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How to Dye Eggs with Cabbage Naturally for Easter

March 8, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

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blue Easter eggs and red cabbage

Nature can be pretty amazing.  Would you ever guess that you could dye Easter eggs blue naturally with red cabbage?  Today I’m going to show you exactly how to dye eggs with cabbage for Easter this year.  It’s very simple!

How to dye eggs with red cabbage for Easter. Red cabbage + water make a natural dye and are a great way to dye your Easter eggs naturally this year!

Thee naturally dyed eggs are just gorgeous.  Depending on how long you leave the eggs in the mixture, you get a broad range of blue eggs, from pale light blue all the way to a beautiful dark indigo blue.

This fun alternative way to die Easter eggs (goodbye cheap chemical tablets from the grocery store) gives you such beautiful, vibrant results that you’ll never want to settle for those pre-made egg dye kits again!

Dye blue Easter eggs with red cabbage

How to Dye Eggs with Cabbage

You’ll Need:

  • Hard boiled eggs
  • Whole red cabbage
  • 4 Tbsp. white vinegar

Directions:

Blue dyed eggs with red cabbage for Easter

Step 1.  Chop a whole red cabbage, then place into a large pot.  Add just enough water to cover the cabbage, then boil on high.

Dying eggs with cabbage for Easter tutorial

Once the mixture is boiling, turn heat down to medium-low and simmer for about an hour.  Let mixture cool until it’s warm, then drain the liquid through a strainer to remove the cabbage.

Step 2.  Stir 4 Tbsp. of white vinegar to the cabbage liquid.  Place the hard-boiled eggs into the cabbage water and let sit until they reach your desired colors.

Dying Easter eggs with red cabbage

If you’re like me, you’ll probably be skeptical at first.  I thought this might be a massive fail because the cabbage water was a reddish-purple color.  I figured there was no way that it would make blue eggs, just purple.  I was totally wrong!

Natural Easter egg dye ideas how dye eggs with cabbage

I took at the first egg after about an hour and it was a very pale blue.  I wanted an ombre, gradient look to my eggs, so I took out one egg every 30 minutes to an hour (depending on when I remembered).  I did this for the first half of the eggs until I went to bed.

When I went to bed, I left the rest of the eggs in the cabbage water mixture overnight.

Natural Easter egg dye and how to dye eggs with cabbage for Easter

In the morning the eggs were significantly darker, and I removed them throughout the day when I remembered.  I wanted some of the eggs to get very dark so the last eggs weren’t pulled out until later the next day.

How to dye eggs with cabbage

I love the deep indigo blue colored Easter eggs that were made by leaving the eggs in the cabbage water mixture all day.  Aren’t they gorgeous?

Each egg is unique and has its’ own little markings on them, which I love.

How to dye eggs with cabbage naturally for Easter

These blue eggs are like little mini works of art!

And of course you feel okay about eating them since they’re just hard-boiled eggs and they were dyed naturally without any chemicals or weird ingredients.

Dye blue Easter eggs with red cabbage

These natural-looking Easter eggs look right at home in the DIY bird nest I made a few years ago, don’t they?

I hope you enjoyed this how to dye eggs with cabbage tutorial as much as I enjoyed making these pretty blue Easter eggs!

Here are my other favorite ways to decorate Easter eggs-

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DIY Gold Leaf Easter Eggs

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How to Make Chocolate Easter Eggs


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Braided Easter Bread Recipe

Marbled Easter Eggs Tutorial

Easy Marbled Easter Eggs Tutorial

DIY Bird Nest Tutorial

DIY Bird Nest Tutorial

More Creative Easter Ideas-

Easter bunny bag tutorial. Make this darling Easter bunny bag with a Cricut machine and heat transfer vinyl + FREE cut file!

Easter Bunny Bag with Iron-On

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Painted Easter Bunny Jars

Be sure to follow on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook for more creative parties, crafts, and recipes.  Thanks for following!

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Hi! I'm Laura, owner and creator of Make Life Lovely, a creative blog filled with creative craft tutorials, DIY projects, party tips, holiday ideas, home decor, and so much more! Make Life Lovely is dedicated to making everyday life more lovely, and I hope to inspire you and show you how!

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