Easy Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs

Contrary to this veggie’s name, red cabbage can be used to achieve a natural light blue hue. Roughly chop or shred 1-1 ½ cups of the red cabbage per cup of boiling water in a medium pot. Add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to the pot and let simmer for 30 minutes. Strain your red cabbage dye and soak your egg for 30 minutes to get your desired shade of light blue.

Onion skins can be used to get an orange or a burnt sienna colour depending on how long your egg is dyed into the solution. Add 4 cups of peeled onion skins to 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and boil your egg in the dye to get burnt sienna. For orange, soak your egg in the room temperature solution for around 30 minutes. 

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To achieve a dark blue dye, blueberries will do the trick. Add 4 cups of blueberries, 4 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to a pot, then bring to a boil to create your dye solution. Let your egg soak in the room temperature dye for around 30 minutes and voila! 

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Beets produce a pretty pink colour ranging from a light shade to a deeper pink depending on how many beets you use and how long the egg is left in the dye solution. For a pastel pink, roughly cut up 4 cups of beets and add them to a pot of 4 cups of boiling water and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar. Next, soak your egg in room temperature dye for about 30 minutes. 

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For a dark rich brown colour, try your hand at black coffee. Simply soak your egg in 2 cups of brewed black coffee or for a more intense brown, boil your egg in black coffee for 30 minutes. Next, rinse your egg with cold water and dry. 

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