Golden Eggs - Crafty Eggs

Egg Painting
How to paint an egg:

Hold the egg in one hand. With brush and acrylic, paint the upper half of the egg.

Place egg in egg carton and let paint dry, at least 1 minute.

After the egg has dried, paint the other half.

Let dry in egg carton.

Egg Colouring

Food colouring, natural colours, commercial egg dyes, and water-based felt pens can be used for colouring eggs.
If using food colouring, for each colour, mix 175 mL (3/4 cup) of water and 5 mL (1 tsp) vinegar and 1 mL (1/4 tsp) food colouring. Add food colouring one drop at a time until you obtain the brightness that you desire.

Completely submerge the eggs until tinted the colour you want, from 2-5 minutes.

Remove the eggs from the water and allow to dry before adding another colour or continuing to decorate.

Tips

*Tongs are a handy tool to use for dipping raw or hard-cooked eggs in and out of the water.
*An easy way to colour a blown egg is to thread a thin piece of wire through a hole made at both ends of the egg. Bend the wire at one end so the egg won't slip off. This makes a handy tool for dipping the egg in the dye and hanging it to dry.
*A cake rack is also useful for drying eggs.

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	Egg Painting
	How to paint an egg: Hold the egg in one hand. With brush and acrylic, paint the upper half of the egg. Place egg in egg carton and let paint dry, at least 1 minute. After the egg has dried, paint the other half. Let dry in egg carton.
	Egg Colouring
	Food colouring, natural colours, commercial egg dyes, and water-based felt pens can be used for colouring eggs. If using food colouring, for each colour, mix 175 mL (3/4 cup) of water and 5 mL (1 tsp) vinegar and 1 mL (1/4 tsp) food colouring. Add food colouring one drop at a time until you obtain the brightness that you desire. Completely submerge the eggs until tinted the colour you want, from 2-5 minutes. Remove the eggs from the water and allow to dry before adding another colour or continuing to decorate.
	Tips
	Tongs are a handy tool to use for dipping raw or hard-cooked eggs in and out of the water. An easy way to colour a blown egg is to thread a thin piece of wire through a hole made at both ends of the egg. Bend the wire at one end so the egg won't slip off. This makes a handy tool for dipping the egg in the dye and hanging it to dry. *A cake rack is also useful for drying eggs.