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It was a tradition at our house, growing up, to dye eggs with onion peels every Easter. With my oldest now being 4, I want to carry the tradition in our family. So today, grandma came over and we all had fun together :) I documented the experience and from all the images I picked a hand full that show the process for you. It's all natural and way cool, as you can get as creative as you like! :) ...A really, really good day! :) Here are a few tips (in the comments)~
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Glowing jar DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut a glow stick and shake the contents into a jar. Add diamond glitter 2. Seal the top with a lid. 3. Shake. I found glow sticks at the Dollar Tree. I used a mason jar that I had left over from the Salt Art in a Jar project. For more information on that project, click HERE. Click HERE to join a pinterest linky party!! **WARNINGS AND TIPS: Be sure to read the warning on the back of the glowstick package. The ones I used were nontoxic but will stain clothes. Also, I used glowstick necklaces with the though that it would be easier to cut than a thick glow stick.**
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glue gun mason jars--write on the jar using a glue gun, once dry spray paint in your choice of color
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tulip fabric spray paint-$6.79 bottle
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EW Couture Collection free printables :: vintage Christmas gift tags - double sided
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DIY Peacock Tutu Tutorial by Shauna from Shwin&Shwin; guest post at The Train to Crazy blog
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This makes such a difference! Hang curtains high and wide!
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Great idea for the knitters I know in my life. : mom ♥
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Spray paint over lace DIY mason jar vase.
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$8 Goodwill coffee table turned into this adorable bench! So easy & so smart! Great idea with simple how to instructions.
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Christmas candles Layer the bottom with greenery, and then add a handful or two of cranberries. Pour water into the jar, causing the cranberries to float to the top. Insert a floating candle.
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inverted balloons - put a marble inside to weigh it down
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GENIUS. this is a magnet strip in the medicine cabinet for bobby pins to stick on. blogger says she has never lost a pin yet.
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Freeze green onions in water bottles - shake out the right amount and return to the freezer!
by Biggie*
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Magazine paper rolled up and glued to a balloon. Burst balloon after drying.
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Thrifted Frames, Spray Paint and Cork Boards
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DIY Toddler table with chalkboard top and benches. SO cute!!
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Love this tip (soak old paintbrush in hot vinegar for 30 minutes and good as new).
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Elmer's glue on canvas. Then paint the whole thing one color.
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TIP FOR KEEPING BERRIES FROM GOING MOLDY!! When you get your berries home, prepare a mixture of one part vinegar (white or apple cider probably work best) and ten parts water. Dump the berries into the mixture and swirl around. Drain, rinse if you want (though the mixture is so diluted I find you can't taste the vinegar,) and pop in the fridge. The vinegar kills any mold spores and other bacteria that might be on the surface of the fruit, and voila! Raspberries will last a week or more, and strawberries go almost two weeks without getting moldy and soft.
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HOW pretty! simple fall decorations.
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I find this interesting... Let's let our kids drink Kool-Aid and then use it to clean the dishwasher! Whaa really WOW! BUT Smart Idea: Lemonade Kool-Aid as Dishwasher Cleaner - Clean lime deposits and iron stains inside the dishwasher by pouring a packet of lemonade Kool-Aid (the only flavor that works) into the detergent cup and running the (empty) dishwasher. The citric acid in the mix wipes out stains; you don't have to.
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How To: crackle finish using Elmer's Glue
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Elena Wilken • wash the eggs really well before getting started. • start with raw eggs, not boiled, and boil them after wrapping them, for about 20-25 min. • the longer you boil the eggs, the deeper the color. • don't wait long for the eggs to cool off, as the plants tend to dry and makes it hard to peel them off - you would have to scratch the plant off or put them in water again, so they get moist and easy to handle, again. • when applying the leaves, apply them wet - it makes it easier to get them to stick to the egg and they stay in place when wrapping them in the thin nylon stocking • the eggs need to be wrapped individually, so the leaf stays tight to the egg. The reason is to protect the eggshell, so the leaf keeps the color from penetrating the eggshell in that area, and you have the pretty shape, at the end. • the dry onion peels need to go in first and be at the bottom of the pot. they DO NOT flavor the eggs :) • if you use yellow onion dry peels, the eggs will come out yellow, red dry o
Elena Wilken [...] red dry onion peels will give you red colored eggs, and a mix of the two a yellowish orange or maybe even brown. • a few tablespoons of vinegar and/or some salt in the boiling water, will darkened the color of the eggs. • to add luster and close the pores of eggshell the eggs need to be smeared with wax, a little oil, bacon or butter Hope you guys enjoy this!
Eileen Broderick Saw this on FB last night--do glad you pinned it! Added it to my 'holidays' board for next year!
Dorothy Snyder I missed this on FB but that's awesome Elena! I'm totally doing this next year!
Elena Wilken It's a fun project and it allows you to get as creative as you want! :)