Paint eggs for Easter. Some rules for preparing the product

It goes back to ancient times, when in the last, strictest week of Great Lent, on Maundy Thursday, Christians carefully cleaned the house and prepared treats for the holiday of Easter - Easter cakes, Easter and eggs, which personified the beginning of a new life. The first food for Easter was often an Easter egg.

Everyone remembers the religious basis of this tradition, but many have begun to forget that the point of the process of coloring eggs is also for children, along with adults, to join in preparing the holiday, to be around and listen to the stories.

The minutes spent with children creating are absolutely priceless, so it makes sense to put aside any business and enjoy the joint process and the result obtained. There are many ways to color eggs; everyone chooses the one that guarantees the best result, depending on the presence or absence of artistic talent. We will try to help those who can only draw a house and offer some ideas to talented artists.

Regardless of the chosen method, eggs need to be prepared for painting - remove from the refrigerator an hour before work, wash thoroughly and dry (for acrylic).

The most accessible, traditional and never-failing method is a decoction of the husks. To prepare a rich broth, there should be a lot of husks, ideally a full pan (it’s better to take a metal or dark one inside). Pour water over the husk, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 30-40 minutes, then cool and strain. Many people put eggs directly into a pan with the husks; it’s a question of the number of eggs and the size of the pan - many eggs will not physically fit in a medium container with the husks.

You can place eggs in the prepared solution right away, but it’s more interesting to make them unique by decorating them with natural decor. Use leaves and dried flowers or as decoration. Place the selected decor on the egg, wrap it in a piece of nylon tights or golf, pressing tightly and secure with rubber bands. Boil the eggs in the onion solution for 7-9 minutes, transfer to a cold one. Grate the finished colored eggs carefully using a paper napkin to give them shine.

This is one of the simplest methods, but there is a possibility of paint getting on the egg white (it’s even better not to eat it), so you need to pre-boil the eggs as carefully as possible. As a rule, the method of painting for all dyes is the same - dilute dry paint with water (each in a separate container), add and omit. Keep them in dyes until you achieve the desired shade.

This method can also be improved - dip the eggs not entirely, but in parts, then into another paint to create multi-colored, bright abstract designs. Or stick patterns, stripes, and specks on eggs using paper tape, and then dip them in dye.

For this method Remnants of floss threads are suitable, with which you need to wrap the eggs in random order. Carefully place the eggs in cold water, bring to a boil and cook for 8-10 minutes, transfer to cold water, let cool and remove the threads.

Unusual egg colors can be obtained by using old men's ties or scarves. It is necessary to wrap the eggs in fabric so that the front side is inside, secure with threads or rubber bands. Pour water into a saucepan, add vinegar (3 tablespoons per liter) and cook the eggs for 10 minutes after boiling. Cool, remove the cloth.

From natural dyes often used, solution, firmly brewed and welded. Eggs painted using one of the proposed methods are called paints, and those on which drawings are applied using brushes - Easter eggs. Eggs are painted not only with paints, but also with wax crayons, permanent markers and felt-tip pens for children's creativity.

Having a little bit of artistic talent, a set of food paints, thin brushes and a desire to create, you can create a masterpiece with my own hands. For convenience, place pre-boiled eggs in stands and apply the desired designs using tubes of paint. Let each color dry, then flip the eggs over and continue on the other side.

How to paint eggs with acrylic paints

The principle of working with acrylic is the same as in the previous method, you just need to remember that the eggs must be absolutely whole to avoid paint getting inside.

For very diligent creative craftsmen there is great way Use your skills to decorate eggs using legumes, cereals and grains. Any small bulk products are suitable for this purpose - , and , etc. If wooden or plastic blanks are used, then it is best to glue the decor with PVA glue, and if chicken eggs, then it is more useful to cook the paste - liquid jelly from and (can be used). Coat the egg with glue in parts and apply patterns using tweezers.

Most quick way for decorating Easter eggs - thermal stickers, which are also very convenient because you can use them to pack eggs that are slightly cracked during cooking. You need to boil the eggs, pack them in thermal stickers, boil water and lower the eggs one at a time for a few seconds. It is convenient to use a slotted spoon, a spoon with holes, or a small metal sieve so that the water drains and does not burn.

Another modern way to paint eggs - paint them with varnish. But simply painting with varnish is not interesting, so we suggest painting them with varnish using water. To do this, you need to drop a drop of different varnishes into a glass of water. Use a toothpick to make patterns out of varnish. Immerse the egg in water and assemble the entire pattern onto the egg. It is better to do this with gloves. Dry with a hairdryer. Since the varnish can penetrate the shell, we recommend painting eggs this way purely for decoration, that is, after removing the contents of the egg, piercing a hole in the shell with a syringe.

To summarize, we will say that the imagination of our housewives has no limits, so lace and buttons, napkins for decoupage and vegetable oil for a “marble” effect are also used to color and decorate eggs. The main thing is to paint eggs with pleasure, in a good mood and with faith in a bright holiday.

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In the near future, I plan to write more than one article on Easter themes, but today we are painting eggs in different ways at home.

Types of painting and painting Easter eggs

How many there are, after all? variety of options painting eggs for the Easter holiday. And one type is better than the other. But not everyone knows the correct name and how this or that type of painting is done. Therefore, I suggest that you first understand this issue a little in order to have an idea of what we will be doing, and then continue to analyze the main topic.

So, there are 6 main types of painting and painting Easter eggs:

paints- These are eggs painted in one color without drawings or patterns. Mostly they paint it this way for holidays. This is the easiest and fairly quick way to get colored eggs in a wide variety of colors.

You can use both natural and food coloring. If you approach this matter with all seriousness, you can get very bright and saturated colors;

Easter eggs- perhaps the most complex and painstaking type of painting. To obtain beautiful Easter eggs you need perseverance and patience. They are made as follows: patterns are applied to the egg with hot wax using a metal rod (feather). It is then dipped into the dye and allowed to sit as it is dyed. You need to start with the lightest color.

After this, the patterns are applied again with wax and the egg is again dipped in a different dye, and so on with the rest of the colors. After all the patterns are made, you need to get rid of the wax by melting it off the surface of the egg with a candle.

The wax needs to be wiped off periodically with a cloth as it melts. I think the point is clear. And it is also clear that this is a very painstaking and lengthy work, which will rightfully be appreciated;

rags or scraps- a very interesting and unusual type of painting, which also requires a lot of time and effort. Rags are made using a sharp metal object (scissors, awl, knife, etc.). Patterns are applied to a painted and dried egg with a pencil and then this same pattern is scratched along this contour.

It is worth noting that for shell eggs it is best to take brown eggs, since their shells are harder and, therefore, there is a greater likelihood that the shell will not crack when pressure is applied to it with a point.

Also, in this case, natural dyes are better than food dyes, because the latter are very smeared during work;

specks- this type of painting implies that specks, stripes and all sorts of specks of different colors are applied to the egg. They are made using wax. That is, various drops of hot wax are applied to an egg painted in one tone, and then this same egg is painted in a different color. Subsequently, the wax is melted in the same way as in the case of Easter eggs;

little ones- a suitable option for painting with children. You can use your imagination and give a boiled egg a very festive look by simply applying any pictures and patterns to it using paint. It turns out very cool;

eggs- this type of Easter egg decoration has been known for a very long time. They are made from carved stone, wood, and porcelain. Not long ago it became fashionable to decorate eggs with threads, beads, lace, etc. Also, the well-known Faberge eggs are also nothing more than “eggs”.

And of course, thermal stickers, which appeared not very long ago, can also be classified as one of the types of this wonderful art. I just can’t say which of the above. Or maybe this is a separate direction of “painting”, the name of which I don’t know? In any case, it turns out very beautiful.

Well, we have dealt with the question that everyone who is planning to paint and decorate eggs for Easter should know. Now, let’s move on to a detailed consideration of how and with what you can decorate one of the main attributes of this wonderful holiday.

5 ways to beautifully paint eggs in onion skins:

The most common and, at the same time, oldest dye is onion peel. And if earlier people used it as a dye using one method, then nowadays there are a lot of in a variety of ways, to obtain extraordinarily beautiful and unique colors.

In my opinion, we have selected for you only the brightest and most sophisticated methods, using which you will get very beautiful Easter eggs that will decorate any holiday table with their presence.

Classic ways to color eggs with onion skins

And to open our selection there will be a standard, one might even say classic, option - a single-color, even color of Easter eggs.

Only it can also be divided by 2 different ways- hot and cold. In fact, in both the first and second cases the same ingredients are needed. The only difference is that the sequence of actions is different. And you will decide for yourself how to do it better and more conveniently. Now let's look at both methods.

We will need:

onion peel

How to make hot dyes:

1. Wash raw eggs thoroughly soap solution, preferably with a brush.

2. Place onion peels from ten onions in a saucepan, add 1 liter of water and put on fire. After the water boils, boil it until the water turns dark brown, 40-45 minutes.

3. After this, remove the husks (you don’t need to remove them) and add the eggs to the resulting dye.

4. Cook for 10-15 minutes. To make the color more saturated, you can boil it longer.

5. Take out the colored, boiled eggs, dry them and rub them with a cotton swab moistened vegetable oil.

We dye eggs with husks in a cold way:

1. Having prepared a decoction of onion peels, cool it, first straining it to get rid of the peels.

2. Meanwhile, boil the eggs until cooked.

3. Place the cooled finished eggs into the cooled dye for several hours, depending on what shade you want to achieve.

In any case, the color will turn out less saturated using the cold method, but it’s still worth doing for variety.

In my opinion hot way much simpler and more convenient. Although the cold version also has its advantages - the color of the testicles becomes more delicate and uniform. This is probably due to the fact that the dye gradually settles on the surface of the shell.

In any case, it is up to you to decide which method to use.

We make dyes with onion peels with a pattern:

To get some kind of drawing, we just need to make some changes to classic version which is described above.

1. Before painting, you need to put stencils on the egg - beautiful leaves of parsley or dill, or any other greenery. For example, it turns out very beautifully with small grape leaves. You can also use figures cut out of waterproof material or something like that.

2. Then we wrap the egg in a nylon or nylon stocking and tie the ends tightly with thread.

3. We paint in the usual way. By the way, this method is also suitable not only for onion peels, but also for other types of coloring.

The end result is very beautiful prints, in the form of the stencils you used.

Bright marbled color with greenery

Every year we dye eggs using this method. And it turns out very beautiful. The testicles acquire a pattern very similar to marble. Conventionally, this method can be divided into 2 options - with and without brilliant green. Let's look at both.

Option 1:

1. To get beautiful marble color we need to chop the onion skins using scissors.

2. Then take well washed raw eggs, wet them with water and roll them in this “shavings” of husk.

3. Wrap the egg tightly in gauze or old nylon tights and tie the ends tightly with thread.

The tighter the gauze adheres to the egg, the more distinct the pattern will be.

4. Place the eggs in a saucepan with water and put on fire.

5. After the water boils, cook the eggs for 20-25 minutes.

6. Remove and cool. After this, you can remove the gauze. Wipe the egg with a paper towel and rub with vegetable oil until shiny.

Option 2:

This method is practically no different from the previous one, except that after boiling the water you need to add 1 bottle of brilliant green to the pan.

Advice! Before using this method, I advise you to make gas stove foil. Because during boiling, splashes are formed one way or another, which stain everything they come into contact with. I think that you don’t want to see your tiles covered in green specks, which are very difficult to clean. The first time I did it exactly like this, and if only you knew that I didn’t have to hear anything addressed to me from my mother)))

All other actions remain unchanged.

The results are marble eggs with green inserts, which makes them even more elegant.

Use an old pan for painting in both ways, because it will be almost impossible to wash it after use. For example, we got one separate one, specifically for painting, and have been using it for more than one year.

Video on how to paint eggs in their shells with patterns

Here are some more unusual ways to obtain a variety of patterns, in the form of a video master class. Enjoy watching!

Decorating eggs for Easter 2019 without dyes

Besides the fact that eggs can be colored with dyes, both food and natural, you can also do without them at all. This doesn't require anything supernatural. You just need to use your imagination, put in a little effort and spend a little time.

And everyone can find everything they need in their household. Now I will give perhaps the most common and simple ways how you can decorate eggs for Easter using only the simplest materials.

Iron-on stickers for Easter eggs

I think that this method of decorating eggs for Easter is familiar to many. And if not, then I hasten to show and tell you how to get such beauty.

You will need:

iron-on stickers
scissors
spoon

How to do:

1. Boil the eggs until fully cooked. Cool under running water. Wipe dry with a towel.

2. Meanwhile, while the eggs are boiling, we can cut the stickers into individual pieces. They are sold in the form of ribbons that you need to cut yourself using scissors.

3. Place stickers on the cooled eggs.

4. Dip the egg into a pan of boiling water and immediately remove.

5. Under the influence of high temperature, the sticker shrinks and completely envelops the egg over its entire surface.

It's that simple.

By the way, the eggs can be pre-painted any color, or you can do without it. It still turns out beautiful.

Painting Easter eggs with rags

If you have scraps of faded fabric at home, do not rush to throw them away. They can be used to color eggs in an unusual way. Everything is done quite simply and easily at minimal cost. Old silk ties with a variety of patterns are also perfect for this method. It turns out very cool. See for yourself.

What do you need:

scraps of fabric (fading)
white fabric
threads
vinegar

How to do:

1. First, thoroughly wash the eggs with a sponge and dry them. Then we select the necessary pieces of fabric, for example ties.

2. Wrap the egg in shreds, pressing tightly over the entire surface of the egg. We tie it tightly with thread so that the fabric does not move.

The colored side of the fabric should be facing the egg.

3. We wrap the whole thing in regular white fabric and bandage it. This way the drawing will be more saturated and bright.

4. Place the eggs in a saucepan with cold water, pour 2 tablespoons of vinegar and put on fire.

5. After the water boils, you need to boil the eggs for 20-25 minutes.

6. After this, take out the eggs and send them to ice water. You don’t have to do this, just doing this will fix the drawing better.

7. Remove the cloth from the eggs and dry.

To add shine, you can lubricate a small amount vegetable oil.

Master class on decoupage eggs with paper napkins

Now let’s make do with just napkins and decorate the eggs in an unusual way.

What you will need:

boiled eggs
napkins with a pattern
raw egg white
tassel

How to do:

1. Boil the eggs in salted water until cooked.

2. Take regular napkins and separate the top layer, which has a pattern.

3. Cut out patterns from this layer.

4. Place the cut out part on the cooled egg.

Spread the protein over the entire surface of the napkin using a brush. Our protein acts as a glue that is absolutely safe.

Repeat the same with the remaining eggs. Fast and beautiful, and most importantly, it is not harmful to health.

Natural dyes for Easter eggs

Now I suggest you consider options for coloring eggs for Easter with natural dyes. Although there is a little more fuss with them than with food ones, the result is almost the same, and sometimes even better.

The biggest advantage of natural dyes is that they are completely harmless to the body. And we can be completely sure that colored eggs in such ways will not cause any harm. Let's figure out how and what else you can decorate Easter eggs for the upcoming holiday.

Color eggs with beets and cranberries

Dyeing with cranberries is very easy. You need to squeeze the juice out of it using a juicer.

Boil raw eggs in this dye.

With beets the situation is a little different. You need to peel the beets. Cut the beets into cubes and boil. Soak boiled eggs in the resulting dye. You can make a vinaigrette from beet cubes.
The second option is to squeeze the juice from the beets and soak the eggs in it for 8-10 hours until the shade you want is achieved.

Video on how to dye Easter eggs with turmeric

Nettle and spinach will give a light green color

Spinach and nettle are also widely popular. The color of the eggs depends on how long you soak them in the broth.

How to make a decoction? Everything is very simple. You just need to boil spinach or nettles in water until the color comes out. Then we simply soak the finished eggs for several hours.

That's the whole process.

How to color eggs with blueberries?

To get an unusual color for your Easter eggs, you can use blueberries.

To do this you need:

1. Pour the dye with water. Boil and let the finished broth brew for 30 minutes.

2. After this, boil raw eggs in it until cooked.

3. Unusual color guaranteed.

Red cabbage - blue dye

Red cabbage behaves unexpectedly. Eggs painted with it turn blue.

To do this you need:

Cut the cabbage into strips.
Fill it with water and boil. The cabbage should turn white and the liquid will turn dark.
It is in this solution that you need to soak hard-boiled eggs for several hours, or better yet, for a day.

Dye eggs with regular tea

To get tea-colored eggs, you just need to brew very strong tea and soak the eggs in it for several hours.

These are not all the dyes that exist. To describe everything, it seems to me that a lot of articles need to be written. But I came across one very interesting table, with a brief description and tips on how to color eggs with herbal decoctions. I saved it for myself, which I advise you to do too.

Unusual coloring of eggs with food coloring

The first method is somewhat reminiscent of dragon eggs. At least judging by the films in which they are shown. But I don’t even know what to compare the second method with. Maybe you have any ideas on this matter? Let's look at both.

"Dragon eggs" for Easter 2019

What you will need:

boiled eggs
food colorings

How to do:

1. We dilute food coloring in glasses.

2. Take a small piece of cotton wool and form a layer from it. The photo above shows how to do it.

3. Then, using a spoon, apply different solvents in strips along the entire length.

4. Place an egg on it and roll it into cotton wool.

5. Press firmly with your hands and leave for 10-15 minutes.

The result is simply amazing. I really liked this idea. I hope you like it too. Please write what you think about this.

Original painting of Easter eggs

Ingredients:

chicken eggs
food coloring (dry)
vinegar 9% - 1 tbsp.
water - 200 ml.
boiling water

Painting:

1. Boil the eggs. Meanwhile, dilute the dyes according to the instructions in cups. Pour water and vinegar into a spray bottle and mix.

Cover the table with cellophane and place paper towels on it. Using a pipette, apply a dot-drop pattern as in the photo.

2. You need to spray water and vinegar on this drawing.

3. Now take out one hot egg and place it on a towel.

Wrap tightly and place in cellophane for 30 minutes.

By the way, the drawing can be anything. Not necessarily points. You can make cells or some stripes, etc.

4. We free the eggs and this is what we see.

Cool, right?

That's all for today. I say goodbye to you and want to wish you all the best. Happy upcoming holiday to you!

On the eve of Holy Easter, believers begin preparations for festive table: bake Easter cakes, make cottage cheese Easter, and, of course, paint eggs. Since childhood, we have become accustomed to seeing colorful eggs on the table - blue, yellow, red, marble, with drawings. Eating them is always tasty and pleasant, even if on other days there was no particular interest in this product.

AND in 2019, holiday Happy Easter falls out . For this great day, we recommend preparing it and placing colored eggs next to it on a saucer. Before eating, believers usually pray, and then choose the egg itself, and begin to beat it with household members. Whose egg is stronger and not cracked wins. This is how the day begins and passes. When greeting, do not forget to say, “Christ is Risen.” And in response you will hear: “Truly He is Risen.”

And today, our issue is dedicated to one big topic - coloring eggs. And there are 30 ways for your attention. And if you missed it, we recommend you read it!

Our ancestors dyed Easter eggs with natural dyes such as onion skins, cherry tree bark or beets. Nowadays there is a huge selection of food colorings. But the natural product is no less in demand. There are a lot of methods and options for coloring and decorating eggs. This article was created to combine the most interesting and practical ideas in one.

As the ancient legend says, the block with which the tomb of Jesus Christ was closed was shaped like an egg. Behind this stone was hidden a Saint whose life is eternal. In the same way, new life is hidden behind the shell of an egg...

There are several options for the tradition of decorating eggs for Easter. According to one of them, the Myrrh-Bearer Mary Magdalene, when she came to preach to the Roman Emperor, brought him an egg. She was an ardent supporter of Christ and carried with her the story of his Resurrection. At this gift, the emperor grinned: “Life is as eternal as this egg is red and not white.” After these words, according to legend, the egg turned red right in the hands of the sovereign.

Among the ancient Romans, the egg was considered a symbol of new life and the Sun. Men always ate a baked egg for breakfast so that the day would be blessed with good luck and success.

Another assumption is the birth of Emperor Aurelius. The story goes that a chicken belonging to his parents, immediately after the birth of the future ruler, laid a rather interesting egg. Its color was bright, speckled with red. Witnesses interpreted this as a favorable sign of fate. After this incident, the inhabitants of Ancient Rome developed a tradition of exchanging colored eggs as gifts.

There is also an opinion that decorating eggs was practiced long before the birth of Jesus Christ. With the onset of Spring, people celebrated the beginning of warm weather and painted eggs as a symbol of the sun and eternal life. Then it was believed that the whole world, all living things came from an egg. Since Easter comes exactly at the beginning of spring, this tradition is still preserved.

How to dye eggs for Easter

It is customary to color eggs on the eve of Easter. The most popular and interesting ways we'll look at it right now.

1. Onion peel. This is perhaps one of the most common painting methods. The shell is painted a pleasant, brownish color. The level of color saturation is controlled by the amount of husk;

2. Coloring with turmeric gives the eggs a bright yellow color;

You can add shine to the shells by rubbing them with sunflower oil after painting;

3. Boiling eggs in cranberry juice gives them a rich pink color;

4. Beige color can be achieved by boiling eggs in ground instant coffee;

5. Eggs with splashes are made like this: sprinkle wet boiled eggs with rice, wrap in gauze and put in water with dye of the desired color;

6. By gluing a stencil with some kind of pattern onto the shell, or just leaves of parsley and dill, and then painting them using the same method as described above, you can get eggs with a pattern;

7. If you put several rubber bands on the eggs and color them, they will turn out to be evenly striped;

8. A beautiful pattern can be made using powdered sugar. Dilute it with water so that the mixture is thick enough and use a pastry syringe to start creating on the shell;

9. Very beautiful Easter eggs are obtained when working with wax. Boil the eggs first. Melt the candle wax and apply the desired pattern to the shell. Then place it in the dye solution (not hot!) and wait for it to color. Then carefully remove the wax;

10. Zelenka. Bright and very beautiful eggs obtained by painting them in this dye. It is certainly in every first aid kit.

11. Food colorings. Sold in every store. The range especially increases before Easter.

How to dye eggs with beets

Beets are one of the simplest and at the same time natural ways coloring Easter eggs. There are several ways to do this.

Place boiled eggs in a bowl with 100% beet juice. Readiness to identify by saturated color. If it takes 2-3 hours, they will be pink. If they stay in the bowl all night, they will turn bright burgundy;
Peel the beets, grate them fresh and add a little water. Add 1 tsp here. vinegar and put on fire for 15 minutes. Place already boiled eggs into the hot solution and keep in it for at least 1 hour;
The best option is to boil the eggs and beets at the same time. This way you will get bright colors and beets for salad;
Grate raw beets into a pulp and wipe boiled eggs with it. Let them stay in this state longer - the color will be richer.

By wrapping the eggs in green leaves or pasting an interesting stencil before painting, you will get original paints.

How to dye eggs in onion skins

The basic principle of coloring Easter eggs onion skins simple To do this, pour boiling water over the onion peel and cook for about 3 hours. Then add salt and dip the eggs into the onion water. Cook for 8-10 minutes and then dry them on a towel.

Eggs, before going into the pan, must be heated to room temperature, otherwise the likelihood that the shell will crack is very high. Therefore, 1-2 hours before the procedure, they need to be removed from the refrigerator.

To achieve the marble effect of coloring with onion peels, you need to mix it dry with small pieces paper. Roll a raw, wet egg in them and place in a gauze bag. Further coloring is described above.

And by placing raw testicles in unnecessary lace stockings, you can get a very beautiful pattern.

Marble method of coloring eggs for Easter

The more beautiful the eggs for Easter, the happier and more successful your life will be! So says the old belief. One of the most original painting methods is the marble effect. This can be achieved in two main ways.

Onion peels and greens

You will need:

Onion peel;
Zelenka;
Dishes with water;
Stainless steel pan;
Zelenka - 1 bottle;
Threads;
Gauze.

Grind the husks. If it is dry, you can crush it with your hands. If it’s fresh, it’s better to use scissors. Fresh egg wet and roll in it.

Make a single-layer gauze bag and put an egg in it. You can add more husks. Secure with threads. If the husk has slipped in places, it needs to be corrected.

Place the bags in a pan of water. Add a couple of tablespoons of salt. Pour in the green stuff and cook for 15 minutes over medium heat. Free the finished eggs from gauze and husks, rinse under the tap and dry on a towel.

Food colorings

You will need:

Hard boiled eggs;
Vinegar;
Sunflower oil;
Dyes;
Water.

Dilute a bag of dye in 300g of hot water and add 1 tbsp of vinegar. Pour the liquid into a free bowl so that the egg can be completely immersed in it.

Add 1 tbsp. oil and stir. Immerse the egg in the solution and twist until patterns begin to appear on it. Then take it out and dry it on a napkin.

Easter egg coloring with lace pattern

On Easter, every housewife wants her colors to be the most beautiful and unusual. Today there are a lot of ways to surprise guests. For example, lace patterns on eggshells look extremely unusual and appropriate. And they are very easy to make.

For this you will need lace stockings that have become unusable. To create a pattern across the entire diameter of the shell, place the egg in a stocking bag. Next, paint in the usual and convenient way for you.

You can also make a strip of material and secure it around the egg. After dyeing, only the middle part will be covered with lace.

How to paint eggs with beautiful designs

Decorating eggs for Easter is a very interesting and useful activity. This can be done even with children. It’s great when, on the eve of one of the brightest holidays, the whole family is gathered together for such a wonderful thing.

1.Wax. Melt the candle wax and, while it is hot, apply your chosen design to the shell. Once it has set, place the egg in the warm dye solution for a certain amount of time. Next, the wax must be carefully removed.

2. Using sticky paper and rubber bands, you can make a very beautiful design on eggshells. Just cover the egg in the desired sequence and paint it in the usual way. Then the auxiliary items need to be removed. The area under them will not be painted, which will create the pattern.

3. Fresh green leaves. Both parsley and dill will do for this. Choose a beautiful leaf and attach it to the shell. Place it in a gauze bag and bandage it tightly. Make sure that the leaf does not move from its intended place. Paint the egg. You can do the procedure on an already painted testicle. It will be even brighter this way.

4. Hand painted. You can use any paint for this. Including nail polish. Choose the design yourself, be it Khokhloma, flowers or funny emoticons.

5. Lightweight, but no less nice option— ready-made films with a pattern for eggs. They can be purchased at any grocery store. They are usually sold in strips. You must first cut according to the pattern, and then immerse an egg in each. Now they need to be placed in hot water for a couple of seconds so that the edges tighten. And voila - beauty on your table.

There are many types of such films. From religious themes to cartoon characters.

How to dye eggs with natural dyes

Natural is always the best. Taking care of our family and friends, we often lean towards natural ingredients and dyes. Same with painting eggs. Sometimes, looking at a colorful plate with Easter colors, you can’t believe that such a rich color was achieved, say, from turmeric. In fact, natural dyes also fulfill their mission very responsibly.

1.Tea or coffee. A rich brown color can be obtained by boiling eggs in 300 ml of strong drink.

For durability and brightness of color, do not forget to add vinegar to each type of coloring with natural dyes.

2. Soaking boiled eggs in red grape juice will give you a delicate lavender color.

3. Onion peel, as we already know, gives the shell a brown color. We discussed methods of coloring with this ingredient above.

4. B hot water Brew violet flowers and leave eggs in this liquid overnight. It turns out a nice blue color.

5. Yellow color can be obtained from a decoction of birch leaves. Just on these spring days, the leaves were just blooming.

6. A strong decoction of blueberries, currants, elderberries or raspberries will give the shell the appropriate color. Eggs also need to be placed in liquid overnight.

7. Turmeric gives a golden color. To do this, add 3-4 tablespoons of spices to a pan of water and bring to a boil. Leave the boiled eggs here for a long time.

Options for decorating and painting eggs with natural dyes

Despite the fact that modern industry works conscientiously, natural dyes are always a priority. Their only drawback is that they require a little more time to prepare the coloring solution. But the result is always great.

Sometimes, during cooking, the shell can crack and paint gets inside. This will not have a very good effect on the consumption of the product. A natural ingredients not only not harmful, but, on the contrary, useful.

Save this photo and you will always know which dye gives this or that color.

Painted eggs can be decorated with a pattern made from a thick solution of water and powdered sugar. The design can be applied using a toothpick, or you can purchase a special creativity kit in the store. And by adding a coloring pigment to the composition, the design can be diversified with bright colors.

You can draw on the shell with felt-tip pens. The drawing turns out bright and beautiful. To prevent it from rubbing off when touched, brush the egg with sunflower oil after applying the design.

Choose napkins with a beautiful design, cut it out and stick it on a wet egg.

And a real Faberge egg can be made from improvised materials - rhinestones, sparkles, confectionery sprinkles and... croup. It is better to attach them to a homemade paste.

Decorating eggs depends on your flight of fancy. Tell us how you decorated eggs for Easter in past years? What secrets and methods do you have? Your experience is very important to us.

A beautiful way to paint eggs

Eggs with stunningly beautiful patterns are obtained if you dye them in silk fabric.

For this you will need:

Actually, eggs;
A quarter glass of vinegar;
Scraps of fabric with a beautiful pattern, 100% silk;
Scraps of white fabric;
Scissors;
Vegetable oil;
Paper towel;
Cooking pan;
Rubber bands for tying eggs.

Cut white and silk fabrics into squares so that the egg and edges can fit there, and at the same time, they can be pulled together. Wet the silk flaps, wrap an egg in each and secure the corners. Now wrap it again in the same way, only in white bags (you can use old sheets as these).

Place the bags in a saucepan with water and add vinegar there. Turn on the heat and cook after boiling over low heat for half an hour. Carefully remove the eggs from the pan and place on a paper towel. Once they have cooled, you can unwrap them and admire the result.

How to decorate eggs for Easter and serve them beautifully

Serving Easter table- a very pleasant and important ritual. Invariably, Easter cakes and painted eggs. They can be served to suit any taste.

Kulich, surrounded in a circle with dyes, not only saves space on the table, but also beautifully combines the main dishes of this holiday.

An Easter bunny settling on your table will not only decorate it, but will also be a symbolic sign of this holiday.

A nest for dyes can be made from a wicker basket and ordinary straw. A simple and uncomplicated solution will perfectly complement the Easter atmosphere.

By tying each egg with a decorative ribbon, contrasting in color, you will get such beauty.

And these most delicate Easter eggs will simply amaze the guests of your home. Not only the inside of them is edible, but also the decorations of the shell. Simply roll the eggs in granulated sugar and decorate with cream roses using a pastry syringe.

Marble method of painting eggs. Option 1

There are two main ways to marbleize eggs. We discussed them above. However, based on them, you can also consider several other options. For example, coloring with onion skins and rice.

Ingredients:

Some rice;
Onion peel;
Dyes of the desired shade;
Gauze;
Scissors;
Threads.

Pour water over rice. Meanwhile, chop the onion skins with your hands or scissors. It also needs to be filled with water. Cut the gauze into 18*18 cm squares. Roll each egg in the husks and grains and place in a gauze bag. Secure the edges with thread. Place the eggs in a pan of water and cook for half an hour.

Then prepare the coloring solution. You can use dyes that are sold in stores. Instructions, as a rule, are always indicated on the packaging. Place the eggs into the cooled paint for a few minutes. Then take them out and unwrap the gauze.

How to paint eggs marbled. Option 2

The second method involves the use of food coloring, vinegar and vegetable oil. Boil eggs in salted water until the yolk is hard. Only after cooking should you start painting. Dilute the dye in a bowl of water according to the instructions on the package. The dishes must be wide so that the egg can be placed and moved freely in it.

Drop a few drops of vegetable oil into the container with the coloring solution so that oil bubbles form on the surface. They are what determine the presence of the marble pattern. Place the egg in a container and twist it so that it “collects” beautiful patterns from the oil drops. Now you need to wipe it with a napkin and the beauty is ready!

Decoupage with napkins

Decoupage is a great way to decorate various things and gifts without spending a lot of time on it. To decoupage Easter eggs with napkins, you only need boiled eggs, beautiful paper napkins, scissors, a brush and paste.

From napkins, cut out the patterns drawn on it along the contour. You can also cut a piece around it, this is called the patchwork method. Now prepare the paste. To do this, you need to dilute 2 tbsp. water in 50 milliliters of water. Then heat the solution in the microwave for about 15 seconds, periodically opening the oven and stirring the paste.

Place pieces of napkins on the eggs and coat the top with paste. Leave them on a flat surface for half an hour to allow the glue to dry.

How to paint eggs with nail polish

For this you will need:

Several bottles of nail polish in different colors;
Bowl of water;
Toothpicks;
Nail polish remover;
And, of course, eggs.

Boil eggs in boiling water in salted water. Drop nail polish of several colors at once into a separate bowl of water. Use a toothpick or other thin object to combine all the colors, making streaks on them.

Immerse the egg in water with varnish and turn it so that the paint covers the entire surface of the shell.

Place the painted eggs on a flat surface and wait for the varnish to dry completely. Nail polish remover will help you get rid of nail polish marks on your hands.

Rub the dyes with vegetable oil for a bright shine.

Beautiful stickers for eggs

On the eve of Easter, store shelves are filled with an assortment of stickers for Easter eggs. Their variety is so great that it is sometimes difficult to make a choice. These stickers are very easy to use. Even kids can cope with this, of course, under the supervision of adults. It is better to choose eggs of the same size, then boil them until tender. Before this, you can paint them with any dye, but this is not necessary.

Stickers need to be cut along the line. Then each of them must be carefully placed on the eggs. Separately, put a saucepan of water on the fire until it is hot. Dip each egg in turn into water. You can use a deep ladle for this. The edges of the sticker immediately curl up from the boiling water, taking the shape of an egg.

The simplest option is regular egg stickers. Just color the eggs as usual and decorate them with a cute sticker. They are also sold in supermarkets.

Dyeing eggs has its own history. Initially, our believing ancestors painted them red - the color of the blood of Jesus Christ. Over time, more and more new colors began to be used. Christ's Sunday was considered the most important holiday of the year, so the preparation for it was very eventful and interesting. People developed new ways of painting and decorating.

And now, today, we have many options for this symbolic action. In addition, talented housewives come up with something new year after year. Perhaps you have a couple of aces up your sleeve? We will be very glad if you share them with us.

Happy and Happy Easter to you!

We told you how to do it, and immediately readers had many questions about the safety of coloring. Let's first dispel the main fears and identify security measures:

1. Both gouache and watercolor, which you use to paint the shell, are completely safe for health. They simply do not penetrate the white of the egg, and do not even penetrate the back of the shell if it is intact and without cracks.

2. No one will get hurt, even if a drop of watercolor leaks into the crack. Remember how often children lick their brushes when painting without the slightest harm to themselves. We do not encourage you to gorge yourself on paints, but even a random drop will not poison anyone.

3. Yes, it is best and safest to use food coloring from the store, although it gives a paler color, or onion skins (absolutely safe).

4. No, oil paints, aerosol paints, nail polishes, model paints and acrylic paints and varnishes - unsuitable, if you want to eat these eggs later. Unlike water-soluble gouaches and watercolors, all of the paints listed above are mixed with volatile synthetic solvents that easily penetrate the shell.

5. All eggs decorated on the outside using any household glue and/or obviously non-food synthetic dyes that do not dissolve in water - unsuitable for food. They are only good as decoration.

However, let us remember Carl Faberge with his Easter eggs. No one blamed the master for the fact that gold souvenirs cannot be knocked against each other, cleaned and eaten.

Now that we have understood the main issues, we can enjoy creativity.

How to paint eggs in an original way for Easter

Eggs in food coloring

Classics in onion skins

Everyone probably knows how to color an egg in onion skins. Many people know that if the egg is then rubbed with vegetable oil, it will sparkle brightly with varnish sides and the depth of paint. Here's what else you can do:

Ornament outside