Hello my darlings and welcome.
In this video I will take you on my journey to color eggs for Ostara
using naturally occurring plant dyes.
Let’s do some magical crafting.
In my attempt to create eco-friendly, witchy content,
I decided to try dying eggs for Ostara using only plant based dyes.
And while this dying experiment didn’t come out as well as I had hoped, I will be making a
video where I make painted egg decorations for my Ostara altar that worked out much better.
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I started out doing some online research, trying to determine the best natural dyes for a good
range of colors. There were so many Pinterest pins and blog posts showing gorgeous eggs.
It was difficult to decide. I wanted a purple, a pink, blue, yellow green and red. I went with
classic grape juice for purple. I learned that beets and avocado skins will give a pink result,
red cabbage and blueberries will give a blue color. Rosemary and turmeric both produce a
yellow dye. red cabbage with baking soda turns green and Turmeric with baking soda turns red.
Planning done, the next step was to gather my materials. I spent quite a bit of money on
organic grape juice, avocados, beets, cabbage, onions and turmeric. I also spent several days
chopping veggies, creating dye baths, and allowing my eggs to sit overnight for the best results.
I decided to dye three things in each dye bath - a plain white egg, a small piece of plain
cotton muslin fabric, and several unfinished wooden eggs, and various sizes of wooden beads.
I wanted to see how each material turned out.
It took several days to film everything, as I only had three large ceramic bowls
and each dye bath needed to sit for a full 24 hours.
I also struggled with getting my eggs submerged in the dye bath,
because I filmed in my art studio and office that does not have a full sized fridge.
So, I was unable to refrigerate the eggs and they had to be empty rather than hard boiled.
After all of my dying was complete and all of my items had fully dried out, here are my results.
The dying patterns turned out blotchy and missing spots, the colors looked dirty
and not vibrant at all. There were no true pinks, blues or yellows,
just varying stages of brownish colors reminiscent of dirty paint brush water.
Looking at the unfinished wooden items, the dying process did not work there
either. The colors came out, light and mottled or imperceptible, And sitting in the water overnight
caused a few of the items to crack and split.
All in all, my natural egg dying experiment was a complete failure. I recommend picking up some
classic food coloring for a few dollars and dying your eggs in the tried and true fashion
And for me, I will be painting over my naturally dyed wooden eggs and beads
with acrylic paint and creating Ostara decorations worthy of being displayed on my altar.
The one good outcome of this experiment is that I was able
to make a lot of guacamole from the avocados I bought!
If you made it to the end of this video, put an avocado emoji in the comments to let me know.
And If you enjoy my witchy crafting content, kindly leave a like on this video.
I hope you all have a blessed Ostara season filled with renewal and fertility. May
your life be filled with abundance, and have a blessed Spring Equinox.