easter egg – Dabbled

Jello Easter Eggs

Dot — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:35:38 +0000

Love this idea from Duhlicious!

Jello Easter Eggs made in the shell… and plus the idea of making them into Jello shots? Awesomeness. Will have to try these!

Go read the whole thing and get the instructions: Jello Easter Eggs

Silk Tie Dyed Eggs

Dot — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:25:46 +0000

Dabbled Friend Grieg (now also found at Foodwhirl!) has a great how-to for dying Easter Eggs using old silk ties! So go raid the closet or the thrift store, and get to “tie” dying! I love the usual and mottled look you get from this technique (one of the many techniques spotlighted in last years “12 Ways to Color Eggs“)

Silk Tie Dyed Eggs Tutorial

1. Cut silk into a piece large enough to wrap around a raw egg.

2. Wet silk and wrap around the egg and twist the extra silk at the top and bottom of the egg like a tootsie roll. The tighter the silk is wrapped around the egg will result in the best overall pattern, for a tie dyed look, crumple silk around egg…. See More

3. Place the silk-wrapped egg in a piece of wet white sheet, pillowcase, or old tablecloth and secure tightly with a string.

4. Place the egg(s) in an enamel or glass pot. Fill pot with water to cover eggs completely. Then, add half a cup of white vinegar.

5. Bring water to a boil, turn heat down, and simmer for 20 minutes.

6. Remove eggs from water and let cool.

7. Remove silk from cooled egg.

8. To shine the eggs, wipe with vegetable oil.

by Grieg Wehr

Chocolate Filled Eggshells from not martha!

Dot — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:09:06 +0000

The other day we talked about Cake Filled Eggshells. Well, we Love Love Love this idea from not martha for chocolate and goodie-filled real eggshells. So clever, and I love how Kinder Eggs were her inspiration! They are so much fun.

These dyed Easter are real eggshells that have been coated on the inside with chocolate and stuffed with candy and a small surprise.

Everything I used to decorate the eggs is edible. I used jumbo sized eggs, though this wasn’t necessary. I stuffed them with the smallest things I could find.

I was hoping to try to make my own version of the chocolate filled real eggshells that Martha Stewart created a few years back, but I wanted mine to be more like a Kinder Surprise egg with a toy or small item inside. I also took inspiration from hollow chocolate eggs that contain smaller chocolates and candies, as these make a pleasing rattling noise when you shake them, and I can never wait to find out what is inside.

Go read the whole how-to!

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Easter Egg Prep – How to blow eggs!

Dot — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:02:36 +0000

I love this tutorial from Wisdom of the Moon. I must admit I don’t usually blow eggs (ie remove the egg from the shell ahead of time then paint the eggshells), but this technique seems like it might make it worth the effort–can you believe the secret to this is using an aspirator (ya know, they thing you suck out babies’ noses with!?)! And I love that this way they can keep their eggs from year to year..

Wendy says:

In preparation for one of our favorite holiday craft activities, I start collecting blown eggs early. I find it helpful to blow the eggs as I use them in recipes, so I don’t end up with Mason jars full of raw eggs.

Why blow the eggs instead of just hardboiling them? Well, when you put as much effort into these suckers as we do, you’ll want to have them around year after year. And as much as we love to decorate eggs, a family can only eat so many deviled eggs.

The first year that we ever tried dying blown eggs I gave myself a serious case of TMD as Jeff’s ex-wife and I spent the better part of an hour blowing through egg after egg in order to make enough for the 4 kids to dye. Ah, good times. (But that was before I discovered the brilliance of a special tool.)

Very cool! Go read the whole things, she gives a great step by step with pictures!

While we’re on the subject of eggs, here’s some cool ideas on how to dye them!

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