How to dye Easter eggs
Easter eggs decorated with Kool-aid dyes and gold-colored pen.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Use red cabbage for beautiful blue eggs. For varied hues, take eggs out of the dye at different intervals.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter eggs dyed with a flower transfer technique.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)These eye-popping blue eggs are the work of red cabbage dye.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Use paint pens to turn Easter eggs into bugs.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)For DIY Easter eggs, use Kool-Aid, liquid dye, old silk ties or red cabbage.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter egg dipped in glitter.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter eggs decorated with food-coloring dyes.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter eggs decorated as emojis using paint pens.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter eggs decorated with washi tape.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Do-it-yourself Easter eggs using a multitude of techniques.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter eggs decorated with gilding paint.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Old silk ties were used to create the patterns on these Easter eggs.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Rubber bands made the patterns on these Easter eggs.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Easter eggs are decorated with gold paint pens and a gilding paint-splatter technique.
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