naturally-dyed easter eggs

nettles (learned that they don't work), beets, turmeric, red cabbage + vinegar, red cabbage without vinegar

beets, turmeric, red cabbage + vinegar, red cabbage without vinegar. two eggs fit in each honey jar.

the dark blue is the result of the red cabbage without vinegar

the marbled look was produced by bubbles that appeared to be created by the vinegar in the dyes, as there were no bubbles in the jar without vinegar.

i made some easter eggs with natural dyes. i used the advice from here, despite the fact that one of the tags on that blog is about potty training. no potties were trained during the making of these eggs. i used stuff i had in my kitchen - red cabbage, beets, turmeric and i even tried some nettles (they don't work). i love the colors they turned out to be. the eggs were provided by our chickens. they're good that way. and while their eggs aren't white, they're a very light tan, so they color very nicely.

it's beginning to look a lot like easter

mama and baby lamb - that just says easter, doesn't it?

wandering around the yard, i spotted these. and thought i caught a flash of a fluffy bunny tail out of the corner of my eye.

sure enough, there she was, the easter bunny, in the flesh!

here's hoping the easter bunny makes it to your house this year too!

coloring eggs

i'd love to say we used natural dyes, but i'm afraid it was traditional paas and crayons all the way. this was our third batch this year. and we'll probably do at least one more. luckily we like egg salad.