{image courtesy of Honeysuckle Life}

An unexpectedly free afternoon resulted in some pretty fabulous marbled dyed eggs for Easter. It made me remember all the times I did this with my mom and siblings on our kitchen counter.

{image courtesy of Honeysuckle Life}

Easy Marbled Eggs

Ingredients:

• Hard boiled eggs
• 3 cups hot water (per color)
• White vinegar
• Food Dye
• Oil (any type)

Supplies:

• Large bowl (one per color)
• Ice cream scoop or large spoon
• Drying rack with paper towels underneath it (I put down plastic wrap first, then the paper towels, then the drying rack to fully protect my counters.)

Directions:

1. Fill each bowl with 3 cups of hot water, 2 tablespoons of vinegar and coloring of your choice. I used the color recipes on the dye box.
2. Clean surface of egg with soapy water and place eggs in each bowl of colored water. Let soak until desired color is achieved.
3. Remove from water with ice cream scoop and place on drying rack. Be careful not to crack the surface of the eggs while moving them around. Let sit for 15 minutes and then pat dry.
4. Pour a tablespoon of oil in each bowl of colored water. Swirl together, then place an egg into the water, holding it in the scoop at the top of the surface. I let mine sit in the water for a minute before rolling around on top of the water.
5. Remove eggs and let sit on drying rack for a few minutes. Then rub dry to remove the oil.

{image courtesy of Honeysuckle Life}

I cleaned mine with soapy water after the eggs were dry. This removed some of the color almost completely in the pitts (you can see the lighter patches in the photo above), but I liked how that turned out.

What are your Easter traditions?