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the dye. Since there is no absorption from the pebbles, fill the dye cup just to the top with the dye.

Once the egg is covered store in refrigerator and leave at least three hours. When time is up, ease the egg out with a spoon or a dipper. The egg will be very wet so put it aside to dry. Don't wipe at it as this will smear the dye.

Again, if you decide to do more than one, do it now with different cup and dye. This can get messy also but not as bad as the sand method. You can rinse the dye cup and pebbles off and begin again with a different color.

The egg should look like it has spots all over it in varying sizes. Where the pebbles have rested against the egg, the dye only colors what it touches. You'll be surprised at the differences each time you use this method.

Two other methods you may know about are using coffee and tea. Each one produces a different color.

Coffee or Tea: The stronger the better for dying. Add two teaspoons of white vinegar to the coffee and stir well. Add a hardboiled egg and let sit in refrigerator for at least three hours.

The coffee dyed egg will produce a beautiful dark brown color while the tea dyed eggs will have a lovely tan color.

Of course, go ahead and just use the dyes you purchased. That's just as much fun. Simply remember a few basic rules.

Eggs need to be kept in the refrigerator if any of the recipients of the eggs plan on eating them. Hence, keeping the eggs cold while dying.

Be patient. This is why I use the above methods when little ones are not around.

Whether you use these different methods or just the store bought dyes, remember the longer the egg is in the dye, the darker the color.

Along with the dyes or even the coffee and tea method, here are a few added suggestions to give your eggs a special look.

Before putting the egg in the dye, wrap a rubber band around it, leaving different sized spaces. You will have a uniquely, striped egg.

Take a wax crayon and make doodles all over the egg then dip into the dye. This is always fun and you never know what its going to look like until you take it out.

Take one egg and dip into one color, let it sit for fifteen minutes, and then add it to another color. You can do this with as many colors as you like. The end result is always a surprise.

Once the dyed eggs are completely dry, decorate them with small stickers or draw tiny pictures on some of them for your special recipients.

If you are looking for some different ways to make your own dyes, try the following:

Yellow-use green tea

Blue-purple grape juice

Brown-black tea

Pink-cranberry juice

Gray-red grape juice

Remember to add the white vinegar before dying.

These are just a few ideas to try when dying Easter eggs. Dying Easter eggs is so enjoyable you may find yourself boiling more eggs so you can experiment with your own ideas.

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