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Dying Easter Eggs Naturally

Here’s how to dye Easter eggs with spices, vegetables, and pantry ingredients in your kitchen! It’s fun and something different.

http://www.almanac.com/sites/default...?itok=jCNaJR-J

The Easter egg symbolizes new life and coloring eggs is a longtime tradition. This year, try something different. Instead of using artificial dyes, try dyeing eggs the old-fashioned way—with spices, food, and plants!

It’s neat (not to mention educational) to see how different foods create different colors; the eggs “transform” without a magic wand!

Natural Dye Colors

Here are some vegetables that produce more vivid colors. Per one cup of water, use:

Two teaspoons ground tumeric to turn eggs yellow.

One cup shredded beets to turn eggs pink.

One cup chopped purple cabbage to turn eggs blue.

One cup red onion skins to turn eggs red or purple.

One bag of black tea to turn eggs brown.

One cup of chopped yellow onion skins to turn eggs orange.

Also try coffee, paprika, and blueberries—which readers say make beautiful colors!
How to Dye Eggs Naturally

Eggs need to be at room temperature. (Take hard-boiled eggs out of refrigerator about 20 minutes before you need them.)

Note: For every dozen eggs, you’ll need four cups of dyed water. So, select four different dyes from the ingredient list above (or, make one big batch of one color).

Bring the water and ingredients mixture to a boil, and then turn down the heat to simmer the ingredient for about 30 minutes.

Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of white vinegar to help the egg shell absorb the dye.

Dip the eggs into the lukewarm solution. The longer they are saturated in the dyed water, the more vivid the color. We prefer to let the eggs sit overnight in the liquid bath to steep. If you only have 30 minutes, see what color they turn in that amount of time!

Let the eggs dry, and then massage in a little vegetable oil to each one and polish with a towel.

Now, you can hide the colored ggs, eat the eggs, or use them as pretty decorations on Easter Day! Keep them cool in the refrigerator before you eat them!

Here’s another idea that the older kids especially love—tie dye!

Hard-boil some large white eggs (use brown eggs for darker colors) and allow them to cool.

One way to color an egg with an interesting tie-dyed effect is to wrap a number of long rubber bands of various widths around the egg, covering the entire egg.

The rubber bands should be long enough to wrap around the egg a couple of times. (If the bands keep popping off, don’t wrap them quite so tightly, or use thicker bands.)

Dip the egg into homemade or store-bought dye.

Remove from dye and let dry.

Remove some or all of the rubber bands, then wrap them around the egg again and soak it in a different color until you have the shade you want.

Allow to dry and remove the rubber bands. You should now have a uniquely interesting egg.

Another way to create a tie-dyed look is by wrapping and twisting damp strips of cloth tightly around an egg.

Drop different colors of dye onto the cloth and let the colors blend together.

Let the egg sit until the cloth is dry, then carefully unwrap the egg.

http://www.almanac.com/content/how-d...eggs-naturally

High Brasil (1992) oil on panel by William Whitaker

Varying shades of grey...

From one soprano to another...

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I love this photo of Kathleen Battle hugging Leontyne Price at Oprah Winfrey's "Legends Lunch."

What Does a Chopstick Piano Sound Like? 🎹

Who knew chopsticks could sounds so good..?
Sami Elu creates amazing music all from recycled instruments ↓↓↓

Location → Odaiba (Daiba) Park in Tokyo, Japan

Feliz dia de La Madre <3

An albino moose! Love, Love, Love!

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This made me laugh...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genesis (Post 1144991)

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And the closer I am to a sprained ankle and a trip to the ER.

:blink:

Hate crimes 2010-2015

A hate crime is any criminal act that is motivated by bias toward a certain group.

Such biases are defined by federal law. They include animosity toward a race or ethnicity, a religious group, a gender identity or sexual orientation, or people with disabilities.

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) gather statistics on hate crimes from local law enforcement agencies throughout the country. This article explores the UCR data on hate crimes for the six most recent years available.

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FBI Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines
And Training Manual

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Interesting stuff.

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Originally Posted by Kobi (Post 1145642)

Thanks for your post, Kobi!

Are you familiar with Real Clear Media Group, based out of Chicago? I like their approach on coverage about an variety of political issues and coverage on, in particular, hate crimes.

Here's a link to an recent report about hate crime, available on their website.....title of article is:

What Stats Tell Us About Hate Crimes
http://www.realclearpolicy.com/artic...te_crimes.html

Twins Revel in Most Colorful 100th birthday ever!

These 100-year-old twin sisters are like fine wine – they are only getting better with age.

Maria and Paula Pignaton just became centenarians together; so, they celebrated by having the cutest, most colorful photoshoot imaginable.

Complete with a pink Volkswagen, balloons, flowers, cakes, and crowns, these ladies rang in their new year in style.

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The pictures were captured by photographer Camila Lima of Ibiraçu, Brazil. Since she loves inspiring others by taking photos of elderly couples, she knew she had to capture the magic of the twin sisters.

According to Inside Edition, Maria and Paula are both great-grand-parents. Though Paula has suffered from some health problems in the past, the two women are always there for each other – and will continue to be there for each other until their next fabulous birthday celebration.

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*Long Live Love

Oh, how I miss my Gary Larson Far Side Calender!

Representation always matters: The Wonder Woman edition

How inspiring, a country full of little girls looking for a strong female superhero.

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THIS, is just wonderfully funny!

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Somali-American Model, Halima Aden is 1st Hijab-Wearing Woman to Cover any Edition of Vogue

Halima Aden made history by being the first hijabi model to grace the cover of Vogue.
She was photographed wearing various black-and-white outfits with matching headscarves for Vogue Arabia's June issue, which includes a theme that celebrates identity.
Aden shared the news on Instagram with a photo caption that reads: "That surreal and dreamlike feeling the moment you see yourself on the cover of Vogue Arabia cannot be explained! ... I'm beyond appreciative for the opportunity to grace the June cover!"

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I just watched a video about a woman who was trying out an exfoliater for the scalp.....I have no idea how that could work.....surely you would just end up with beach hair. :blink:

Worthy of a read/listen

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Molly Girton and her mother Lynn have had many conversations about how gender identity, gender roles and sexual orientation are different between their generations.
Courtesy of the Girton family

http://www.npr.org/2017/06/04/531482...ender-identity

i've drank a thea with lemon and honey when i had the flu beurk! maybe i should have checked the recipe before

Little girl thinks this bride is the princess from her favorite book, and it's adorable

A toddler on a walk with her mother in Seattle in February mistook a bride for a storybook princess.

Newlyweds Shandace and Scott Robertson were taking wedding photos in February when they encountered Kelsey Edwards and her daughter, who were walking back from a cupcake treat.

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The girl, captivated by Robertson's beauty, thought the bride was the "princess" on the cover of the book she was holding, The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, which is currently her favorite book. (Shout out to this little girl for appreciating novels by the way.)

Edwards compared what her daughter experienced to "meeting one of your idols on the street."

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*My heart grew 3 sizes <3

Soooo lovely and what a great story for both child and bride!

Best TV Show on HBO (2017) ♡