping it with vodka or medical alcohol. If neither is available, treat the surface with soapy water, then rinse thoroughly and dry.
To give the shell a gloss after painting, wipe the surface of the eggs with vegetable or corn oil. Do not use cotton pads for these purposes; gently wet your fingers in the mixture, then spread over the shell.

When you have prepared the “material”, start painting. Choose the best option for yourself, and then strictly follow the instructions.

Method No. 1. Food colorings

Food coloring is rightfully considered the most common type of coloring for Easter eggs. You can purchase ready-made colors or create your own shades. Pigments can be pearlescent, glossy or matte, it all depends on the manufacturer.

To properly prepare the composition, take care of enough containers in advance so that there is a separate bowl for each color. Dilute the paint with water at room temperature; there should be a lot of liquid so that the eggs completely drown in it.

After diluting the paint, pour in 30 ml. dining room vinegar solution, then place the boiled or raw eggs. The duration of exposure varies, it all depends on the intensity of the shade you want to achieve.

Stencil

Buy tracing paper - ultra-thin paper - online or at a stationery store. Cut out any image from it in the form of a stencil (the inner part has been removed). Anything can be used as a drawing: your favorite cartoon characters, Easter themes, Jesus Christ, etc.
The photo for the stencil can be downloaded from the Internet. The final result depends on the quality of the original image and the material itself. When you have made the stencil base, namely printed and cut it out, moisten the paper in water at room temperature. The material should become elastic, repeating the shape of the egg.
Attach the stencil to the shell and smooth out any creases. If your drawing small size, duplicate it in several places. Secure the stencil with gauze or a piece of nylon stockings (tights).
Dilute food or natural coloring, add eggs to it and cook them until cooked. Upon completion of the procedure, remove the eggs, place them on toothpicks or newspaper, and cool to room temperature. As soon as this happens, remove the gauze and stencil and enjoy the result.

Vegetable oil

A beautiful result is achieved by coloring eggs with the addition of vegetable oil. To perform the procedure correctly, prepare two containers with the same shade. Pour oil into the first one and leave the second one unchanged.
Boil the eggs hard, cool to a temperature of 30 degrees (the coloring composition should have the same indicator). Dip the “material” into a bowl of paint, wait the required interval (the exact period is indicated in the instructions).
After this, remove the eggs and leave the paint to dry. When this happens, place the product in a second container with vegetable oil and wait again. Dry the eggs and evaluate the result.

Insulating tape

Cut the electrical tape lengthwise to create thin strips (you can skip this step if you wish). Prepare several containers with diluted paint, preferably blue and yellow A.
Glue a strip in the shape of a spiral or any other pattern of your choice. Place the eggs in a bowl with blue color, wait a while, remove and wait for them to dry. Remove the tape.
Now glue the next strips, which will slightly cover the previously obtained pattern. Dip the egg into yellow paint, wait an interval, remove and dry.
You will end up with a yellow egg with blue and green stripes. The good thing about this option is that it allows you to experiment with obtaining new shades by applying one color to another.

Stationery erasers

Buy rubber bands, which are usually used to tighten banknotes (silicone base), at a stationery store. Boil the eggs hard, cool, prepare paint of one or more shades.
Next, you can proceed in two ways. The first involves painting the egg in any color with prominent white lines (rubber bands are attached to a previously unpainted egg). The second option is two-phase coloring, as a result of which the lines turn out to be the color in which the egg was originally painted.
Let's consider the second option, it is more complex. Paint the egg yellow and dry. Wrap the rubber bands in a chaotic crisscross pattern. Dip the “material” into green paint and wait until the pigment sets. Dry and remove rubber bands. You will see that the egg has turned blue with yellow stripes.

Plant leaves
The technique is similar to the stencil technique with only one clarification - plant leaves are used as a design, most often parsley and dill play their role.

To get an accurate result, tear off several leaves, attach them to the shell, and secure with gauze or a nylon stocking. Dip into the paint and wait a while.
When the time is up, remove the eggs, cool and dry them. Unfold the fixing material, remove the leaves, lubricate the surface with vegetable oil and enjoy the result.
An alternative to leaves can be the same electrical tape, self-adhesive paper or tape. Cut out the design you need from the material and attach it to the fat-free shell of a pre-boiled egg. Place the product in the pigment bowl, then remove and dry.

Method number 2. Natural dyes

Natural dyes can be onion peels, beets, turmeric, carrots, birch leaves, calendula, orange or lemon, spinach, red cabbage, nettle, coffee.
The main feature of “folk” coloring is considered to be that the composition acts slowly. As a rule, it takes about 8-10 hours to get results.
To prepare the solution, pour water into a saucepan and add a large number of selected dye. Pour in 35 ml. table vinegar, stir. Bring the solution until the first bubbles appear, then reduce the power and boil for another 15 minutes.
When the paint is ready, leave it for about half an hour, then place the eggs in a container and simmer them over low heat for 25 minutes. Then turn off the burner and leave the product in the solution overnight.

Turmeric
To give eggs a seductive golden hue, use ground turmeric.

Boil water in an enamel pan, add 90 g. turmeric, bring to a boil. Place raw eggs in a container, cook them until tender, then let them sit for another 8 hours without removing them.
It is recommended to carry out the procedure with extreme caution, since it is quite difficult to remove turmeric from the surface of furniture and clothing, just like other natural dyes.

Red cabbage
A cabbage-based broth will give the eggs a rich blue tint.

Grind a whole head of cabbage small slices, place in a saucepan and pour boiling water. Add 180 ml. table vinegar solution, cover and leave for 10 hours.
After the expiration date, place the eggs in a container and check the color intensity every 2 hours. Then remove the product and leave it to dry. If desired, paint the surface with gouache or felt-tip pens.

Beet
Beets will help color the eggs crimson or pinkish, it all depends on the length of time the product is kept in the solution.

Grate 4 medium-sized beets, then mash the resulting mixture with a potato masher or grind in a blender.
Fill in ready mixture boiling water so that the water covers the beets completely. Pour in 150 ml. vinegar with a concentration of 9%, wait 6 hours.
Place boiled eggs in a saucepan and let sit for 5 hours. After the time has passed, remove the product and leave to dry.

Onion peel
Onion peels will color the eggs red-brown with a bronze tint.

For cooking coloring solution you will need to take husks from 4 kg. Luke. Raw materials must be sent to large saucepan and pour boiling water over it.
Place the container on the stove, bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 1 hour. After this, cover with a lid and leave to steep for 24 hours.
After the allotted time has passed, pass the broth through a colander or cheesecloth and cook the eggs in it for about 10 minutes. Then do not remove the product from the pan, leave until the liquid cools completely.

Regardless of the coloring method you choose, you can create patterns on Easter eggs using available materials.

Cook short grain or long grain rice, soak the egg in water and roll it in the rice so that the grains stick. Tie with stocking or gauze, secure on both sides with elastic bands.
Prepare the coloring pigment, dip the eggs in it and wait the required period of time. For this method Natural dyes are better.
When the eggs are colored, remove them and leave to dry completely. Remove the cloth, remove the rice, grease the surface of the shell sunflower oil.

Silk fabric
Eggs can be dyed with fabrics; silk or cotton with existing patterns are ideal for these purposes.

Soak the egg in hot water, wrap a piece of fabric so that the design fits tightly into the surface of the shell with the front side. Sew the egg with thread around the entire perimeter so that the fabric does not slip.
Wrap it in a piece of nylon and tie it on both sides, creating a kind of candy. Pour in enamel pan 100 ml. vinegar (6%), add water, add to the eggs. Cook them for about 15 minutes, then turn off the stove.
Let the eggs sit in the solution for another quarter of an hour, then place them in a bowl of cold water and leave until completely cool. Carefully remove the retainer and stocking and evaluate the fruits of your labors.

First, prepare the eggs for painting: remove them from the refrigerator, leave them at room temperature, pierce them in the shell thin hole sewing needle. Consider coloring with food or natural dyes. Use a stencil, parsley leaves, silk fabric or scrap materials to create a unique design.

Video: how to paint eggs for Easter (different methods)

April 16 – Easter. A holiday that is not complete without Easter cakes and, of course, decorated eggs. So that you can prepare for the celebration in advance, we offer you several simple and original ways to color eggs for Easter.

Onion paint: grass pattern

What do you need?

onion peel
pan (preferably metal)

How to paint?

Place onion peels in a saucepan. There should be quite a lot of it, ideally a full pan.
Fill it with water, bring to a boil and cook for 30-60 minutes over low heat.
After the time has passed, when the water turns dark red, set the pan aside and strain the husks.
After this, place the eggs in the paint and cook for 10 minutes.
If you want your Easter eggs to look unusual, you can decorate them with herbs (dill, parsley, cilantro, etc.) and dried flowers. To do this, you need to secure fragments of plants slightly moistened in water with stocking capron or a bandage with threads. And only after that send them to cook.

Food coloring: spotted pattern

What do you need?

food coloring two types (at least)
vinegar
cotton buds
boiled eggs

How to paint?

Dissolve two types of food coloring in 2 tbsp. spoons of vinegar. Then decide which color will be your main color and which color you will use to apply the pattern.
Pour more water into the main color. In the second - 1 tbsp. l. Stir the dye well.
Then dip the slightly warm boiled eggs into the food coloring (this will prevent the color from spreading).
Using a different color, apply a pattern to the eggs. The easiest way is to point the dots. But we don’t limit your imagination to this. Use different figures and ornaments.

"Golden" Easter eggs

What do you need?

boiled eggs
egg white- 2 pcs.
flat brushes – 2 pcs.
gold leaf
knife (blade)
gloves

How to paint?

Cut the gold leaf into small pieces with a knife or blade.
Separate the egg white from the yolk of two eggs. Protein will replace your glue for gold leaf.
Coat each boiled egg with white, but not too much. To work, use a flat brush.
Then take a piece of gold leaf, place it on the egg white coated with egg white and attach it using a clean, slightly damp second brush.
For convenience, paint only half of the egg and leave it so that the gold leaf is well attached. If there are gaps on the surface of the egg, apply an additional layer of gold leaf.
15 minutes after applying the last layer of sweat on the egg, gently polish it with a damp brush.

grain pattern

What do you need:

cereals (rice, millet, lentils, peas, etc.)
confectionery powder
beads
candle (wax or paraffin)
vegetable oil

How to do?

Light a candle, take pre-boiled eggs and use melted wax to apply a design on them. Try to keep the flames away from the eggs, as you don't want soot patterns.
Place cereal, beads or confectionery powder on the wax while it is still wet.
Once the designs on the Easter eggs have set, brush them with a brush or ear stick to give them a shiny finish.

How to Dye Easter Eggs Using Food and Seasonings

What do you need?

turmeric – 2 tbsp. l.
red cabbage – 1 pc.
beets – 1 pc.
vinegar

How to do?

How else can you color eggs for Easter?

There are still many options left in our arsenal, but we will tell you about the simplest and not too expensive.

Prepare several pans and the required number of eggs. Pour water into one of them, 1 tbsp. l. bite (you don't need to use vinegar), add 2 tbsp. l. turmeric and put it on the fire, dropping a few eggs there. After 10-20 minutes, when the eggs acquire a yellowish tint, pull out the dyes and place them on a dry towel or on a plate. If you want the color to be more intense, leave the eggs in the solution overnight.
Meanwhile, grate the beets and chop the red cabbage. Send both ingredients to cold water with vinegar and bring to a boil, adding a few eggs. If you want a brighter color, leave the eggs overnight or at least for a few hours in this solution. This way you will get pink (beets) and green (cabbage) colors.

Following this simple scheme, you can use tea or coffee, nettle, birch, and calendula leaves.

Fabric pattern

What do you need?

pieces of fabric (scarves, ties)
threads
vinegar

How to do?

Cut the fabric into square pieces.
Wrap the egg in fabric so that the right side is on the inside. Then secure it with threads and dip it in water with vinegar (3 tablespoons per liter).
After the water boils, cook the dye for 10 minutes.
After this, carefully remove the cloth from the egg and set it aside to cool.

In fact, there are about 20 ways to color eggs for Easter. We have chosen the most interesting, simple and harmless ones for you. And may your Easter eggs be bright and your thoughts pure!

Prepared by Tatiana Krysyuk