Cheap Egg Dyeing

 Today I realized that we had NO dyed eggs for Easter. I set to getting the 8 eggs we happened to have hard-boiled. Even if they weren't colored there would, by golly, be hard boiled eggs on Easter. 

After rummaging through the cupboards I found food coloring! I boiled 2 1/2 cups of water [1/2 a cup per color that you want] and poured it into 5 cups. I then added 1 teaspoon of vinegar to each cup along with however many drops of each color for what shade I was looking for.

My next project was finding a way to dry them. The coloring kits you buy have those cut outs on the box so it turns into a drying rack. But since this was all DIY I decided that cutting the bottoms out from original egg carton would probably work. Just be careful when pocking the scissors through... It's pretty easy but still. With my drying rack ready I started dying!

All you need is a spoon, plastic worked better for me, to scoop them out. The plastic doesn't scratch or break them as easily :-P Once you've acquired the shade and color you want, just move them to the drying rack. I flipped mine over after a few minutes so the tip would dry quicker as well. I suppose you could try putting cut outs on the eggs before dipping them so that you get cooler designs. But I didn't feel that courageous... There you have it! The cheapest way to get colored Easter eggs. Egg dying kit - $3++ My technique, priceless!