Natural Food Coloring Using Fruit Juices and Spices

What you'll need:

• 2 cups yellow onion skins
• Saucepan
• Bottle of white vinegar
• Small fine-mesh strainer
• Paper towels
• Mason jars
• 2 tablespoons turmeric powder
• 2 cups blueberries

How to dye eggs using onion skins:

1. Add 2 cups water to a saucepan.
2. Add 2 cups yellow onion skins to the saucepan.
3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Let cool to room temperature.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to the dye.
6. Pour over a strainer into a jar with a hard-boiled egg.
7. Let sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
8. Remove, pat dry and re-dye for an additional 20 minutes in the refrigerator.

How to dye eggs using turmeric powder:

1. Add 1 cup water to a saucepan.
2. Add 2 tablespoons turmeric powder to the saucepan.
3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Let cool to room temperature.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to the dye.
6. Pour over a strainer into a jar with a hard-boiled egg.
7. Let sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
8. Remove, pat dry and re-dye for an additional 20 minutes in the refrigerator.

How to dye eggs using blueberries:

1. Add 4 cups water to a saucepan.
2. Add 2 cups blueberries to the saucepan.
3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
4. Let cool to room temperature.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to the dye.
6. Pour over a strainer into a jar with a hard-boiled egg.
7. Let sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
8. Remove, pat dry and re-dye for an additional 20 minutes in the refrigerator. Repeat one more time.

Sprinkle Eggs Decoration

What you’ll need:

• 2 tablespoons meringue powder
• Bowl of water
• Small paintbrush
• Bowl of sanding sugar
• Drying rack

How To:

1. Mix 2 tablespoons meringue powder with 1 1/2 tablespoons water in a bowl (this will be used as glue).
2. Brush the meringue glue onto a hard-boiled egg, then lay in the bowl of sanding sugar.
3. Spoon more sanding sugar over the egg.
4. Let the egg set in the bowl, then transfer to a drying rack and let set for 4 to 6 hours.