Eggs-citing Ways to Color Easter
We crack open some ideas on how to achieve beautiful dyed eggs, whether from a kit or with natural coloring.
Are you an Easter egg fan? Do you color your hardboiled beauties using kits from the store or do you like to go a more natural route? Whatever your color strategy, the stunning results are well worth the effort, said area "Marthas." Angela Butorac and her crafty friend, Susan Keels, recently tried their hands at a natural egg-dying process that involves using everything from coffee and tea to saffron powder and wine. Going “kit-free,” Butorac and Keels turned out a basketful of inspiring, inventive eggs, many of which feature an antiquated, rustic appeal. Others pop with colors as vivid as a gardenful of tulips and hyacinths. “We love trying new things,” said Butorac of Sterling Heights. She runs Butorac Events and is an active member of …
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