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    Home > Blog > DIY > Watercolor Easter Eggs

    Watercolor Easter Eggs

    by Teri Lyn Fisher · Published: Apr 9, 2020 · Modified: Mar 30, 2022

    Watercolor easter eggs DIY.
    Watercolor easter eggs on a table.
    Watercolor easter eggs.
    Dyeing Easter eggs using the watercolor technique.
    Watercolor easter eggs on a table.
    Watercolored Easter Eggs on a plate.


    These Watercolor Easter Eggs are one of my all time favorite ways to decorate Easter eggs. It’s a really simple process, and you probably already have everything you need to do them. I love decorating these and using them on my Easter table as decoration.

    Tips and Tricks for Watercolor Easter Eggs:

    • For these to work best, in my experience it s best to make sure the colors you are using are very saturated. If you are using food dye, I use 10- 12 drops in about a cup of water. If you are using other dye, just make sure it is as saturated  as it can be. For the lighter colors just add more water.
    • Starting out with the darker colors, and then layering over the lighter colors seems to work best. I try to cover most of the egg with a couple of good spoonfuls of the darker color and then fill in the gaps with the lighter colors.
    • Make sure you are letting your eggs dry in between each layer of color. That way they don’t run together.
    • I like to use plastic water bottle caps, or milk jug caps to rest my eggs on when they are drying. That way they don’t roll round.
    • If you want to speed up the drying process, you can use a blow dryer to dry the eggs in-between each color layer.
    • Batik Dyes are how I got such saturated color in the images within in this post. If you use food coloring, your colors will not be as dark, but will still be beautiful!

    Easter Egg Dye

    For these Watercolor Easter Eggs I have tried a couple different dyes. Here are some of my recommendations:

    • Batik Dyes. In my opinion, these dyes have the best more saturated colors.
    • Food dye. I love this neon color way, and it actually doesn’t really turn our neon at all, but more pastel. This is the more traditional food dye you find in grocery stores, and it works great!
    • I also love this Natural Dye Easter Egg Kit.

    Below I’m using neon food coloring!

    Egg dye to make Watercolor Easter Eggs.

    How To Dye Easter Eggs Using The Watercolor Technique

    Equipment:

    • Cups  (6 or more)
    • Spoons
    • Baking Sheet
    • Plastic latex gloves (optional)
    • Food coloring or other egg dye
    • Cooled Hard Boiled Eggs

    Process:

    Beautiful and easy Watercolor Easter Egg DIY directions.

    Time needed: 1 hour.

    1. Prepare your hard boiled eggs.

      Soak your completely cooled hard boiled eggs in a bowl mixed with 50% water and 50% vinegar.

    2. Prepare your watercolor dye colors.

      We recommend a minimum of three different colors. If you are using food coloring, I have found 10-12 drops in one cup of water gives you good color saturation for dark versions of the color. For lighter versions of the color use half as many drops in one cup of water. You want lighter and darker variations of the same color for layering the colors.

    3. Dye the eggs using the watercolor technique.

      Hold your hard boiled eggs on either ends with one hand. Pour spoonfuls of dye over the eggs. You can do this over the dye cups, or over a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Let dry completely before you repeat with other colors.

    Simple Watercolor Easter Egg do it yourself directions.

    Other Posts About Dyeing Easter Eggs

    • DIY Shibori Style Easter Eggs
    • Painterly Dyed Easter Eggs
    • Spotted Easter Egg Dye

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    April 9, 2020 / 66 Comments

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    1. James Mulller

      April 05, 2020 at 10:43 pm

      Wow these are very beautiful. Thanks a lot for sharing

      Reply
    2. Varundeep Singh

      April 04, 2020 at 8:15 am

      This is great. I will have to remember to come back to this for next Easter. shame I missed it for this one. :)

      Reply
    3. Alex

      March 31, 2020 at 2:40 am

      Hey, Eggs look really amazing and you have colors look great.

      Reply
    4. Prachi Gupta

      March 24, 2020 at 6:36 am

      I really loved you way to paint these eggs.

      Reply
    5. Varun Rana

      March 17, 2020 at 8:10 am

      The watercolor eggs are beautiful and the sandwich looks delish!

      Reply
    6. emma

      February 27, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      5 stars
      wow it’s so cool & awesome

      Reply
    7. ankit sahu

      February 14, 2020 at 10:37 pm

      do eggs really absorb the colour….

      Reply
      • Teri Lyn Fisher

        February 16, 2020 at 10:14 am

        What do you mean? On the shell part?

        Reply
    8. Mehndi

      December 15, 2019 at 5:25 pm

      Great.!! I had no idea what we can do with eggs. My son’s gonna love this. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    9. Disha

      November 20, 2019 at 1:41 pm

      Wow, I have no idea what we can do with eggs. My son’s gonna love this. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Teri Lyn Fisher

        November 22, 2019 at 7:24 am

        Have fun!

        Reply
    10. keshav

      May 29, 2019 at 2:02 am

      It is something unique my painting eggs. It’s really a beautiful idea for something like use in a school project.

      Reply
    11. tina

      March 18, 2019 at 5:19 am

      Hey! Your Eggs looks so pretty!

      Reply
    12. Sudhakar

      March 12, 2019 at 10:30 am

      Great idea for dying eggs! Love the watercolor look. And love the idea of an egg salad sandwich that is not eggs mashed to death.

      Reply
    13. Saayed khan

      March 08, 2019 at 9:39 pm

      thanks for sharing Amazing eggs art

      Reply
    14. Best Kitchen Ware

      February 14, 2019 at 8:26 am

      Great Artwork. It is something unique my painting eggs. It’s really a beautiful idea for something like use in a school project.

      Reply
    15. Disha Shengale

      February 06, 2019 at 11:44 pm

      Amazing art. Thanks for sharing. I use bands for painting my eggs. But the pictures you shared are very pretty. I will try this definitely.

      Reply
    16. Pooja Das

      December 18, 2018 at 1:30 am

      Great idea!!!!!!!! Looling forward to try

      Reply
    17. J. Stud

      September 01, 2018 at 7:32 am

      What a great idea!!!! Looking forward to trying this soon!

      Reply
    18. sakshi

      August 28, 2018 at 6:15 am

      something different & new, planning to try this, will let you all know my experience. https://cottonsage.com/

      Reply
    19. Wanda

      March 24, 2018 at 10:06 am

      Interesting. I didn’t know we can do this eggs. Thanks for this!

      Reply
    20. plumbriteinc

      August 03, 2017 at 3:10 pm

      Hi, I am very happy, You explanation is very simple which is very easy to understand.Great read thanks for share a real content. Thanks a lot.

      Reply
    21. Alexa

      February 16, 2017 at 8:35 am

      Interesting. I didn’t know we can do this eggs. Thanks for this!

      Reply
    22. Antony

      February 09, 2017 at 11:45 pm

      Thanks for this, I will definitely try this thing next Easter

      Reply
    23. Daryl Ortiz

      December 23, 2016 at 2:18 am

      wow, looks good. Wish you also add video of Easter eggs. BTW good recipe.

      Reply
    24. Srinvasa Chaitanya

      October 26, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      can you please post a video about watercolor easter eggs, so we can make a perfect recipe. BTW, you eggs are pretty :)

      Reply
    25. Elena Erwin

      July 07, 2016 at 4:01 pm

      This is great. I will have to remember to come back to this for next Easter. shame I missed it for this one.

      Reply
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