Many Russians did not have time to paint Easter eggs, as required by church traditions, on Maundy Thursday, and do it on the weekend. Painting Easter eggs is not at all difficult, a fun and family activity, and most importantly, you can give your imagination a wide field for action and creativity. How to paint eggs in onion skins, with patterns, with a pattern, marble - read about this in our material.
Preparations for the Easter table are usually completed on Maundy Thursday. It is on this day that believers bake Easter cakes and paint eggs. However, many people do not have the time or energy to paint eggs on a weekday evening, so this pleasant and family event - making Easter eggs or paints - is left for the weekend. The Easter egg is not only a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, but also a talisman and best gift for Easter to friends and family.
How to paint eggs in onion skins, with patterns, with a pattern, marble - read about this in our material:
There are a few useful tips, which will help you when coloring Easter eggs.
- Before you paint eggs, you need to wipe them with alcohol - then the paint will adhere better. When cooking, you need to add a few tablespoons of salt to the pan, then the eggs will not burst. It is better to use harmless vegetable or food dyes, avoiding chemicals. Children's markers and crayons are also suitable.
Methods for coloring Easter eggs
Striped eggs:
Place some rubber bands on the egg and or tape, dip the egg into the food coloring.
Marble egg:
There are several ways to make a marbled egg using food coloring. The first way is to take two food colors and apply them to the egg with a cotton swab to create a chaotic pattern that flows into each other. The second way is to paint the eggs in a light tone. Then color the eggs more in a dark tone, after adding a spoonful of vegetable oil to the dye. The paint will be applied unevenly, creating beautiful stains.
Eggs in onion skins:
First, the onion peel must be infused so that it gives color. The husk is poured cold water and put it on fire. Once the contents of the pan begin to boil, add the eggs. Salt is also added to prevent the eggs from bursting, and during the cooking process, care must be taken to ensure that the husks do not stick to the eggs, and that future paints are evenly covered with water. The longer the eggs boil, the richer their color will be.
Eggs in onion skins with a pattern or pattern:
There is also an interesting way to create a pattern on eggs painted with onion peels using plant leaves (for example, herbs: dill, parsley, mint, dried flowers) and tights. A leaf is applied to the egg, then tightly wrapped in a piece of nylon tights or gauze/bandage and dipped into boiling onion peels.
Eggs in onion skins with green stuff:
In this case, the eggs turn out to be marbled and green-brown in color. The principle is the same as in the case of patterns with plant leaves. Chopped onion peels are wrapped around the egg along with a nylon stocking or gauze/bandage. Then the egg is placed in a pan with boiling greens and cooked for 10 minutes. The eggs come out with beautiful green-brown stains.
We can all make Easter celebrations unique: prepare interesting dishes, decorate the Easter table and, of course, decorate eggs. Even the simplest way of coloring eggs - using onion peels - can make an Easter basket original. To do this, it is enough to use small leaves of plants, including ordinary greenery.
So, how to paint eggs for Easter in onion skins with a pattern?
To create paints with a pattern we will need:
The eggs are white;
Onion peels (the more the better);
Parsley leaves;
Scissors;
Strong threads;
Nylon stockings.
Process: 
1. From the very beginning, put the onion skins in a saucepan, fill it with water and put on fire. Cook the decoction of the husks: after boiling, the water should bubble for at least 15 minutes. In the meantime, take nylon stockings and cut them into squares measuring at least 7 by 7 cm (10 by 10 cm is possible). We cut out as many squares as we will paint the eggs. 
2. Place a clean egg in front of you. We select the most beautiful leaf from a bunch of parsley, moisten it with water and apply the “front” side to the egg. Thanks to water, the leaf sticks to the surface of the egg. 
3. Next, we act quickly until the water on the leaf dries. Cut off 20 cm of thread and place the egg with parsley with the blunt end in the center of the nylon square. Then, very carefully, so as not to move the parsley leaf, we cover the egg with nylon (we first pull the corners of the square to the top of the egg, then the spaces between the corners). If the nylon has already completely covered the egg, we tie the “forelock” of this “bag” several times. Then we make two knots so that the nylon does not come undone. 
4. We repeat the same with other eggs - apply parsley leaves to them and tighten them with nylon. 
5. During this time, the onion broth is ready - the water has acquired a beautiful copper hue. Without removing the husks, turn off the heat and cool the broth so that the eggs do not crack from the temperature. 
6. We put the warm decoction of onion peels back on the fire, and put our prepared dyes into it. Boil the eggs until cooked, about 10 minutes. It is very desirable that the eggs are completely under water - this way they will color evenly. 
7. Boiled eggs Place in nylon bags in cold water for a few minutes. Then we cut off the nylon “forelock” from each egg and remove the entire “bag” along with the parsley leaf. Some people ask how to paint eggs in onion skins so they don’t burst. This method will prevent the eggs from bursting, and if you cook them in onion broth, add a tablespoon of salt directly to the broth. 
8. In the place where the leaf was, the egg became yellowish in color, and the rest of its surface was painted copper in color with onion skins. These are the painted pictures we got!
Some people often ask how to paint eggs in onion skins in onion skins with green paint. I think I just need to try adding greens directly to the broth. Then the eggs will take on a more different shade. I also make marble Easter eggs. We will also talk about this later.
The most popular and beloved way of coloring Easter eggs is onion peeling. This method has a huge number of advantages, including naturalness and a variety of color spectrum, from yellow to dark brown.
But you always want to try a new recipe or add a twist to an already proven recipe.
As for the leaves. If you live in the southern regions, then the first young greenery has probably already appeared. It is better to use plants with carved leaves.
But our snow hasn’t even melted yet, so I use basic parsley and dill leaves.
First of all, prepare a decoction of onion peels.
Wash the onion skins, put them in a saucepan, add water and boil. Depending on what color you want your eggs to be. I cooked for about 30 minutes, but you can do it for an hour.
Remove the eggs from the refrigerator, wash and leave until they reach room temperature. It is recommended to grease the eggs with table vinegar, this way they supposedly absorb the dye better (I didn’t grease them).
Select the most interesting leaves, moisten them with water, attach them to the egg (back side), and straighten them.
Gently pull the stocking, trying to prevent the leaf from curling up or sliding off. Secure with regular thread.
Do this with all the eggs. Then place the eggs in a saucepan with onion skins and cook for about 20 minutes. Then remove and cool in cold water. Remove the nylon and wash the testicles with water. You can grease them with vegetable oil for shine.
Now that a lot of different food dyes and specialized chemicals are sold, it’s worth thinking about the fact that eggs colored with natural substances are much more natural, beautiful and safer.
We will tell you how to color eggs with onion skins. This is the most accessible and uncomplicated way. In addition, for the entire existence of this tradition, a more environmentally friendly and beautiful method of coloring eggs has, perhaps, not yet been invented. Thanks to the husk, all sorts of shades of red are obtained, and if you take it from the Yalta onion, you will get a purple shell color.
Why are eggs painted, where does this tradition come from?
There is an Easter tradition of exchanging dyes with each other. The custom has ancient roots. The story goes that Mary Magdalene decided to bring the news of the resurrection of Christ to Emperor Tiberius.
It was not customary to go to visit empty-handed, so she took the most affordable gift - a chicken egg, considering that it was very symbolic: there was a shell on top, and life inside. Isn't this the personification of eternity?..
The emperor did not believe her words, saying that this could not be the same as the fact that this white egg would turn red. It immediately turned red. This is where this custom came from.
Making dyes using onion peels
We will paint eggs in onions (husks). Samples of white and brown colors will be useful.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
- Pour water into the pre-collected onion peels.
- Salt.
- Boil for 50 minutes until a decoction is obtained.
- Let it sit for two hours.
- We filter.
- Cook the eggs in the strained broth for ten minutes, turning them occasionally.
- Place in cold water.
- Let it cool.
- Remove and wipe well with a dry towel.
Eggs must be completely covered with water when boiling. If the broth is not enough for this, then add water and stir.
Note:
If the broth is not strained from the husk, the color may turn out uneven.
Marble eggs using onion peels and chives
This recipe is for those who want to get original decoration to the festive table. It’s easy to paint eggs with onion skins and greenery. This is a short process, but the result will be beautiful: the shell will be marbled. 
You need to take:
- eggs;
- brilliant green;
- threads;
- gauze or nylon;
- latex gloves.
Peel painting process:
- Remember the husk, it will become smaller.
- Wet the eggs.
- Roll in the husks (or lay them down).
- We put the egg in the nylon along with the stuck husk.
- We tie it with a bag and secure it with threads.
- We cut off the unnecessary end.
- Let's cook.
Green dyeing process:
Note:
- Try grinding the husk with a coffee grinder, then the effect will be even more beautiful.
- Eggs dyed in this way are individual for everyone, depending on the amount of greenery spent and the fit of the husk.
How to make marble eggs - video
Several ways to create a pattern on the shell
You can diversify this Easter decoration by painting eggs with onions and applying original patterns. In these recipes we will tell you how to color eggs correctly so that the shells have patterns.
We will need:
Marble paints
Cooking option:
- Husk from different types mix onions (red, yellow, orange).
- Add small pieces of paper there.
- Together with the wet egg, wrap it in nylon (gauze).
- Cook for 30 minutes over low heat.
- Rinse under cold water. All is ready!
Cooking method:
- We wet the eggs.
- Dip in rice (dry).
- Wrap tightly in gauze (stocking).
- Place in onion broth.
- Cook for about ten minutes.
- We take it out.
- Rinse in cold water. Ready!
Note:
- You can take peas instead of rice, you will get round spots.
- A unique effect can be achieved if you add olives cut into rings to the eggs.
Be sure to make wonderful patterned paints!
Striped eggs
To obtain striped eggs, they must be wrapped with rubber bands or threads before boiling in their shells.
How to diversify:
- Make several colors with horizontal stripes.
- Several have vertical stripes.
- On others, place the stripes randomly.
- Make symbolic crosses on the remaining ones.
This Easter decoration will be even more beautiful if, after painting, you rub it with cotton wool dipped in vegetable oil. It will turn out great!
Lace pattern
Fairy tales and magic are hidden in paints with such patterns! Amazing patterns, wonderful curls, ingenious loops are obtained thanks to lace. These delicious colors are easy to obtain.
The main thing is to choose the right lace material so that the pattern is not too small, but not large either.
Process:
Note:
In addition to lace, you can use other textured material for the same purposes, for example, plastic mesh, in which fruit is sold in stores.
Krashenki with a pattern (first method)
An incredibly beautiful shell is obtained if you attach the leaves of any plants to it. Some of them even add a tint, for example, a birch leaf turns the design yellow.
Cooking method:
- Prepare leaves (from flowers or other plants).
- Attach them to the egg and wrap them with gauze (tightly).
- Cook in the husk broth as usual.
Enjoy the resulting beauty!
Easter eggs with leaves pattern - video
With a pattern (second method)
You can make unusual lines, surreal squiggles on the shell, draw snowflakes, trees, etc.
Performance:
- We take electrical tape and cut out everything we want from it (hearts, snowflakes, droplets, etc.)
- We stick them on the shell.
- Let's cook.
- Unhook the electrical tape.
We admire how beautiful it turned out! 
Note:
- Adults usually do not have time for such applications. But who says adults should do this? Get the kids involved. Children will be very happy with this assignment.
- You may come across electrical tape that can only be peeled off with the shell, but a positive result is still obtained much more often.
Drawing with a needle
Let's create the magic ourselves! We take a needle and begin to scratch something on the egg, colored by the husk. Complex ornaments or some incredible designs are not for everyone. But you can scrawl inscriptions like “Christ is Risen!” or make a personalized egg as a keepsake. Believe me, this is quite an exciting activity. 
Decorate with flowers
There is nothing complicated about this method.
Preparation:
- Instead of leaves or rice, we tie flowers to the eggs (you can take shaggy ones, for example, daisies, etc.).
- Wrap it in 2-3 layers of nylon (gauze).
- Cook in onion broth.
- Let's get it.
- “We undress” by removing the nylon.
We enjoy the result. See for yourself that it is easy and beautiful!
Gradient paints
Thanks to this method, unusual, ceremonial colors are obtained. The manufacturing process will be a little more complicated than the previous ones, but the result will be worth it.
What should be done:
- Choose a dish that allows you to set the required number of eggs in the desired position.
- Place the eggs vertically.
- Fill 1/3 full with the husk broth and cook for five minutes.
- Add another 1/3 of the broth and boil for three minutes.
- Pour the broth so that the eggs are completely covered with it.
- Cook for five minutes.
- Drain.
This method produces wonderful transitions from dark to light colors.
We make paints and paint with wax
This method is more labor-intensive, but the most mystical and magical. The eggs turn out incredibly soulful and warm.
Cooking process:
Painting beets
A rich burgundy shell will come out if the dyes are made in beet broth.
Dyeing eggs for Easter with onion skins is a simple and budget-friendly way to prepare for the holiday. How to make paints unusual? Let's find out some original ones step by step recipes with a photo - how to paint eggs in onion skins, and how - with a drawing, and we will make beautiful Easter eggs with our own hands.
Ingredients needed:
- chicken eggs - 8-10 pcs.,
- onion peel - 1 l,
- water - 2 l,
- salt,
- vegetable oil
Instructions:
- Pour water over the onion skins, bring to a boil and simmer for 40 minutes. There should be enough water to completely cover the number of eggs you need. For two liters of water you will need about a liter of tightly compacted husks.
- If you don’t have time to cool the broth, put the eggs directly into boiling water. Before doing this, the eggs need to be slightly warmed. This can be done by keeping them in slightly warm water for 10-15 minutes.
- Boil the eggs for 10 minutes. Then you can drain the boiling water and pour cold water over the eggs - this will help them clean better. You can leave the eggs in the broth for a while longer to achieve a richer color.
Easter eggs with drawings
- raw chicken eggs - 8-10 pcs.,
- onion peel - 1 l,
- rice (cereals),
- brilliant green,
- old nylon stockings or tights,
- elastic bandage,
- gauze,
- paper,
- scissors,
- leaves and flowers of plants,
- threads,
- rubber bands,
- lace,
- needle.
Rice
- Cut the stocking into pieces so that one piece fits one egg, leaving edges that can be tied tightly.
- Tie one end of the stocking, forming a pouch.
- Place the egg in the bag and add the rice. Tie the bag so that the nylon fits tightly around the shell.
- Using your fingers, spread the rice inside the bag so that the grains evenly cover the entire egg.
- Boil the eggs in their shells according to the instructions above.
- Once the eggs are cooked and cool, cut open the bag and rinse the eggs with cold water to remove the rice. You will get speckled eggs. Why is rice used? Other cereals quickly boil and turn into mush, leaving no clear imprints on the shell.
Leaves and flowers
- A popular way to color patterned eggs is to use parsley leaves.
- Choose beautiful, neat leaves.
- Wet the leaf with water and apply it to the shell, then secure the leaf with a nylon bag.
- Instead of parsley, you can use dill, cilantro, currant leaves, chamomile flowers and any other plants.
- The area of the shell covered by plant material will remain unpainted. The eggs will have a clear pattern with natural contours.
Paper
- Cut the writing paper into small pieces of any shape.
- To make the fragments neat, first draw an outline with a simple pencil, and then cut it out. These can be abstract ornaments or thematic designs.
- Moisten a piece of paper with water so that it sticks to the shell, and secure it with nylon. If you are worried that the fragments will move and the drawing will turn out blurry, use self-adhesive paper or electrical tape.
Threads or elastic bands
To paint eggs with a pattern, you can do without stockings, but use, for example, threads or elastic bands.
- Just wrap each egg with threads in a random order - you will get striped eggs.
- Instead of threads, you can use rubber bands. Choose thicker rubber bands so that they do not burst in boiling water.
- Don't pull the eggs too tightly; the shell may crack.
Lace
Another option is to wrap the eggs in lace. As a result, the shell will be decorated with luxurious openwork ornaments. The finer the lace, the more elegant the pattern will be. Simple but cute diamond shapes on the shell are obtained by placing the egg in a large mesh.
Zelenka
Using onion peels, they make amazing designs on eggs (see photo below) - with marbled patterns. You will also need additional brilliant green solution and gauze.
- Grind the husks with scissors, in a blender or in a coffee grinder.
- Moisten raw eggs with water and roll in chopped husks.
- Secure the husk fragments with gauze or nylon stocking. Tie the edges of the makeshift bag tightly.
- Boil water and add brilliant green to it - from a few drops to a whole bottle. The brightness of the shade depends on the amount of greenery.
- Boil the eggs for 10 minutes and cool.
- Drain the water and carefully cut the gauze. Wash the husks off the shells with running water. It is recommended to wear gloves when performing this type of work.
To make the stains even more varied, use peels of different varieties of onions. You can add shredded writing paper to the crushed husks. Please note that if there is a lot of paper, the eggs will turn out pale.
Needle
You can even apply the design after you have painted them with onion skins. Any ornament is simply scratched onto the shell with a needle. Painted eggs can be complemented with Easter-themed factory stickers or tied with ribbons.
Gauze or bandage
You can use your imagination and use any other materials, coloring eggs according to this principle. Instead of a stocking, gauze or a wide elastic bandage will also work.
- The water in which you will boil the eggs should be generously salted. If the shell breaks, the egg will not leak out.
- To make the color more intense, use vinegar. You can rub the egg with vinegar before coloring, after coloring, or add vinegar to the water.
- To ensure the shade goes on evenly, wash the eggs before dyeing using a soft sponge. You can also rub the shell with alcohol.
- Don't cook the eggs too long - they will taste bad. If you want to get a darker, rich color, keep the eggs in a cold decoction of onion skins for several hours after dyeing.
- To make eggs shiny, rub the shell with vegetable oil.
That's all the tricks for creating beautiful and original Easter eggs. Onion peel is a natural dye, so all procedures are completely safe.