Dying Eggs for Adults...with silk ties

I found this great idea on Tip Junkie on how to dye eggs using silk ties, so I thought that this would be a fun variation to the traditional egg dying. It was really fun and turned out pretty cool. I must admit the pictures that I saw online were much cooler than our turned out, but it was still fun to try. I think that next time I will choose much BRIGHTER ties so that the colors stand out a little more. Here is a little bit about what we did (for full details see Tip Junkie!)

We found some silk ties at the DI and cut out the lining so it was just the silk

Next, we wrapped the pieces of tie around raw eggs

Next, we cut up a white pillow case and wrapped these around the silk eggs.

Then, we boiled them in a mixture of water and vinegar

Finally, we let them cool and off and uncovered the eggs to see our creations....

For our first attempt, they turned out alright...but we definitely learned some things to help us try again next year! Happy Egg Dying!