By Easter, eggs are being painted in almost every home. If you paint them in one color, for example, with the help of onion peels, you get “dyes”. If an egg is painted with multi-colored dots, with the help of drops of wax, it is "speck". Eggs of the same color, but with a pattern scratched on them - "drapani". The most beautiful, "Easter eggs", have a complex pattern, made with the help of a special tool - a scribbler.

Method one. Decoupage

To decorate an Easter egg with a picture, you don't have to go to the store for stickers. You can decorate the egg using decoupage technique.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Materials (edit)
egg
gelatin
napkin

Instruments
scissors
tassel
heat-resistant container

Preparation:

1 Make glue from gelatin. To do this, soak the gelatin according to the instructions on the package. Strain the gelatin through a strainer or gently drain off excess water. Heat the swollen gelatin in a container until the granules are completely dissolved. If the gelatin hardens while decorating the eggs, reheat it.

2 Divide the multi-layer cloth into separate layers. Cut pictures from one color layer.

3 Attach the cutout picture to the shell. Apply gelatin glue directly to the picture.

4 Your decoupage Easter egg is ready.


by the way
Spread the gelatin glue evenly over the picture, from the center to the edges.

Method two. Marble

Today we will share the secret of creating a marble shell.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials (edit)
eggs
sunflower oil

Instruments
paint dilution tanks
fork

Preparation:

1 Color the required number of eggs light colors. Let them dry completely.

2 Add a spoonful of sunflower oil to a container with a darker color. Stir gently with a stick (not shaking!) To break a single oil stain into small, pea-sized stains. Dip the egg in the dye and butter and remove immediately.

3 For a beautiful marble effect, the egg only needs to be dipped once.

Method three. We paint with a cloth

To dye eggs, you can use old silk ties, pieces of silk chiffon or satin, and, if not a pity, a Pavlovo Posad woolen scarf.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials (edit)
finely patterned fabric with unstable dye, such as silk jersey
white cotton coarse calico - flaps 15x15 cm
vinegar
eggs

Preparation:

1 Wrap a raw egg with a cloth so that the front (brightly patterned) is snug against the shell.

2 Sew the fabric by hand over the office of the egg. Try to avoid creases and strong creases.

3 Wrap the embroidered egg in a piece of cotton fabric. Secure the eggs from the blunt end by wrapping them tightly with threads.

4 Pour 3 tablespoons of vinegar into the water. Place the eggs, wrapped in a cloth, and put on fire. After the water boils, cook the eggs for 10-12 minutes. Then remove the pan from heat and cover with cold water.

5 When the eggs are cool, remove all layers of the fabric. A beautiful, delicate pattern will be imprinted on the shell.

6 Only a professional artist can paint an egg this way.

Method four. We paint with scotch tape

Using a ruler or centimeter to draw stripes or cells on the egg is inconvenient. We suggest using masking tape

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials (edit)
eggs
colorful dyes for eggs
masking tape

Instruments
breadboard knife

Preparation:

1 Color the boiled egg light. Glue 2-3 strips of masking tape on it at a distance of 3 mm from each other. Since there is no thin masking tape on sale, make the strips of the required width yourself. Line a wide masking tape directly on the spool into strips 5-10 mm wide. Slide along the entire length of the line with a dummy paper cutter. The thin strips of tape can now be used.

2 Dip the whole egg into green or blue paint. When the egg is dry, remove the tape strips.

The fifth method. Eggs with lace pattern

Lace can be replaced with parsley or dill leaves. Then proceed in the same way.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials (edit)
boiled eggs
lace
nylon scraps
threads
multicolored food colors

Instruments
scissors
glasses for diluting paints

Preparation:

1 Cut the lace motif you like out of the napkin. Soak a piece of lace in water and place on the boiled egg.

2 Pull the laced egg tightly into the nylon tights flap. Tie from the blunt end with threads.

3 Dip the egg into the tissue in food coloring.

4 After a few seconds, remove the egg and gently remove the cloth.

5 Leave the eggs to dry.

Sixth method. With wax crayons

Color the boiled eggs with children's drawing wax crayons. After the egg is painted, dip it in food coloring. The entire shell will be colored, and the drawings will show through and become brighter against the background of a contrasting color.

Method seven. Decorating with ribbons or braid

Eggs decorated with ribbons, lace or braid look very festive. First, boil the eggs, you can paint them with special dyes or leave their natural color. Tie a ribbon around each testicle. To prevent it from slipping off, glue it to the shell with hot gun glue. It is not necessary to buy a heat gun for these purposes - the glue stick can be heated over the candle.

Method eight. Craft egg

A craft egg is a decoration option that will spark children's enthusiasm. Color the boiled eggs with yellow dye. To make a cock and a hen, it is enough to cut a scallop and a beak out of paper. The eyes can be drawn with a pencil. Glue the elements with a thick gelatin solution or PVA glue.

Method nine. Eggs marble

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials (edit)
4 eggs
2 tablespoons of tea
1 tablespoon soy sauce
0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 clove bud

Preparation:

1 Hard-boiled eggs - for 15 minutes, rinse with cold water. Put on a table surface and, gently tapping, crush the shell over the entire surface of the egg.

2 In a saucepan, boil water, add tea leaves, add soy sauce and spices. Place eggs directly in crushed shells and cook over low heat for 40 minutes. Allow to cool without removing from the broth.

by the way
This recipe can use not only nutmeg and cloves, but also any other spices - ginger, cinnamon, star anise. If you plan on serving marbled eggs for breakfast, boil them the day before and leave them in the broth overnight for an even more intense color and flavor.

Method ten. Decals

All mothers know that children love to paint whatever comes their way. Therefore, there is nothing better than entrusting them to paint chicken eggs for Easter.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials (edit)
chicken eggs
food colors in tubes
felt-tip pens with food colors
egg stickers

Instruments
scissors
glass of water

Preparation:

1 First, boil the eggs and cool. You can paint them in light colors or traditionally with onion peels.

For any Orthodox person, Easter is the most important holiday. Every year, most families in our country bake Easter cakes, prepare Easter and, of course, paint eggs. Everyone wants something new, and it's worth a lot to surprise relatives and neighbors with your creation.

Easter eggs

Interestingly, the tradition of giving each other colored eggs for Easter dates back to the time of the emperor. Tiberias. Naturally, over the past period, many dyes and original solutions have been found.

Folk ways

Onion peel
The oldest and most popular way to paint eggs for Easter. The color intensity directly depends on the amount of onion husks in the solution.

Eggs colored with onion peel solution

You can diversify this painting by wrapping the eggs with cloth or putting a leaf (parsley, dill, basil) in gauze, then an unusual pattern will be printed on the shell.

Patterned eggs painted with onion peels

The fashionable trend is marble coloring. To get this effect, you need to wrap the egg in cloth, put small pieces of newspaper or notebook in it, and twist it tightly. After dyeing the eggs in an intense solution, without unwrapping, transfer them to a solution of a less intense color or another dye (for example, red cabbage or nettles). In great detail about how to make beautiful "marble" eggs using onion peels and brilliant green is described in.

• Red cabbage

Take 2 heads of cabbage, 0.5 liters of water and 6 tablespoons of 9% vinegar. Chop the cabbage finely, put in a jar and cover with water, add vinegar there. Insist for 4 hours, then put boiled eggs in the infusion. Although they can be put immediately and left for 8-9 hours. The output will be light blue.

• Cranberry

Squeeze out 4 cups of cranberry juice, immerse eggs in it and cook for 20 minutes, leave overnight. In the morning, remove the pale pink testicles from the saucepan and rub them with sunflower oil for a shine.

• Turmeric

When boiling eggs, add 4 tbsp. tablespoons of turmeric powder. We get eggs of a yellow color, lighter than when stained with onion peels. I cooked for no more than 5 minutes, the color was barely noticeable, so it is worth cooking for a longer time.

• Nettle

Dried nettles are laid in a saucepan along with eggs. Even with prolonged boiling, the color is still not intense, but at the exit a greenish color is still obtained. If you add a bunch of tarragon, spinach or parsley to the solution, the green color will turn out more saturated. Eggs with white shells should be used.

Factory natural dyes

In case you do not want to bother with the preparation of coloring solutions, you can use commercially available dyes based on natural extracts of plant and animal origin. They are prepared from turmeric root, marigold flowers, carrots, pomegranate seeds, red cabbage, black chokeberry, beets; there is also carminic acid.

Egg dyes

Personally, I bought just such dyes for the upcoming holiday.

Food colorings

The most popular are pearlescent dyes with marble glitter, as well as decorative kits. I, too, could not pass by, but I doubt their complete safety, so I will paint a couple of eggs with them just for decoration. It turns out something like this beauty:

Easter eggs - souvenirs

They are in no less demand than natural ones, painted in various ways. The craft in the form of an Easter egg will look good on the table in a festive composition and will be perfect for a gift. When creating an Easter souvenir egg, you can involve children, which will make such creativity not only useful, but also enjoyable.This type of Easter decoration for me is in second place after painting with onion peels.

Gift option.

And such crafts can be created with children. They will not only be a wonderful festive decoration, but also become toys for kids.

You will find a detailed master class on decorating souvenir Easter eggs made of foam. And then these crafts can be used to decorate the house and the festive table for Easter; here are the ideas for such a decor: and in a vase.

Decorating eggs

Decorating eggs is incredibly popular today. There are more and more different sophisticated and original decorating techniques:

• quilling - you can make a boiled egg, or you can take a specially prepared model and use it as a souvenir and table decoration.

• decoupage - using a napkin and starch (like glue) you can create beautiful Easter eggs that are not only safe but also incredibly beautiful.

Easter egg decorated using decoupage technique

For already colored eggs, you can buy a set with decorative elements. These are the wreaths I got. Paints in this set are also present, but I plan to replace them with onion peel.

Easter set for decor

Marble eggs with decorative stickers. Photo from the site fotki.yandex.ru by elena-bond13

Thermal Stickers

The fastest and cheapest way to decorate eggs for Easter. I boiled an egg, put it in a sticker and dipped it in boiling water so that it would sit tightly. For a change, I decided to buy this option from a huge number of offers in the store

Egg Transfer Kits



Easter cake and eggs in thermal stickers

Painting eggs with colored threads

Having wrapped the egg with multi-colored threads and welded it, we get a beautiful striped egg. Or you can simply wrap a colored or boiled egg with threads - we will get such an original creative decoration for an Easter composition.

Decoration with threads

What can you not imagine to surprise those around you with your creation on the eve of Easter. For dyeing with fabrics, choose bright shreds of natural silk, wrap the eggs in them, fixing well with threads, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vinegar and cook for 20 minutes. You can use silk fabric, for example, from an old men's tie.

You will receive works of art on the way out. I myself would not risk it, because I do not know how harmless it is for the child.

Since ancient times, people have exchanged eggs and cakes for the Easter holiday. The tradition has evolved over the years, as a result of which many ways of coloring and decorating paraphernalia have appeared. With the words "Christ is risen!" men and women, children and the older generation exchange eggs, later examining intricate patterns. Among other things, coloring eggs is a rather fascinating process that can rally households. There are basic methods, we will consider them in more detail.

How to prepare eggs for painting

As mentioned earlier, experienced housewives, through trial and error, have identified the main options for coloring eggs for Easter. However, regardless of the chosen method, they must be prepared in advance.

1. Take the eggs out of the refrigerator a few hours before the expected color and leave at room temperature. Such a move will help to avoid temperature extremes, due to which the shell cracks. An alternative is to pierce the shell with a thin sewing needle to keep the eggs from bursting.
2. If food pigments or onion husks will be used as the main coloring method, it is recommended to pre-wash the shells. To do this, use a kitchen sponge and baking soda. As a result, the paint will lay flat without streaks and spotty blotches.
3. Before starting the procedure, degrease the shell by wiping it with vodka or medical alcohol. If neither is available, treat the surface with soapy water, then rinse and dry thoroughly.
4. To make the shell shine after painting, wipe the surface of the eggs with vegetable oil or corn oil. Do not use cotton pads for these purposes, gently moisten your fingers in the composition, then spread over the shell.

When you have prepared the "material", start painting. Choose the best option for yourself, then strictly follow the instructions.

Method number 1. Food colorings

Food colors are rightfully considered the most common type of coloring for Easter eggs. You can purchase ready-made colors or bring out your own shades. Pigments can be pearlescent, glossy or matte, it all depends on the manufacturer.

To properly prepare the composition, take care of so many containers in advance that there is a separate bowl for each color. Dilute the paint with water at room temperature, there should be a lot of liquid so that the eggs completely drown in it.

After diluting the paint, pour in 30 ml. 1 tablespoon vinegar solution, then add boiled or raw eggs to the bowl. The exposure time varies, it all depends on the intensity of the shade you want to get.

Stencil

1. Purchase tracing paper - ultra-thin paper - online or at a stationery store. Cut out any image from it in the form of a stencil (the inner part is removed). Anything is suitable as a drawing: favorite cartoon characters, Easter theme, Jesus Christ, etc.
2. A picture for a stencil can be downloaded on the Internet. The end result depends on the quality of the original image and the material itself. When you make a stencil base, namely, print and cut it, soak the paper in water at room temperature. The material should become elastic, repeating the shape of the egg.
3. Attach the stencil to the shell, smooth out the creases. If your drawing is small, duplicate it in several places. Fix the stencil with gauze or a piece of nylon stockings (tights).
4. Dilute food or natural color, add eggs to it and cook until tender. At the end of the procedure, remove the eggs, put them on toothpicks or newspaper, cool to room temperature. Once this happens, remove the gauze and stencil and enjoy the result.

Vegetable oil

1. A beautiful result is achieved as a result of coloring eggs with the addition of vegetable oil. To carry out the procedure correctly, prepare two containers with the same shade. Pour oil into the first, and leave the second unchanged.
2. Boil the eggs hard-boiled, cool to a temperature of 30 degrees (the dye composition should have the same indicator). Dip the "material" into a bowl of paint, wait for the required interval (the exact period is indicated in the instructions).
3. After that, remove the eggs, leave the paint to dry. When this happens, send the product into the second container with vegetable oil, wait again. Dry the eggs, measure the result.

Insulating tape

1. Cut the tape lengthwise to create thin strips (you can skip this step if you wish). Prepare several containers of diluted paint, preferably blue and yellow.
2. Apply a strip in the form of a spiral or any other pattern of your choice. Dip the eggs in a bowl of blue, wait for a while, remove and wait to dry. Remove the tape.
3. Now glue the next strips, which will slightly cover the previously obtained pattern. Dip the egg in yellow dye, wait for the interval, remove and dry.
4. You will end up with a yellow egg with blue and green stripes. The good thing about this option is that it allows you to experiment with getting new shades by superimposing one color on another.

Stationery rubber bands

1. Purchase the rubber bands used to tug around banknotes (silicone base) from the office supply store. Boil eggs hard-boiled, cool, prepare paint of one or more shades.
2. Then you can do it in two ways. The first involves coloring the egg in any color with prominent white lines (rubber bands are attached to an unpainted egg). The second option is two-phase coloring, as a result of which the lines are obtained in the same color in which the egg was originally painted.
3. Let's consider the second option, it is more complicated. Color the egg yellow and dry. Wrap the rubber bands in a random criss-cross pattern. Dip the "material" into a green paint, wait for the pigment to set. Dry, remove gum. You will see that the egg has turned blue with yellow stripes.

Plant leaves
The technique is similar to the stencil technique with only one clarification - plant leaves are used as a pattern, most often parsley and dill act in their role.

1. To get an accurate result, tear off a few leaves, attach them to the shell, fix with gauze cloth or nylon stocking. Dip in the paint, wait a while.
2. After the expiration date, remove the eggs, cool and dry them. Expand the fixing material, remove the leaves, brush the surface with vegetable oil and enjoy the result.
3. The same electrical tape, self-adhesive paper or scotch tape can serve as an alternative to the leaves. Cut out the pattern you need from the material, attach it to the skimmed shell of a pre-cooked egg. Place the product in a bowl of pigment, then remove and dry.

Method number 2. Natural dyes

1. Onion peels, beets, turmeric, carrots, birch leaves, calendula, orange or lemon, spinach, red cabbage, nettle, coffee can act as natural dyes.
2. The main feature of the "folk" coloring is considered to be that the composition acts slowly. As a rule, it takes about 8-10 hours to get the result.
3. To prepare the solution, pour water into a saucepan and add a large amount of your chosen dye. Pour in 35 ml. table vinegar, stir. Bring the solution until the first bubbles appear, then reduce the power and simmer for another 15 minutes.
4. When the paint is ready, insist it for about half an hour, then send the eggs into the container and simmer them over low heat for 25 minutes. Then turn off the hotplate, leave the product in the solution overnight.

Turmeric
Use ground turmeric for a tempting golden hue.

1. Boil water in an enamel saucepan, add 90 gr. turmeric, bring to a boil. Place raw eggs in a container, cook until tender, then let it brew for another 8 hours without removing.
2. It is recommended to carry out the procedure with extreme caution, since it is quite difficult to remove turmeric from the surface of furniture and clothes, however, like other natural dyes.

Red cabbage
A cabbage-based broth will give the eggs a rich blue hue.

1. Grind a whole head of cabbage into small slices, place in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. Add 180 ml. table vinegar solution, cover and leave for 10 hours.
2. After the expiration date, send the eggs to the container, control the color intensity every 2 hours. Then remove the product and leave to dry. If desired, paint the surface with gouache or felt-tip pens.

Beet
Beets will help color the eggs in a raspberry or pinkish hue, it all depends on the duration of exposure of the product in solution.

1. Grate 4 medium-sized beets, then mash the resulting composition with a potato crush or chop in a blender.
2. Pour boiling water over the prepared mixture so that the water covers the beets completely. Pour in 150 ml. vinegar with a concentration of 9%, wait 6 hours.
3. Put boiled eggs in a saucepan, let it brew for 5 hours. After the time has elapsed, remove the product, leave to dry.

Onion husks
Onion skins will color the eggs in a reddish-brown shade with a bronze tint.

1. To prepare the coloring solution, you will need to take a husk of 4 kg or more. Luke. Raw materials must be sent to a large saucepan and covered with boiling water.
2. Place the container on the stove, bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 1 hour. After that, cover with a lid, leave to infuse for 24 hours.
3. After the due date, pass the broth through a colander or cheesecloth, boil the eggs in it for about 10 minutes. Then do not remove the product from the pan, leave until the liquid has cooled completely.

Regardless of the color you choose, you can create patterns on Easter eggs using scrap materials.

1. Boil round or long grain rice, soak an egg in water and dip in the rice so that the grains stick. Tie with a stocking or gauze, fix on both sides with elastic bands.
2. Prepare the coloring pigment, dip the eggs into it and wait the required period of time. For this method, natural dyes are better suited.
3. When the eggs are colored, remove them and leave to dry completely. Remove the cloth, remove the rice, grease the surface of the shell with sunflower oil.

Silk fabric
Eggs can be dyed with fabrics; silk or cotton with existing patterns is ideal for these purposes.

1. Soak the egg in hot water, wrap it with a piece of cloth so that the pattern fits snugly against the surface of the shell with the front side. Sew the egg with threads around the entire perimeter to prevent the fabric from slipping.
2. Wrap with a piece of nylon, tie on both sides, creating a kind of candy. Pour 100 ml into an enamel pot. vinegar (6%), add water, send to the egg. Cook them for about 15 minutes, then turn off the stove.
3. Let the eggs sit in the solution for another quarter of an hour, then place them in a bowl of cold water and leave to cool completely. Carefully remove the retainer and stocking and appreciate the fruits of your labors.

First, prepare the eggs for painting: take them out of the refrigerator, leave them at room temperature, pierce a thin hole in the shell with a sewing needle. Consider staining with food or natural dyes. Use a stencil, parsley leaves, silk fabric, or scrap materials to create a unique design.

Video: how to paint eggs for Easter (different ways)

It's spring outside, which means that soon the whole country will celebrate one of the main Christian holidays - Easter. Both adults and children are looking forward to this bright day, preparing traditional food and treats with pleasure. On the eve of the bright holiday of Easter, we want to tell you about interesting and unusual, as well as all known methods of painting eggs.

Since ancient times, it has been customary to exchange colored eggs during the Easter holiday. Since childhood, in many families, relatives came to each other and even played some kind of battle with eggs. Two people chose their testicles, in their opinion the strongest, and hit them against each other, first with sharp tips, and then with blunt ones - whoever did not break an egg during the collision won, taking the opponent's egg. It was possible to continue this action as long as there are those willing to fight for victory.

According to memories from childhood, painting Easter eggs is a very entertaining activity. Children so enthusiastically and diligently immerse eggs in multi-colored solutions, stick stickers, tie them with threads and improvised materials to obtain spectacular lines and patterns.

All preparations for Easter begin at Maundy Thursday , the day when the soul and body are cleansed spiritually and physically. It's not for nothing that Thursday is called clean, according to Christian customs, on this day you need to wash yourself thoroughly, take a dip in running water, and even better go to the bathhouse. On Good Thursday, in addition to everything else, you need to thoroughly clean up, wash dirty clothes, clean everything, because on the following days before Easter it will be impossible to do household chores.

And, of course, on Maundy Thursday they bake cakes, make Easter, paint eggs.

Have you ever wondered why eggs are painted on Easter? And do you know what color should be painted according to tradition?

The most beautiful legend says that during the existence of the Roman Empire, in order to get an audience with the emperor, it was required to bring him something as a gift. The rich brought gold, and ordinary people carried everything that they had in their household. So, Mary Magdalene, intending to inform the ruler Tiberius about the resurrection of Christ, was able to bring as a gift just a white chicken egg with the words: "Christ is Risen!"

Seeing him, the emperor laughed and said that he would believe it, if only the egg turns red, and at the same moment the testicle acquired a bloody hue. Then the stunned Tiberius exclaimed: "In truth he was Risen!"

After that, the traditional color for coloring the testicles became red, purple, and the custom of christening is still known to both young and old.

Methods for coloring Easter eggs

Onion peel

Coloring eggs in onion skins is still considered one of the most popular methods. In order to make the testicles even more attractive and cute, you can press the dried leaves, blades of grass to them and tie them with threads, then lowering the husks into the dyeing solution. The color can vary from lighter to darker depending on the time the eggs are kept in the broth.

Natural dyes

• brown or beige color will give the testicles coffee;
• red cabbage gives blue color;
• the husks of black sunflower seeds not fried, red onions, poplar catkins, mallow flowers, snowdrops, blueberries and elderberries will give the eggs a blue and purple color;
• eggs will acquire a green color, staining in a decoction of spinach leaves, nettle, lily of the valley, primrose, buckthorn bark, ash;
• the testicles will turn pink if you rub them with beet juice;
• yellow color will give a decoction of birch leaves, calendula flowers;

a light yellow color is obtained if you grate boiled eggs with lemon, orange or carrot juice;

• the violet flowers will color the testicles purple.

In order for the testicles to be colored in the broth, you need to add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to it (in a small saucepan of the solution). Let the broth steep for about 30 minutes and start laying eggs. You need to cook the eggs for 15-30 minutes, depending on what color you want to get in saturation, in some cases you can leave the eggs in the solution overnight, for example, when stained with spinach or violet flowers.

You can make different patterns on Easter eggs by wrapping them with an elastic band for money, colored threads, cut out blanks, again tying them with threads. You can dip the egg in water, and then roll it in rice, or some other cereal, and after wrapping it in cheesecloth, boil it in a dye solution.

The testicles will acquire a marble effect if a little vegetable oil is added to the water a minute before the end of cooking, or you can spread it on already cooked dyes.

Food colors from the Easter set

Probably the easiest way, for those who have no time to bother. As a rule, in small bags there are multi-colored powders that are diluted in boiling water with the addition of a spoonful of vinegar. Our testicles are laid in this solution for 5-15 minutes, depending on what color intensity you want to get.

Testicle Transfer Stickers

An easy, fast and convenient way to decorate your eggs for Easter. You can apply the film on pre-boiled and painted eggs, or on regular white or brown eggs.

Decorating the testicles with cereals and improvised means

Very unusual testicles are obtained if they are pasted over with cereals, while still drawing various patterns. Try painting the egg with wax crayons and then painting it for an original design. Another idea is to wrap the eggs with insulating paper and paint in this form, the output will be beautiful straight lines, or any word or sign that you stick on.

Decoupage technique

First you need to prepare a gelatinous mass, a kind of glue. Then take a beautiful napkin with a picture or ornament you like, or a flower. Cut out a fragment and press it against our testicle, and apply a layer of gelatinous glue on top. Let it dry and enjoy the beauty of your creation.

Painting testicles with felt-tip pens, markers, paints

Inventive and non-standard people can prepare such eggs for Easter.

And the kids will undoubtedly love the eggs in the form of their favorite characters. The guys themselves will be happy to paint them, dry them and admire their work.

Tissue staining of testicles

Eggs painted with a variety of fabrics look very expensive and uncomplicated. In order for the pattern to move from the fabric to the egg, you need to tightly wrap the raw egg with a cloth (front side), and tie it with elastic bands, or just sew it, making a few stitches around the edges so that everything does not slip during the cooking process.

Then boil in water for about 10-15 minutes, with the addition of a spoonful of vinegar. Then put it in cold water, carefully remove the fabric and evaluate the resulting masterpiece.

These are the beautiful testicles obtained after dyeing with tissues.

Permanent testicle makeup

An original way that requires only a little patience, skill and a marker. Place the egg on a special stand and display the most beautiful patterns either according to the scheme or to your taste.

Foil, confetti, beads - egg decorations

Fashion does not stand still, now eggs are not only painted, but simply wrapped in colored foil, beads, sequins, confetti and other bells and whistles are glued on, and eggs are obtained - hand-made.

Patterns on eggs with sweet powder, varnish, paints

Nicely and not too hard to make the testicles fresher and more cheerful, you can use a variety of squiggles, flowers, sticks, specks, dots and other drawings. It all depends on the flight of your imagination. It is convenient to paint with a toothpick.

Choose from this variety of methods of decorating testicles the most suitable for you, experiment, because creating is always so pleasant and exciting.

Tips and tricks for boiling eggs, preparing eggs for coloring

• 1 hour before the start of cooking, the eggs stored in the refrigerator must be removed and allowed to lie down at room temperature. Then your testicles will not crack when boiling;
• Another option is to gently pierce the shell of a raw egg with a thin needle. In this case, the egg will not burst in boiling water;
• wash and rub the testicles, using a soft sponge or a soapy cloth. This is necessary so that the layer of paint lies as evenly as possible on the egg;
• add a couple of tablespoons of salt to the water where the eggs are boiled - again, it will help from possible cracks, and the shell then peels off better during cleaning;
• before painting, eggs can be grated with vinegar, so they will more intensively absorb dyes;
• Finally, for a glossy effect, you can lightly rub the testicles with vegetable oil.

Some kind of light feeling reigns in my soul when you are preparing for Easter, a feeling that everything will be fine. May there always be love and happiness, health and joy, comfort and prosperity in your home! Happy Easter to you!

For many, Easter is associated with eggs painted in different colors. Indeed, they are the main attributes of this bright holiday. The tradition of dyeing eggs came to us from the distant past. There are several versions of its origin.

Why do they paint eggs for Easter?

One of the most widespread versions explaining why eggs are painted for Easter is associated with the legend of Mary Magdalene.

According to her, Mary, having learned about the resurrection of Jesus, decided to report this news to the Emperor Tiberius.

In those days, it was possible to visit the ruler only by presenting something to him as a gift. But the woman had nothing, then she decided to take the first thing that came to her hand - it was an ordinary chicken egg. Stretching out her gift to the emperor, she said - "Christ is risen!", To which Tiberius laughed and replied that he could only believe it if the egg turns red. At the same moment, the egg changed its color to bright red. Then the astonished ruler exclaimed - "Truly is risen!"

It was since then that people began to paint eggs red, and then presented them as a gift to each other. Over time, this tradition has changed somewhat, eggs began not only to be painted in different colors, but also

How to paint eggs for Easter

If you plan to eat eggs, dye them only with natural or food dyes. Before you start painting, the eggs need to be prepared, for this:

• If eggs were stored in the refrigerator, remove them from there an hour or two before staining so that they warm to room temperature. This will help prevent the shells from cracking during cooking.
• For the paint to lie well, be sure to wash the eggs. They can also be wiped with alcohol to ensure high-quality staining.

How to color eggs with food colors

As a rule, packages with food colors sold in retail chains have detailed instructions. If there is none, you can proceed as follows:

Easter eggs coloring with natural dyes

Ready-made dyes, of course, are very convenient to use, but the safest and most "environmentally friendly" eggs come out that were dyed with natural dyes. To do this, you can use completely different products - berry juices, walnut shells, calendula flowers, birch leaves, beet juice, red cabbage, spinach, onion husks and much more. Consider the most affordable staining methods:

Easter eggs with polka dots

Boil the eggs, when they cool, glue the circles on the shell so that they fit as tightly as possible to the surface. Submerge the egg in the dye container for one or more minutes (the longer the egg is in the dye, the darker the color will be). After the dye is completely dry, remove the stickers.

Easter eggs in stripes

They can be glued around the egg or in any order, made of the same or different thickness. Now immerse the egg in dark paint for five minutes. When it's dry, remove the tape.

In a similar way, you can create multi-colored stripes or any other ornaments, for this each time, dip the egg in paint darker than the previous one and stick and remove pieces of masking tape.

Wrap the egg several times with an elastic band for money, so that it stretches well and fits snugly to the surface. Then immerse the egg in the dye for a few minutes.

Speckled Easter eggs

Vegetable pattern eggs

Attach a leaf of any plant to a boiled egg, then wrap it with a nylon sock or tights and tie it securely fixing the leaf. Then immerse the egg in the paint for ten minutes. When the dye is dry, remove the nylon and leaf from the egg.

How to dye eggs for Easter using fabric

Pick up a piece of fabric (a square with a side of 15 cm will be enough) with an unstable dye, usually chintz, natural silk, satin or muslin have such properties. It is desirable that it have a small and bright enough pattern, for example, old silk ties are well suited for dyeing.