Prepare the dye - In a large (6-8 quart) pot bring water and onion skins to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, continuing to reduce the liquid and adding more water as needed for 3 hours or so. You will want enough liquid to cover all of your eggs completely. Strain removing the onion skins, saving the reddish-brown liquid. Be careful to remove all onion skin residue from the liquid. Allow the liquid to cool to room temperature.
Decorate the eggs - Place the bee's wax in a small metal container on very low heat. The wax should be liquid, but should be prevented from boiling. Decorate the raw eggs by dipping the burnt end of the kitchen match into the liquid wax and quickly dragging the end of the match across the egg. There's only one way to learn the timing and strokes necessary to leave the right amount of wax on the egg. Practice makes perfect.
Boil the eggs -
Tips -
- At first, use vinegar to clean the eggs, wipe off the oily spots on the shell (and finger marks); they would show up because the dye wouldn't cover these places.
- Try using the round end of a pin (inserted in a shaft of wood) instead of matchstick.
- Try using a "pen" made of goose feather
- No need to use bee wax, use normal candle wax
Fishbone
Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns
Cross
Palm Branch
Pussy Willow
Robe
Star
Sun
Wheat and Grapes (Bread and Wine)
World Without End
Very nice craft for Easter and for making a special keepsake for Easter
