Naturally (and not so naturally) Dyed Eggs

I decided to forgo the store bought dye kits and go au natural this Easter for dying our eggs! (or at least I tried.)

I gathered my supplies:

Blown out eggs
(I used the eggs for a casserole, because I am not a waster!)



sweet potato skins, carrot peels, onion skins, tulip petals, can of beets


The only one of these that worked was the onion skins. And they worked GREAT! I was really pleased with how they came out - a deep peachy brown! I put my blown out eggs in a pot, covered them with water (I had to hold them under water so they would fill with water and not float) then threw my onion skins on top. Brought it to a boil and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.

Nothing else worked. Not even the beets - can you believe it?! Those darn things stain counters, but can't dye an egg! Here's a list of various natural things that "should" work for dying.


I had my heart set on colorful eggs (without buying the dye kits) so I turned to food coloring as my last resort. Here are directions for using food coloring.


And I used this egg tree idea for displaying my lovely eggs!