Grab Bag Friday: All Natural Easter Eggs

I've randomly come across two articles in the last day about how to make your own natural dyes for Easter eggs. I haven't quite decided yet if this sounds like a super-fun experiment or a disaster waiting to happen. At any rate, it's very tempting. If you want to try it at home, here's an article that tells you how:

Dye Easter Eggs in Nature's Hues

And here are some of the things you can use for dye:

• Onion skins (marbleized oranges and yellows)
• Shredded red cabbage (midnight blue and teal)
• Beet root (brown with a purple cast)
• Spinach (pale green)
• Carrots (yellow with olive overtones)
• Grape juice (deep lavender)
• Blueberries (frozen is fine...deep blue)
• Raspberries (frozen is fine...light fuchsia)
• Blackberries (frozen is fine...plum)
• Coffee (milk-chocolate brown)
• Cinnamon (subdued mahogany)
• Paprika (light orange)
• Turmeric (vivid gold)

Have fun!