A fun Easter egg dyeing technique
I don’t often dye eggs for Easter, even though I really love to do it. Inspired by a technique I saw in this month’s Martha Stewart, this year I decided I was gonna have some fun. Plus, I love it when I have everythign on hand for a craft and don’t need to leave the house or buy anything special.
Martha’s eggs are based on the misprints that occur in the printing process from shifted plates, and although mine don’t have quite the same effect, I think they turned out pretty well.
Here’s how to get the look…I applied strips of electrical tape to the eggs, dyed them and then reapplied the tape in an alternate direction to create a 2 color graphical design. I really like how they turned out. They would have been even better if I’d actually had food coloring, but instead I used 6 year old egg dye tablets I bought at the Dollar Store years ago!
Here’s a link to Martha’s eggs. See, her eggs are better than mine. Here’s some more Easter egg silliness from over at Shelterpop as well.
What a fun idea.
by Kathryn on March 25, 2010 at 12:08 pm.
Don’t tell Martha, but I like yours better … shhhh!!!! LOL.
by Melanie K. on March 25, 2010 at 12:10 pm.
oh, cool easter eggs indeed!
by vadjutka on March 25, 2010 at 2:13 pm.
ooh, lovely! I’ve tried this sort of thing with rubber bands, but I think the tape might work better! I’ll have to try that–thanks for the tip!
by Nicole | Blue Bicicletta on March 26, 2010 at 8:41 pm.
Well, I do think that these turned out just fabulous! Martha or not, you did a super job
by Kell on March 26, 2010 at 10:15 pm.
I love it! They look so cool.
by Whatever DeeDee Want on March 27, 2010 at 12:28 am.
so pretty! I may just have to dye some eggs myself now…
by Kim (KimsCraftyApple) on March 30, 2010 at 10:42 am.
Those are so much fun! I’ve never really been that into dying Easter eggs, but I’ve got to admit, those eggs look killer!
by Mallory on March 30, 2010 at 1:00 pm.
I looked at yours and at Martha’s, and I like yours better
It’s a great idea that I might have to give a try to this year — it’s be a long time since I dyed an Easter egg!
by Avalee on April 1, 2010 at 10:38 am.
Hello there, Happy Easter!!!
by Mechelle on April 4, 2010 at 9:22 am.
Did you have to let the dye dry before applying the second layer or tape?
by Megan on April 4, 2012 at 12:07 pm.
Yours are WAY better than Martha’s — I would never have tried this if I only saw her pics and didn’t see yours.
Did you use the 1/4″ electrical tape like her tutorial calls for? The narrowest I could find was 1/2″ and I had a difficult time wrapping the eggs the way I wanted. Mine came out pretty pathetic looking, but at least we all had fun with it.
by Rebecca Grace on April 6, 2012 at 8:51 pm.