Eggs with
colorful swirls
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Marbled Eggs
What you will make:
Egg decorating is an Easter tradition in most homes. Eggs symbolize the rebirth that comes in spring. Here’s a technique for making marbled eggs that requires no special materials, and produces beautiful results with very little effort.
Related project: See the Basic Egg Dyeing project for how to make solid color eggs.
Here's what you need:
- Eggs (hard boiled or raw)
- Food coloring
- Vinegar
- Cooking oil
- Mugs—one per color
- Paper towels
- Spoons
This project is rated VERY EASY to do.
How To Make Marbled Eggs
Read all of the steps before starting.
- Step 1: Prepare Dye Baths
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In each mug combine one tablespoon each of oil and vinegar with your choice of food coloring. Use less food coloring for pastel colors. Add enough water to make the liquid deep enough to cover an egg.
- Step 2: Raw Eggs (optional)
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For raw eggs, make a hole at the bottom of the egg the size of a dime. Make a pinhole at the other end. Blow or shake to remove the yolk and egg white. Rinse the egg and allow it to dry.
- Step 3: Dip Eggs
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Swirl the liquid with a spoon, and quickly lower and raise an egg in it. Pat dry with a paper towel. Repeat with second and third colors, if desired. Always be sure to stir the liquid before dipping the egg.
- Step 4: Finish
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Gently pat dry the completed egg. Leave some of the oil to give it a varnished look.
Before you start -
- Make a place to work.
- Read all of the directions.
- Gather everything you need to do the project.
- Think about the project. Imagine how it will look and what you will do with it.
Are you ready?
Okay, get started!!!
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Tip: Dye eggs a solid color (see how in
Basic Egg Dyeing) then marble in a
coordinating color. This egg was dyed a yellow-green then marbled in
medium green.
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Tip: Dried bits of food coloring can give your eggs
a speckled look.