Easter Egg Dyeing Tips by Chica and Jo | www.chicaandjo.com
Easter is on its way, and it’s time to dye those eggs! The stores are full of dozens of types of egg dyeing kits, but you don’t really need anything that fancy. You just need some food coloring and vinegar and you’re good to go. I’ll show you how I usually dye eggs and I’ve got lots of tips to share along the way. Since I do a lot of cake decorating, I always have lots of Wilton paste food coloring (used for coloring icing) on hand. You can buy individual colors in little jars or save time and money with a variety pack that has lots of colors inside. The beauty of paste food coloring is that it won’t thin down your icing like liquid coloring will and it comes in a large variety of colors. So, since I’ve always got a good stock of this stuff on hand, I’m well-equipped every year to dye Easter eggs in just about any color I choose, with far more options than I get in an Easter egg coloring kit.
I then add a tiny bit of water to the cup and use the paint brush to swish the paste around until it dissolves completely. I find that a paint brush works better than a spoon, because it allows me to break up the little bits of paste much more easily. 3
I start by gathering some vinegar, water, cups, food coloring, a clean paint brush (that has never been used for paint), some toothpicks, and of course some eggs! 1
The next step is to add more liquid to each cup. This liquid can be of three varieties: 1. All water 2. 1/4 cup vinegar and the rest water 3. All vinegar 4
For each color I want to work with, I use a toothpick to get a little bit (you don’t need much!) of paste out of the jar and scrape it into the bottom of a cup. 2