How to Make Onion-Skin Dyed Nature Printed Easter Eggs

Dyeing Easter eggs using naturally derived dyes is an age old tradition that has recently seen a recent resurgence. There’s something satisfying about creating a coulourful cast of eggs from things such as onion skins, purple cabbage, beets, turmeric and tea. While there’s a whole list of natural items that can be used to dye eggs, onion skin is a a traditional material that creates a beautiful deep orange-red hue on white eggs. When you pair this method of dyeing eggs with using bits of nature to create nature prints on the eggs the result is simple magical. Disclaimer: This page contains Amazon Affiliates links and I may earn a small commission from your purchases made through them.  Onion-Skin Nature Printed Easter eggs Making onion-skin nature printed Easter eggs is quite simple. Start saving up dry yellow or purple onions skins a few weeks before doing this project. Alternatively, buy a bulk bag of onions and rub off a bunch of onion skins. I like to fill up a gallon sized plastic bag with onion skins which is about the equivalent of about a dozen onions worth. If you’re worried that the onion skins will make your eggs taste onion-y, they won’t. … Continue reading How to Make Onion-Skin Dyed Nature Printed Easter Eggs