Dyeing Eggs Naturally

So, I did cave and buy some dye tablets as well, but we like to experiment a bit each year with natural dyes. We tried undiluted cranberry juice, which produced an beautiful speckled purple egg that looked much like an egg a smaller bird would produce. Ground tumeric made a great yellow color, and I was rather unimpressed with the green color produced by boiled spinach leaves.

I also purchased some white eggs, for this very occasion, but I like the rich colors of the brown eggs much better. Here is a handy dandy list for you:

Lavender:
Small Quantity of Purple Grape Juice, Violet Blossoms plus 2 tsp Lemon Juice, Red Zinger Tea

Violet Blue:
Violet Blossoms, Small Quantity of Red Onions Skins (boiled),Hibiscus Tea,Red Wine

Blue:
Canned Blueberries,Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled), Purple Grape Juice

Green:
Spinach Leaves (boiled),Liquid Chlorophyll

Greenish Yellow:
Yellow Delicious Apple Peels (boiled)

Yellow:
Orange or Lemon Peels (boiled),Carrot Tops (boiled),Celery Seed (boiled),Ground Cumin (boiled),Ground Turmeric (boiled),Chamomile Tea,Green Tea

Golden Brown:
Dill Seeds

Brown:
Strong Coffee,Instant Coffee,Black Walnut Shells (boiled),Black Tea

Orange:
Yellow Onion Skins (boiled),Cooked Carrots,Chili Powder,Paprika

Pink:
Beets,Cranberries or Juice,Raspberries,Red Grape Juice,Juice from Pickled Beets

Red:
Lots of Red Onions Skins (boiled),Canned Cherries with Juice,Pomegranate Juice,Raspberries

Purple:
Cranberry Juice