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Materials you will need to make Nature Print Eggs:

• Eggs
• Vegetable Dye (Instructions below)
• Pantyhose or cheesecloth
• Ties or rubber bands
• Plant/flower cuttings

Instructions on how to make Nature Print Eggs:

• Either boil the eggs or blow the egg out. If you blow the eggs rather than boil them, the eggs will be more fragile but will last much longer.
• Collect flowers, leaves, berries, etc.
• Cut out square pieces of pantyhose or cheesecloth.
• Prepare the vegetable dye and put into bowls.
• Take the plant cutting and place them on the eggs. Here is the tricky part: While holding the plant pieces onto the eggs, wrap the pantyhose or cheesecloth firmly around the egg. Tie closed with the twisty ties or rubber bands.
• Dip into the dye and let sit for a few minutes – the longer they sit, the deeper the color.
• Take out of the dye and allow to dry. If you saved your egg carton this makes a good drying rack. When they are dry release them from their cloth bondage and enjoy.

Yellow: I used 1 Tablespoon of turmeric to 2 cups boiling water.

Bluish/Purple: Boil purple cabbage until soft, let sit, strain the liquid and use it for dying the eggs.

Purplish/Red: Boil red onions until soft, I let mine sit overnight to get a deeper color.

In order to make the dye bright, you will need to reduce the dye solution so boil the solutions until the liquid is reduced and the colors are dense.

Enjoy your Nature Print Eggs and treasure the time connecting with others through art, nature, and creativity. This project is one to do over and over again throughout the years.