Onion Dyed Eggs

I originally learned about this natural egg coloring technique from a message board. It was posted about 5 years ago, and my thanks to Sunnyday for sharing it with the world!

These will be some of the coolest eggs you'll ever make! Get Ready!

Here are the items needed:

Brown Eggs

Nylons

Onion Skins

Scissors

Non-Aluminum Pot

Small Flowers and Leaves

Optional items for hollowed and blown eggs:

Pin or Needle

Paperclip

2 Bowls

If you want to preserve your eggs, you will need to blow out the contents of the eggs. These are so beautiful, that you may want to keep them for future display. As long as the hollowed eggs are safely stored (I recommend keeping them in an egg carton) they can last forever!

How to blow out your egg:

Insert a pin or needle into the top and the bottom of the egg shell.

Open a paperclip, insert it into the top hole and move it around to break up the yolk inside, repeat this step with the bottom hole.

Over a bowl, place your lips over the top hole and blow out the contents of the egg - as though you are blowing up a balloon.

Fill a second bowl with warm soapy water and rinse the exterior of your egg. Then place the bottom hole in the water and suck some water into the egg - like a straw. Shake your egg and then blow the water out of the egg. Do this a couple times to clean the inside of the egg.

The Onion Dye Technique

We used a bag of onions and peeled the dry skins off the exterior of them. You don't necessarily need to purchase onions, usually there are tons of skins around the onion display at the grocery store - but they had been all cleaned up by the time I got there.

Dump the skins in the pot and add enough water that the eggs will be completely covered.

*If you don't have a non-aluminum pot, look for one at your local thrift store. They are cheap and perfect for crafting!

While your pot of water and skins is heating up on your stove (bring it to a boil) choose which items you want to use to decorate your eggs. Here I have a small flower flattened against the egg. Cut your nylons and knot one end, carefully pull it over the egg and flower and knot the open end. (Or you can use rubber bands, but I found that knotting them works just as well and is easier to do)

Place your eggs in the hot pot of onion water. Let them simmer for 15-20 minutes. This will hard boil any raw eggs, and will give your eggs a nice deep golden brown color.

Once sufficiently cooked/dyed, drain the onion water and rinse eggs in cool water. Once cool enough to handle, cut off stockings and peel your flowers or leaves off your eggs and this is what you should see!

Too good to be true right?!

Jump in and try it! You'll love it!