A special super saturated DIY egg dye using food colors is the key to these gorgeous DIY tie dye Easter eggs. They’re so much fun to make and no 2 are a like!
For tie dyed eggs a super concentrated dye works best. Here is our egg dye recipe for squeeze bottles:
Teal: 1 ounce of white vinegar and 15 drops of food color.Magenta: 1 ounce of white vinegar and 15 drops of food color.YYellow: 1 ounce of white vinegar and 30 drops of food color.
Pour a small amount straight white vinegar into a shallow bowl. Take a small piece of tee shirt material or a paper towel and dip it into the straight vinegar. Wring out the rag very well until it feels just damp.
Wrap the wet paper towel around the egg creating creases and folds as you go.
Gently wrap 2 rubber bands around the egg, randomly placed.
Apply small dots of dye using your applicator bottles or eye dropper around the surface of the egg. Continue adding color to your egg, a few drops at a time. Fully cover the paper towel in dye. Feel free to experiment with patterns placing the dye around randomly or in a circular fashion similar to on a swirl tie dye tee.
Place your egg in a sandwich bag and spin to close. Wrap a rubber band around the closed off area keeping as much air out of the bag as possible. Place in the refrigerator and allow to rest 12-24 hours, or overnight.
Remove the rubber bands and paper towel and set egg aside to dry. Once fully dry rub a drop of vegetable oil into the shell for a pretty sheen.